Diary January 17, 1942

01-1942, Diary WW2, War Diary, Year 1942 / 1 minute of reading

chin Flyinig Tigers Start px800 — Pilots of the Chinese Flying Tigers are running to their planes.

WW2 War Diary for Saturday, January 17, 1942:

Air War

China: American Volunteer Group led by General Chennault claims to have destroyed 90 Japanese planes over southwest China and Burma since December 7, 1941. 3 US fighters and pilots lost.

North Africa

Halfaya Pass – now far behind the front line – recaptured by British: 5,000 Axis prisoners.

Sea War

Pacific: Japanese submarine I-60 sunk near Krakatoa Island by British destroyer Jupiter.
Arctic: First attack on an Arctic convoy by U-boat. Destroyer Matabele and 1 merchant ship sunk.
Mediterranean: British destroyer Gurkha II torpedoed by U-133; Isaac Sweers (Dutch) tows her out of burning oil and rescues the crew.

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My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.

Air War

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Sea War

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