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The B-29 bomber "Mammy Yokum" in China during WWII. At one point this plane was piloted by Rolland Thomas Young, ASN #O684103, who was attached to 792nd Bombardment Squadron (H), 468th Bombardment Group, 58th Bombardment Wing, 20th Air Force on September 4, 1943, with rank of 2nd Lt. He was a captain in the Air National Guard (Indiana) after the...

B-29 bomber "Miss Shorty" at American base in China, during WWII.

Brothers Charles Chan and John Chan who walked from Mandalay to Liuzhou over the Hump to help in the war effort, and evade the Japanese invaders. Speaking Burmese, CHinese, and English, they worked in the "Wombat Squadron," a unit of the "Liberators in China." They stand in front of B-24 "Shootin' Star"

American GIs pose with shark-teeth painted P-40 fighter in the CBI.

10CU 5G11 G Helicopter Salvage Secret. B-25J "Cornhusker," serial #43-3951, hard on the ground in China. A GI salvages gauges from the cockpit of the wrecked craft.

The P-38G Lightning fighter plane "Golden Eagle" (#42-13437 ) gets another bomb emblem after another mission, while Chinese guard keeps watch. #7871 Piloted by Capt Billie Beardsley. This plane was a member of the 51st Fighter Group 449th Fighter Squadron "Twin Tailed Dragons"(thanks jbarbaud).

GIs with the B-24 Powder River "Let'er Buck" in the CBI during WWII.

B-24 Liberator "Hot To Go" in the CBI during WWII.