The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 8
Confidential gunnery training pages sit alongside snapshots of hillside encampments, rice paddies, pack mule trains, and local children in this China-Burma-India Theater collection. A newspaper notice of a cadet killed in a training crash and handwritten album captions give the technical material a human weight, tracing both the instruction and the daily life of American airmen in a remote theater.
Elevated View of Military Encampment Overlooking Rice Paddies, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
Winding Mountain Road Through Rugged Terrain, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
Farmer Plowing Rice Paddy with Water Buffalo, China-Burma Theater, WWII
Handwritten Caption Card, 'Plowing a Rice Paddy' - CBI Theater Photo Archive
Gilded Buddha Statue in Ornate Temple Shrine, China-Burma-India Theater
Portrait of an Elderly Man, China-Burma Theater, WWII Era
Coastal Cliffs and Village, China-Burma-India Theater
Furnished Interior Room with Woven Blinds and Dining Table, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
Water Cart Operations at City Gate Well, China-Burma Theater, WWII
Local Child in Traditional Dress, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII Era
Handwritten Album Caption: 'A little Chinese girl,' WWII China-Burma Theater Archive
Road Construction/Quarry Labor Gang, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
Local Craftsman Hand-Painting Decorative Motifs on Wooden Object, China-Burma Theater
Handwritten Album Caption: 'A Chinese Casket Engraver' - China Burma Theater Archive
Mountain Road with Porters, China-Burma Theater, WWII
Traditional Covered Bridge and Village Structures, China-Burma Theater, WWII Era
Pack Mule Train on Rural Road, China-Burma Theater, WWII
Decorated Victory Arch with Statue of Liberty Motif, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
American Servicemen Bathing in River, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
Social Gathering at an Officers' Club, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII
Handwritten Caption Page: 'Our Swimming Hole on the River,' China Burma Theater Archive
Handwritten Album Caption: 'A Chinese Bridge & House Combined,' China-Burma Theater Archive
Illustrated Guide Page 'CHINA' - American Servicemen and Local Customs, WWII CBI Theater Publication
Pen-and-Ink Cartoon Depicting American Servicemen and Local Civilians, CBI Theater, World War II
'Learn These Laws' - Page from Confidential WWII Aerial Gunnery Training Manual
"Gunnery Approaches" – Page 5 of WWII USAAF Fighter Pilot Training Manual, CBI Theater Archive
WWII Fighter Pilot Training Manual Page 6 – "Before You Attack" Firing Check-off List (Confidential)
WWII Navy Confidential Training Manual Page: 'Choice of Approach' Gunnery Tactics, Page 7
Fighter Tactics Training Manual Page: 'Overhead Approach from Opposite Course' -- USAAF CBI Theater Archive
"Common Errors in Making Overhead Approaches" - WWII Confidential Fighter Tactics Training Page, CBI Theater
'The Head-On Approach' - Page 23 of a WWII Confidential Aerial Gunnery Training Manual
"The Head-On Approach" - WWII USAAF Confidential Fighter Tactics Training Manual Page, China-Burma-India Theater Archive
WWII Confidential Aerial Gunnery Training Manual Page 25 — "The Stern Approach"
"The Stern Approach" — Confidential Fighter Gunnery Tactics Manual Page Illustrating Bomber Tail-Gun Cone of Fire, WWII
WWII Fighter Combat Tactics Training Manual, Page 27: 'Sometimes the Rules Stretch' - Attack Position Doctrine
WWII U.S. Army Air Forces Confidential Fighter Gunnery Training Manual, Page 28 — 'In Conclusion'
World War II U.S. Army Air Forces Service Certificate — 1st Lt. Earle Campbell
Air Force Station Visitor Introduction Card, Dated March 14, 1946
WWII USAAF Airman in Leather Flight Helmet and Shearling-Collar Jacket, China-Burma-India Theater
Newspaper Clipping: 'Aviation Cadet Killed in Crash of Training Plane' -- Kenneth D. Campbell, Freeman Army Air Field
Aviation Cadet Standing on Wing of Stearman PT-17 Trainer Biplane, WWII
Aerial Reconnaissance Photograph of a Chinese Riverfront City, CBI Theater, WWII
Twin 5-Inch Gun Mounts Aboard U.S. Navy Warship
WWII Aerial Reconnaissance Photograph of a Japanese-Held Airfield Complex, CBI Theater
Aerial Reconnaissance Photograph of Airfield with Camouflaged Dispersal Areas, WWII CBI Theater
WWII Aerial Reconnaissance Photograph of Airfield, China-Burma-India Theater Archive
Handwritten Album Caption Card: "Airfield at Shanghai" -- WWII China Theater Photo Album Page
WWII Aerial Reconnaissance Photograph: Mountain Switchback Road, China-Burma-India Theater
