Hong Kong 香港

In Hong Kong on Jan. 16, 1946, Liberty-bound sailor of the United States Fleet head for liberty landing in downtown Victoria, Hong Kong. Those who had been to Shanghai or North China found a pleasant change in Hong Kong's modern amenities. In the CBI. U. S. Navy official photo.

An American bombing raid on Japanese shipping, running just feet above a Japanese ship. Notice the white-suited sailors, probably Japanese or Korean, in action on the ship. This photo by T/Sgt Volmer, tailgunner. From a mission on Hong Kong, 491st Bomb Squadron. Click here for a detailed description of this mission.

Photo from a B-25 Mitchell running right over a Japanese ship very low during a raid on Hong Kong. Notice bombs in the air on the left, and blurred outline of the plane's twin machine guns in the foreground (presumably this photo is through the tail gunner's window). The separate B-25 that is dropping those bombs is outlined in shadow...

Fury and havoc on Japanese shipping. These two images, in such close succession, tell us that there were at least two photographers on that mission. From a mission on Hong Kong, 491st Bomb Squadron. Click here for a detailed description of this mission.

Two views of an attack on the same Japanese ship in Hong Kong harbor. These two images, in such close succession, tell us that there were at least two photographers on that mission. One was T/Sgt Vollmer, tailgunner. From the collection of Eugene T. Wozniak. From a mission on Hong Kong, 491st Bomb Squadron. Click here for a detailed description...

American aerial attack on Japanese shipping, maybe related to a mission on Hong Kong. 491st Bomb Squadron. Notice the American aircraft closing from the right on Japanese shipping. During WWII.

Photos of close-in bombing. From a mission on Hong Kong, 491st Bomb Squadron. Click here for a detailed description of this mission.

A pre-flight briefing for American flyers in China during WWII.. The maps on the wall behind the speaker clearly show Hong Kong harbor, which the Japanese controlled. "China Clipper" (as seen on the back of the crewman's jacket and in other photos) was a B-24G assigned to 373rd Bombardment Squadron, 308th Bomb Group, late in 1943 or early 1944. The...

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