27 Nov 1942, Chronology of Events Related to Stanley Civilian Internment Camp

Submitted by brian edgar on

On November 23 the USAF feinted at Hong Kong before bombing locations in Indochina. Today they return for real:

CHINA AIR TASK FORCE (CATF): 10 B-25s and 20+ P-40s, the largest CATF effort in China to date, hit shipping and harbor installations at Hong Kong, firing warehouses and claiming 2 freighters and numerous barges sunk; a large force of fighters intercept during the return trip but are driven off by the escort; the P-40s and B-25s claim several airplanes shot down.

Source:

http://www.pacificwrecks.com/60th/1942/11-42.html

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