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In 1941, Japan was on the offensive against China. So China hired a group of Americans to fight back in the skies. Eighty years ago this week, they fought in their first battle.

Eighty years ago this week, a small group of American aviators fought in their first battle in World War II. Their mission was unusual: They were

In 1941, Japan was on the offensive against China. So China hired a group of Americans to fight back in the skies. Eighty years ago this week, they fought in their first battle.

Eighty years ago this week, a small group of American aviators fought in their first battle in World War II. Their mission was unusual: They were

In 1941, Japan was on the offensive against China. So China hired a group of Americans to fight back in the skies. Eighty years ago this week, they fought in their first battle.

In 1941, Japan was on the offensive against China. So China hired a group of Americans to fight back in the skies. Eighty years ago this week, they fought in their first battle.

In 1941, Japan was on the offensive against China. So China hired a group of Americans to fight back in the skies. Eighty years ago this week, they fought in their first battle.

An Italian aeronautic researcher who has spent the past 19 months conducting interviews and collecting historical and family information has completed a report on what he believes happened to U.S. Army Air Force 2nd Lt. Elwood “Woody” Lawson on Dec. 17, 1944, and where he believes Lawson’s plane — along with the flyer’s remains — now rests on the seabed, just off the coast of La Spezia, Italy.

Elwood Lawson of Escondido was shot down by German anti-aircraft fire off the Italian coast on Dec. 17, 1944

In spending part of the day at the historic Air Force base, McGee celebrated his upcoming...