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[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."

[Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft (tail designation 69 Shanghai, nose number 450) parked an unidentified airfield, likely in the China-Burma-India Theater, circa 1940s. A camouflaged hangar is visible in the background.Inscription on verso: "Giant 'Skymaster' C-54 Transport Plane. [Chinese characters]."

[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…

[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,…

[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…

[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…

[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."

[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…