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[Officer being greeted by military servicemen at air base] (Item)

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] (Item)

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."

[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 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…

[Servicemen loading horse onto Douglas C-47 Skytrain] (Item)

Photograph of unidentified servicemen loading a horse onto a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft, likely in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. Stamped on verso: "Confidential."

[Merchant Marines and Navy servicemen after their liberation from Shamshuipo internment camp] (Item)

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,…

[Nose art painted on Douglas C-47 Skytrain "Jimmy Doris"] (Item)

Photograph of nose art painted on "Jimmy Doris," a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft, China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. The nose art depicts the characters Li'l Abner and Daisy Mae from Al Capp's comic strip "Li'l Abner." Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: 'Li'l Abner' and 'Daisy Mae', popular American comic strip characters originated by Al Capp,…

[Servicemen in Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen in a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft en route to Tokyo, Japan, circa 1945-1952. Handwritten captions identify the men by first name or nickname.Inscription: "Packo - Pignatro - Harder - Graff - Wilson - Conrody. 8000 ft."Inscription on verso: "Crew on way to Tokyo at 8000ft."

[Douglas C-47 Skytrain landing at airfield] (Item)

Photograph of a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft landing at an airfield, circa 1940s. Inscription on verso: "Natural [illegible]."

[Douglas C-47 Skytrain] (Item)

Photograph of a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft parked at an airfield, circa 1941-1942. The aircraft's designation, "Fujiama Foo Foo," is written under the cockpit window, and a shark face is painted on the nose.