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Rangoon, Burma. C. 1945-08. RAF official interpreter, Flight Lieutenant W. W. Hassall of Lancaster Gate, London, whose family live in Sydney, NSW, communicates with the two Japanese aircraft by radio telephone, from the control tower at Mingaladon airfield, Rangoon. The two Japanese aircraft, Allied code name "Topsy", were carrying the Japanese surrender envoys and were escorted by two squadrons of Spitfire fighter aircraft to the airfield where high-ranking officers of the RAF and the Army were awaiting the surrender envoys.
Rangoon, Burma. C. 1945-08. The Japanese surrender envoys leaving their "Topsy" aircraft after touching down at Mingaladon airfield, Rangoon, where high-ranking officers of the RAF and the Army were a
Rangoon, Burma. C. 1945-08. One of the "Topsy" aircraft carrying the Japanese surrender envoys arrives at Mingaladon airfield, Rangoon, watched by a crowd of RAF personnel. They were escorted by a squ
Rangoon, Burma. C. 1945-08. The Japanese surrender envoys being escorted to the interrogation tent after landing at Mingaladon airfield, Rangoon.
Rangoon, Burma, c. 1945-08. A group of Japanese and British servicemen stands beside a Japanese Mitsubishi Ki-57 'Topsy' transport aircraft which has just landed at Mingaladon airfield. The men are (l
Rangoon, Burma, c. 1945-08. Carrying a samurai sword , an officer of the Imperial Japanese Army steps down from the side door of a Japanese Mitsubishi Ki-57 'Topsy' transport aircraft which has just l
Rangoon, Burma, c. 1945-08. After arriving by air at Mingaladon airfield, a party of Japanese envoys (centre, right) heads towards a special tent where they will surrender local Japanese forces in a f
