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[Officer being greeted by military servicemen at air base]
Photograph of an unidentified officer being greeted by military servicemen at an air base, likely in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. A Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft and other transport aircraft are visible in the background.Stamped on verso: "Made by U.S. Army Air Forces. Watch Your Credit."
[Officer being greeted by military servicemen at air base]
Photograph of an unidentified officer being greeted by military servicemen at an air base, likely in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. A Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft and other transport aircraft are visible in the background.Stamped on verso: "Made by U.S. Army Air Forces. Watch Your Credit."
[L'Ecole Franco-Chinoise teachers and Chinese Air Force servicemen at Kaingwan Airfield]
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]
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]
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…
[Lieutenant Roy B. Sutherland looking at Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sally (Jane) (Type 97 Heavy Bomber) aircraft]
Photograph of Lieutenant Roy B. Sutherland, U.S. Army Air Forces, looking at a Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sally (Jane) (Type 97 Heavy Bomber) aircraft at an airfield in Vietnam, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "HQS Tenth Air Force, China -- Lt. Roy B. Sutherland of Upper Darby, Pa., pilot of a Tenth Air Force C-47 which brought medical supplies to Allied POW's at Hanoi, French Indo-China, pauses to get his…
[Staff Sergeant Clyde N. McKinney instructing Chinese Air Force students on line maintenance]
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]
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…
[Adults and children looking at Stinson L-5 Sentinel]
Photograph of adults and children looking at a U.S. Army Air Forces Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft parked in a dry riverbed, China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: -- An L-5, the Army Air Forces' 'Flying Jeep', makes a successful emergency landing in a rock-covered dry river bed. Small, light and easily maneuvered, this little liaison plane…
[Servicemen shaking hands in front of North American B-25 Mitchell]
Photograph of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen shaking hands in front of a North American B-25 Mitchell aircraft, likely in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. The aircraft's nose art depicts a woman in a swimsuit and includes a partially visible designation: "Charlie's [rest obscured]."Stamped on verso: "Made by U.S. Army Air Forces. Watch Your Credit. 7th Photo Tech, SQ."