Japan in Northwest Thailand during World War 2

Japan in Northwest Thailand during World War II

N17°22.365
E100°04.586^{^[1]}

Ban Dara Bridge (Th: / Jp: )
USAAF Aerial Photo Intelligence
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RR Bridge
Northern Route
Sta 456.99 ^[2]

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Notes

Flight reports here record aerial photo coverage of Ban Dara Bridge by only the 21st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron. Other coverage probably exists, but I have not found it as yet.

09 January 1944

Ban Dara Bridge aerial 09 Jan 1944 ^[3]

16 September 1944

Ban Dara Bridge aerial 16 Sep 1944 ^[4]

23 December 1944

Ban Dara Bridge aerial 23 Dec 1944 ^[5]

05 January 1945

Ban Dara Bridge aerial 05 Jan 1945 ^[6]

26 October 1944

Ban Dara Bridge aerial 29 Jan 1944 ^[7]

17 February 1945

Ban Dara Bridge aerial 17 Feb 1945 ^[8]

Revision List
Rev	Date	Description
0	2012 Dec 05	First published on Internet

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Bibliography supports notes.

1.^ Source: Google Earth fix on center of bridge.

2.^Whyte, BR, The Railway Atlas of Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia (Bangkok: White Lotus, 2010), p 27.

3.^ 21st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (hereafter 21PRS) Report Mission No. 13-4A, 09 Jan 1944 (USAF Archive microfilm reel A0878 p0197).

4.^ 21PRS Report Mission No. 4 MA 115, 16 Sep 1944
(USAF Archive microfilm reel A0878 p0441).

5.^ 21PRS Report Mission No. 4MA 41 W, 23 Dec 1944
(USAF Archive microfilm reel A0878 p0682).

6.^21PRS Report Mission No. 5 MA 4, 05 Jan 1944
(USAF Archive microfilm reel A0878 p0815).

7.^ 21PRS Report Mission No. 5 MA 15 W, 29 Jan 1945
(USAF Archive microfilm reel A0878 p0785).

8.^ 21PRS Report Mission No. 5 MA 39, 17 Feb 1945
(USAF Archive microfilm reel A0878 p0769).

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Japan in Northwest Thailand during World War II