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Peter Fensel 22nd sg. Jim Flanagan 491st, Dan Loring 11sg (left to right) . Vicki II was Pete's airplane (re-ferried from U.S.) James Flanagan, pilot/Ops Officer 491st Bm Sq, then Ops Officer 341st Bm Grp. Jim was leader of the four 491st B-25s which, along with 4 11th Squadron planes led by Dan Loring (mission leader) departed Luichow (Liuzhou) on...

P-40Ks parked in a row in China during WWII, probably in Yunnan province, displaying the 26th Fighter Squadron "China Blitzers" badge on their sharkmouth. (Appreciation to jbarbaud for filling in some of the details!)

Nose of P-40 fighter 'Dene-a-mite' P-40 in China during WWII, probably in Yunnan province.

Lt. Col Richard Triber standing before the P-40 "Little Richard."

The day Old '59 left for home. Yangkai, March (?) 1944. Lloyd Kershaw, Eugene Montgomery, Peterson.

Lloyd Kershaw works in the bombardier's compartment of "Old 59". This B-25C of the 491st Bomb Squadron had completed 221 combat missions, as represented by the 'bomb' symbols painted above the Squadron's ' Ringers' insigne. Kershaw was preparing the aircraft for its trip back to the USA. An unidentified "Old 59" crew member stands beside a Chinese soldier, who would...

A group of GIs poses before salvaged fuselage of B-24 bomber "Lady Luck II" at Ankang, China, during WWII: "This Is A Group Of 396th Guys I Think At Ankang, China. Kneeling: O'Connor, Wander, Hanson, and Caples. Standing: Euler, Schmidt, Besson, and Tacey."

491st Bombardment Squadron personnel with shark-mouth B-25 bomber inside tidy revetment in China: Peterson, unknown, Konkolics (?), Larry Johnson, unknown, Silvernail (?)

Major Gen. Charles B. Stone and the B-25 "Charlie's Aunt" during a visit to Yangkai on the August 29, 1945.

B-25 "Niagara's Belle", #439. Pete Bertani , Yangkai, 1945.