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Fighter ace Rex T. Barber is interviewed by historian Bruce T. Porter about his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Barber describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time with the 449th…

Photograph of people gathered around General Chiang Kai-shek's Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper) aircraft (tail number NC-16929) at an airfield in Nanjing, China, circa 1937. Photo from album page 115.Inscription on album page: "Sikorsky on…

Photograph of General Chiang Kai-shek's Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper) aircraft (tail number NC-16929) at an airfield in Shanghai, China, March 1937. Photo from album page 131.Inscription on album page: "Gen. Chiang Kai Shek's new Sikorsky…

Photograph of National Revolutionary Army soldiers gathered around General Chiang Kai-shek's Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper) aircraft (tail number NC-16929) at an airfield in Nanjing, China, May 2, 1937. Photo from album page 132.Inscription…

Photograph of the front of General Chiang Kai-shek's Sikorsky S-43W Amphibion (Baby Clipper) aircraft (tail number NC-16929), showing an indent in the soft ground after a rough landing in Nanjing, China, May 2, 1937. Several people, including…

Photograph of National Revolutionary Army soldiers lined up to greet General Chiang Kai-shek at an airfield in Chengdu, China, circa 1934-1937. Fleet (Canada) Model 1 biplanes are visible in the background. Photo from album page 121.Inscription on…