British forces along with the Chindits units in India as they plan for their operations in Burma during World War 2. A ground crewman holds a flag marking the place where an arriving American C-47A airplane should park on the Hailakandi Airfield, Assam, India. British Major General Orde Charles Wingate steps from the plane. He is greeted by U.S. Army Air Forces Colonel Philip Cochran, Co-Commander of the1st Air Commando Group, and other American and British officers. General Wingate, flanked by Colonel Cochran and another officer, gives a detailed briefing to Officers, about plans for Burma operations. Later, Colonel Cochran conducts an additional briefing for enlisted personnel of the 1st Air Commando Group. General Wingate inspects Chindits units. Wingate looks over map spread on hood of a jeep and discusses it with British staff.
The British forces along with the Chindits units in India as they plan for their operations in Burma during World War II. Planes parked on the airfield. Troops, equipment and pack animals being loaded into gliders and transports. Pilot embark onto the plane. Crew stands near the planes. The planes take off.
Activities of the British forces in Burma during World War II. A British Spitfire lands at the Broadway airstrip behind Japanese lines. Two Spitfires parked on the field. Soldiers unload their equipment and supplies from a C-47 (Dakota) transport plane. Soldiers unload a jeep and tractor from the transport plane. A soldier is seen seated in the jeep.
United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) C-47 aircraft in Burma during World War II. A C-47 takes off from an airfield. Other aircraft parked on the airfield. Mountains and trees in the background. A jeep moves on the ground. The aircraft in flight.
United States Army Air Force 80th Fighter Group 10th operates in Assam, India during World war II. An animated map shows places. U.S. soldiers carrying a bomb in a jeep advance towards an airfield. A United States Army Air Force P-40 aircraft parked on the airfield. Trees in the background. The soldiers convert depth charges to bombs. They load the bomb in the bomb bay of the airplane. The aircraft takes off from the airfield. Aircraft in flight.
Training of United States soldiers in Europe. An officer discusses a wall map with other officers and briefs them on strategies and plans. An officer smokes a cigarette. An airplane parked on an airfield. Paratroopers board the plane. The plane in flight. Interior of the plane shows paratroopers sitting and discussing. An aerial view of a snow covered area. The paratroopers descend with the help of their parachutes. They wear warm clothes and advance on the snow covered area. The troops head for a bridge. They hold their skies in hands and advance on snow. Mountains in the foreground. The troops climb a mountain. A building in the foreground.
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