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English: The first British prisoners of war to be evacuated from Singapore after liberation walk to their aircraft at Kallang Airport.
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Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph CF 728 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums
(collection no. 4700-15) 		Flag of the United Kingdom.
"The Far East: Singapore, Malaya and Hong Kong, 1939–1945", Air Ministry Second World War Official Collection (collection no. 4700-15, photograph no. CF 728) from the Imperial War Museum, London, England, United Kingdom; originally uploaded to en.wikipedia by Keraunoscopia on 6 April 2011, transferred to the Commons using CommonsHelper.
Author Flight Officer Ashley, official photographer of the Royal Air Force.

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  • 2011-04-06 06:32 Keraunoscopia 332×350× (107517 bytes) Remove watermark
  • 2008-04-06 09:20 Dave1185 332×350× (120245 bytes)

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