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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."
[Merchant Marines and Navy servicemen after their liberation from Shamshuipo internment camp]
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Photographic group portrait of U.S. Merchant Marines and U.S. Navy servicemen after their liberation from the Shamshuipo internment camp, Kunming Air Base, China, circa 1940s. The tail of a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft (tail number 315854) is visible behind them.
Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air Force, China Theater--Merchant Marine and Navy men recently liberated from Shamshuipo camp, Kowloon,…
Photograph of several Curtiss C-46 Commando aircraft parked at an unidentified airfield, possibly in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. The aircraft in the foreground has the text "Tiger Fleet" painted on its fuselage.
Photograph of several U.S. Army Air Forces Curtiss C-46 Commando aircraft parked at an unidentified airfield, possibly in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. The aircraft in the foreground has its designation, "Virtuous Virgin," painted on its nose and the text "Tiger Fleet" painted on its fuselage.
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…
Photograph of Allied prisoners of war standing in front of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft following their liberation from the Hoten internment camp, Mukden (present-day Shenyang), China, circa 1940s.
Typed on verso: "Hqs. Tenth Air Force, China---A dozen Allied POW's, recently released from Camp Hoten, Mukden, Manchuria, are shown about to board a Tenth Air Force mercy plane which will…
Photograph of servicemen of the 1st Combat Cargo Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, sitting on the wing of a Curtiss C-46 Commando aircraft (fuselage designation "The Great Snafu Fleet") at Kaitek Airstrip, Kowloon, China. The caption notes that the men served on the first mercy mission into Hong Kong. Individuals are identified in the caption on verso by rank, name, and home address. The second caption…