P-51D-15 Mustang "Cheese Cake Chassis" Lt B.J. Mayer Burma, January 1945

Operational Notes (World War II): In the China-Burma-India Theater, the Tenth Air Force had, as its primary function, defense of the ferry route over the Hump. From the Kunming terminal, its China Air Task Force struck at enemy installations, port facilities, and shipping in the China Sea.