maintenance

Personnel of 491 Bombardment Group about June 1943, Chaukulia, India. Notice the open engine cowling. During WWII.

"Autos and trucks were practically non extant in the civilian population in China.This pic show one of the trucks that did exist.Whenever one of the trucks broke down it was repaired on the spot by whatever means necessary. All the trucks were converted to charcoal burners because of the shortage of gasoline. On steep grades someone would run along side...

118th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron maintenance personnel at Liuchow [Liuzhou]. Major Edward O. McComas far left, and John Carpenter far right.

An American GI repairs a transport truck of the 14th Air Force in China, working in rough conditions on flooded ground.

GI repair something at the front of a transport truck, possibly replacing an engine. During WWII in the CBI.