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A Mitchell B-25, tail number 444, flies away from a site just bombed in China or Indochina area.

Kenneth Williams inspects a bomb crater at an American base in China during WWII. A C-46 transport is in the background.

Shows intense activity in the Hong Kong raid - B-24's came in high - we came in just above water - Heavy cloud to right top of photo is from B-24 bombs. From an October 16, 1944, mission on Hong Kong, 491st Bomb Squadron. Click here for a detailed description of this mission.

"#2 Hong Kong Harbor - shows bombs exploding - pictures was taken by Tsgt Volmer - tailgunner." From an October 16, 1944, mission on Hong Kong, 491st Bomb Squadron. Click here for a detailed description of this mission.

"Hong Kong Harbor, scene 1 &2, Large freighter, Just came across the harbor about 10' above the water firing B25H canon of nose guns, you can see where skip bombs hit close as I cleared over the mast (next) and you can see sailors running on the deck - the ship sink confirmed by photo-recon after the strike. Heavy flak...

Near miss on a Japanese freighter, with white-suited Japanese sailors scrambling about the deck. From an October 16, 1944, mission on Hong Kong, 491st Bomb Squadron. Click here for a detailed description of this mission.

This train was wiped out with low level bombs & gunfire. Note on back of the photo reads: Three track RR siding with 17 cars and locomotive, which is destroyed, note wreckage from bomb bursts and quantity of escaping steam. 3 cars probably destroyed, more damaged. Two of track torn up by bomb bursts, hole from strafing is visible on...

Train - Finish - Bridge also went. This was a double-header - Train was knocked out with guns; The bridge was "clipped" destroying mid section into water.

"It won't be long now! Watch bombs in air..." This train was wiped out with low level bombs & gunfire. Note on back of the photo reads: Three track RR sliding with 17 cars and locomotive, which is destroyed, note wreckage from bomb bursts and quantity of escaping steam. 3 cars probably destroyed, more damaged. Two of track torn up...

Japanese bombing in Kunming during WWII. December, 1943.