Hengyang 衡阳

Map showing location of presumed U. S. serviceman's remains north of Hengyang (the yellow thumbtack), in this view looking south towards Hengyang. This is roughly how Donald Lopez would have seen it all on his flight. Here is another view.< Compare this to the map drawn by memory by Donald Lopez, in Hayne's IDPF. (Map image courtesy of Google Earth)

Map showing location of presumed U. S. serviceman's remains 3.8 miles north of Hengyang (at the yellow thumbtack). Note how well this matches the map drawn by memory by Donald Lopez, in Hayne's IDPF. Here is another view. (Map image courtesy of Google Earth)

Village where the American serviceman's remains are believed to be located. The exact location is to the right of the camera.

Looking back to the nearby road from the site where the American serviceman's remains are believed to be located.

A sample of local media coverage of the March 2006 search for Albert Haynes in the Hengyang Evening Newspaper, written by Mr. WANG.

A sample of local media coverage of the November 2007 search for Albert Haynes in the Hengyang Evening Newspaper, written by Mr. WANG.

A historical image of the Laiyan Pagoda (来雁塔) at Hengyang, taken on July 29, 1943, and little different from the modern appearance seen here.

Patrick LUCAS working with Mr. SU at the Hengyang television station to translate interviews with Haynes' family into Chinese so that they could be used in a series of television appeals to people in the Hengyang area for clues or information regarding the loss of Albert L. Haynes. HUANG Xiling videotapes in the background.

The Laiyan Pagoda (来雁塔) in Hengyang in November 2007, little changed from when GIs at the airbase there photographed it 60 year ago, which can be seen here.

The Laiyan Pagoda (来雁塔) in Hengyang in November 2007, little changed from when GIs at the airbase there photographed it 60 year ago, which can be seen here.