Chinese Nationalist Air Force

The Chinese Nationalist Air Force was formed by the Kuomingtang after the establishment of the Aviation Ministry in 1920. As tensions mounted between the China and Imperial Japan in the 1930s, a number of smaller Chinese warlord airforce' men and equipment became integrated into the ROCAF in a centralized effort to counter Imperial Japanese military ambitions.

After the Communist victory in China, the CNAF was renamed the Republic of China Air Force.

Chinese Nationalist Air Force in Days of Infamy
The Chinese Nationalist Air Force had been fighting both air arms of the Imperial Japanese Forces, and still were, when Japan (Days of Infamy) invaded Hawaii in 1941. Lt. Saburo Shindo, and Commander Mitsuo Fuchida had both seen action against the Chinese Air Force. Both men gained valuable experience in fighting the Chinese which paid off well during the many fights the Japanese had with their United States counter parts.