SEA0219
Photograph SEA0219 Second World War, 1939-1945Akyab, Burma. c. 4 April 1945. On a dusty airstrip, a Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft of No. 62 Squadron RAF is refuelled. Many of these Dakota aircraft are flown by RAAF members.
SEA0216 Accession Number: SEA0216
Description
Akyab, Burma. c. 4 April 1945. Lined up on a dusty Burmese airfield, RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft, many of them manned by RAAF crews, have been primarily responsible for the advance of the Fourteenth Army in Burma, for without them it would not have been possible to keep our forward troops supplied.
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Accession Number
SEA0216
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Format: 3x4"
Format: 3x4"
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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