A C-47 (tail #349028) of the Air Transport Command (ATC) on the ground with Chinese laborers in the foreground.

Preparing fence to stable mules before a flight on a C-47, 1944, Burma, 10AF, during WWII. 10th Army Air Force.

The 10th Air Force moves from Piardoba, India, to Liuzhou, China in the fall of 1945. Here materials are being loaded onto C-47 cargo planes for flying over the Hump into China. U.S. Gov image.

The 10th Air Force moves from Piardoba, India, to Liuzhou, China in the fall of 1945, fighting through thick mud as they do. U.S. Gov image.

The 10th Air Force moves from Piardoba, India, to Liuzhou, China in the fall of 1945. Here materials are being loaded on a truck to take them to load on C-47 cargo planes and then flying over the Hump. U.S. Gov image.

10AF 10Dec44 G165-13 Chinese troops appear apprehensive before flight, Burma. 10th Army Air Force.

10AF 10Dec44 G180-2 U.S. infantry loading mules on [C-47] cargo plane, Burma. 10th Air Force.

A mule loaded for transit aboard American C-47 transport plane, Burma, 10AF, 10Dec44.