F-5E Lighting “Kay” of the 40th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron at Akyab Island airstrip, Burma, 1945 (now Sittwe, Myanmar). Note P-51B Mustangs.

Caption     F-5E Lighting “Kay” of the 40th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron at Akyab Island airstrip, Burma, 1945 (now Sittwe, Myanmar). Note P-51B Mustangs. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Forces via the Frank Bond Collection
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Photo Size 1,038 x 750 pixels
Photos at Same Place Akyab, Burma
Added By David Stubblebine
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