Waterfall Bay AA Battery, Wah Fu [c.1940-1975]

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Submitted by Rob on Mon, 2012-03-19 21:43

Current condition:

Demolished / No longer exists

Date Place completed:

c.1940-01-01 (Year is approximate)

Date Place demolished:

1975-01-01

Year completed is: Accurate
Condition at last visit: Demolished
Date of last visit: Nov-2014
Ref: ROB-00169
Other:

Timeline:

1940: Constructed. (WO 106/2380).
1941: Armament: 2 x 4.5" HAA guns in partially enclosed turrets. (WO 106/2379). (Japanese photograph).
1941: In action, shot down a float plane 13th December. Shelled, with casualties, 21st December. Destroyed by crews at surrender 25th December. (WO 172/1687).
1945: No guns remain. (WO 78/750A).
1975: Gun pits and buildings remained until the redevelopment of Wah Fu Estate. (HK Lands Dept. Maps and Aerial Photographs).
2014: Site of a commercial centre.

For a background to these notes, and a glossary of terms used, please see: http://gwulo.com/node/24630

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