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Video: 1945 flight over wartime Hong Kong7 days ago

In this video I look at Hong Kong during the Japanese occupation, via aerial photos taken by an American aircraft on 1 Feb 1945.

Video chapters:

1. Introduction

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New on Gwulo: 2025, week 5223 days ago

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Over the last few weeks I've been adding a new overlay to Gwulo's maps, showing aerial photos taken by an American plane on 1 Feb 1945. I plan to describe it in more detail in a future video, ...

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Merry Christmas!26 days ago

If you're taking a break over Christmas, I hope you get to spend it with friends and family, ...

1951 Christmas party at Jubilee Buildings., by the bolt

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New on Gwulo: 2025, week 5037 days ago

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GW has identified the buildings in this c. 1888 photo: ...

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84 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries45 days ago

December, 1941.

84 years ago, tensions were high as war with Japan grew ever more likely. On December 8th, Hong Kong's fears were confirmed when Japanese planes attacked Kai Tak, and Japanese soldiers crossed the border into the New Territories. The fighting continued until the British surrendered on Christmas Day.

The end of the fighting marked the beginning of...

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