Chinese-American mechanics work on P-40 fighter of the 76ht Fighter Squadron, 23rd Fighter Group, at Kunming, China, on November 20, 1942. These mechanics are: S/Sgt. Pak On Lee, S/Sgt. George Lunn, and S/Sgt. Phillip Pon. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

CACW personnel work on fighter plane. Here Sgt. John H. Carl, Jr. assists Sgt. Y. K. Chen in repair work.

P-40 fuselage assembly room somewhere in China (likely Liuzhou). January 1, 1943. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

A Chinese officer and American non-com supervise a class in aerial gunnery in the CBI during WWII, as part of Operational Training. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

The line crew working on a Curtiss P-40 in a hanger at Kunming, China. 15 September 1942. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

During WWII, T/Sgt. Douglas V. Radney of Mineola, Texas, poses by his turret position on top of his plane at an air base somewhere in China. January 1943. (Douglas Radney was an Engineer-Gunner; Doolittle Tokyo Raid crew #2) Mr. Radney passed away in 1994. A biography can be found here. Image courtesy of Tony Strotman.

"Little Tiger Joe," Chinese refugee baby adopted by one of the units of the 14th Air Force, is shown here framed by an ancient Chinese doorway, during WWII in China.

T/Sgt. Murphy D. Shell explains the intricacies of carburetor operation. with a model of P-51 systems set up behind him, to pilots and mechanics. In China.