One of the redoubled &quot;Flying Tigers&quot; ready to take off from an Alaskan point in a Curtis P-40 &quot;Warhawk&quot; fighter plane. The group to which he belongs is commanded by Major John Chennault, son of the famous general. LC-DIG-fsa-8b08

Army Air Force Curtiss P-40 Warhawk of the 11th Fighter Squadron, 343rd Fighter Group in Alaska, circa 1943(rudeerude)

Flying Tigers

Her left wing and engine nacelle riddled by anit-aircraft fire, this B-26 (Martin Marauder) of the United States Army Air forces flies back and makes a safe belly landing after a bombing raid in Tunisia. 1943.