Freed Allied prisoners of war, released from Japanese captivity in Singapore, are evacuated by air from Kallang airport.

Group of freed prisoners of war walk towards a parked RAF Douglas Dakota transport aircraft. Men boarding the aircraft. View from inside the aircraft as men come aboard. Dakota taxiing (slightly out of focus).

Notes

Dopesheet states that four of these men were of 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment, and had 12 years service overseas.

Air evacuation of prisoners of war and internees accounted for only some 3,000 individuals, with the vast majority going by sea from Singapore.

Also filmed by an RAF cameraman. See related items.