Air Force

The Consolidated B-24 bomber "Nip Nipper," serial #42-72837. This is later in the war, and the B-24 has been modified to carry cargo, with the nose guns (and much more) removed. Note the aircraft wing on blocks to the left, and the salvaged C-47 fuselage in the background. During WWII, in China.

The Consolidated B-24 bomber "Nip Nipper," serial #42-72837. This is later in the war, and the B-24 has been modified to carry cargo, with the nose guns (and much more) removed.

Nose art of a Consolidated B-24 bomber "Nip Nipper." This is later in the war, and the B-24 has been modified to carry cargo, with the nose guns (and much more) removed.

Nose art of a Consolidated C-109 (a modification of the B-24 bomber) "White Angel" in the CBI during WWII. Probably serial #44-49059.

Nose art of the P-61 "Howe's About It" in the CBI during WWII. The craft also has nose art of a woman reclining with the name "Cynthia Kay." (Much appreciation to Yves Marino for corrections to this entry.)

Nose art of a Consolidated C-109 (a modification of the B-24 bomber) "White Angel" in the CBI during WWII. The cockpit window is labeled with a large uppercase "BIZZY." Probably serial #44-49059.

Our project purchased a collection of images and a large number of unknown negatives from a dealer who had found them at an auction, and was uncertain what they contained. In the end there were over 500 images from the CBI, most in China, many in Yunnan province, probably at the Luliang air base and some at Chanyi (Zhanyi), a...

An Army Air Force service woman who John Gerber knew during WWII.