B-24

B-24 bombers in flight over water in the CBI.

B-24 bombers in flight over water in the CBI, with "Spare Parts" on the left. Note the shark teeth on the nose of each. Tail number on "Spare Parts" might be #240430.

B-24 bombers in flight over water, with land in the background. Note the different paint scheme on the two planes, and shark teeth on the right plane. Tail number 440780 on the left plane should make this "Red Hot Riding Hood," with the 374th Bombardment Squadron, 308th Bombardment Group.

B-24 bomber in flight, CBI. Note the shark nose art. During WWII.

The B-24 "China Clipper." Notice the damage to the #4 engine in the background.

Refueling aircraft, B-25 on the right and B-24 on the left, at Liuzhou or Guilin, in Guangxi.

The B-24 bomber "80 Days" (tail number #273257) in flight. Even though the original photographic images have taken severe wear over the years, the original photographs were of tremendous clarity, and careful cleaning and repairs can sometimes bring out significant detail, including the men in the airplane (below). The work is also highly time consuming, and the total work done...

B-24 "China Clipper" taking off in Guangxi, China, during WWII.

A gunner keeps lonely vigil at the waist gun on a B-24.

A B-24 bomber burns in the night at Guilin during WWII.