70 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries
29 Sep 1944, Eric MacNider's wartime diary
Submitted by Old Man on Sat, 2014-07-26 15:42Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 29 Sep 19442.30pm "Call It a Day" by Dodie Smith ((see 28th Sep for details))
29 Sep 1944, R. E. Jones Wartime diary
Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2014-09-13 21:54Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 29 Sep 1944Hot. NE wind, cloudy.
Chopped wood, Finished wheel-barrow & repaired trolley.
Steve sent me up 5 cigs.
Tried the parcel butter today 100%!!
With Steve pm. Kids learning to write their alphabet.
29 Sep 1944, WW2 Air Raids over Hong Kong & South China
Submitted by ssuni86 on Sun, 2019-06-02 00:44Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 29 Sep 1944OBJECTIVE: Fly a series of staggered single-aircraft night raids to harass airbases at Canton and prevent JAAF pilots from flying night bombing missions against American airbases in China.
RESULTS: All nine B-25s drop their bombs on Tien Ho airbase and vicinity, but damage is unknown.
TIME OVER TARGET: ~6:52 to 10:15 p.m.
AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT: Nine B-25s from the 491st Bomb Squadron (341st Medium Bomb Group)
AMERICAN PILOTS AND AIRCREW:
- B-25J #43-3926: 1st Lt. F.O. Cullen; 1st Lt. A.K. Patterson; 1st Lt. R.M. Howard; 1st Lt. K.E. Norris; Staff Sgt. W.S. Faulkner; Staff Sgt. L.J. Flanagan
- B-25H #43-4393: 1st Lt. J.E. Andrews; 2nd Lt. T.E. Jordan; Staff Sgt. G.A. Penney; Tech Sgt. J.W. Schmitt; Staff Sgt. W.J. Murphy
- B-25J #43-3291: 1st Lt. J.H. Shields; 2nd Lt. J.H. Wilson; 1st Lt. V.J. Piazza; 1st Lt. W.P. Dougan; Staff Sgt. L.C. Jones; Staff Sgt. A. Nemeth; Staff Sgt. R.D. Driscoll
- B-25H #43-4319: 1st Lt. R.J. Flanagan; 1st Lt. R.A. Allen; Staff Sgt. R.J. Gebhardt; Tech Sgt. R.L. Koenig; Staff Sgt. C.R. Bigelow
- B-25H #43-4361: 1st Lt. W.D. Guest; 1st Lt. F.J. Belot; Staff Sgt. F.J. Campagna; Staff Sgt. W.C. Cheverie; Staff Sgt. T.F. Cougherty
- B-25H #43-4602: 1st Lt. H.W. Fox; 1st Lt. A.J. White; Staff Sgt. W.M. Gornik; Staff Sgt. C.E. Henderson; Staff Sgt. A. Quinn
- B-25D #43-3904: 2nd Lt. F.O. Dice; 2nd Lt. J.M. Burghoffer; 1st Lt. A. Bossieux; Staff Sgt. A.E. Jones; Tech Sgt. P. Mundich; Staff Sgt. E.E. Routon
- B-25J #43-4090: 1st Lt. J.M. Musgrove; 2nd Lt. H.H. Templin; 2nd Lt. R.V. Zaloudek; Staff Sgt. S.E. Smith; Staff Sgt. S.W. McDonald; Sgt. G.D. Tanchum
- B-25D #43-3288: 1st Lt. F.E. Weimer; 2nd Lt. R.M. Howell; 2nd Lt. J.L. Wolfe; Staff Sgt. W.J. Copeland; Tech Sgt. J.E. Starling; Staff Sgt. W.R. Green
ORDNANCE EXPENDED: 22 x 100-pound bombs; 48 x 100-pound fragmentation bombs; 16 x 250-pound bombs; 12 x 500-pound bombs
JAPANESE UNITS, AIRCRAFT, AND PILOTS: None
AIRCRAFT LOSSES: None
SOURCES: Original mission reports and other documents in the Air Force Historical Research Agency archives at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.
Information compiled by Steven K. Bailey, author of Bold Venture: The American Bombing of Japanese-Occupied Hong Kong, 1942-1945 (Potomac Books/University of Nebraska Press, 2019).
Tags:29 Sep 1944, WW2 Air Raids over Hong Kong & South China
Submitted by ssuni86 on Mon, 2019-06-03 19:47Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 29 Sep 1944OBJECTIVE: Fly a series of staggered single-aircraft night raids to harass airbases at Canton and prevent JAAF pilots from flying night bombing missions against American airbases in China.
RESULTS: Four B-25s hit Tien Ho and five B-25s hit White Cloud. An estimated 50% of bombs fall within target zone, though damage is unknown.
TIME OVER TARGET: ~7:00 to 10:20 p.m.
AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT: Nine B-25s from the 11th Bomb Squadron (341st Medium Bomb Group)
AMERICAN PILOTS AND AIRCREW: 1st Lt. Kenneth Martindale; 1st Lt. Simpson D. Huffaker; 2nd Lt. Arthur Thomas; 2nd Lt. Peter W. Petersen; 1st Lt. James Talley; 2nd Lt. John C. Steadman; 2nd Lt. Leander L. Smith; 1st Lt. Henry D. Wagner; 1st Lt. Marcus L. Sloat
ORDNANCE EXPENDED: 20 x 100-pound bombs; 72 x 100-pound fragmentation bombs; 24 x 500-pound bombs
JAPANESE UNITS, AIRCRAFT, AND PILOTS: None
AIRCRAFT LOSSES: None
SOURCES: Original mission reports and other documents in the Air Force Historical Research Agency archives at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.
Information compiled by Steven K. Bailey, author of Bold Venture: The American Bombing of Japanese-Occupied Hong Kong, 1942-1945 (Potomac Books/University of Nebraska Press, 2019).
Tags:29 Sep 1944, WW2 Air Raids over Hong Kong & South China
Submitted by ssuni86 on Mon, 2019-06-03 19:48Book / Document:Date(s) of events described:Fri, 29 Sep 1944OBJECTIVE: Fly nocturnal sea sweep mission to detect and sink Japanese ships in the South China Sea.
RESULTS: No enemy ships are detected during the sea sweep. The aircraft commander, Lt. Bacalis, opts to bomb an unspecified area of Kowloon (the designated secondary target) on the return flight. Damage is unknown.
TIME OVER TARGET: Unknown, but likely early morning on September 30
AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT: One B-24 from the 308th Heavy Bomb Group
AMERICAN PILOTS AND AIRCREW: Lt. Bacalis and nine-man crew
ORDNANCE EXPENDED: 9 x 500-pound bombs
JAPANESE UNITS, AIRCRAFT, AND PILOTS: None
AIRCRAFT LOSSES: None
SOURCES: Original mission reports and other documents in the Air Force Historical Research Agency archives at Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.
Information compiled by Steven K. Bailey, author of Bold Venture: The American Bombing of Japanese-Occupied Hong Kong, 1942-1945 (Potomac Books/University of Nebraska Press, 2019).
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