SEA0233 Accession Number: SEA0233

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Airborne in Rangoon area, Burma. 5 January 1945. Indian paratroops awaiting the signal to line up and prepare to jump from a Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft in the airborne landing south of Rangoon.

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Accession Number
SEA0233
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Format: 3x4"
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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