Long transfer shed where cargo is transferred from trucks to trailers at Ledo Road, Shinbwiyang, Burma. Aerial views of trucks parked near a shed at Ledo Road in Shinbwiyang, Burma. Scenes of Ledo road. Scenes of trucks moving and transfers cargo.
A film titled 'Aerial supply to Burmese outposts' based on establishing and supplying observation posts of the Allies in jungles at Assam-Burma frontier during World War II. Animated map highlights China, Burma and Assam in India. The Patkai mountain range is highlighted on the map. A U.S. airplane in flight over the mountains. U.S. troops prepare for a journey to an observation post. Initial equipment are loaded on a jeep trailer. The jeep passes along a bamboo corduroy bridge built by Indian workers. Second stage of journey shows equipment loaded on elephants. The elephants are driven along a jungle road. Native people are employed to carry equipment further. The native people are inspected before they begin the journey. Men and women carry equipment on a hillside.
U.S. 5307th Composite Unit en route to Burma. U.S. 1st Battalion near Hell's Gate lead pack mules over the Ledo Road. Soldiers pass a sign board which reads: 'God be with you', 'Welcome to Borderville' and 'Pangsau pass'. Brigadier General Frank Merrill watches the troops crossing into Burma.
Tanks of the 50th Indian tank brigade cross the Kalapanzin River in Buthidaung, Burma. Tanks go on road soldier sits on tank and soldiers walk past tanks. Soldiers stand in water and hold raft with the help of ropes. Tank loads onto raft. Other tank also stands on raft. Soldiers assemble logs of raft (World War II period).
50th Indian tank brigade and Yorkshire and Lancashire regiment soldiers carry ammunition and supplies across Kalapanzin River in Buthidaung, Burma. Tanks on raft. British-Indian soldiers stand on raft past tank. Soldiers carry bundle of barbed wire and place it on raft. Japanese held position on the other side of river. British soldiers of the 27th Field Regiment Royal Artillery and 63rd Indian field Company, ferry pontoon raft with guns and ammunition. Water flows in river. Yorkshire and Lancashire regiment soldiers carry ammunition and supply in field and place it on ground. They ferry equipment and supply on sampans, down river. Soldiers push artillery and load United States jeep on sampans and ferry it. (World War II period).
Yorkshire and Lancashire regiment crosses Kalapanzin River in Buthidaung, Burma. Yorkshire and Lancashire regiment soldiers push artillery on pontoon raft. Soldiers push Jeep on raft. Soldiers ferry raft and sampan on water. Soldiers sit and stand on sampan and raft. Sampans at the river bank. Soldiers on sampans play trumpet. (World War II period).
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