[Soviet Air Force pilot shaking hands with Captain William Thompson]

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Identifier1991-07-17-A_image_060Parts1991-07-17-A_image_060_011991-07-17-A_image_060_02SourceThe William Orthman World War II Collection (1991-07-17-A), Box 1, Folder 4CreatorUnited States. Army Air ForcesDescriptionPhotograph of a Soviet Air Force pilot shaking hands with Captain William Thompson, U.S. Army Air Forces, in front of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, Mukden (present-day Shenyang), China, circa 1940s.

Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air Force, China---A pilot of the Red Air Force and a pilot of the Tenth Air Force [handwritten addition: Capt. William Thompson] shake hands before the latter's plane at Mukden, Manchuria. The B-24, which brought emergency relief supplies to American POW's held at Mukden's Camp Hoten, returned to Hsian, China, with a load of released prisoners."

Stamped on verso: "Passed for Publication. U.S. Army Press Censor. James F. Chadwick, [blank] Date. 61308. China Theater. U.S. Army Air Force Photo."Creation Datecirca 1940sSubjectUnited States. Army Air ForcesUnited States. Army Air Forces. Air Force, 10thWorld War, 1939-1945Consolidated B-24 Liberator FamilyAirplanes, MilitarySoviet Union. Voenno-Vozdushnye SilySoviet Union. Air ForceAir pilots, MilitaryPlaceShenyang (Liaoning Sheng, China)ChinaOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe William Orthman World War II Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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