Heart & Soul: The legendary Flying Tiger


Capt Ho (standing, second from right) beside his US superior during his first flight training in the United States. Photos: Capt Ho Weng Toh

“It was a hot sunny day with clear blue skies. My B-25 bomber was humming along nicely at 10,000ft while my co-pilot and I were monitoring our instruments and scanning the ground below. Suddenly, we saw a long column of Japanese soldiers with some cavalry troops on the ground below us.

“Without any hesitation, I flew my plane towards the Japanese and dropped bombs on them,” said Captain Ho Weng Toh.

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