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Photograph of AVG (American Volunteer Group) servicemen and a captured Japanese airman standing next to a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft, likely at a military base in Burma or China, circa 1941-1942. Individuals identified in the verso inscription include C. Joseph Rosbert, John Richard Rossi, Robert "Snuffy" Smith, and William Bartling.
Inscription on verso: "On wing: Rosbert, Rossi. Standing L-R:…
In this nine-part oral history, fighter pilot Robert F. McMahon is interviewed about his military service with the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. In part seven, he continues to describe his wartime service history, including his 1941-1942 combat tour in the Southwest Pacific and his 1944-1945 combat tour in the European Theater. Topics discussed include his time as a prisoner of…