[Adults and children looking at Stinson L-5 Sentinel]
Title
[Adults and children looking at Stinson L-5 Sentinel]
Description
Photograph of adults and children looking at a U.S. Army Air Forces Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft parked in a dry riverbed, China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s.
Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: -- An L-5, the Army Air Forces' 'Flying Jeep', makes a successful emergency landing in a rock-covered dry river bed. Small, light and easily maneuvered, this little liaison plane performed outstanding work throughout the air war in China and Burma. (Official USAAF 430 FS Photo)."
Stamped on verso: "Made by U.S. Army Air Forces. Watch your credit."
Inscription on duplicate image: "L-5 liaison plane lands safely in dry river bed. [Chinese characters]."
Date
1940s circa
Subject
Creator
Format
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Bibliographic Citation
The William Orthman World War II Collection/The Museum of Flight
Identifier
1991-07-17A_image_132_01
1991-07-17A_image_132_02
1991-07-17A_image_132_03
1991-07-17A_image_132_04