Island to the south-east of India. British General Wavell, commanding the American, British, Dutch and Australian forces in South East Asia was ordered to move his headquarters to Ceylon on February 25, 1942. Attacked by Japanese navy aircraft in April 1942.

Kandy
Lat 7° 17' 47N Long 80° 38' 6E  SEAC Headquarters.

China Bay
Lat 8° 33' 0N Long 81° 10' 60E  Located at the north-east of the island. Base for B-29 bombers staging for missions to Sumatra, the longest single stage combat flight of 3,900 miles by B-29s during the war.

Colombo
Lat 6° 55' 55N Long 79° 50' 52E Largest city and capital of Sri Lanka, located on the western coast of Sri Lanka.

April 4, 1942
IJN - At dawn 125 aircraft under the command of Commander Mitsuo Fuchida of the Akagi attacks Colombo with a force comprised 36 Val dive bombers, 53 Kate attack bombers, and an escort of 36 Zeros, attacking the harbor as their principal target. Admiral Nagumo kept the rest of his force, approximately another 180 aircraft, in reserve as a second wave, to be launched once Fuchida had confirmed the location of the Eastern Fleet, his principle target. RAF launched two squadrons of RAF Hurricanes and two Navy Fulmars to intercept. The Eastern Fleet was not in port, but the Japanese sank 2 cruisers (HMS Dorsetshire and HMS Cornwall), 1 carrier, and several merchant vessels and destroyer HMS Tenedos, Nagumo's forces returns to the Singapore Straits.

Ratmalana
Lat 6° 49' 6N Long 79° 52' 9E  Located on the western coast of Sri Lanka.

Trincomalee (Trincomali)
Lat 8° 34' 0N Long 81° 13' 60E  Located on the north-eastern coast of the island.

April 9, 1942
IJN - Aircraft attack Trincomalee HMAS Vampire sunk by Japanese planes off the coast of Ceylon

Addu Atoll
British Naval base off Ceylon