The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Burma. 1 May 1945. Indian paratroops awaiting the signal to leave the aircraft to drop on Rangoon. Paratroops of South East Asia Command were dropped by air on strategic points around the town and port. The paratroop landing was followed up by seaborne landings from the Royal Navy. Landings were made from the sea south of Rangoon from both banks of the Rangoon river.
Burma. 1 May 1945. Paratroops emplaning for an operation. In the doorway is Sergeant Varley of Barnsley, Yorkshire. Assisting the paratroops into the aircraft at the bottom of the steps is Flight Serg
Burma. 1 May 1945. Landing barges unloading their troops onto a beach of the Rangoon River, seen from an aircraft. Paratroops of South East Asia Command dropped from the air on strategic points round
Burma. 1 May 1945. Hundreds of parachutes were left on the ground by the paratroops who landed by them during the invasion. Paratroops of South East Asia Command landed from the air on strategic point
Burma. 1 May 1945. Parachutes slowly falling in the sky, suspending paratroops who landed at strategic points around the town and port of Rangoon, the capital of Burma. The paratroops of South East As
Burma. 1 May 1945. The seaborne invasion steaming towards the river and port. Landing barges of the Royal Navy landed on both banks of the Rangoon river, south of the town. Fires in the background wer
Burma. 1 May 1945. A final word to the Indian paratroops of South East Asia Command before they emplaned for their drop on Rangoon was given by the chief RAF paratroop instructor, Flight Lieutenant R.
