American pilots in China

American pilots in China

With their leave over, American pilots board a truck and leave Chongqing (Chungking) to return to the air field where they are serving with the 14th U.S. Army Air Force in China. The gate behind them is the entrance to the civilian section of Chongqing (Chungking). Two Chinese policemen hold the gates open while an English girl waves them off. Date: 1942 - 1945

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  • ILEA000636861
  • Registered date
  • 1942/12/31 00:00:00
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  • (c)Robert Hunt Library/Mary Evans / Kyodo News Images
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  • Copyright (c) Mary Evans Picture Library 2015
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  • 4850 × 3721 pixel
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  • 300 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.15(MB)*
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