Aerial Photos
Aerial view of Rangoon Central Jail taken May 3, 1945
Notice “British Here” written on rooftop
Aerial photo of Rangoon Jail Taken on May 3, 1945
”Japs Gone” and “Extract Digit” painted on rooftops
Notice the parachutes (carrying desperately needed food and medical supplies) in the top right of the photo. These were dropped by British RAF Liberators to the newly freed prisoners.
For an explanation on the “Extract Digit” inscription and a personal account of life as a POW in Rangoon click here to read an interview with Sgt. Karnig Thomasian a US AAF B-29 Gunner captured in December 1944.
To see more photos and read another amazing personal account of life as a POW in Rangoon click here to read short biography and see the personal diary of Don Lomas a British Royal Air Force officer.
Interior Photos
These photos were taken after liberation.
A typical cell in Rangoon Jail. Notice the teak wood bars on the right.
Corridor of Rangoon Jail. Notice teak wood bars on left.
Another view of the teak bars at Rangoon Jail.
Corridor of solitary cell blocks.
Typical solitary cell block with wooden bed.
Kitchen at Rangoon Jail
Damaged roof tiles on Rangoon Jail
Shed at Rangoon Jail
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