6 Jun 1938
China
China
- Japanese troops captured Kaifeng, Henan Province, China. ww2dbase [Henan Campaign | Kaifeng, Henan | CPC]
23 Aug 1944
China
China
- Zang Xilan, flying a P-40N fighter, led nine other P-40N fighters from Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China to escort three B-25 bombers of 1st Bombardment Group of Chinese-American Composite Wing (Provisional) to attack a bridge near Kaifeng, Henan Province, China. En route, he shot down two Ki-44 fighters and damaged another, but damage sustained on his own aircraft forced him to crash land in Hua County, Henan. ww2dbase [Zang Xilan | Kaifeng, Henan | CPC]
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