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Operations in Burma, Assam and North East India; sinking of HMS ARK ROYAL: photographs....
Catalogue reference: ADM 199/189
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This record is about the Operations in Burma, Assam and North East India; sinking of HMS ARK ROYAL: photographs.... dating from 1941-1948 in the series Admiralty: War History Cases and Papers, Second World War. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- ADM 199/189
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1941-1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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Operations in Burma, Assam and North East India; sinking of HMS ARK ROYAL: photographs. 30 photographs from this piece have been extracted to CN 1/7. Includes 21 photographs depicting: [CN 1/7] Bengal-Burma frontier: aerial views of mountainous country, scenes of fighting, views of roads, rivers, airfields and other lines of communication. HMS Ark Royal listing after torpedo attack. Dated 1943-1944.
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30 photographs, extracted to
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Case No. 7170
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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ADM 199
Admiralty: War History Cases and Papers, Second World War
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