Flyers with 22nd Bombardment Squadron B-25H Mitchell bomber at Yang Chiseh Airfield, Yangkai, Yunnan Province, China in February or March 1944, during WWII. Rear: Bob Selmer, David Hayward. Front: George Scearce (right). [Note: the B-25H only has two .50 caliber machine guns, in addition to the 75mm cannon, installed in the nose versus the normal four. This was due weight...

Jim Lane in tail gun (.50 cal.) put in B-25 #81, summer of 1943, Chaukulia, India, as a field modification (see more about this modification here). This should be B-25D-15, #41-30381, assigned to the 491BS/341BG while the unit was stationed at Chakulia. (Thanks for the research and information supplied by Yves Marino and Tony Strotman.)

Jim Lane in first 25 tail gun (.50 cal.) position put in as a field modification by Red Cummings, about August, 1943, Chaukulia, India (see more background about this modification here). This should be B-25D-15, #41-30381, assigned to the 491BS/341BG while the unit was stationed at Chakulia. (Thanks for the research and information supplied by Yves Marino and Tony Strotman.)

"With Chinese Military Guard Standing Close By, Ground Crew Of The 14Th Air Force Work On A North American B-25, Preparing It For Another Raid On Enemy Installations." This is likely B-25D-15, #41-30381, assigned to the 491BS/341BG while the unit was stationed at Chakulia. A ground crew of the 341st Bombardment Group does maintenance to the tail gunner position on...

B-25s of the 22nd Bombardment Squadron in flight over rough mountains of SW China or Burma during WWII.

Japanese bombing in Kunming during WWII. December, 1943.

Pyramid-shaped air raid shelter used by Chennault in Kunming during WWII, in the midst of an air raid. In this image, Chennault is standing toward left, looking at the Japanese bombing out of scene of the left. In the middle, an American GI makes plots on a map board. Air vents can be seen protruding from the top, and garden...

Japanese bombing of Kunming, December, 1943. The dirt pyramids are bomb bunkers. Image likely by Hal Geer.