It is disputed whether the copyright tag on this file is correct. In some cases this may be because the stated source or other information is not sufficient to prove the selected tag is correct. Reason: > "This image or file is a work of a U.S. Air Force Airman or employee, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image or file is in the public domain."
The photograph was probably taken on May 23, 1942 at Kunming, China in front of Tomahawk #40, not "next to his P-40 fighter". #40 was probably assigned to Tom Cole of the 2nd Squadron. R.T. smith was assigned #77 and #47.
I'm happy to grant Wikipedia the right to use the image, but would like to see the file name, caption, source and permission changed.
With the tool CheckUsage you can check the usage of this file in other Wikimedia projects
Do not use this tag for files sourced to third-parties with no evidence of permission to license it under a compatible license, use {{subst:Npd}} for these situations.
Flight leader and fighter ace Robert "R.T." Smith stands next to his P-40 fighter at Kunming, China. The "Flying Tiger" insignia was created by the Walt Disney Company. (Courtesy: USAF)
This image or file is a work of a U.S. Air Force Airman or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image or file is in the public domain in the United States.
2006-12-07 01:21 Signaleer 680×482×8 (55819 bytes) Flight leader and fighter ace Robert "R.T." Smith stands next to his P-40 fighter at Kunming, China. The "Flying Tiger" insignia was created by the Walt Disney Company. (Courtesy: USAF)
Captions
Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
{{Information |Description=Flight leader and fighter ace Robert "R.T." Smith stands next to his P-40 fighter at Kunming, China. The "Flying Tiger" insignia was created by the Walt Disney Company. (Courtesy: USAF) ==Source== http://afhra.maxwell.af.mil/ |S