| Curtiss P-40E “Warhawk“ with “Aleutian Tiger“ markings of the United States Army Air CorpsEleventh Air Force, 28th Composite Group,Eleventh Fighter Squadron. Commanded by USAAC Major Jack Chennault, theEleventh Fighter Squadron arrived in Anchorage, Alaska in January 1942. A secret airfield was built on the island of Umnak near the strategic base at Dutch Harbor, and on June 2-3, 1942, Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero-Sen fighters and Aichi D3A Type 99 dive bombers began bombing both the airfield and Dutch Harbor.Eleventh Fighter Squadron P-40Es rose to meet the invaders, and shot down five Japanese aircraft. One was recovered almost intact and provided the Allies with important technical information about the Japanese Zero. | |
| Image Filename | wwii1026.jpg |
| Image Size | 1.18 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 2277 x 2904 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Photographer Title | |
| Caption Author | Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | May 01, 1942 |
| Location | Otter Point, Umnak Island |
| City | Dutch Harbor |
| State or Province | Alaska |
| Country | United States |
| Archive | National Archives and Records Administration |
| Record Number | |
| Status | Caption ©2007, ©2024 MFA Productions LLC Image in the Public Domain |
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