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Flying Tiger Flight Leader R.T. Smith’s weathered P-40 sits out on an airfield in Burma, ready for its next mission. (Historynet Archives)
Flying Tiger Flight Leader R.T. Smith’s weathered P-40 sits out on an airfield in Burma, ready for its next mission. (Historynet Archives)