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Fortnight of Infamy: The Collapse of Allied Airpower West of Pearl Harbor
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The British forces made some progress but were unable to close the breach.
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In the afternoon, a second attack went in but failed again to close the breach. The airfield at Kota Bharu had been evacuated and by dusk on 8 December, with very low visibility, and Japanese troops were now able to infiltrate between the British units and with possible threats of landings further south, Brigadier Key asked for permission from Major-General Barstow 9th Division commander and Lieutenant General Heath III Corps commander to withdraw if it became necessary.
In the 17 sorties flown, they lost two Hudsons shot down and three badly damaged.
Fortnight of Infamy : The Collapse of Allied Airpower West of Pearl Harbor
One Hudson, flown by Flight Lieutenant John Graham Leighton Jones, crashed into a fully laden landing craft after being hit while strafing the beachhead, killing some 60 Japanese soldiers on board. Only five Hudson bombers remained airworthy at the end of the battle. All three Japanese troopships were significantly damaged, but while the Ayatosan Maru and Sakura Maru were still able to sail, the Awazisan Maru was left burning and abandoned.
Despite the strong defence, Takumi had three full infantry battalions ashore by mid morning of 8 December. Key asked for and was given permission to withdraw from Kota Bharu. The Japanese claim that the landings at Kota Bharu were some of the most violent of the whole Malayan Campaign.
It is estimated that they suffered an estimated killed and wounded. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Date 8 December Location Malaya. The Dutch East Indies Campaign — Archived from the original on 24 September A battle history of the Imperial Japanese Navy, — Archived from the original on 26 September Retrieved from " https: What makes Biblio different?
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