Burma. 3 April 1944. A 100 foot wooden coaster off Rangoon River under attack by aircraft of No. ...

Accession Number P02491.140
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Burma. 3 April 1944. A 100 foot wooden coaster off Rangoon River under attack by aircraft of No. 177 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAF. Small coasters of about this size are used by the Japanese and accounted for nearly all the traffic up to June 1944 in the Rangoon and Moulmein areas.