Workers of India unpack U.S. fighter plane at Ceylon. Indian workers uncrate a U.S.
Workers of India unpack U.S. fighter plane at Ceylon. Indian workers uncrate a U.S. Corsair fighter plane for assembly at a base of the British Fleet Air Arm in Ceylon, India. India's homefront is not only supporting the Allied drive for the early defeat of the enemy, but has supplied 2,000,000 troops to fight the enemy on many battlefronts. The Indian Army is the largest volunteer fighting force in the world. Lord Wavell, Viceroy of India, has termed the assistance of India, both in troops and material, a vital factor in Allied successes in the Middle East. Indian ships and planes are engaged in patrolling and minesweeping in the Eastern and Middle Eastern waters.
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