Securing the capture of Myitkyina airfield by Allied Forces during Burma Campaign of World War II. USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) fighter aircraft lands at Myitkyina airfield and American pilot hops out of aircraft with a cigarette in his mouth. British soldiers gathered around an antiaircraft gun. Rations are unloaded by Chinese troops from USAAF C-47 Skytrain plane. Very low-flying U.S. Army transport aircraft drops supplies to the ground without parachute, from the air, to avoid over-taxing the runway that was softened by days of heavy rain. U.S. Army's 5307th Composite Unit nicknamed Merrill's Marauders load mules with rations and supplies
Captured airfield of Myitkyina during World War II. USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) P-40 Warhawk fighter taxis on airfield. U.S. Army's 5307th Composite Unit nicknamed Merrill's Marauders pull the tail of a P-40 down, a plane which nosed over during landing.
Conference of Generals at Myitkyina, Burma during the World War II. General Daniel Isom Sultan of India-Burma theater and United States Army Major General Albert Coady Wedemeyer talk to each other outside a building. Major General Frank Dow Merrill and Major General Howard C Davidson talk to each other. Generals gathers at the Army headquarters for a conference. General Sultan take snapshots with a camera. General Sultan and General Wedemeyer get into a jeep.
Animated map shows American and Chinese forces advancing from Myitkyina to Bhamo, while British forces move to Mogamng to Katha, in Burma during the India-China-Burma campaign of World War 2. Mandalay, Lashio, the Burma Road, and Salween River are also shown on the map. Chinese troops are seen with pack animals moving along road marked by sign reading: "Bhamo Road." Chinese and American troops cross the Irrawaddy River by Pontoon bridge. A heavier item (M3 Lee medium tank) moves via a raft. M3 tanks also cross at affordable locations. Advancing troops move to extreme sides of road for security. Aerial view of Bhamo, on river's edge. Allies employ artillery and U.S. Army Air Forces P-39 Bell Air Cobra planes drop bombs. A Republic P-47 airplane is also seen dropping bombs. Chinese troops fire Browning M1917 machine guns and automatic rifles, as they advance upon the town. Another aerial view of smoke rising at various places in Bhamo. Lieutenant General Daniel Isom Sultan, Commander India-Burma theater, speaks about subsequent advance to the Ledo Road.
Animated map of India and Burma shows locations Myitkyina and Bhamo during World War II. Pontoons are hauled by trailer trucks along the Burma Road. The transport hampered as semi-trailers wide to cross the roads easily. Chinese troops bring pontoons by train. Chinese troops build a bridge over the Irrawaddy River. Construction work in progress. United States troops work.
Artillery fire at Myitkyina airstrip in Burma during World War II. U.S. and Chinese soldiers on the battlefield. U.S. and Chinese soldiers confer looking at a map. Chinese soldiers with a telephone. A Chinese enlisted man gives orders to fire. A battery of howitzer fires.
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