B-24 bombers fly to Burma and attack enemy airfield

Part of a maximum-effort Group mission, B-24 Liberators of the 493rd Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Group, 10th Air Force, fly from India to Burma on January 18, 1945, to attack Thedaw Airfield. Mission involved all four 7th Group squadrons, two RAF Liberator squadrons, and a fighter escort. Shown are 493rd B-24s crossing the Burma coast, Irrawaddy River and mountains, No. 41 with open bomb bays dropping its bomb load, hits and smoke on the airstrip, B-24s over the scene, more drops and hits. Photography by 10th AAF Combat Camera Unit. Source: Record Group 18, CS 3037, National Archives II. Copy is from original film converted to VHS then to VCD.

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[mjbastin72]

My late Grandfather's Liberator during WWII was EW284/Q of No. 215 Squadron. Royal Air Force. Bengal, India October 1944 He was in the Top Gun turret of these great planes

[SirTwangabangalot]

My great uncle had been invalided out of Burma to India - I always remember him telling me that he was staying near to a U.S airfield and saw the terrible sight of a B-24 taking off - fully loaded and not gaining height. He said he could see the crew throwing everything out to lighten the load but it still went down with everyone aboard.

[michal33poznan]

My grandfather was a navigator in polish specjal mission squadron in Royal Air Force during Warsaw Uprising. Nice to see this mashine. An american plane is a part of polish aviation history.... Good luck, bombers;-)

[AlmashyD]

Nice video.My father in law was a tail gunner at this time. Could be one of the planes is his. He flew out of Lido, India over Burma road a lot.

[OSS4USA]

Hot Damn!!!! Give them hell.

[selimakbas]

she HOT...