Allied forces win Myitkyina airstrip in Myitkyina, Burma during World War II. A map of Burma highlights Myitkyina. Transport airplanes tow gliders over Myitkyina. An aerial view of Myitkyina airstrip. Gliders land on a field and U.S. and Chinese troops disembark. U.S. Army General Joseph Stilwell talks with U.S. Army General Frank Merrill on a field. A wrecked U.S. airplane on the field. A Japanese fighter overhead. U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Seagrave operates on a wounded soldier in a field hospital.
Medics carry a wounded soldier on a stretcher in Burma. Shacks in the field. The wounded carried to C-47 airplane. (World War II period).
Mekong Bridge in Burma. Views of the Mekong River and a valley with huge mountains in the background. Mekong Bridge over the river. A man standing on the bank of the river in the foreground.
Mekong Bridge in Burma. Views of the Mekong River. The roadway which leads to Mekong Bridge. Huge mountains in the background.
Mekong Bridge in Burma. A roadway which leads to Mekong Bridge. Views of the Mekong River. Mekong Bridge over the river.
Mekong Bridge in Burma. Views of Mekong Bridge site. Huge mountains in the background. Views of the Mekong River. Mekong Bridge over the river.