On 12 January 1945 the ex-WW1 seaplane carrier HMS Raven II was sunk by an unidentified American aircraft off the Mekong Delta.
Raven, which was ex-German Rabenfels, had been sold to Japan in 1923 operating under several names - Ravenrock, Heiyei Maru No.7 and, finally, Kenei Maru.
The ship was reportedly '15 nautical miles east of Gò Công near Saigon' when bombed and sunk.
The question I have is what US aircraft was operating in the area early in 1945 - Black Cat? or carrier aircraft?
Raven, which was ex-German Rabenfels, had been sold to Japan in 1923 operating under several names - Ravenrock, Heiyei Maru No.7 and, finally, Kenei Maru.
The ship was reportedly '15 nautical miles east of Gò Công near Saigon' when bombed and sunk.
The question I have is what US aircraft was operating in the area early in 1945 - Black Cat? or carrier aircraft?