1st Special Operations Wing
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The 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida is one of three United States Air Force active duty Special Operations wings and falls under the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).
Curtiss P-36A 38-33 16th Pursuit Group 1940 (16P33)
P-47 Thunderbolts of the 1st Air Commando Group, 10th Air Force, taking off. Republic P-47D-23-RA Thunderbolt, AAF Ser. No. 42-28152, in foreground exhibits the diagonal fuselage identification stripes that were unique to 1ACG aircraft
4400th CCTS North American T-28A-NA Trojan Serial, AF Ser. No. 51-3579, wearing Republic of Vietnam Air Force markings flies over Vietnam
Robert T. Smith
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Robert Tharp (R.T.) Smith was an American World War II fighter pilot and ace, credited with 8.7, 8.9 or 9 Japanese aircraft while fighting with the American Volunteer Group.
R.T. Smith
1st Air Commando Group Bomber Section Commander R.T. Smith and Co-commanders John Alison and Phil Cochran in front of R.T. Smith's B-25H "Barbie III" at Hailkandi, India in March 1944
Painting of Curtiss P-40 Warhawk in the Republic of China Air Force, autographed by R.T. Smith.
Hells Angels, Flying Tigers, in formation over China, 1942. Photo and autograph by R.T. Smith.