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FDR: “Despite the loss of important bases in China, the tonnage delivered by air transport has enabled General Chennault's…”

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Despite the loss of important bases in China, the tonnage delivered by air transport has enabled General Chennault's Fourteenth Air Force, which includes many Chinese flyers, to wage an effective and aggressive campaign against the Japanese.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt acknowledges the effectiveness of General Chennault's Fourteenth Air Force in combating the Japanese, aided by air transport despite losses in China.

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