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P-40E Warhawk
This P40E,  "Bob's Robin",  #94, was flown by Lt. Robert H. Vaught, 9th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group, Australia, Summer 1942.
 
Lt. Vaught flew from a jungle air strip.  On one mission, he was bitten shortly after takeoff by a snake that had crawled into his cockpit.  He managed to land the aircraft and survived the venomous bite.

P-40E Warhawk

This P40E, "Bob's Robin", #94, was flown by Lt. Robert H. Vaught, 9th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group, Australia, Summer 1942.

Lt. Vaught flew from a jungle air strip. On one mission, he was bitten shortly after takeoff by a snake that had crawled into his cockpit. He managed to land the aircraft and survived the venomous bite.

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