史迪威将军视察驻华美军第14航空队

史迪威将军视察驻华美军第14航空队

中国某处基地,中缅印战区美军总司令、蒋介石委员长的参谋长约瑟夫.史迪威中将(中,戴眼镜者),站在涂有鲨鱼鼻的P-40战斗机前,与美国陆军第14航空队驱逐机中队的一名地勤人员(右)交谈。史迪威将军右侧身后,是第14航空队指挥官克莱尔.陈纳德少将。史迪威将军此行是为巡回视察各地空军状况,截至1943年8月4日的13个月时间里,他麾下的飞行员共击毁日军442架战机,而己方只损失了51架,比例将近9比1。

General Stilwell Inspects14th U.S.Air Force in China

Lieutenant General Joseph W.Stilwell(center,wearing spectacles),Chief of Staff to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek of China,talks to aground crewman(right)of&14th U.S.Army Air Force pursuit squadron standing before ashark-nosed P-40fighter plane at abase somewhere in China.Behind Gen.Stilwell's right shoulder is Major General Claire L.Chennault,commander of the14th Air Force.Gen.Stilwell was on an inspection tour of the Air Force,whose flyers accounted for442Japanese planes with aloss of only51of their own--a score of almost9to l--during aperiod of13months ending Aug.4,1943.