Caption | AVG squadron flight leader Robert 'R. T.' Smith standing next to his P-40 Warhawk fighter, Kunming, China, 23 May 1942; note Nationalist Chinese emblem on cap and 'Flying Tigers' emblem on aircraft ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 23 May 1942 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Kunming, Yunnan, China | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
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2. John Suoza says:
9 Nov 2013 09:47:59 PM
RT was a great aviator, hero and friend.
9 Nov 2013 09:47:59 PM
RT was a great aviator, hero and friend.
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AVG Third Squadron Flight Leader R.T. Smith is standing in front of Tomahawk #40 at Kunming, China on May 23, 1942. The Flying Tigers decals weren't received in China until March 1942.