Liberators of 159 Squadron RAF dive-bombing railway station, Ye, Burma Accession Number: ART22160
Description
Liberators of 159 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force which included Australian pilots, navigators, wireless operators and air-gunners amongst its 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.
Details
Accession Number
ART22160
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas on plywood
Measurement
Overall: 46 cm x 39.6 cm
Medium
oil on canvas on plywood
Date Made
December 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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