Passengers Boarding a Plane at Shanghai Airport

Title: Passengers Boarding a Plane at Shanghai Airport
Identifier: DS_055
Description: A group of passengers walk along a muddy path on the tarmac up to the Curtiss C-46 Commando that will fly them from Shanghai to Chongqing. They are seen from the back wearing rain gear. The plane's markings suggest that it was employed in Airforce operations flying personnel and supplies over "The Hump" in the Himalayas during WWII.
Commentary: The Stinsons were travelling back from furlough after WWII when former Airforce planes, such as this Curtiss C-46 Commando, were repurposed for civilian travel. This plane was probably used to fly over "The Hump" in the Himalayas during the war, and may not have been serviced since then.
Creator: John Stinson
Date Created: 1947-01-29
Location: Shanghai
Geonames: https://www.geonames.org/1796236/shanghai.html
Original Format: black and white print
Relation: David and Isabelle Stinson at the Hankow Airport; David and Dora Stinson at the Hankow Airport
Source: David Stinson
Provenance: Stinson Family Archives
Access Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Publisher: SIUE
Record Date: 2026-01-27
Contributor: Cory Willmott
Type: Still Image

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