gelatina ai sali d'argento

Titolo
Air support for invasion of Ramree island
Soggetto
Fotografia aerea di alcune navi dell'esercito britannico durante la battaglia dell'Isola Ramree.
Luogo e data dello scatto
Birmania, Isola Ramree
Cronologia
1944 - 1945
Oggetto
positivo
Materia e tecnica
gelatina ai sali d'argento; BN
Misure
supporto primario: mm, altezza 260, larghezza 202
Collocazione
Trieste (TS)
Palazzo Gopcevich
Fototeca dei Civici musei di storia ed arte
Codice scheda
F_146938
Iscrizioni

sul supporto primario, verso: BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.NO.C.4936./ Air Ministry Photograph./ Crown Copyright Reserved./ AIR SUPPORT FOR INVASION OF RAMREE ISLAND./ In support of the third large scale air/ land and sea assault on the west coast of/ Burma. R.A.F. R.A.F. and American/ aircraft, carried island of Ramree/ A continnous air assault umbrella was/ miantainee and many tons of high explosive/ bombs were dropped on pre-selected targest./ The exact points of attack by heavy bombers/ of the Strategic Air Force were Mount/ Peter, Kyauktalon and Black Hill points/ belaived to be strongly held by the Japanese./ A carpet of bombs was laid to protest the/ landing craft, disembarking the invading troops./ PICTURE SHOWS:- Some of the invasion craft/ approaching Remree seen from on of the R.A.F./ Liberators after it had dropped its bombs.