File:RAF 5353 Airfield Construction Wing and Japanese POWs improving runway of RAF Changi in 1946.jpg

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Original file(800 × 602 pixels, file size: 72 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Summary[edit]

File information
Description

Title: THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN THE FAR EAST 1945-1946

Collection No.: 4700-15

Description: Men of 5353 Airfield Construction Wing, Royal Air Force (RAF), assist and supervise Japanese prisoners of war during the construction of the main runway at Changi. The runway, constructed from 276,680 pierced steel sheets 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

Source

Image downloaded from Imperial War Museum Collections Search CF 1162

Date
Author
Permission
(Reusing this file)

See below.


Licensing[edit]

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current18:10, 26 August 2013Thumbnail for version as of 18:10, 26 August 2013800 × 602 (72 KB)Dave1185 (talk | contribs)Updated image (800 × 602 resolution) downloaded from the collection of IWM.
17:28, 17 May 2011Thumbnail for version as of 17:28, 17 May 2011350 × 240 (25 KB)Beao (talk | contribs)
08:39, 6 April 2008Thumbnail for version as of 08:39, 6 April 2008350 × 263 (28 KB)Dave1185 (talk | contribs)
The following pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects are not listed):