Image: 1944-10-16 US air raids on Japanese-occupied Hong Kong 2, annotated

Description: *Topic of this photo: Air raids on Hong Kong by the allies (the US) at 13:45, 16 October 1944. In this mission, the US Fourteenth Air Force sent out 28 B-24 heavy bombers, 33 P-51 fighter-bombers and 18 P-40 fighters to Japanese-occupied Hong Kong.[1] These planes most probably departed from Kweilin Airfield, 530 km (330 miles) northwest from Hong Kong. For the original photo without caption, see File:1944-10-16 US air raids on Japanese-occupied Hong Kong 2.jpg. Historical background: Whlie the US Fourteenth Air Force attacked the Japanese in Hong Kong, major Chinese forces were busy elsewhere: the Chinese National Revolutionary Army was fighting the Japanese in the Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou in Operation Ichi-Go; the forces of the Communist-controlled China was in North China Plain. Other landscape: The broad sweep of open land in the middle right was Japanese-controlled Kai Tak airfield. The Kai Tak Bund residential area had been knocked down and, together with Po Kong to the north of the airport, was incorporated into the airport zone. Compared to the pre-war time, the total area of the airport was doubled. This is a 5-part series of photos. For the rest, see:File:1944-10-16 US air raids on Japanese-occupied Hong Kong 1.jpg File:1944-10-16 US air raids on Japanese-occupied Hong Kong 1, annotated.jpg File:1944-10-16 US air raids on Japanese-occupied Hong Kong 2.jpg (this photo) File:1944-10-16 US air raids on Japanese-occupied Hong Kong 2, annotated.jpg File:1944-10-16 US air raids on Japanese-occupied Hong Kong 3, annotated.jpg
Title: 1944-10-16 US air raids on Japanese-occupied Hong Kong 2, annotated
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