LANDING CRAFT ON THE MA-I CHAUNG FOR LETPAN LANDINGS [Allocated Title]

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Object description

Film by an American cameraman showing an amphibious landing at Ma-I chaung, part of the Letpan landings, in the Arakan coastal region of Burma.

Full description

Views of the chaung with smoke in the distance. Landing Craft Support Medium (LCSM) 30 passes. Hawker Hurricane fighter-bombers passing low over a treeline. ML 390 passes; a crewman plumbs the depth. Camera approaches the chaung bank and two officers step aboard. A Stinson Sentinel light aircraft in a field. A number of war correspondents (with 'war correspondent' epaullettes) stand about and their despatches are put aboard the aircraft. The aircraft takes off. Aerial views of the Ma-I chaung, of landing craft and launches and men ashore.

Physical description

35mm

Object details

Category: Film
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: Indian Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor)
Indian Public Relations Film Unit (Production company)
Fischer, T W (Production individual)
Production date: 1945-03-14
Place made: India
Dimensions: whole: Number Of Items/reels/tapes 1
Catalogue number: JIN 29

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