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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 Vultee BT-13 Valiant "trainer aircraft" with tail #122455. At the American air base at Luliang during WWII.

' 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...

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. A C-46 cargo plane at an American air base in WWII in Yunnan province, China, most likely around the Luliang air base area.

A C-54, tail #272419. At an American air base in WWII in Yunnan province, China, most likely around the Luliang air base area.

' 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...

' 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...

C-46 transport airplane #347132 at an American base in Yunnan, China, during WWII.

This very tired and very worn B-24D bomber is probably at the airfield at Luliang, China. It has been modified, with nose, dorsal, ventral and tail gun turrets removed and those positions capped, similar to a C-87 Liberator Express or C-109 tanker version which had 6 additional fuel tanks carrying 2,400 gallons of fuel. This is believed to be serial...