Fiddament's Lancastrian impounded in Shanghai, 1945
Collection
Identifier
RB-t0905
Copyright
© Arthur Fiddament
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: RB-t0905. Photograph by Air Vice-Marshal A.L. Fiddament, taken during a round-the-world fact finding trip. Caption in Fiddament's notebook: "Shanghai. At Kian Gwan airfield early morning (impounded!) - Sentry! Officer cashiered as result 4/12/45". The aircraft is a Royal Air Force Transport Command Avro Type 691 Lancastrian (serial number VM701). The location is the Kian Gwan (Kiangwan) Airfield (Jiangwan airport), in the Yangpu district of north-east Shanghai.
Location
Date
Tuesday 4 December 1945
Photographer
Material
Transparency
Media
Colour photograph
