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Autographed good luck flag carried by Japanese soldier Honda in the New Guinea campaign

A Japanese national flag (silk) featuring patriotic slogans in black ink. Includes a dedication from instructor sergeant Wakabayashi to soldier Honda,…

Boeing B-29

B-29 production line.

Captured Japanese Zero aircraft at Buna Airfield

A captured Japanese Zero aircraft at the airstrip in Buna, Papua. The aircraft shows bullet holes in the wing from being strafed by Allied fighters.…

Claire L. Chennault

Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault (September 6, 1893 – July 27, 1958, shown as Major General in this photo), was an American military aviator…

Colonel Charles H. MacDonald and Al Nelson with P-38J Lightning "Putt Putt Maru"

Colonel Charles H. MacDonald and Al Nelson in the Pacific with MacDonald's P-38J Lightning "Putt Putt Maru". MacDonald was a leading USAAF flying ace…

Curtiss Hawk II in Chinese Service

A photograph of a Curtiss Hawk II fighter aircraft in service with the Republic of China Air Force, taken in flight. The aircraft was used by the…

First pictures of the Japanese Occupation of Peiping in China

Photograph showing Japanese troops entering Beijing on August 13, 1937, during the Japanese occupation of the city in the Second Sino-Japanese War.…

Flying Tigers blood chit from ROC National Government, provided courtesy of Robert Baldwin

A blood chit issued from the Aviation Committee, National Government of the Republic of China, to the American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers). The…

General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold

A color photograph of General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, a key leader of the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and the first…

IJNAS Type 96 Attack Bombers over Chungking

Photograph depicting Japanese Type 96 attack bombers flying over Chongqing during the Second Sino-Japanese War.