[Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft in flight]

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Title

[Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft in flight]

Description

Photograph of three AVG (American Volunteer Group) Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft (fuselage numbers 68, 46, and 24) in flight, likely in Burma or China, circa 1941-1942. The aircraft are painted with the AVG's "shark face" nose art, and the aircraft in the foreground includes the "Hell's Angels" emblem of the 3rd Pursuit Squadron. The photograph is signed by Kenneth Jernstedt and an unidentified serviceman.

Inscription: "Ken Jernstedt, A.V.G. Dec. 1994. [illegible], A.V.G."

Date

1941-1942 circa

Bibliographic Citation

The Robert H. Neale Flying Tigers Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2008-08-29_image_213_01