QuickCheck: Did the first Allied Forces-Japan fight of WW2 take place in Malayan skies?

EVER since the surprise attack on the US Navy’s base at Pearl Harbour by Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft on Dec 7, 1941, it has been assumed that “this day that will live in infamy” marked the beginning of World War 2 in the Pacific. Read full story

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/true-or-not/2023/12/11/quickcheck-did-the-first-allied-forces-japan-fight-of-ww2-take-place-in-malayan-skies