P02018.264 Accession Number: P02018.264

Description

Burma. 1944. Aerial photograph of typically forbidding "Hump" on the Burma-Yunnan frontier. Over these mountains Allied transport aircraft delivered supplies from India to China.

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Accession Number
P02018.264
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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