Location
16.9° N 96.1° E Port city.

Wartime History
Occupied by the Japanese on March 7, 1942. Anglo-Indian ground forces, supported by the 10th AF and RAF combat and cargo aircraft supporting the British Army recaptured Rangoon on May 3, 1945 and the Indian 26 Division elements occupy the city), the war against the Japanese in Burma is successfully concluded. Pockets of resistance remain W of the Irrawaddy River and between that river and the Mandalay-Pegu

American Missions Against Rangoon
December 29, 1942

B-24M Liberator Serial Number 44-50335
Pilot Wiley shot down March 29, 1945 over Rangoon, all crew captured

B-24 Serial Number BZ962
Shot down February 29, 1944

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Last Updated
October 1, 2009