David and Isabelle Stinson at the Hankow Airport

Title: David and Isabelle Stinson at the Hankow Airport
Identifier: DS_056
Description: Isabelle and David Stinson (2 years old) seen from behind as they wait for their Curtiss C-46 Commando to be refueled at Hankow, enroute from Shanghai to Chongqing. Both wear winter clothes in the freezing temperatures, Isabelle in a sporty jodhpur ensemble, David is a woolen snow suit. Trucks can be seen next to the plane in the background.
Commentary: The Stinsons were travelling back from furlough after the end of 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: Hankow, current day Wuhan, Hubei
Geonames: https://www.geonames.org/11494351/hankow.html
Original Format: black and white print
Relation: Passengers Boarding a Plane at Shanghai 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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