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[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…

[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…

[Serviceman holding leopard mascot of Kiangwan Airfield] (Item)

Photograph of an unidentified serviceman holding the leopard mascot of Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s. Inscription on verso: "7 ft. leopard - Kiangwan Mascot."

[Modified military jeep driving through large puddle at Kiangwan Airfield] (Item)

Photograph of a modified military jeep driving through a large puddle at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.

[Servicemen stenciling "SHAD" (Shanghai Air Depot) onto bumper of military jeep] (Item)

Photograph of two servicemen stenciling "SHAD" (Shanghai Air Depot) onto the bumper of a military jeep, China, circa 1940s. Inscription on verso: "'SHAD' - Means this jeep belongs to Shanghai Air Dept. [Chinese characters]."

[U.S. Army Air Forces serviceman instructing Chinese Air Force students in workshop] (Item)

Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces serviceman instructing Chinese Air Force students in a workshop at the Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s.

[Workers spreading gravel, sand, and rock over disintegrating road at Kiangwan Airfield] (Item)

Photograph of workers spreading gravel, sand, and rock over a disintegrating road at Kiangwan Airfield, China, circa 1940s.Caption on verso: "Broken rock and heavy sand and gravel are spread over disintergrating [disintegrating] Jap-built roadways at Kiangwan Airfield. Heavy rain have churned the road used at the airfield by the United States Army Air Forces at Kiangwan into quagmires and are now…

[Sergeant Herbert N. Shatzer instructing Chinese Air Force students on sheet metal work] (Item)

Photograph of Sergeant Herbert N. Shatzer, U.S. Army Air Forces, instructing Chinese Air Force students on sheet metal work, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: Students of the 2nd Chinese Air Serve [Service] Group receive instructions in sheet metal work from Sgt. Herbert N. Shatzer of the AAF. Training is part of program for Chinese…

[Corporal Elvin Robinson using cut-away aircraft engine model to instruct Chinese Air Force students] (Item)

Photograph of Corporal Elvin Robinson, U.S. Army Air Forces, using a cut-away aircraft engine model to instruct Chinese Air Force students, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: Corporal Elvin Robinson of the 14th Repair Squadron, Shanghai Air Depot instructs Chinese Air Forces students using a cut-away aircraft engine model as an…

[Staff Sergeant Alvin Mawson instructing Chinese Air Force students in instrument shop trailer] (Item)

Photograph of Staff Sergeant Alvin Mawson, U.S. Army Air Forces, instructing Chinese Air Force students in the instrument shop trailer, Shanghai Air Depot, China, circa 1940s.Typed on verso: "Headquarters Army Air Forces, Shanghai: S/Sgt. Alvin Mawson (center) of the AAF instructing students of the Chinese Air Force in the instrument shop trailer. (Official USAAF Photo)."Stamped on verso: "Made by…

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