Rangoon Flight Memoir Describes Teak Trade and War Time Life
In a Rangoon diary style narrative, crews recount tropical illness, teak log barges on the Irrawaddy, and a near collision with a Burmese river boat. The piece recalls flyboys, the Shwe Dagon pagoda, and hospital efforts that saved a comrade amid monsoon heat and exotic city life.
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