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==Air battle==
==Air battle==
The Japanese Air Force had more men and was well trained and better equipped than the British Commonwealth pilots who had inferior equipment without any good training. The main Japanese fighter, the [[Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero]] helped the Japanese forces gain an upper hand. The Japanese warplanes managed to sink the British capital ships thus leaving the Malayan peninsula exposed giving room for more Japanese landings.
The Japanese Air Force had more men and was well trained and better equipped than the British Commonwealth pilots who had inferior equipment without any good training. The main Japanese fighter, the [[Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero]] helped the Japanese forces gain an upper hand.
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) squadrons had been evacuated before the Japanese invaded the island
On 8 December at 4 AM, Japanese aircraft began bombing Singapore.
The Japanese warplanes managed to sink the British capital ships thus leaving the Malayan peninsula exposed giving room for more Japanese landings.
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) squadrons had been evacuated before the Japanese invaded the island
==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==