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Curtiss P-40 "Warhawk" Fighter












P-40's of the American Volunteer Group Flying Tiger's Hell's Angels squadron










P-40 preserved for history












Douglas C-47 "Skytrain" Transport












C-47 of the China National Aviation Corporation









C-47 Skytrain over The Hump to China









General Stilwell catches a nap aboard his C-47 "Magic Carpet"









Consolidated B-24 "Liberator" Heavy Bomber








B-24 "Hump Time" features plenty of nose art









C-87 "Liberator Express" cargo version of the B-24







C-109 "Liberator Express Tanker" version of the B-24







Curtiss C-46 "Commando" Transport








C-46 crosses The Hump to China








Color photo shows camouflage paint of the C-46








Chinese personnel unloading a Combat Cargo C-46 at Kunming, China








North American P-51 "Mustang" Fighter










P-51 Mustangs of the Chinese Air Force












P-51 in the CBI Theater










North American B-25 "Mitchell" Medium Bomber







Colorful B-25








Guns bristling from the nose of a B-25 of the Burma Bridge Busters








Lockheed P-38 "Lightning" Heavy Fighter









Ground crew of the 459th Fighter Squadron, the "Twin Dragon Squadron"
working on a P-38 at an air base in Chittagong, India in January of 1945














Stinson L-5 "Sentinel" Liason/Observation Plane











L-5 over the jungles of Burma








Douglas C-54 "Skymaster" Transport








C-54 silver plate (without paint)








C-54 arriving in Kunming, China















C-54 "Magic Carpet" of The Air Transport Command
















C-54 headed from New York to China is serviced at Newfoundland










Boeing B-29 "Superfortress" Heavy Bomber








B-29 crosses The Hump from India to China










Most B-29's were unpainted, saving 60 lbs. of weight








CBI B-29 "OLD-BITCH-U-AIRY BESS" being serviced engines running

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