World War II Photograph

World War II Photograph: Landing wheels recede as this U.S. Army Air Forces Libertor bomber crosses the shark-nosed bows of U.S. P-40 fighter planes at an advanced U.S. base in China. An American soldier waves good luck to the crew, off to bomb Japan.

Landing wheels recede as this U.S. Army Air Forces Libertor bomber crosses the shark-nosed bows of U.S. P-40 fighter planes at an advanced U.S. base in China. An American soldier waves good luck to the crew, off to bomb Japan. (China)

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