SUK13935 Accession Number: SUK13935

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THANBYUZAYAT, BURMA. C. MARCH 1945. AN RAF LIBERATOR AIRCRAFT OF STRATEGIC AIR FORCE, EASTERN AIR COMMAND, FLIES OVER ONE OF THE 200 FOOT BRIDGES BUILT BY ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR IN SOUTHERN BURMA, AFTER IT HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY 1,000 POUND BOMBS FROM LOW-LEVEL AIR ATTACKS. FIRES IN THE ADJACENT FOREST ARE STILL SMOULDERING AND DEBRIS LITTERS THE GROUND OVER A WIDE AREA.

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Accession Number
SUK13935
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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