[AVG servicemen looking over wreckage of crashed Nakajima Ki-27 Nate]

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Title

[AVG servicemen looking over wreckage of crashed Nakajima Ki-27 Nate]

Description

Photograph of AVG (American Volunteer Group) servicemen looking over the wreckage of a crashed Nakajima Ki-27 Nate (Abdul) (Type 97 Fighter) aircraft, Rangoon, Burma, circa 1941-1942. The emblem of the 77th Sentai is painted on the tail. The inscription identifies two of the men as J. Gilpin Bright and Henry Geselbracht and misidentifies the aircraft as a Zero.

Inscription on verso: "Rangoon - Jap Zero's finish. Gil Bright. Hank Geselbracht."

Date

1941-1942 circa

Rights

Bibliographic Citation

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

Identifier

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