| Captain Robert L. Faurot (1917-1943) of Columbia, Missouri, flew Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter-bombers with the 39th Fighter Squadron, 35th Fighter Group, Fifth Air Force. On September 21, 1942, Faurot was attempting to engage an A6M2 Zero-Sen over Lae, New Guinea, and discharged his two 500-pound bombs. The bombs exploded over the Zeke, crashing it to the ground. USAAC General George Kenney awarded him an air medal for the first Pacific kill by a P-38. Faurot was killed on March 3, 1943 during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Here he is photographed after his second kill in front of his P-38F tail number 42-12633 #16 at Schwimmer Air Base (“14 mile“) Laloki, New Guinea. | |
| Image Filename | wwii1015.jpg |
| Image Size | 1.45 MB |
| Image Dimensions | 2932 x 2352 |
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| Caption Author | Jason McDonald |
| Date Photographed | January 20, 1943 |
| Location | Schwimmer Air Base |
| City | Laloki |
| State or Province | Port Moresby |
| Country | New Guinea |
| Archive | National Archives and Records Administration |
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| Status | Caption ©2007, ©2024 MFA Productions LLC Image in the Public Domain |
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