Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 December 1941
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-2-118B
Owner/operator: China National Aviation Corporation – CNAC
Registration Number: 26
Location: Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG) –
ÿ Hong Kong
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Civilian aircraft (AT-32 Condor IIs, Ju-52/3m’s, DC-2s, and S-42B).Civilian aircraft (AT-32 Condor IIs, Ju-52/3m’s, DC-2s, and S-42B).
Category: Unlawful Interference
On December 8, 1941, Japanese bombers attacked Hong Kong-Kai Tak, resulting in significant damage to civilian aircraft, including four CNAC Curtiss AT-32 Condor IIs, two Eurasia Junkers Ju-52/3m’s (XT-AGE, msn 4072 and XXII, msn 4068), two CNAC DC-2’s (24, msn 1369 and 26, msn 1302), and a Pan Am Sikorsky S-42B (NC16735, msn 4208).On December 8, 1941, Japanese bombers attacked Hong Kong-Kai Tak, resulting in significant damage to civilian aircraft, including four CNAC Curtiss AT-32 Condor IIs, two Eurasia Junkers Ju-52/3m’s (XT-AGE, msn 4072 and XXII, msn 4068), two CNAC DC-2’s (24, msn 1369 and 26, msn 1302), and a Pan Am Sikorsky S-42B (NC16735, msn 4208).
Description
The Battle of Hong Kong, which took place during the Pacific campaign of World War II, began on 8 December 1941 when 12 Japanese bombers attacked Hong Kong-Kai Tak. Several civil aircraft were destroyed in the attack, amongst others four CNAC Curtiss AT-32 Condor II’s, two Eurasia Junkers Ju-52/3m’s (XT-AGE, msn 4072 and XXII, msn 4068), two CNAC DC-2’s (24, msn 1369 and 26, msn 1302) and a Pan Am Sikorsky S-42B (NC16735, msn 4208).
Primary Cause
Japanese aerial bombardment of Hong Kong-Kai Tak.Japanese aerial bombardment of Hong Kong-Kai Tak.Share on:
