battle, interwar and Second World War
Air raid on Ceylon
Air raid on Ceylon was a battle fought on 9 April 1942 in what is now Sri Lanka. The recorded result: Japanese victory.
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Record
| Date | 9 April 1942 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Sri Lanka 8.567N, 81.231E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Casualties and losses | 9 aircraft | 33 aircraft; 6 ships |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Trincomalee 1782, 2.1 km S
- Capture of Trincomalee 1782, 2.1 km S
- Battle of Providien 1782, 47 km SE
- Battle of Gannoruwa 1638, 159 km SW
- Battle of Nelliady 1987, 178 km NW
Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1782 and 1942.
Elsewhere in 1942
- Battle of Stalingrad Russia
- Battle of Midway United States
- Battle of the Coral Sea
- Second Battle of El Alamein Egypt
- First Battle of El Alamein Egypt
Air raid on Ceylon is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 19 in present-day Sri Lanka.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q140053289, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Air raid on Ceylon (9 April 1942), revision 1377995080, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.