Imperial Japanese Army . 大日本帝国陸軍航空
第一飛行戦隊
On the evening of 26 June 1939 Sgt Maj Mitsuyoshi Tarui and Cpl Shinji Arai on their Ki-27 were bounced by a large force of I-16 fighters, but quickly managed to turn the tables. With the help of Lt Fujio Honma who came to their rescue, they amnaged to shoot down two aircraft each before making their escape unharmed.
Imperial Japanese Army . 大日本帝国陸軍航空
第一飛行戦隊
1st Sentai. Nomonhan, Manchuria. June 1939
Pilot Lt.Col. Toshio Kato (1st Sentai Commanding Officer)
SB2C ‘Helldiver‘
BOMBING SQUADRON EIGHTY-SEVEN
USS TICONDEROGA (CV-14), 1945
48th Tactical Fighter Wing "Statue of Liberty Wing"
Chaumont AFB, France 1959
CO Colonel Stanton Smith Jr.
48th Tactical Fighter Wing "Statue of Liberty Wing". 493rd Tactical Fighter Squadron
Chaumont AFB, France 1959
31ST TACTICAL FIGHTER WING, 306TH TACTICAL FIGHTER SQUADRON "Rapid Rabbits"
Tuy Hoa AB, Vietnam, 1966-70
Capt. Jon Bartine
35th TACTICAL FIGHTER WING, 615th TACTICAL FIGHTER SQUADRON
Phan Rang AB, Vietnam, 1966