Was die Aufzeichnungen sagen
- Wann
- 5. Apr. 1942 – 9. Apr. 1942
- Art
- Militäroperation
- Koordinaten
- 6.93° N, 79.85° E
- Description
- WWII battle in Ceylon between Britain and Japan
Air raid on Ceylon (5 April 1942)
WWII battle in Ceylon between Britain and Japan
The Air raid on Ceylon also known as the Easter Sunday raid, was an air attack on Colombo, British Ceylon by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft from the aircraft carriers of the 1st Air Fleet during the Indian Ocean raid. The Japanese plan was to destroy the British Eastern Fleet in harbour.
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