10th AF Burma 1943 ...

[Mark Allen M]

Here's a new LIFE series showing some pretty rare shots of the 10th USAAF in Burma in 1943. Some nice shots of P-40E's with the 76th FS, 23rd FG, a few ex. Flying Tigers P-40's & ex. Chinese air force P-43As.
No info on who most of the folks are or when and where other than Burma 1943. Channault is in a couple of photos as well.
Photos : William Vandivert - LIFE Collections

Part 1


23rd FG HQ. ex. Chinese air force P-43A, #4, 'RELUCTANT DRAGON '

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Part 2

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Part 3

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Part 4

[AG pilot]

Once again, just excellent photos!

I had never seen the "blast tubes" over the engine on the early P-40's before.

Do you think those bats are just "hanging" around on the netting on their own, or did they get snared by accident?

[Chris Brame]

Per Baugher:

(41-)20118 (MSN 4888) to USAAF Mar 5, 1942. To government of India Apr 10, 1946.
To civil registry as VT-CFG (Tata Airlines) Jun 26, 1946 - Air India Apr 12, 1948 - Indian Airlines Aug 1, 1953. Stored Safdarjang Aug 1969 to 1977). NLR.

(41-)18554 (MSN 4679) to USAAF Aug 31, 1942 - 10th AF, India Dec 26, 1942 - 14th AF, Chungking
Sep 02, 1944 - 10th AF, Karachi Oct 20, 1944. Condemned Mar 04, 1945 (DBF).

[John Dupre]

Some really nice pictures there. Really like seeing what to me have to be ex AVG P-40s with US markings added.

[Scooby]

Wow, more awesome finds!