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The B-24 bomber "80 Days" (tail number #273257) in flight. Even though the original photographic images have taken severe wear over the years, the original photographs were of tremendous clarity, and careful cleaning and repairs can sometimes bring out significant detail, including the men in the airplane (below). The work is also highly time consuming, and the total work done...

In Liuzhou, Guangxi. Train in the background burned after Japanese bombing on September 27, 1944. In the foreground Col. Richard Wise (AGFRTS) takes stock. According to Hal, Col. Wise was somewhat unconventional, and on at least one occasion made a parachute jump without the proper gear (proper shoes), and was bawled out by Chennault. This photo is similar to some...

Air base buildings at the base of a karst mountain at the US base at Guilin, in Guangxi province, China, during WWII.

Street scene on a snowy day in China during WWII, probably in Guangxi province.

A crowded street in Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, probably just before the evacuation for Ichigo in the fall of 1944. The banner advertises a brand of product.

At Kunming. Crowds gather to greet the first convoy to reach China via the Burma Road, on February 4, 1945, during WWII.

Street scene in Guilin before the Allied retreat in the fall of 1944.

American flyers at Guilin, China, set forth with their gear towards the flight line during WWII. From the collection of Hal Geer.

Retreat from Guilin, 1944. This looks like engineers are planting mines before the Japanese enter the city. Note the burned buildings in the background. From the collection of Hal Geer.

American GIs crossing bomb crater on their way to a burning P-40, October 9, 1944. This is in Guangxi province, either Guilin or Liuzhou. Related picture here.