aircraft

A GI sits in the cockpit of an airplane in the CBI during WWII. Kesterson.

A captured Japanese A6M2 "Zeke", re-painted in Chinese Air Force (CAF) colors, with Chinese serial 'P5016'. The aircraft directly behind the 'Zeke' is a P-43 "Lancer" flown by the CAF. The aircraft are probably at Kunming--because of the 23 Fighter Group P-40 in the background on the right. (information provided by Tony Strotman)

An American serviceman works on electrical equipment in an aircraft in the CBI during WWII. This image was scanned at high resolution from the original negative and the clarity and detail is exceptional. the white box in the upper right corner is labelled "Desiccated Normal Human Plasma," testifying to the deadly seriousness of the business of these aircraft and their...

GIs inspect a destroyed Japanese fighter left over at the airbase after the Japanese retreat from Liuzhou after Ichigo (一号作戦 Ichi-gō Sakusen, lit. "Operation Number One") . Photos taken by Robert F. Riese in or around Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, in 1945. See another image of this plane here.