11 Oct 1938
China
China
- Japanese troops captured Yueyang, Hunan Province, China. ww2dbase [Yueyang, Hunan | CPC]
29 Aug 1944
China
China
- 13 Ki-84 fighters of Japanese 22nd Sentai and 16 Ki-43 fighters of Japanese 25th Sentai intercepted a formation of B-24 bombers escorted by P-40 and P-51 fighters of the US 14th Air Force near Yueyang, Hunan, China; 5 American fighters and 2 Japanese fighters were shot down in the engagement. ww2dbase [Yueyang, Hunan | CPC]
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