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Summary:December 27 1965 - and American help to the Taiwan government was still undiminished. It was underlined by the gift of an unspecified number of F5A supersonic Freedom Fighter aircraft. The planes, which had a multi-purpose role proved in combat by the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam, were noted for their tremendous fire-power. At this ceremony, they were accepted by the Nationalist Chinese Air Force chief, General Hsu Huan-Sheng.
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Location:TAIWAN FORMOSA
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