maintenance

A B-25D of the American 491st Bombardment Squadron is on the taxiway. Maintenance men who prepared it for the mission stand in the shade of tree. Small bombs, 100 pounds, are seen neatly stacked in the middle of the photo. Closer, in the center, are three 500 pound bombs. They lack the guide fins, and still have the transport 'rings'...

A 21st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron F-5 being serviced in Guangxi province, at either Liuzhou or Guilin. Original can be found at National Archives and Records Administration. Caption for the photo is: "Camera Repairmen Of The 21St Photographic Reconnaissance Sqd. Work On A Lockheed F-5A Reconnaissance Plane In A Natural Revetment Formed By The Limestone Buttes At A Forward Base In...

Damage to 61st Air Service Group's propeller repair area and "Engineering Shops" after a tornado on the flight line at Shamshernagar, Assam (India).

A North American B-25D of the 491st Bomb Squadron under goes maintenance in a revetment at Yangkai, China in 1944. The aircraft is Sq # has been changed from "426", as seen on the side of the nose, to "447". We do not know why this was done. Also notice in the top photo, the original serial number, which would...

A B-25 of the Ringer Squadron under maintenance, having its engines swapped, at Yangkai in the CBI during WWII. Tall man wearing service (billed) cap in both photos is Capt. William DeVries, Engineering Office. He was named 'Tall Sahib' by native workers while the squadron was stationed in India.

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...

Maintenance under a blue China sky. No fancy hangers or white coveralls for this job. Line men from the 14th Air Force transport unit pull an overhaul under the wing of a C-47. From the U.S. Government sources.

Repairing an aluminum wing, 97th Repair Squadron, fabric shop on July 30, 1944. Cpl. Henry E. Rich, 37211328 works on the outside of the wing. The name of the man working inside the wing, with only legs sticking out, is apparently lost to history. At APO 493 (India?) From the U.S. Government sources.

Repairing a propellor, with (felt to right): Sgt. Michael R. Simielo, 32250533, 97th Repair Squadron S/Sgt Charles Gallagher, 32465124, 97th Repair Squadron At APO 493 (India?) From the U.S. Government sources.

How many Americans does it take to change a light bulb? Americans carrying out remodeling work at a base somewhere in China. From the collection of Wozniak, combat photographer for the 491st Bomb Squadron, in the CBI.