Curtiss Hawk H81-A-2, P-8138, #57 of the A.V.G. Second Squadron Vice Leader James H. Howard, Kunming, China, May 1942. James Howard joined the A.V.G. in June of 1941, and went on to command the A.V.G.’s 2nd Pursuit Squadron. He was officially credited with...
Curtiss P-40B, 2nd Lt. George Welch, 47th PS, 15th PG, USAAC, Haleiwa Air Base, Hawaii. Lt. George Welch was one of eleven American pilots who managed to get their planes off the ground and engage the Japanese on the morning of December 7th, 1941 during the Japanese...
P-47D-15-RE Serial Number 42-76249 Major Gerald W. Johnson, CO 63rd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, February, 1944. Gerald W. Johnson was the 56th Fighter Group’s first ace, and the second American ace in the European Theater of Operations (ETO). He went...
F4U-1A (BuNo 17740) Major Gregory ‘Pappy’ Boyington, Commanding Officer, VMF-214, Vella Lavella, December, 1943. This aircraft is a pretty typical F4U-1A and has the early 6501A-0 propeller. This Corsair has several unusual marking variations however, one...
F4U-1A (BuNo 55995) Lt.(jg) Ira C. ‘Ike’ Kepford, VF-17, Piva Yoke airfield, Bougainville, Solomons, March 1944. Kepford was officially credited with shooting down 16 Japanese aircraft during his 76 days of flying combat with VF-17 over two tours, which at...
