P-51s, L-6s, and other planes at the Liuzhou (Liuchow) air base during the summer or fall of 1945. The distinct karst mountains of the area are visible in the background. Photos taken by Robert F. Riese in or around Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, in 1945.

L-6s, and other planes at the Liuzhou (Liuchow) air base during the summer or fall of 1945. Rows of tents are on the right. The distinct karst mountains of the area are visible in the background. Photos taken by Robert F. Riese in or around Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, in 1945.

Photos taken by Robert F. Riese in or around Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, in 1945. Robert Riese in his barracks bunk at Liuzhou during WWII.

Grass hill between karst peaks in our around Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, in 1945.

Scenery, including a canal or other water work, in southwest China, either Guangxi or Guizhou province, during WWII.

Photos taken by Robert F. Riese in or around Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, in 1945. Aerial view adjacent to the American base at Liuzhou. Notice the shadow the airplane in the foreground.

C-54 transport plane on a runway at the American base at Liuzhou. Photos taken by Robert F. Riese in or around Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, in 1945.

GIs inspect a destroyed Japanese fighter left over at the airbase after the Japanese retreat from Liuzhou after Ichigo (一号作戦 Ichi-gō Sakusen, lit. "Operation Number One") . Photos taken by Robert F. Riese in or around Liuzhou city, Guangxi province, China, in 1945. See another image of this plane here.