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When Worlds Collide #9: Near-misses in the ‘Battle of Ceylon’ (Japanese Air Raid on 5 April 1942)
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 1 April 2012 Few among us have personal memories of the Japanese air raid of Ceylon that happened on the Easter Sunday, 5 April 1942. Yet … Continue reading
Posted in Ceylon, Conspiracy Theories, Disaster, History, Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka
Tagged Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, ‘Saviour of Ceylon’, Batticaloa, Battle of Ceylon, Boxing Day Tsunami, Easter Sunday Raid, Michael Tomlinson, Pearl Harbour, Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, Sir Winston Churchill, Sq Ldr Leonard Birchall, The Most Dangerous Moment, Trincomalee, When Worlds Collide, Zero fighter planes
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