Ban Dara Bridge USAAF Aerial Photo Intelligence

Flight reports here record aerial photo coverage of Ban Dara Bridge¹ by only the 21st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron. Other coverage probably exists, but I have not found it as yet.

09 January 1944 ²

16 September 1944 ³

23 December 1944 ⁴

05 January 1945 ⁵

26 October 1944 ⁶

17 February 1945 ⁷

Last Updated on 29 February 2024

1. N17°22.365
   E100°04.586 Source: Google Earth fix on center of bridge. [↩]
2. 21st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron (hereafter 21PRS) Report Mission No. 13-4A, 09 Jan 1944 (USAF Archive microfilm reel A0878 p0197).[↩]
3. 21PRS Report Mission No. 4 MA 115, 16 Sep 1944
   (USAF Archive microfilm reel A0878 p0441).[↩]
4. 21PRS Report Mission No. 4MA 41 W, 23 Dec 1944
   (USAF Archive microfilm reel A0878 p0682).[↩]
5. 21PRS Report Mission No. 5 MA 4, 05 Jan 1944
   (USAF Archive microfilm reel A0878 p0815).[↩]
6. 21PRS Report Mission No. 5 MA 15 W, 29 Jan 1945
   (USAF Archive microfilm reel A0878 p0785).[↩]
7. 21PRS Report Mission No. 5 MA 39, 17 Feb 1945
   (USAF Archive microfilm reel A0878 p0769).[↩]