Early in the morning on a spring day in 1945, 491st Bombardment Squadron personnel (mechanics- Schumaier, Scott; armorer- ?) prepare a B-25D, #42, for a mission. The top of the fuel truck is in the foreground of the revetment at Yangkai AB. When the aircraft were dispatched to 'forward operation' bases they were often fueled with hand pumps from 50-gallon drums. Francis Strotman, flight engineer, told of using five-gallon 'jerry cans' to transfer fuel from a C-46 transport to his B-25 in order to have enough fuel to evacuate Luichow, a few hours before the Japanese captured the base. (Info courtesy Tony Strotman)
The hills in the background, as of February 2016, can be seen here.