US VIPs touring 14th Air Force bases in China, Aug 1943. Note the C-87A aircraft, the transport variant of the B-24 Liberator. See Comment below. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     US VIPs touring 14th Air Force bases in China, Aug 1943. Note the C-87A aircraft, the transport variant of the B-24 Liberator. See Comment below. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via D. Sheley
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Photo Size 3,781 x 2,922 pixels
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
14 Jan 2013 01:47:59 PM

LtoR: unidentified Chinese official, MGen Claire L Chenault, Sen JM Mead of NY, Sen Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, Sen AB Chandler of Kentucky, unidentified Chinese officer, LGen Joseph W Stillwell, Sen RR Russell of Georgia, Sen Ralph O Brewster of Maine, unidentified officer, BGen Edgar E Glenn, unidentified officer. This C-87A is the first aircraft built specifically for use by the President of the United States, with a ramp for President Roosevelt's wheelchair, but was never used by him. It spent its entire career hauling AAF VIP’s.

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