Air Force

A C-46 transport plane (tail number #478199) being unloaded of fuel barrels by Chinese laborers at the air base at Luliang. During WWII.

The C-46 transport tail #347391 parked at the American base at Luliang, China. The control tower can be seen in the background. During WWII.

A boy and girl playing in Yunnan, China, near an American air base. During WWII.

Base, planes, and control tower at an American base at Luliang, China during WWII.

' The photographer and collector of the images in the Roubinek Collection in Yunnan province, China, during WWII. We know very little about this CBI veteran or the background of these images. See an overview here. An image from the Roubinek Collection, showing local scenes and local people in Yunnan province, China, most likely around the Luliang air base area...

Chinese laborers at the American base, with a large stack of fuel barrels in the background.

' The photographer and collector of the images in the Roubinek Collection in Yunnan province, China, during WWII. We know very little about this CBI veteran or the background of these images. See an overview here. An image from the Roubinek Collection, showing local scenes and local people in Yunnan province, China, most likely around the Luliang air base area...

A woman holding an infant in Yunnan during WWII. She is likely to be wife of officer, billeted to live in the village, rather than a woman who grew up in the village.

' The photographer and collector of the images in the Roubinek Collection in Yunnan province, China, during WWII. We know very little about this CBI veteran or the background of these images. See an overview here. An image from the Roubinek Collection, showing local scenes and local people in Yunnan province, China, most likely around the Luliang air base area...

' The photographer and collector of the images in the Roubinek Collection in Yunnan province, China, during WWII. We know very little about this CBI veteran or the background of these images. See an overview here. An image from the Roubinek Collection, showing local scenes and local people in Yunnan province, China, most likely around the Luliang air base area...