B-25 Mitchell

American planes bomb Japanese military shipping in occupied Hong Kong harbor, during WWII.

American planes bomb Japanese military shipping in occupied Hong Kong harbor, during WWII.

12th Air Service Group mechanics salvage what they can from wrecked B-25 in China during WWII.

Crashed B-25 being salvaged by the 12th Air Service Group in the CBI. During WWII.

A partially salvaged B-25 bomber in China, during WWII.

A B-25 in the ditch next to a runway or taxiway at an American base in China, during WWII. Crews work to salvage the aircraft using a simple human-powered tripod crane.

In the foreground of this revetment are the remains of a North American B-25 bomber, like the one in the background, after it burnt up. This was possibly due to a night attack by Japanese bombers.

A B-25 after crashing in southern China, in Guangxi province, being salvaged.

"More Work For The Salvage Crews--Not All Missions Ended Up On A Positive Note. This B-25 Ended Up On The Side Of The Runway And Became More Work For Our Salvage Crews." Caption courtesy of Elmer Bukey.

"The Latest In Shops And Equipment--This a picture looking into a revetment that served as our work area and engineering area at Luichow [Liuzhou], China. Lt. Sohl's office was in the little shack at the right and all our tools and equipment was in the tent. We changed a lot of B-24 engines in this revetment along with replacing blown...