Everything tagged "air raids"

OBJECTIVE: Sea sweep over South China Sea

RESULTS: Two vessels are attacked at sea by the B-24DR “Sweepy Time Gal,” but no hits are scored.  “Sweepy Time Gal” strays off course on the return flight and flies into Victoria Harbor at low altitude, where it is shot down by Japanese fighter pilots.

TIME OVER TARGET: Precise times are unclear, but “Sweepy Time Gal” was apparently shot down during the early afternoon.

AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT: Two B-24s from 373^rd Bomb Squadron (308^th Heavy Bomb Group)

AMERICAN PILOTS AND AIRCREW: <Read more ...>

OBJECTIVE: Harass the Canton airfields with a series of one-plane night raids staggered over a four-hour period

RESULTS: Due to poor weather conditions only three of eight B-25s reach the target and release their bombs; two B-25s run out of fuel and crash.

TIME OVER TARGET: From 8:25 p.m. on April 6 to 12:37 a.m. on April 7

AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT: Eight B-25s from the 11^th Bomb Squadron (341^st Medium Bomb Group)

AMERICAN PILOTS AND AIRCREW: Unknown <Read more ...>

OBJECTIVE: Reconnaissance flight to determine weather conditions over Canton

RESULTS: Pilot reports light overcast at 7,000 feet and very heavy ground haze and fog.

TIME OVER TARGET: ~6:30 a.m.

AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT: One P-40 from the 74^th Fighter Squadron (23^rd Fighter Group)

AMERICAN PILOTS AND AIRCREW: Lt. Thomas P. Bennett

ORDNANCE EXPENDED: None

JAPANESE UNITS, AIRCRAFT, AND PILOTS: None

AIRCRAFT LOSSES: None <Read more ...>

OBJECTIVE: Bomb HK & Whampoa dockyard

RESULTS: B-24s attempt to bomb dockyard at night with the aid of flares, but only six aircraft find the target.  Bombs are widely scattered and cause little damage, with some apparently falling on Hong Kong Island.  The Hongkong News later claims a hospital is hit, killing several Chinese patients.  The 308^th judges that the use of flares for night bombing over Hong Kong is a failure and the group does not repeat this experiment.  

TIME OVER TARGET: ~10:20 p.m. <Read more ...>