Today
is the start of Singapore’s nightmare. At around 4 a.m., while I was sleeping
peacefully, I was rudely awakened by the sounds of explosions. My family and I
were very worried and nervous and wondered what was happened. We quickly ran
out from home to the street and check out what was happened. I saw quite a few
warplanes flown over our head. I looked into it carefully; the Japanese flag
was painted on the warplanes. I can’t believe it, the Japanese finally attack
us.
Before
this air attack, the people of Singapore were led to believe that the
possibility of a Japanese attack was remote. The war in Europe seemed to have
little or no effect on our lives. Social and club life went on as usual. Food,
imported or native-grown, tinned, frozen or fresh, was plentiful and so was
clothing. There was no need for black-outs or curfews and no one took Air Raid
Precautions (A.R.P) very seriously, for we knew that Singapore was an
impregnable fortress. The Japanese, however they might flourish in China, would
certainly crumble the moment they came in contact with a first-class Western
Power.
Japanese air attack is a totally surprise to us.
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Civilians in an air raid shelter during a Japanese bombing raid in December 1941.
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| A civilian casualty of the Japanese air attack on Singapore. |
Japanese Air Raid On Singapore
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Singapore_(1941)
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