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Title: THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN THE FAR EAST 1945-1946 Collection No.: 4700-15 Description: Japanese prisoners of war laying some of the 11900 rolls of bituminized hessian sheeting that provided a waterproof bedding for the main runway at Changi. The runway, using 276,680 pierced steel sheets on top of the hessian, was 2000 yards in length and 50 yards wide and able to take the largest aircraft then in service with the Royal Air Force. Date: April 1946 Access: Unrestricted |
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Image downloaded from Imperial War Museum Collections Search: Catalogue no. CF 1165 |
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