Neale was the leading ace of the AVG, scoring 13 victories as commander of the 1st PS. He was also one of the pilots who stayed on in China for two weeks after the AVG disbanded on 4 July 1942, helping to hold the line until sufficient USAAF personnel had arrived in-theatre to fill the ranks of the 23rd FG. Neale scored two probables (his final claims of the war) in this aircraft on 4 July over Hengyang. One of the last AVG fighiers assembled in Burma in 1941, 'White 7' was painted in ihe standard AVG camouflage pattern of dark earth and dark green over light grey. The tighter was turned over to the 75th FS when the AVG disbanded, and its Chinese sun insignias were painted out in favour of USAAF stars on the upper left and lower right wings.
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