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[L'Ecole Franco-Chinoise teachers and Chinese Air Force servicemen at Kaingwan Airfield] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of L'Ecole Franco-Chinoise teachers and Chinese Air Force servicemen posing in front of a Curtiss C-46 Commando aircraft at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s. Some of the individuals are identified in the caption on verso.Typed on verso: "Army Air Forces Headquarters, Shanghai: -- On the stand near a C-46 transport at Kiangwan Airdrome, are teachers of L'Ecole…

[Students looking at battered Mitsubishi A6M Reisen aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of students of Le Ecole St. Jean de Arc looking at a battered Mitsubishi A6M Reisen aircraft, Lunghwa Airdrome, China, circa 1940s. An inscription has been scratched into the aircraft's fuselage that reads: "[illegible name], 27/10/45, Shanghai." Typed on verso: "From: Public Relations Office, Fourteenth Air Force. Code: 11020730, Release Upon Receipt, cleared Goldberg USF CT.…

[Students looking at Douglas C-47 Skytrain] (Item)

Photograph of students of Le Ecole St. Jean de Arc looking at a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft, Lunghwa Airdrome, China, circa 1940s. The aircraft's designation, "My Little Tike," is painted on the nose.Typed on verso: "From: Public Relations Office, Fourteenth Air Force. Code: 11020805, Release Upon Receipt, cleared Goldberg USF CT. Fourteenth Air Force Headquarters, Shanghai…

[Staff Sergeant Clyde N. McKinney instructing Chinese Air Force students on line maintenance] (Item)

Photograph of Staff Sergeant Clyde N. McKinney, U.S. Army Air Forces, using a North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft to instruct Chinese Air Force students on line maintenance, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s. Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: S/Sgt Clyde N. McKinney, AAF training instructor, teaches line maintenance to a crew of the 2nd Chinese Air Service Group at…

[Staff Sergeant Joseph Lopez refueling Douglas C-47 Skytrain] (Item)

Photograph of Staff Sergeant Joseph Lopez refueling a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft (nose number 3762) while Sergeant Tom Barr and other U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen look on, Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s. Typed on verso: "Refueling planes at Kiangwan Air Base are the men of the Refueling Section of Shanghai Air Dept. Maintenance Section, US Army Air Forces. Here S/Sgt. Joseph Lopez…

[Interior of Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft used by U.S. Army Air Forces Tropical Science Mission] (Item)

Photograph of the interior of a Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft (tail number 5559) used by the U.S. Army Air Forces Tropical Science Mission, Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s. Typed on verso: "Interior view of the C-54 Douglas Skymaster, 'Flying Laboratory' of the U.S. Army Air Forces Tropical Science Mission which recently landed at Kiangwan Airfield, Shanghai, for a stopover on its 40,000…

[Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft of U.S. Army Air Forces Tropical Science Mission] (Item)

Photograph of a Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft (tail number 5559) of the U.S. Army Air Forces Tropical Science Mission parked at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s. Typed on verso: "Four engine U.S. Army Transport, C-54 Douglas Skymaster, at Kiangwan Airfield, Shanghai. The plane shown above is a completely equipped flying laboratory, used by the U.S. Army Air Forces Tropical Science Mission.…

[Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft of U.S. Army Air Forces Tropical Science Mission] (Item)

Photograph of a Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft (tail number 5559) of the U.S. Army Air Forces Tropical Science Mission parked at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s. Typed on verso: "Giant C-54, Douglas Skymaster, the Flying Laboratory of the U.S. Army Air Forces Tropical Science Mission shown at Kiangwan Airfield. The mission composed of 23 persons includes military, naval and civilian…

[Republic P-47 (F-47) Thunderbolt aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces Republic P-47 (F-47) Thunderbolt aircraft parked at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s. Inscription on verso: "P-47 Fighter Plane at Kiangwan Airdrome. [Chinese characters]." Typed on verso of duplicate image: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: 'Thunderbolts' (P-47's) of the U. S. Army Air Forces have come to rest at Kiangwan Airdrome. During the war…

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