Yangkai (Yangjie) 羊街

Unidentified personnel of the 491st Bomb Squadron, behind the squadron's hostel, on "Red Dust Hill", Yangkai, China. The 'Ringer Squadron' insigne clearly visible on the man in the center of the rear row . (Info courtesy Tony Strotman)

Unidentified aircrew of the 491st Bombardment Squadron (Ringer Squadron) stand beside aircraft "43-4481", a B-25H, at Yangkai Air Base, China. The squadron-assigned, combat id number is painted on the nose wheel, '81'.

491st Bombardment Squadron crew stands before a B-25J at Yangkai AB, China in summer of 1944. Left to right; back row: Lt. Walter P. Guest (cp), Capt Albert V. Toney (p), Lt Albert A. Barling, Jr. (n), Lt. Curtis A. Siria [Curtis H Siria?] (b) front row: S/Sgt Ernest J. Ross (EG), T/Sgt Oliver D. Swanson (RG), S/Sgt Joe D...

Gen. Claire Chennault, Commander of 14th Air Force made a "surprise" visit to Yangkai in February 1944 to brief the flight leaders on a new bombing technique. Here he stands with officers of the 341st Bombardment Group (BmGrp), 11th, 22nd and 491st Bomb Squadrons. From left; Col. Caleb Haynes(?), Maj Edison Weatherly (22nd C.O.), Maj. James Callaway (491st CO), B.Gen...

Ann Sheridan (white knitted hat) signs an autograph for Wozniak. Ruth Dennis in the center foreground. Along with Mary Langdon and Ben Blue, they were at Yangkai Air Base, China, on a USO tour in the CBI. In this photo they had just finished helping the 22nd Bomb Squadron dedicated their aircraft 'Sheridan Express'. John A. Johns (22nd B.S.) painted...

Scenery in China. Note the young man in work coveralls and holding a carbine in the foreground. This is probably near Yangkai, Yunnan.

Master Sergeant John A, Aspinwall (Maintenance Line Chief), 491st Bm Squadron, stands among the trees on 'Red Dust Hill', the housing and squadron areas for 341st Bomb Group personnel at Yangkai AB, China. (Info courtesy Tony Strotman)

Ted Karczewski (??) with Chinese children somewhere in China. From the collection of Wozniak, combat photographer for the 491st Bomb Squadron, in the CBI.

Christmas 1944 in one of the 491st Bm Sq enlisted men's hostels at Yangkai base, Yunnan province, China. In his book "Diary of A Bomb Squadron" McKay Nelson wrote, "Christmas was celebrated quietly. A truckload of Christmas packages for the squadron came in, early in the evening. Midnight Mass had to be cancelled due to a 'Jing Bao' air raid...

Major Gen. Charles B. Stone, and another officer, riding a 341st Bomb Group, 14th Air Force, jeep during a visit to Yangkai on the August 29, 1945. The jeep has stenciled "Chabua" (India), however groups and materials moved around, so it is not surprising to see this jeep in China, especially by the summer of 1945.