1945

An American airplane burning in the distance after a Japanese air raid. In China, during WWII.

An American airplane burning in the distance after a Japanese air raid. In China, during WWII.

"What One Small Fragmentation Bomb Could Do--This B-24 was hit with one small fragmentation bomb during one of the nightly air raids at Luichow [Liuzhou], China.This particular plane just happened to be a new B-24 that had never flown a mission. As bad as it looks it was not a total loss since the engines were removed, inspected and run-outs...

"What One Small Fragmentation Bomb Could Do--This B-24 was hit with one small fragmentation bomb during one of the nightly air raids at Luichow [Liuzhou], China.This particular plane just happened to be a new B-24 that had never flown a mission. As bad as it looks it was not a total loss since the engines were removed, inspected and run-outs...

Burned American fighter, a P-51 or P-40, in Guangxi, China.

Photo of Elmer Bukey taken in Calcutta, India, in early 1944. Elmer Bukey was a member of the 396th Air Service Squadron, 12th Air Service Group, in the CBI during WWII, and spent much time in southwestern China, including very nervous and difficult days during the retreat in front of the Japanese Ichigo campaign during summer and fall of 1944...

P-51s in snow at the American base at Luliang in China during WWII.

"The Adopted One--This Is A Group Of The 396th Guys Having Their Picture Taken With A Small Chinese Boy That We Adopted As A Mascot. " Caption courtesy of Elmer Bukey.

A GI stands in a doorway of a building in China during WWII.

Burned American fighter, a P-51 or P-40, in Guangxi, China.