A YR-4 helicopter being unloaded from a C-54 aircraft in Burma during World War II. Air jungle rescue unit Pilots of 10th Air Force fly YR-4 to attend to a crashed B-25. Pilot paints a big yellow cross on the plane's wing and checks instruments. The helicopter flies back to the home base. Rescue mission members briefed before leaving for Naga Hills. Helicopter YR-4 lands at a helipad and takes off with an injured soldier.
U.S. Army Air Force attacks enemy positions in China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. The 7th Bomber Group (H) Squadron and the 4934 Bomber Group of the U.S. Army Air Force target railroad and road bridges to drop bombs. Four bombs dropped simultaneously on a bridge. Bomb destroys with an explosion.
The Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon, Burma (present day Yangon, Myanmar). A person walks past temple, carrying large bouquet of what appears to be flower-like objects. Two large Chinthe (stylized lion statues) standing guard by a pagoda on Mandalay Hill. A girl feeding pigeons in front of a temple. (Scaffolding seen on nearby structure.) Costumed men, on elevated outdoor stage, send decorated Chariot carrying several men, up inclined cables, toward a temple tower. They are watched by a crowd of spectators, seated on the ground. A temple in the woods. Silhouette of temple gate. A temple reflected in a lake.
British troops of the Royal Worchestres, 2nd Battalion at Pear Hill in North of Singu and Irrawaddy River, Burma during World War II. British troops of the Royal Worchestres, 2nd Battalion with packs and supplies climb hillside. The troops climbing up. A British aircraft in flight drops bombs on Japanese positions on the hill. The troops with supplies walking on the hill. The aircraft dropping bombs. Explosions on the hill. Smoke rises due to bombardment.
Punjab troops at Pear Hill in North of Singu and Irrawaddy River, Burma during World War II. The troops on foot advance on the Pear Hill. The troops with guns walking. The troops with guns climb up the hill. The troops shake hands and meet another soldier. The troops talk to each other. The Punjab troops on a tank and other military vehicles move along a dirt covered road.
Commander of British 14th Army Lt General Sir William Slim visits British Indian Army 19th Infantry Division Beachhead in Kwauk-Myaung Area, Burma during World War II. Lt General Slim, Commander of 14th Army and British Indian Army Major General Thomas Wynford Rees walk down a road. They cross a ponton bridge to the other side of Irrawaddy River. General Slim and Ress with the soldiers on a boat underway in the river. General slim looks into some documents. General Slim inspects the troops. The troops are of the 62nd Brigade Headquarters and includes Sikhs, Punjabs, Rajputs, Assames, Gurkhas and British Infantrymen.
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