The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Tennant, Burma. c. 1945. RAF Douglas C47 Dakota and Curtiss C46 Commando transport aircraft on the airfield. This strip had been opened only the day before and the traffic indicates the closeness of air support. The US Curtiss aircraft in the foreground, serial no. 2101215, is named Smiley's Flagship.
Burma. c. March 1945. Operating in close support of the British 14th Army on the road to Mandalay, the RAF have moved well into Burma. RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft, serial no. KJ895, is u
Burma. c. March 1945. Framed between the spires of Burmese temples an RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft heads its way to front line RAF airstrips to drop supplies.
Burma. c. March 1945. Supplies being dropped by parachute from RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft to advanced army units during the campaign to capture Mandalay.
Burma. c. March 1945. British 14th Army troops loading sacks of supplies onto an RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft for delivery to troops operating behind the enemy lines.
Burma. 2 September 1944. To maintain troops serving behind enemy lines, RAAF pilots and aircrew make frequent daily trips in RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft to drop supplies by parachute.
Manipur, India. c. March 1944. Air transport is used extensively to deliver supplies and equipment to troops in forward areas. A 25-pounder gun is being loaded by Indian troops onto a RAF Douglas C47
