Buuxi weedhan soo socota: Bartamihii 1942, Xulufada waxay bilaabeen inay dib isugu soo ururiyaan iyo in kasta oo qaar ka mid ah diyaaradaha Xulufada sida Brewster Buffalo iyo P-39 ay si lama filaan ah uga fiicnaayeen dagaalyahannada sida Japan Mitsubishi A6M Zero, kuwa kale sida Curtiss P-40 Warhawk ee Ciidanka iyo Navy's Grumman F4F Wildcat waxay lahaayeen astaamo ay ka mid yihiin awood dab oo sareysa, adkeysi iyo xawaare quusin, iyo Xulufada ayaa dhawaan soo saaray xeelado (sida Thach Weave) si looga faa'iideysto xoogaggaas. Isbedeladaasi waxay si dhakhso leh u bixiyeen faa'iidooyin, maadaama awooda Allied-ka ee diidmada awooda hawada ee Japan ay muhiim u ahayd guulaha ay ka gaareen
Badda Coral, Midway, Guadalcanal iyo New Guinea. Shiinaha gudaheeda, Flying Tigers ayaa sidoo kale adeegsaday xeeladaha isku midka ah oo leh guul gaar ah, in kasta oo aysan awoodin inay joojiyaan hirarka horumarka Japan ee halkaas.