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OBJECTIVE: Bomb river shipping (B-25s) and an aircraft assembly factory (P-40s) at Canton

TIME OVER TARGET: ~Noon

AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT: Seventeen P-40s from the 16th and 76th Fighter Squadrons (23rd Fighter Group) and six B-25s from 11th Bomb Squadron (341st Medium Bomb Group).  All aircraft are from the China Air Task Force (10th Air Force).


We have just opened tin labelled  'stewed steak and rice' and it turned out to be a beef steak pudding – a lovely surprise; Mum kept hiking out more and more lumps of 'fat' to save for frying – then realised it was dumpling.

Pat Cullinan ((Police)) went in to town today for x-ray.

Mabel got an egg from the Welfare.

News is vaguely that there will be fighting in Stanley.


Marine engineer Edward O' Brien marries Lucy Carmen Rozeskwy.

Source:

Greg Leck Captives of Empire, Stanley Camp Roll


Jap aircraft otherwise engaged today.

Zindel visited camp.

In 3 Sol. battles 52 U.S. ships were sunk & 2 hundred odd Japs.

((G.))


OBJECTIVE: Reconnaissance flight over Canton and Hong Kong

TIME OVER TARGET: ~10:30 a.m.

AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT: Two P-40E1 from 16th Fighter Squadron (23rd Fighter Group, China Air Task Force, 10th Air Force)

AMERICAN PILOTS AND AIRCREW: 1st Lt. John D. Lombard; 1st Lt. Robert H. Mooney

ORDNANCE EXPENDED: None


(written on 27th)  Forgot to write up last night – partly because too busy eating, because we were issued with  loads of food: each got 5oz dried fruit, 1 lb. muscatels, 1 lb cocoa, 5 tins of bully, 4 lbs sugar.  Such joy in the camp!

Mrs Drown came in to play bridge, and wants me to help with words for her carol.

I fried corned beef with tomatoes and bread – so delicious.


Bowls pairs final – B.Bradley & T.Pile 17 / R.Hall & A.M.Holland 13.

RC issue of 4 tins bully, 1 M&V., cocoa, raisins, dried fruits ((unclear)).


Fight going on somewhere above. Planes up all day. One fell into the sea.

Bulk rations issued.

((G.))


We drew more cocoa, dried fruit and some tea.

Martha Lewis brought my story back today, she thought some of the words 'rather long for schoolgirls.'  ((Martha 12, in camp with parents and younger sister Rosemarie.))

News of Hong Kong raids.


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:


Plane on exhibition. Bits which might be anything. People near airfield warned after dusk will be fired on.


((More about the meeting to discuss the distribution of bulk IRC rations.)) The next day I wrote a letter to the Chairman, stating that, in spite of all the motions carried at the meeting, I thought there were a great many people people in these blocks who would welcome the use of a communal store in which to deposit their meat and sugar and asked if such a store could still be made available, as I viewed with alarm the possibility of having to store it in our already crowded room some 160 lbs of sugar and 200 lbs of tinned meat.


Very good news. Sugar 4lbs. Tea 1lb.12oz. Cocoa 1lb 7oz Raisin 1lb. Mixed fruit 2ozs. 3lb. Corned Beef. 1 Tin M & V.

((G.))


http://www.usaaf.net/chron/42/nov42.htm says:

(Tenth Air Force):

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 


OBJECTIVE: Feint towards Hong Kong to throw off the Japanese and then bomb river shipping and Tien Ho airfield at Canton. 

TIME OVER TARGET: ~10:15 a.m.


St. Andrew's concert grand, a one-act play of 1745 was well done,  particularly Peggy Taylor, (Mary's sister-in-law) was nice – her red hair looked beautiful;  Sheila Bruce and Rhexie Stalker did Highland Fling with 2 men.  Kinlock was good, so was someone who played bagpipes. Some lovely kilts.  ((However did the owners manage to bring kilts into camp?))