The Flying Tigers 69th DRS Association

Kunming, China - 1945 to 46
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Headline

Welcome to Kunming . . .

Main Gate

The Air Base . . .

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Hostel 10, Kunming Air Base

Main Hanger - aka - Factory 10

Wall around Kunming City looking towards Air Base

View North from the Engine Overhaul Shack

Hostel 10

View East from the path to Hostel 10 from Engine Overhaul

Garden scene near Factory 10

Looking Southwest from Engine Overhaul

Looking Northeast from path between Engine Shop and Factory 10

Airfield

Airfield

Factory 10 Hanger

Airfield

Muddy flight line

Airfield

Chinese Air Force, 5th Main Air Base Headquarters

Oct 1945 - Yankai A26 Crash - 3 crew members killed

Engine Overhaul Building

Air Base water tower

Club Cathay?

Stu Fontaine's Tool Shop

Gasoline drums

Gasoline drums

Gasoline drums

Empty fuel drums

Used tires

Empty fuel drums

Father Meaus at the Kunming Chapel

Kunming Chapel

1945 Congregation

Father Meaus holds mass about a landing craft

Going to Sunday Mass

Father Meaus holds mass about a landing craft

Miss Kitty

Miss Kitty & Friends

Miss Kitty

Friendly bear cub

Ding How Store

Time to light up the night skies

Transport aircraft landing

Kunming Passenger Terminal

Passenger tarmac and ramp

Headline

The Military's Final Days

Headline

. . . . The City

Ancient city gate

Ancient city main gate

Chinese military parade through city gate

Downtown Kunming

Bridge over the Pan Lung River

Pan Lung River outside city walls

Charcoal burner

Street vendors

Street vendors

Buffalo powered mill

Anti-Japanese Wall Mural

Plowing by buffalo

Pan Lung River

Pan Lung River

Pan Lung River

Pagoda Tower

Pagoda Tower

Downtown park or shrine

Can you name this monestary?

Can you identify this structure?

Can you identify this monestary?

Temple Statues

Temple Statues

Temple Statues

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