Veteran pilots watch model planes in WW2 battle display

SHOTLIST 1. Various of model aeroplanes in simulated World War II dogfight in the sky at the Beijing Aviation Museum 2. Wide shot of dogfight and airfield 3. Model plane swoops low 4. Wide shot audience at show at the Beijing Aviation Museum 5. Various close ups of veteran "Flying Tiger" pilots watching 6. Chinese couple watching 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Luther Wise, 85-year-old veteran "Flying Tiger" pilot "The Japanese abused the Chinese people. And I think they killed more than 600,000 officers alone, without the other people. And this should be part of the history of China." 8. Airfield with model planes flying overhead at the Beijing Aviation Museum 9. Wide shot model planes flying 10. Wide and tilt down model of Japanese plane dropping from air to ground 11. Model Japanese plane on the ground near fire 12. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Shu Shouqi, 83-year-old veteran "Flying Tiger" pilot "We should promote the cause of peace, but we should also make the Japanese aware that they cannot look down upon China any more." 13. Medium shot veterans accepting medals 14. Close shot medals STORYLINE On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Japanese surrender in World War Two, more than one hundred veteran pilots who fought the Japanese during the war gathered at the Beijing Aviation Museum in Beijing to relive their memories of a battle hard won. A simulated air battle was performed at the Beijing Aviation Museum. Model aeroplanes representing the Japanese bombers, and the bombers flown by the so-called "Flying Tigers" - the American volunteer pilots group in China during World War II took part. The simulated battle was based on a real one which took place in December 1944 in the sky over China, when four Japanese bombers, covered by 16 fighters, bombed southwest China. On their way back to the base, eight Flying Tigers suddenly attacked them and most of the Japanese planes were shot down. The Flying Tigers were a group of American fighter pilots that flew for China in the early part of 1942. Led by Colonel Claire Chennault, they were actually called the "American Volunteer Group" (AVG), and achieved good success in their aerial battles against the Japanese. The war between China and Japan started in July 1937 and ended on August 15th of 1945 when Japan announced its surrender. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/f71bc2b4ae144f34f7034c318491d107 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork