Thomas Grady was a talented and curious young artist while in the CBI, and he drew a number of his observations, often capturing emotions or experiences vividly with his pencil. "Lt. Bawol sitting at the waist position of a B-24 (he was navigator he let someone else steer the plane home)."

Salvage of a broken B-24 "WE'REWOLVES", crashed on take-off crash on March 20th, at Panagarh. Upon crash, live bombs were spewed out of the bomb bay. Fortunately the arming pins were still in the fuses. Speculation of some was that the accident was caused by loss of lift due to the negative angle of attack caused by a high speed...

The B-29 bomber "Mammy Yokum" in China during WWII. At one point this plane was piloted by Rolland Thomas Young, ASN #O684103, who was attached to 792nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 468th Bombardment Group, 58th Bombardment Wing, 20th Air Force on September 4, 1943, with rank of 2nd Lt. He was a captain in the Air National Guard (Indiana) after the...

B-24 Nip Nipper in flight during WWII. (Image courtesy of Angela Keane via Alan Starcher.)

A B-24 bomber crew was killed while flying on March 26, 1943. The plane he was on crash on take off on a combat mission. Eight of the nine people on that flight died, with S/Sgt. Harvey Cook was the sole survivor. He was flight engineer on that flight. Photo taken in India. Shortly after returning stateside, Sgt. Cook was...

Take-off crash of 7th Bomb Group, 436th Bomb Squadron, B-24 on November 11, 1944. Tail number #440814. In Pandeveswar, India. Photo from W. A. Delahay. In the CBI.

"Our living quarters." 493rd Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Group. Asansol, India, during WWII.

A bit of gambling and drink in 7th Bomb Group, 492nd Bomber Squadron, in 1945. Photo from C. H. Serra.