The B-24 "China Clipper" showing damage to engine.

Flak damage to the B-24 "China Clipper" as photographed after the fact by Hal Geer, who had also been holding a camera on the plane at that location, at the waist window, when the plane was hit in flight. The camera in his hands (and held to his face) had been destroyed by the flak, which he felt however saved...

Result of explosives set on bridge by Americans in 1944 during retreat from Japanese in Guangxi province, China, during WWII. See GI setting explosives here.

Setting explosives on bridge in 1944 during retreat from Japanese in Guangxi province, China, during WWII. The results of the explosion can be seen here.

Bomb damage to a building at an American base in China during WWII.

Bomb damage to a building at an American base in China during WWII.

Wrecked American aircraft in the boneyard at the American airbase (including a P-38)--many of these were used as salvage for spare and repair parts for planes that were still flying.

The burned out remains of a Buddhist temple in China during WWII.