OBJECTIVE: Take reconnaissance photographs of Kowloon
TIME OVER TARGET: ~9:15 a.m.
AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT: One F-4 or F-5 (photo-recon version of the P-38)
AMERICAN PILOTS AND AIRCREW: Unknown
ORDNANCE EXPENDED: None
RESULTS: Recon photos of Kowloon show no evidence of damage from the B-24 raid the previous evening (Nov. 15). Numerous ships are at the HK & Whampoa dockyard.
OBJECTIVE: Bomb POL (petroleum, oil, and lubricants) depot at Lai Chi Kok
TIME OVER TARGET: ~11:30 a.m.
AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT: Ten B-25s from the 11th Medium Bomb Squadron (341st Medium Bomb Group) escorted by three P-40s from the 74th Fighter Squadron (23rd Fighter Group). Two additional P-40s from the 74th Fighter Squadron are tasked with skip-bombing ships in Victoria Harbor. All aircraft belong to the 14th Air Force.
OBJECTIVE: Skip-bomb ships in convoy near Hong Kong. This is the first time that American fighter pilots in the China theatre attempt skip-bombing, which will become a widespread tactic used by 14th Air Force pilots to attack Japanese ships.
TIME OVER TARGET: ~1:15 p.m.
AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT: Four P-40s from the 74th Fighter Squadron (23rd Fighter Group, 14th Air Force) <Read more ...>
AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT: Fourteen B-24s from 323rd, 325th, and 425th Bomb Squadrons (308th Heavy Bomb Group). Fighter escort consists of seven P-40s from the 74th Fighter Squadron and ten P-38s from the 449th Fighter Squadron (23rd Fighter Group). All aircraft are from the 14th Air Force.
AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT: Five B-25C medium bombers from the 11th Bomb Squadron (341st Medium Bomb Squadron) escorted by eleven P-40s from the 16th and 76th Fighter Squadrons (23rd Fighter Group). All units are from the China-based 14th Air Force.
AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT: Seven B-25s from the 11th Bomb Squadron (341st Medium Bomb Group). All of the B-25s and many of the pilots and aircrew are on their second run of the day to Hong Kong. Escorting fighters include six P-40s from the 74th Fighter Squadron and seven P-40s from the 76th Fighter Squadron (23rd Fighter Group). All aircraft are from the 14th Air Force.
AMERICAN UNITS AND AIRCRAFT: Eight B-25s from the 11th Bomb Squadron (341st Medium Bomb Group) and seven P-40s from the 74th Fighter Squadron (23rd Fighter Group). All aircraft are from the 14th Air Force.
