This page, reproduced from a wartime publication documenting USAAF operations in the China-Burma-India Theater, illustrates the full cycle of photographic reconnaissance missions flown from Chinese air bases: arming aircraft with cameras, flying missions over enemy-held cities under anti-aircraft fire, and processing the resulting film for intelligence analysis with the essential support of local Chinese laborers. The central aerial photograph, taken from a twin-boom photo-reconnaissance aircraft over a Chinese city, captures flak bursts dotting the sky - visible evidence of the risks these unarmed reconnaissance crews faced on every sortie. Project: 218374