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Reoccupation of Liuzhou: Repair

When the Japanese left the former Fourteenth Air Force Base at Liuchow, they left it heavily mined and pockmarked with bomb craters. Workers set out to repair the damage, while engineers of the Fourteenth Air Force, flown in by L-5s (in the background) survey the possibilities for quick repair.

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CHINESE HELP REPAIR LIUCHOW AIRSTRIP

FOURTEENTH AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS, IN CHINA-- When the Japanese left the former Fourteenth Air Force Base at Liuchow, they left it heavily mined and pockmarked with bomb craters. Workers set out to repair the damage, while engineers of the Fourteenth Air Force, flown in by L-5s (in the background) survey the possibilities for quick repair.

A team of Chinese laborors prepares to work on the air base at Liuchow after the retreat of the Japanese from the city. Several L-5 airplanes can be seen in the background.

In 1945.

 

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