27 Oct 1944
Singapore
Singapore
- B-24 bombers of No. 159 Squadron RAF from Kharagpur in eastern India mined the Penang Strait. ww2dbase [Mako Guard District | Fleets of Major World Powers, Jan 1939 | Penang Strait, Penang | CPC]
26 Nov 1944
Singapore
Singapore
- B-24 bombers of No. 159 Squadron RAF from Kharagpur in eastern India mined the Penang Strait. ww2dbase [Penang Strait, Penang | CPC]
23 Jan 1945
Singapore
Singapore
- B-24 bombers of No. 159 Squadron RAF from Kharagpur in eastern India mined the Penang Strait. ww2dbase [Penang Strait, Penang | CPC]
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