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Accession Number | SUK13935 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
THANBYUZAYAT, BURMA. C. MARCH 1945. AN RAF LIBERATOR AIRCRAFT OF STRATEGIC AIR FORCE, EASTERN AIR ...
Description
THANBYUZAYAT, BURMA. C. MARCH 1945. AN RAF LIBERATOR AIRCRAFT OF STRATEGIC AIR FORCE, EASTERN AIR COMMAND, FLIES OVER ONE OF THE 200 FOOT BRIDGES BUILT BY ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR IN SOUTHERN BURMA, AFTER IT HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY 1,000 POUND BOMBS FROM LOW-LEVEL AIR ATTACKS. FIRES IN THE ADJACENT FOREST ARE STILL SMOULDERING AND DEBRIS LITTERS THE GROUND OVER A WIDE AREA.