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[Republic P-47 (F-47) Thunderbolt aircraft]
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…
[Modified military jeep at Kiangwan Airfield]
Photograph of a modified military jeep at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "American GIs of the Shanghai Air Depot employ typical Yank ingenuity in turning an open jeep into an enclosed two-door sedan to escape the rain and splashing mud during the recent month-long rainy spell at Kiangwan Airfield. U.S. Army Air Force Aviation Engineers, who during the war acquired the nack…
[Modified military jeep driving through large puddle at Kiangwan Airfield]
Photograph of a modified military jeep driving through a large puddle at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.
[Peter Gau wearing U.S. Army Air Forces jacket and holding baseball bat]
Photograph of twelve-year-old Peter Gau wearing a U.S. Army Air Forces jacket and holding a baseball bat, Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Demobilized - Twelve year old Peter Gau, 'honorary Captain', U. S. Army Air Forces, has his last game of baseball at Kiangwan Airfield. He is eligible for redeployment and -- school."Stamped on verso: "Official Photograph. U.S. Army Air…