The story
American destroyer USS Peary, while in transit from the Philippine Islands toward Australia, was attacked by 4 Japanese aircraft at 1420 hours, causing no damage. At 1800 hours, she was mistaken for a Japanese ship and was bombed and damaged by 3 RAAF Hudson bombers off Kina, Celebes, Dutch East Indies, killing 1 and wounding 2.
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
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