One of the most important phases of the war in Burma is the air war against the Japanese lines of ...

One of the most important phases of the war in Burma is the air war against the Japanese lines of communication, which stretch from Bangkok and Rangoon to the Mandalay and Arakan fronts. For many weeks now, Liberator aircraft of the RAF and B-24 aircraft of the US Army Air Force 7th Bombardment Group, operating as a unit within Strategic Air Force, Eastern Air Command, have carried out unrelenting air attacks against the bridges on the Burma-Thailand railway line which links Bangkok with Burma. This railway, commenced in 1942 by Allied prisoners under Japanese supervision, has been described as a miracle of engineering. From their bases in Bengal, these bomber aircraft often make flights of 1,000 miles each way in daylight and without fighter escort. This bridge crossing a river just north of the junction of the new Burma-Thailand line with the original line from Moulmein down to Ye-U, has had its back broken.