Photograph of three U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen working underneath the wing of a Bell P-63 Kingcobra aircraft, October 11, 1944.Inscription: "430th AAFRTU (Sqd. B) (10-11-44)."
Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces pilot consulting documents while seated in a Bell P-63A Kingcobra aircraft (serial number 42-68935), October 11, 1944. Another serviceman stands on the aircraft's wing.Inscription: "430th AAFRTU (Sqd. B)…
Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces serviceman directing aircraft at an unidentified air base, October 11, 1944. Several Bell P-63 Kingcobra aircraft are visible in the background.Inscription: "430th AAFRTU (Sqd. B) (10-11-44)."
Photograph of three U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen using radios and other equipment, October 11, 1944Inscription: "430th AAFRTU (Sqd. 'B') (10-11-44)."
Photograph of a U.S. Army serviceman holding up a Republic of China flag while a crowd celebrates the surrender of Japan, Chongqing, China, circa 1945.Typed on verso: "Chungking residents fill the streets of the wartime capital of China to express…
Photograph of Chinese servicemen boarding a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft (tail number 316171) at an unidentified airfield, circa 1945. Conflicting information on verso gives the location as China or Burma.
Typed on verso: "Hqs.…
Photograph of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen Corporal Frederick Cross, Lieutenant Robert E. Listou, and Sergeant Richard A. Parker, China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1945.Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: Back from a mercy…
Letter from William Orthman to his wife, written while stationed in Shanghai, China, January 14, 1945. Discusses his recent job transfer to public relations, American and Chinese protests in Shanghai, a recent visit by Secretary of War Robert P.…
Photograph of Women's Army Corps (WAC) servicewomen riding in military vehicles during a V-J Day parade in Chongqing, China, August 1945.Typed on verso: "WACs assigned to Lt. General George E. Stratemeter's Army Air Force Headquarters for the China…