Just after the war ended, a number of Official Despatches were released via the London Gazette. Most historians have used these as the starting points for their research. Below are the ones pertaining to the Air Force activities between the run up to the war with Japan to the its defeat: OPERATIONS IN THE FAR EAST, FROM I7TH OCTOBER 1940 TO 27TH DECEMBER 1941 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/LondonGazette/38183.pdf REPORT ON THE AIR OPERATIONS DURING THE CAMPAIGNS IN MALAYA AND NETHERLAND EAST INDIES FROM 8TH DECEMBER, 1941 TO I2TH MARCH, 1942. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/LondonGazette/38216.pdf OPERATIONS IN BURMA AND NORTH-EAST INDIA FROM 16th NOVEMBER, 1943 TO 22nd JUNE, 1944 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/LondonGazette/39171.pdf AIR OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA 16TH NOVEMBER, 1943 TO 31ST MAY, 1944 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/LondonGazette/39173.pdf AIR OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA FROM 1st JUNE, 1944, TO THE OCCUPATION OF RANGOON, 2nd MAY, 1945 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/LondonGazette/39196.pdf AIR OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA 3RD MAY, 1945 TO 12TH SEPTEMBER, 1945 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/LondonGazette/39202.pdf
Very interesting reading. Provided insights on why the Japanese Army was able to make quick advances and why only limited defense was deployed by the Allies, sans USA, prior to December '41.