XX Bomber Command strikes Japanese supply base in Hankow, China
In a last-ditch effort to disrupt the Japanese army's advance, XX Bomber Command unleashes a fiery inferno on the enemy's supply base in Hankow, China. On December 18, 1944, 500 tons of incendiary bombs rain down on the crucial logistical hub, aiming to cripple the Japanese Operation Ichi-Go offensive. The daring raid seeks to weaken the enemy's grip on the region, buying time for Allied forces to regroup and counterattack.