NAM.1982-06-58-16

Photograph of a supply drop by parachute to East African troops in Burma, 1944-45. Air transport was all-important in the Burma Campaign. The country’s dense jungle and mountainous terrain coupled with and lack of roads meant that the bulk of supplies had to be dropped by air. This method of was a somewhat haphazard business and it was not uncommon for supplies to go astray or even fall into enemy hands, however it did allow units both to hold out when surrounded by the Japanese and to mount more sustained campaigns in to enemy territory. Typewritten inscription as title, and above photograph: '358'. From photograph album of 190 photographs associated with 11th East African Division and the King’s African Rifles, Burma, 1944-1945. Associated with World War Two, Far East (1941-1945).

World War Two, Far East (1941-1945)