the "American Volunteer Group" Burma 1941 - China 1942 Version 2006_02_04: 36 pics |
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'Adam & Eves'
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'Pandas'
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'Hell`s Angels'
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1941 -
Curtiss H81-A3
(similar to the P-40B) Tail # / Mfg # / RAF # |
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# 1 Atkinson P-8125/ 15487/ AK535 crashed Toungoo |
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 # 49 Swartz/ Tommy Haywood P-8133/ 15514/ AK562 |
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# 2 P-8113/ 15444/ AK492 |
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 # 3 Dick Rossi / Bartling P-8103/ 15339/AK468 abandoned Rangoon |
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 # 5 Charlie Bond P-8104/15423/AK471 P-8198/15970/AM517 # 5 (?) Bond (?) destroyed Loiwing (?) Charlie Bond was shot down at Baoshan ( also spelled Paoshan ) but survived with minor burns |
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# 6 Dean P-8187/15957/ AM504 belly landing |
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# 54 Christman P-8128/15495/AK543 crashed Rangoon? |
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# 7 Bob Neale |
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# 56 Bright Panda? |
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# 57 Howard P-8138/15834/AM381 |
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# 10 Farrell P-8143/15869/AM416 crashed Rangoon 23 Jan |
# 34 Newkirk P-8196/15968/AM515 Newkirk was killed at Chiang Mai (Thailand) when AVG strafed the airfield |
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# 11 Sandell (?) P-8114/15445/AK493 (?) crashed Rangoon? |
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# 36 Rector P-8123/15480/AK528 |
 # 60 2. Flight Aircraft (?) |
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 # 38 Henry Geselbracht |
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# 15 Martin P-8132/15509/AK557 |
# 39 Moss P-8200/ 15972/ AM519 |
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 # 40 Cole P-8136/ 15522/ AK570 Tiger? |
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# 41 Paxton, Merritt, Bacon, Boyington P-8142/15862/AM409 |
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 #18 Kuykendall P-8197/15969/AM516 |
# 42 Fish P-8110/15433/AK481 |
 # 66 |
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# 19 P-8146/15884/AM431 Note: 1942 pic |
P-8120/15467/AK515 # 43 Keeton |
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# 44 Wright |
 # 68 Charles Older P-8109/15432/AK480 damaged in forced landing near Lashio, March |
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 # 21 Greg 'Pappy' Boyington |
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# 69 Bishop, Martin, McGarry P-8115/ 15452/ AK500 crashed Thailand 24 Mar 42 Wreckage of P-8115 is on display at Chiang Mai Air Force Base, Thailand |
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 # 46 3. Flight Aircraft (?) |
# 70 P-8118/ 15460/ AK508 |
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 # 47 John Petach, RT Smith, Layher (?) P-8127/15494/AK542 crashed in China |
 # 71 Overend, C Smith, Shilling? P-8119/ 15466/ AK514 (?) - |
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# 74 Conant P-8193/15965/AM512 belly landing |
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 # 75 William Reed |
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 # 77 Robert T. Smith |
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# 79 Hedman/Reed P-8135/15521/AK569 |
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# 84 Greene P-8195/15967/AM514 crashed Rangoon? |
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 # 88 Ken Jernstedt P-8121/15473/AK521 |
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# 89 (?) P-8116/15453/AK501 crashed Rangoon 23 Jan 42 |
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# 90 Dupouy P-8191/15963/AM510 |
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 # 92 Robert 'Duke' Hedman P-8101/ 15337/ AK466 |
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# 96 P-8140/15848/AM395 |
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# 99 Olson P-8139/15841/AM388 |
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Pilotes of 3rd Pursuit Squadron posing before the Curtiss H81-A3
of Chuck Older |
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| The AVG became the 23rd Fighter Group, now official as American Unit, when the USA entered the war | ||||||||
23rd Fighter Group (10th Air Force)'Flying Tigers'
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The group inherited the mission of the American Volunteer Group "Flying Tigers," which was disbanded. Five of Chennault’s staff officers, five pilots and 19 ground crewmen became members of the 23d Fighter Group. A larger number, still in civilian status, volunteered to fly with the group for two weeks following the disbanding of their unit. Others from the ranks of the old Flying Tigers left China temporarily, but many returned to duty later with the Army Air Corps in the China-Burma-India theater. In addition to inheriting operational responsibilities from the AVG, the 23d Fighter Group also benefited from the knowledge and experience of the AVG pilots, and took on the nickname of the disbanded unit. |
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P-40E Warhawk
# 7 CO Col. Robert L. Scott first Commander of the newly formed U.S. Flying Tigers, the 23rd FG, in July 1942 |
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74th Fighter Squadron |
75th Fighter Squadron |
76th Fighter Squadron |
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P-8146/15884/AM431 # 19 Kunming, late summer 1942 |
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| 1942 - P-40E Warhawk | ||||||||
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# 104 CO Maj Edward F Rector Kweilin, China, 4.July`42 |
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# 108 CO Col. David L Hill Loiwing, Baoshan, April-May`42 |
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23rd Fighter Group part of 14th Air Force from march 1943 on |
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| 1943 - P-40K Warhawk | ||||||||
 # 33 Kweilin, fall 1943 |
 # 161 Capt. John F. Hampshire Hengyang, april 1943 (Shotdown + KIA may 2, 1943) |
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- # 174 Hengyang, spring 1943 |
# 110 |
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| 1943 - P-40M Warhawk | ||||||||
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| 1944, early - P-40N Warhawk - Kweilin | ||||||||
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| 1944 - North American P-51C Mustang - Kweilin | ||||||||
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 # 187 ' Little Jeep' - |
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 # 194 'Lope`s Hope 3rd' Lt Donald S. Lopez |
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| 1945, January - North American P-51D Mustang - Luliang | ||||||||
 (40) P-51B Mustang 'Jimmeys Dad' / ''Tommy's Dad'' ? Major John C. ''Pappy'' Herbst |
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| 1945, April - North American P-51D Mustang | ||||||||
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 # 78 CO Major Clyde B Slocumb |
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Before the 23d Fighter Group returned to the United States in December
1945, it accounted for the destruction of 621 enemy planes in air
combat, plus 320 more on the ground. It sank more than 131,000 tons of enemy shipping and damaged another 250,000 tons. It caused an estimated enemy troop loss of more than 20,000. These statistics were compiled through a total of more than 24,000 combat sorties, requiring more than 53,000 flying hours, and at a cost of 110 aircraft lost in aerial combat, 90 shot down by surface defenses and 28 bombed while on the ground. |
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Most of these nice planes are the work of:
3D plane designers: Phil Mehard/ Pascal Auterive
Flight Model, Damage profile, texture: Bruno Duffort
(the DDD-Team)
The model was developed together with the Ki-27
and the Sally to be part of a planned payware addon.
Nate & Sally were both released as freeware at simviation, when the project
was stopped.
The P-40 was available at Bruno Dufforts site as freeware for some time, too.
He also increased the number of skins available for the model. Most of them
are more accurate than available 2D-profiles !!!
Unfortunately they are not available at the moment (4ever?)
I have no idea, if there was trouble within the DDD-group, legal rights, or
just the politic
disagreement of that team or mainly Bruno with the USA-politics of today is
the cause.
It is very sad, that these planes are not available anymore, but it seems we
have to live with that.
Further infos of other planes and pilots?
any help appreciated:
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