air base

' 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 local scenes and local people in Yunnan province, China, most likely around the Luliang air base area...

Base, planes, and control tower at an American base at Luliang, China during WWII.

Chinese laborers at the American base, with a large stack of fuel barrels in the background.

' 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 local scenes and local people 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 an American air base in Yunnan province, China, most likely around the Luliang air base area. See...

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.

Chinese workers crush limestone for gravel and other construction needs at an American air base, Luliang.

' 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 local scenes and local people in Yunnan province, China, most likely around the Luliang air base area...

A B-25 Mitchell bomber parked in a revetment in southern China, at the American base at Liuzhou, during WWII.

Runways among Karst peaks at the American base at Yangtong, Guilin, Guangxi province, China, during the Japanese occupation in late fall of 1944 until July 1945. Bomb pits are visible in the runway in the foreground, which was blown up during the American evacuation to deny use to the incoming Japanese. Closest to viewer is Ehr Tong, the original airfield...