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Military supplies to China from United States and the United Kingdom transit from Calcutta, India to China during WW2
Workers load supplies in Calcutta port in India during World War 2. A crane lowers stacks of boxes. Indian laborers roll artillery shells. A row of United States army trucks. Various materiel and military supplies, including rolls of chain link fencing and rolls of barbed wire. United States soldiers prepare a row of tanks for shipment. A transport boat on the Hooghly River in Calcutta, India (present day Kolkata, India). Sign on boat reads, "Rambari." Transport boat sets sail for the Brahmaputra River. A train begins to depart on the Bengal-Assam Railway. Indian worker transfers boxes to another train during a stop. Laborers repair train tracks damaged by monsoon rains. United States Army Douglas C-54 Skymaster planes in flight.
United States war equipment unloaded into India and British forces training and battling Japanese (WW2)
United States Army soldiers in a market area in India during World War 2. American soldiers move about the market place in India, shop for items, and watch a snake charmer at work. Allied war equipment unloaded at a port and carried away on camel carts into Burma. American tanks being unloaded and transported by rail. Camel caravans hauling boxes of rifles and ammunition. Camels pulling wagons filled with armament. Supplies being loaded into U.S. Army aircraft for delivery to the battle front. British Indian troops move up the jungle terrain in Burma and fight against Japanese troops in World War II. British troops guarding a border railroad. Some British soldiers pop out from a hidden trench at a railroad line with rifles ready (likely training operation). View of an Indian river that narrator says is mined. Indian sappers wire wooden rafts with explosives to float out. American airmen on airfield with Indian temple in background are seen briefing Chinese pilots in training at the airbase. Closeup views of faces of Chinese pilots. Fighter aircraft and bomber aircraft taking off to hold open the Burma road from the air. Aerial view of aircraft propeller spinning on airborne aircraft with Indian city in background. Allied aircraft bombing Japanese positions.
A view of Taj Mahal with "Bamboo Hat" and another mausoleum in India (WW2)
A map of Japan and words ‘Hades Ab Alta' seen on side of a plane. A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in India during World War II. A sign of Muttra railroad junction. Two vendors seen on the station along with crowd. A view of Taj Mahal with “Bamboo Hat” to camouflage from Japanese bombing. An archway is seen in the foreground. Four minarets of the Taj Mahal seen. Another Indian mausoleum seen. Carving of flowering plants on the wall of the mausoleum. Mirror pools are seen. An Indian driving a horse driven two-wheeled carriage. Another horse driven two-wheeled carriage parked on the road.
American 10th Air Force aircraft being repaired at Hindustan Aircraft Limited facilities in Bangalore, India during World War II
A film titled 'Modern plant services and Allied aircrafts' shows workers streaming out of facilities of Hindustan Aircraft Limited, in Bangladore, India, during a shift change, during World War 2. View inside one of the factory buildings, where U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 transport aircraft of the 10th Air Force are seen lined up for maintenance. Heating fires burning in containers outside one plant entrance. Inside, workers move heavy machinery. A worker in a laboratory. Outside, several U.S. Lockheed B-25 Mitchell bombers are seen in various states of repair, with Hindustan Aircraft workers working on and around them. A C-47 aircraft is seen nose into a hangar. Its empennage is mostly removed. However its tail number (41-7759) is visible on the still intact vertical stabilizer. Workers are seen on scaffolding set up around a Consolidated PBY Catalina amphibian aircraft. The final scene shows several B-24 Liberator bombers in various stages of repair, parked on an outdoor ramp.
American Volunteer Group Flying Tiger pilots fly P-40 fighter planes in China Burma India Theater during World War II.
Chinese Air Force 1st American Volunteer Group Flying Tiger pilots in China India Burma Theater during World War II. Flying Tiger pilots grouped on a field are presented with letters and rank bars which they pin on their shirts. Close-up view of Flying Tigers ace pilot Frank Schiel being recognized. U.S. airplanes parked on an airfield in the background. The Commander of Flying Tigers U.S. Lieutenant General Claire Lee Chennault arrives. The pilots conclude a quick briefing and then scramble and run, rushing to United States Army Air Force P-40 Tomahawk fighter airplanes. The P-40s taxi and take off from the airfield. The aircraft in flight.
Imperial Japanese Army invades and bomb Mandalay, Burmese refugees flee for India, British soldiers destroy supplies during WW2
Imperial Japanese Army marches towards Mandalay, Central Burma (present-day Myanmar) during World War 2. They pass sign post reading, "Mandalay 82, Rangoon 348, Hanza 6" Imperial Japanese Army Mitsubishi G3M1 Model 11 Land-based Attack Aircraft bombers drop bombs on Mandalay. Explosion from dropped bombs as viewed from air. Children run away. Japanese bombers drop more bombs. Bomb explosion at ground level. Buildings on fire in Mandalay. A train full of evacuating Burmese locals, some holding on to railings of rail cars. Animated map showing Japanese capture of Burma. British troops in retreat driving a crowded truck. POV driving down road past long line of refugees fleeing Burma for India. Refugees in ox carts. British Army demolition squad destroys equipment and materiel, burn oil supplies to prevent Japanese Army usage. Oil derricks burning. British soldiers retreat at a running pace to small boats. British soldiers retreat on boats as oil supply burns. Huge fire from oil supply. Refugees carry their belongings, flee on foot. Line of Chines soldiers retreating. Burmese and British soldiers lead refugees on foot on elephant trails, jungle, across river and mountains, to India. Camp for Burmese refugees in India. Soldiers carry an injured patient on a stretcher. United States General Joseph Stilwell talks to a Chinese colleague. “We got run out of Burma, that's humiliating as hell. I think we ought to find out what caused it, go back and retake the place.” General Joseph Stilwell says.