P00448.041 Accession Number: P00448.041

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ARMAPURA NEAR MANDALAY, BURMA. 1945-01-26. CONSOLIDATED B-24 LIBERATOR OF THE STRATEGIC AIR FORCE, EASTERN AIR COMMAND, RAF, RELEASES ITS BOMBS ON THE JAPANESE SUPPLY BASE AND COMMUNICATIONS LINK AT ARMAPURA. MANY AUSTRALIANS WERE MEMBERS OF THE RAF SQUADRONS WHICH OPERATED LIBERATOR AIRCRAFT IN THE SOUTH EAST ASIAN THEATRE.

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Accession Number
P00448.041
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
26 January 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor RAAF Historical Section
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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