Diary January 24, 1945

Corsair burns on British carrier
F4 Corsair fighter burns on the flight deck of a British carrier.
Wednesday, January 24, 1945

Sea War

Indian Ocean: British Pacific Fleet carriers attack Pladjoe and Soengi-Gerong oil refineries at Palembang, Sumatra (January 24 and 29): Pladjoe plant severely damaged and 132 Japanese aircraft destroyed. British lose 48 planes.

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