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Sample of a propaganda flyer (front and back of a single sheet shown) thrown out while in the air by B-24 bomber crews in China, as collected by Robert Zolbe, who kept a few back when he tossed them out on missions. These flyers were usually on very thin paper, and quite small, maybe 6-7 inches tall, and 4-6 inches...
James Vaughn and Robert Zolbe pose in front of garden, including corn, in China during WWII.
Flyers William Mitchener, unknown, Robert Zolbe, Edward Price in the CBI.
Robert Zolbe teaches the barracks houseboy how to shoot a pistol. In China during WWII.
Left to right: Unknown, houseboy, Robert Zolbe, and unknown pose in front of corn field in the CBI. During WWII.
William Mitchener, Robert Zolbe, and houseboy in the CBI, in China.
A crew of Chinese civilians pulling a roller at an air base in the CBI. During WWII.
A B-24 flying with smoke billowing up behind from recent bombing, in the CBI, during WWII.
Sample of a propaganda flyer (front and back of a single sheet shown) thrown out while in the air by B-24 bomber crews in China, as collected by Robert Zolbe, who kept a few back when he tossed them out on missions. These flyers were usually on very thin paper, and quite small, maybe 6-7 inches tall, and 4-6 inches...
Japanese occupied Changsha being bombed from the air in the CBI.