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B-25 Bomber In China

The "Skull & Wings" insignia on plane's side near the nose indicates this parked B-25J Mitchell is assigned to 490th Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group.  The 490th had stayed in India, attached to Tenth Air Force, when 341st BG moved from to China in January 1944. With aerial combat finished in Burma, the 490th BS (attached to 312 Fighter Wing) moved in late April 1945 to Hanzhong (Han-chung), southwestern Shaanxi sheng (province), central China.  Images from Frank A. Bond.  (Additional information courtesy of

The "Skull & Wings" insignia on plane's side near the nose indicates this parked B-25J Mitchell is assigned to 490th Bomb Squadron, 341st Bomb Group.

The 490th had stayed in India, attached to Tenth Air Force, when 341st BG moved from to China in January 1944. With aerial combat finished in Burma, the 490th BS (attached to 312 Fighter Wing) moved in late April 1945 to Hanzhong (Han-chung), southwestern Shaanxi sheng (province), central China.

Image from Frank A. Bond.

(Additional information courtesy of Tony Strotman.)

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