The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 1
Lockheed P-38 Lightnings define this China-Burma-India gathering, parked on jungle airstrips, wearing nose art such as "Moby Dick," and lying wrecked in flooded rice paddies. Crew portraits, an officers' club Flying Tiger mural, and joint ceremonies with Chinese Nationalist troops preserve the bonds formed flying the Hump.
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Fighters on Airfield Ramp, CBI Theater, WWII
Four-Engine Transport Aircraft Taxiing on Dusty Airfield, CBI Theater, WWII
Group Portrait of American Servicemen at a CBI Theater Base, WWII
B-24 Liberator Bomber in Low Flight over Airfield, CBI Theater, WWII
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Cockpit Close-Up, CBI Theater, WWII (Companion Frame)
Group Portrait of Six Servicemen at CBI Theater Base, WWII (Companion Frame)
Twin-Engine Allied Aircraft in Disruptive Camouflage, Burma Theater, World War II
Burning Aircraft Wreckage with Massive Smoke Column, CBI Theater, WWII
Allied Troops and Jeeps at Outdoor Assembly, CBI Theater, WWII
Crash-Landed P-38 Lightning in Flooded Rice Paddy, CBI Theater, WWII
Abandoned Japanese Twin-Engine Aircraft on Allied-Held Airfield, CBI Theater, WWII
Civilian Refugees Riding Freight Train During Wartime Evacuation, Burma Campaign Era
Refugee Families Sheltering Beside Boxcar No. 42018 During Wartime Rail Evacuation
American Servicemen Observe Overloaded Refugee Train, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII Era
Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony with American and Chinese Nationalist Personnel, Postwar China Theater
Two USAAF Airmen Shaking Hands Before a P-38 Lightning/F-5 Aircraft, CBI Theater, WWII
Wreckage of Japanese Fighter Aircraft on Captured Airfield, Burma Theater, WWII
Captured Airfield with Rows of Aircraft and Control Tower, Burma Theater, WWII
Officers' Club Interior with Flying Tiger Mural, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
Row of Abandoned Japanese Fighter Aircraft on Captured Airfield, Burma Theater, WWII
American Serviceman Posing with Captured Japanese Fighter Aircraft, CBI Theater, WWII
Senior American Officers Confer Beside Transport Aircraft No. 34880, CBI Theater, WWII
Twin-Engine Transport Aircraft on Approach, Viewed from Airfield Dugout, CBI Theater, WWII
Crash-Landed C-47 Transport, Serial 315847, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
Japanese Military Officers Assembled in Formation, Burma Campaign, WWII
Wrecked Twin-Engine US Military Aircraft, CBI Theater, WWII
Curtiss C-46 Commando Transport Landing at Airfield, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
Ground Crew Posing on P-38 Lightning Wing, WWII Airbase
Aircraft Fire on Airfield, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
P-51 Mustang 'Lil Jerry' with Ground Crewman, WWII
American Air Force Officers with Chinese Nationalist Leadership, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
War-Damaged Village Amid Terraced Hills, Burma/China Theater, WWII
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Fighter on Unimproved Airfield, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
Airman Poses on Wing of P-51/F-6 Mustang with Pilot/Crew Chief Nameplate, WWII
Ground Crew Loading Cargo onto Camouflaged Military Aircraft, WWII CBI Theater
Mass Labor Force Constructing Airfield or Roadway, Burma Theater, World War II
Allied Officer Poses Before Captured Japanese Twin-Engine Aircraft, Burma Theater, WWII
Burned Wreckage of Twin-Engine Aircraft on Airfield, Burma Theater, World War II
Recovery Operation at Aircraft Crash Site, China-Burma-India Theater, World War II
P-38 Lightning Fighter in Flight Over Forward Airfield, CBI Theater, World War II
USAAF Bomber Crew Portrait Before Aircraft, CBI Theater, WWII
Ground Crew Servicing Camouflaged Transport Aircraft, CBI Theater, WWII
Airmen Plan a Mission Route Around a Map, CBI Theater, World War II
P-51 Mustang Fighter in Flight Over Mountainous Terrain, CBI Theater, World War II
Captured Japanese Twin-Engine Aircraft Taxiing on Dirt Airstrip, CBI Theater, WWII
Aircrew Group Portrait in Front of Twin-Engine Bomber, CBI Theater, World War II
Lockheed P-38 Lightning 'Moby Dick' with Aircrew, WWII Era
P-38 Lightning (Tail No. 569) After Belly Landing in Flooded Rice Paddy, CBI Theater, WWII
