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RAF Sunderland Squadron Evacuating Dutch Internees from Batavia
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RAF Sunderland Squadron Evacuating Dutch Internees from Batavia

British Official Photograph · 1945 - 1949 · photography; photographic support

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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At the quay in Batavia, several members of the RAF Sunderland help a number of women and children into a boat. With the famous flying boats, the Dutch were eventually flown to Singapore. In the background, a boat ready for departure.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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documentary photographsBataviaBevrijding Tweede Wereldoorlog
Credit lineRAF Sunderland squadron evacueert Nederlandse geïnterneerden uit Batavia. 1945 - 1949. British Official Photograph. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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