British Army's 'Special Force' Chindits comprising of Britishers, West Indians and East Indians at a camp near Kamaing, Burma during World War II. A soldier receives treatment for a shoulder wound at 45th Mobile Hospital of the United States Army. Gurkhas set up tents and hammocks. Men at the mobile hospital are treated for jungle sores, wounds and dysentery. The soldiers rest on cots in a ward.
U.S. Merill's Marauders at captured airfield of Myitkyina during World War II. USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) C-47 Skytrain transport planes parked on airfield. USAAF P-51s Mustang fighters land on airfield. Men of U.S. Army's 5307th Composite Unit nicknamed Merrill's Marauders stand in the background. Supplies are unloaded from planes to pack mules.
Capture of Myitkyina airfield by Allied Forces during Burma Campaign of World War II. Animated map highlights Myitkyina airfield in North Burma which is captured by Allied ground forces on 17th of May, 1944. USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) Waco CG-4 gliders parked at Shingbwiyang airfield. USAAF officer inspects a map. Airbase engineering equipment are loaded aboard gliders. Tow rope of glider is hooked up with USAAF C-47 Skytrain transport plane. Airborne engineers board the glider. C-47 tows CG-4. CG-4 makes a landing at Myitkyina airfield under Japanese machine gun fire. Another glider makes a crash landing. Airborne engineers exit the gliders on field. A pilot and an engineer of crashed glider are given plasma and first aid. Wounded men are evacuated. Bulldozers level the airfield. Chinese soldiers search for hidden Japanese snipers in area.
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
U.S. 5307th Composite Unit in Burma. A basketball game between Chinese and United States troops. Chinese and Americans watch the match. Houses and trees in the background. (World War II period).
U.S. 5307 Composite regiment in Burma during World War 2. United States soldiers on a canvas-covered area. They prepare supply parachutes.
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