B-24 Liberator bomber taking off from an advance air field in Kunming, China, circa 1943; note P-40 Warhawk fighters in foreground

Caption     B-24 Liberator bomber taking off from an advance air field in Kunming, China, circa 1943; note P-40 Warhawk fighters in foreground ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   ARC 535780
More on...   
B-24 Liberator   Main article  Photos  Maps  
P-40 Warhawk   Main article  Photos  
Kunming Airfield   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 3,075 x 2,050 pixels
Photos at Same Place Kunming, Yunnan, China
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010:
The vast majority of the digital images in the Archival Research Catalog (ARC) are in the public domain. Therefore, no written permission is required to use them. We would appreciate your crediting the National Archives and Records Administration as the original source. For the few images that remain copyrighted, please read the instructions noted in the "Access Restrictions" field of each ARC record.... In general, all government records are in the public domain and may be freely used.... Additionally, according to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you.
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop



Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 per month will go a long way! Thank you.

Please help us spread the word:

 Reddit
 Bluesky
 Mastodon

Stay updated with WW2DB:

 RSS Feeds

Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Jack Gross says:
11 Mar 2013 02:15:29 PM

The B-24 taking off is 41-24293 "SHERAZADE" of the 14AF 308BG 425BS at Kunming, the main air base of the 308BG (not an "advance air field"). This B-24 crashed approaching the airfield at Chabua on 25-Jan-1944, killing 6 of the 8 crewmen on board. The P-40 "NIPPONESE NEMESIS" was piloted by Matt "Charlie" Gordon, Jr. of the 23FG 75FS (note the unusual eye in the nose art). Gordon was one of America's first WWII aces, scoring 8 aerial victories against Japanese planes.

All visitor submitted comments are opinions of those making the submissions and do not reflect views of WW2DB.

Posting Your Comments on this Topic

Your Name 
Your Webite 
Your Email 
 Your email will not be published
Comment Type 
Your Comments 
 

Notes:

1. We hope that visitor conversations at WW2DB will be constructive and thought-provoking. Please refrain from using strong language. HTML tags are not allowed. Your IP address will be tracked even if you remain anonymous. WW2DB site administrators reserve the right to moderate, censor, and/or remove any comment. All comment submissions will become the property of WW2DB.

2. For inquiries about military records for members of the World War II armed forces, please see our FAQ.
Search WW2DB
Modern Day Location
WW2-Era Place Name Kunming, Yunnan, China
Lat/Long 24.9922, 102.7433
Random Photograph

Stern view of USS Mingo, off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 3 Feb 1944

Current Site Statistics

Famous WW2 Quote
"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You win the war by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country!"

George Patton, 31 May 1944


Support Us

Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 a month will go a long way. Thank you!

Or, please support us by purchasing some WW2DB merchandise at TeeSpring, Thank you!