Description
Kalawthut, Burma. c. March 1945. A bridge near Kalawthut twenty two miles south of Moulmein, on the Moulmein-Bangkok railway after the attack by RAF Liberator aircraft. One span of the bridge has been completely demolished. At the other end the permanent way has been torn up and wrecked for many yards. RAF Liberator bomber aircraft of Strategic Air Force, Eastern Air Command operating from bases in Bengal continued their offensive against road and railway bridges on the Burma-Thailand railway. This photograph illustrates the pinpoint accuracy with which the RAF carries out its attacks on Japanese supply lines and communications.
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Accession Number
P02491.297
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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