THE SHADOW TIGER

Born to Fly China&rsquo,s wide-open skies were perfect&hellip, ,if you didn&rsquo,t mind typhoons, sand storms,  ,blizzards, uncharted mountains and  ,Japanese Zeros hunting you. Billy McDonald of Birmingham, Alabama, had an adventurous and dangerous career as a pilot in the Golden Age of Flight, and into World War II. , He jumped from military cadet to wingman in Chennault&rsquo,s famed aerobatic flying group Three Men on a Flying Trapeze. In China, he moved from instructor for the Chinese Air Force to combat pilot flying Chennault&rsquo,s legendary Hawk 75 Special against the Japanese over Nanking in 1937. He began by ferrying world-famous passengers like Hemingway and high-value cargo like gold for the China National Aviation Corporation and then flew gasoline and gunpowder over The Hump (Himalayas) for Chennault&rsquo,s Flying Tigers and the Chinese Army. , Through it all, controversial and legendary aviator Claire Lee Chennault remained his mentor, often his boss and always his friend, indelibly shaping his life. , This is the story of a remarkable career, and a man who bore witness to some of the twentieth century&rsquo,s historic events and pivotal characters. Mac tells us the tale in his own words through newly-discovered photos, correspondence and manuscripts. ,_,