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The dragon is the 676th BS logo, the 1941 Disney feature "The Reluctant Dragon"
Is that a paradrop mission symbol above the binocs?
http://history.blogs.delaware.gov/2015/09/03/world-war-ii-mission-symbols/
From India, the 676th planned to fly missions against Japan from advanced airfields in China.
However, all the supplies of fuel, bombs and spare parts needed to support operations from the forward bases in China had to be flown from India over The Hump. For this role, one aircraft from the squadron was stripped of combat equipment and used as a flying tanker. Each aircraft carried seven tons of fuel, but the amount that was delivered to China depended on weather, including headwinds and aircraft icing which increased the fuel consumption of the "tankers."
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