Collection related to RAAF Historical Section Accession Number: P02491.044

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Sagaing, Burma. 26 March 1945. Men and transport of the British 14th Army waiting at a bridgehead just below the famous Ava bridge just south of Mandalay to be ferried across the Irrawaddy River in pursuit of the Japanese in Burma. The Ava bridge was blown up by Allied retreating troops in 1942.

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Accession Number
P02491.044
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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