Bob Riese and friend explore remains of aircraft factory and hangers at the air base at Liuzhou, in 1945. The facilities at the base were first destroyed by the Chinese and Americans during retreat in the face of Ichigo during the fall of 1944, then may have been destroyed more by American bombardment during Japanese occupation, and possibly destroyed more...

Bob Riese and friend explore remains of aircraft factory and hangers at the air base at Liuzhou, in 1945. The facilities at the base were first destroyed by the Chinese and Americans during retreat in the face of Ichigo during the fall of 1944, then may have been destroyed more by American bombardment during Japanese occupation, and possibly destroyed more...

Friend of Bob Riese poses amongst remains of aircraft factory and hangers at the air base at Liuzhou, in 1945. The facilities at the base were first destroyed by the Chinese and Americans during retreat in the face of Ichigo during the fall of 1944, then may have been destroyed more by American bombardment during Japanese occupation, and possibly destroyed...

Bob Riese and friend explore remains of aircraft factory and hangers at the air base at Liuzhou, in 1945. The facilities at the base were first destroyed by the Chinese and Americans during retreat in the face of Ichigo during the fall of 1944, then may have been destroyed more by American bombardment during Japanese occupation, and possibly destroyed more...

Bob Riese poses amongst remains of aircraft factory and hangers at the air base at Liuzhou, in 1945. The facilities at the base were first destroyed by the Chinese and Americans during retreat in the face of Ichigo during the fall of 1944, then may have been destroyed more by American bombardment during Japanese occupation, and possibly destroyed more by...

A young Chinese man poses for photographer during WWII.

A Nationalist memorial to Chinese flyers, erected during the fall of 1935 (民国二十四年九月中浣), seen by Bob Riese in 1945. The inscription reads “云霄万古” in Chinese, roughly “Skies Eternal."

A Nationalist memorial to Chinese flyers, erected during the fall of 1935 (民国二十四年九月中浣), seen by Bob Riese in 1945. The inscription reads “云霄万古” in Chinese, roughly “Skies Eternal."