| Place | Asia: Burma |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART22160 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 46 x 39.6 cm; frame: 62.2 x 56 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas on plywood |
| Maker |
Dargie, William |
| Place made | India |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Liberators of 159 Squadron RAF dive - bombing railway station, Ye, Burma
Description
Liberators of 159 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force which contains the Australian pilots, navigators, wireless operators and air-gunners amongst it's members, taking part in a raid on the railway station at Ye in Burma. With the aircraft in a steep dive, nine 500lb bombs with 11 second delay fuses were dropped from a height of 400 feet. The station was baddly hit, several trucks were blown off the tracks, and about 400 yards of line completely wrecked. A railway bridge was completely demolished. Ye is the southern most point of a branch line from Moulmein. This line had to be built by the Japanese because of the continual disruption of the Bangkok - Moulmein railway by heavy bombers of the Royal Australian Air Force and U.S.A.A.F.