1. Pilots of the First Air Commando Group pose with one of the Group's North American B-25H Mitchell bombers in Burma.

2.    The leadership of the First Air Commando Group, seen at a Burmese airfield in 1943.   From left to right, Grattan "Grant" Mahony, Robert T. "R.T." Smith, Philip G. Cochran, Robert L. Petit, Walter V. Radovich, Arvid E. Olsen and John R. Alison.  Cochran and Alison were the Group's co-commanders, Olsen served as the Group's Operations Officer, Mahony commanded the Group's P-51A fighter section with Petit serving as his deputy and Smith served as the commander of the Group's B-25H bomber section with Radovich serving as his deputy.

3.   North American P-51A Mustangs of the First Air Commando Group's fighter section are photographed on a Burmese airfield.

4.    A North American P-51A Mustang of the First Air Commando Group is seen flying over Japanese territory in Burma.

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