| Accession Number | P02284.012 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Smith, Norman |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Rangoon, Burma, c. 1945-08. Three Japanese soldiers stand beside Westland Lysander IIIA V9303 of ...
Description
Rangoon, Burma, c. 1945-08. Three Japanese soldiers stand beside Westland Lysander IIIA V9303 of No. 357 Special Duties (SD) Squadron RAF at Mingaladon airfield. Two RAF crewmen, including a flight lieutenant (right), are aboard the aircraft preparing it for flight, while another RAF crewman stands to the rear of the Japanese soldiers. The aircraft is about to fly the Japanese to remote areas of Burma where they will be parachuted in to Japanese forces who have not yet surrendered in order to tell them that the war has ended. The Japanese will make their parachute jump from the ladder attached to the side of the aircraft. Because of the long distance the aircraft has to travel, an auxiliary fuel tank has been fitted to the underside of its fuselage. (Donor W. Mulford) (Original print held in AWM Archive Store)