FIREBOMBING OF KANGAW [Allocated Title]

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Object description

RAF Republic Thunderbolt fighter-bombers use napalm against Kangaw, and firebombs are tested at Cox's Bazaar, India (Bangladesh).

Full description

Kangaw, on the Arakan coast, Burma; a Thunderbolt flying at low altitude drops a bomb that explodes in a sheet of flame. A mushroom-shaped cloud of black smoke rises. More aircraft drop similar bombs. At Cox's Bazaar, India (now Bangladesh), napalm bombs are tested with spectacular explosions and thick black smoke.

Physical description

35mm

Object details

Category: Film
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: Air Ministry, Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor)
Royal Air Force Film Production Unit (Production company)
Connochie, T D (Production individual)
Lang, T W (Production individual)
Production date: 1945-01-27
Place made: GB
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items/reels/tapes 1
Catalogue number: ABY 149

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