Collection related to RAAF Historical Section Accession Number: P02491.186

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Thegon, Burma. 14 February 1944. During a strafing attack by Warrant Officer D. M. Anderson RAAF of No. 177 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAF, the 'old dynamo shed' at the Pumping Station on the Burma-Thailand Railway was set on fire. Dense black smoke soon enveloped the Pump Station and surrounding country.

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Accession Number
P02491.186
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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