The Snapshots in Time Collection
P-38 Lightning (Tail No. 569) After Belly Landing in Flooded Rice Paddy, CBI Theater, WWII
A P-38 Lightning, tail number 569, lies belly-down in a flooded rice paddy after a forced landing during World War II. Emergency landings such as this were a frequent hazard for pilots operating from the rough, improvised airstrips of the China-Burma-India theater. Project: 218089