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Ko Samio Island, Thailand. C. 1945-08. A dense cloud of smoke rising from a 10,000 ton Japanese tanker after an air attack by RAF Liberator aircraft of the Indian Ocean Air Force 300 miles south of Bangkok on the south east of the Kra Isthmus. The tanker which was over 400 feet long was the largest vessel which had been sighted in Siamese waters for many months, and was trying to make a northward run through the Gulf of Siam. One Liberator aircraft with an all Canadian crew flew in to the attack at 150 feet and struck the tanker amidships. Fire and smoke were followed by two explosions and then dense black smoke. A great double column of flame spurted 200 feet into the air.
Chumphon, Thailand. C. 1945-02. To attack Chumphon, Japanese supply and transhipment centre on the east coast of the Kra Isthmus, RAF Liberator aircraft and US Army Air Force B-24 aircraft of the Stra
Chumphon, Thailand. c. March 1945. RAF Liberator bomber aircraft in which flew many RAAF aircrews and US Army Air Force B-24 aircraft of Strategic Air Force, Eastern Air Command carried out a long dis
Singora, Thailand. 17 July 1945. Bombs bursting (top right) during an attack on the Kra Isthmus in Southern Thailand by aircraft of No. 159 (Liberator) Squadron RAF of the Strategic Air Force, Eastern
Khaeng Khoi, Thailand. 3 April 1945. Aerial view from one of the attacking RAF Liberator aircraft during the attack on the marshalling yards. Great clouds of smoke cover the target area, while a dense
Chumphon, Thailand. C. 1945-03. RAF Liberator aircraft and US Army Air Force B-24 aircraft of Strategic Air Force, Eastern Air Command, carried out a highly successful long-distance attack on Japanese
Na Nien, Thailand. 19 March 1945. View through the beam hatch of one of the attacking aircraft shows an RAF Liberator aircraft flying over the target area, which is covered in smoke from the heavy att
