P-40Es_8th_PS_49th_PG_at_Darwin_1942.jpg
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A line up of four U.S. Army Air Forec Curtiss P-40E
Warhawk
aircraft of the 8th Pursuit Squadron, 49th Pursuit Group at Darwin, Northern Territories (Australia) on 19 June 1942. The aircraft closest to the camera (No. "L Ace") was flown by Lieutenant James Bruce Morehead who shot down seven Japanese aircraft while flying out of Darwin. Captain W.J. Hennon, who has shot down at least five Japanese aircraft, is sitting in the cockpit of P-40 No. 36. Note the whitened former red circle of the US national insignia.
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| Author | John Earl McNeil, Australian armed forces | ||
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