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' The photographer and collector of the images in the Roubinek Collection in Yunnan province, China, during WWII. We know very little about this CBI veteran or the background of these images. See an overview here. An image from the Roubinek Collection, showing planes and people connected to an American air base in WWII in Yunnan province, China, most likely...

A crash at the American air base in WWII in Luliang, Yunnan province, China, showing the broken aircraft propeller and the gouge across the grass where the aircraft slid.

Three American GIs sitting on a discarded latrine box in front of wrecked American warplanes (including a B-24) in a boneyard at the base. An aircraft tail #349752 is in the background. Note men walking on wing of aircraft in background, undoubtedly engaged in salvage on the wing. In Yunnan, China, during WWII.

An image from the Roubinek Collection, showing a wrecked and broken-backed B-24 bomber in a boneyard near the base. in Yunnan province, China, most likely around the Luliang air base area.

A bone yard of wrecked American military aircraft during WWII at Luliang, Yunnan province, China, looking east. In this image are easily recognized C-46 and B-24 air frames.

Nose art of a crashed B-24 bomber, B-24J-10 bomber, serial #42-51850, named "Lady Luck II" flew missions over Burma while assigned to 436 Bombardment Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group, Tenth Air Force. The plane was transferred to Air Transport command, converted to a C-109 aerial tanker. It suffered severe damage in a landing accident at Luliang, China on 18 Nov 1944...

Nose art of crashed B-24J bomber (serial #42-51850) named "Lady Luck II", in China in WWII. Additional information: Sgt Elmer Bukey, 396th Air Service Squadron, noted on a photo of the "Lady Luck II" that it was being salvaged at Ankang, China.

The crashed P-61 "Howe's About It" showing nose art of a woman reclining with the name "Cynthia Kay." (Much appreciation to Yves Marino for corrections to this entry.)

The horrors and costs of war--A severed human hand lies among the burned and melted wreckage of an airplane crash in the CBI during WWII.

A rolled convoy truck in the CBI during WWII.