Tuesday, December 20, 2011

This Day in WW2

December 20, 1944

1. Calcutta is bombed for the first time by the Japanese Air Force.

2. First Flying Tigers combat. Aircraft of the 1st and the 2nd squadrons intercepted 10 unescorted Kawasaki Ki-48 bombers of the 21st Hikotai raiding Kunming. Three of the bombers were shot down and a fourth was heavily damaged.

No comments: