The FLYING ANVIL

Engine maintenance F-7A/B-24 "The FLYING ANVIL." At Chanyi (Zhanyi), China. Note the engineer getting a few minutes of rest on the concrete, in the shade below the wing. 24th Combat Mapping Squadron, 8th Photo Reconnaissance Group, 10th Air Force.

Engine maintenance F-7A/B-24 "The FLYING ANVIL." At Chanyi (Zhanyi), China. 24th Combat Mapping Squadron, 8th Photo Reconnaissance Group, 10th Air Force.

Flyers stand before F-7A/B-24 "The FLYING ANVIL." 24th Combat Mapping Squadron, 8th Photo Reconnaissance Group, 10th Air Force.

Camera port of F-7A/B-24 "The Flying Anvil," on February 22, 1945. 24th Combat Mapping Squadron, 8th Photo Reconnaissance Group, 10th Air Force.

Sgt. John G. Wolfshorndl, 24th Combat Mapping Squadron, at Gushkara, India, with Colt pistol (serial No. 1797200). He flew as nose gunner on a F-7, a photographic reconnaissance version of the B-24 bomber. John Gustave Wolfshorndl was born on February 16, 1925 in Madera, California. He lived with his parents and sister on their ranch and dairy in Chowchilla, California...