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Air raids on Japan
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Allied forces conducted air raids on Japan from 1942 to 1945, causing extensive destruction to the country's cities and killing between 241,000 and 900,000 people. During the first years of the Pacifi
B-29 Superfortress bombers dropping incendiary bombs on Yokohama in May 1945
B-29 Superfortress bombers dropping incendiary bombs on Yokohama in May 1945
An air-raid shelter being built in Japan, September 1940
An air-raid shelter being built in Japan, September 1940
A B-25 Mitchell taking off from USS Hornet on 18 April 1942
A B-25 Mitchell taking off from USS Hornet on 18 April 1942
Locations of B-29 bomber bases in China and the main targets they attacked in East Asia during Operation Matterhorn
Locations of B-29 bomber bases in China and the main targets they attacked in East Asia during Operation Matterhorn
Bombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945)
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On the night of 9/10 March 1945, the United States Army Air Forces conducted a devastating firebombing raid on Tokyo, the Japanese capital city. This attack was code-named Operation Meetinghouse by th
Air raids on Japan
…aircrew, as they believed that it was safer to fly heavily armed aircraft at high altitude. The first firebombing attack in this campaign—codenamed Operation Meetinghouse—was carried out against Tokyo on the night of 9 and 10 March, and proved to be the single most destructive air raid of the war. XXI Bomber Command…
A road passing through a part of Tokyo which was destroyed in the 10 March 1945 air raid
A road passing through a part of Tokyo which was destroyed in the 10 March 1945 air raid
A B-29 dropping conventional bombs over Japan. The bombs are being scattered by the wind, a common occurrence which made precision bombing difficult.
A B-29 dropping conventional bombs over Japan. The bombs are being scattered by the wind, a common occurrence which made precision bombing difficult.
Two M69 incendiary cluster bombs on display at the Niigata Prefectural Museum of History
Two M69 incendiary cluster bombs on display at the Niigata Prefectural Museum of History
A USAAF reconnaissance photograph of Tokyo taken on 10 March 1945. Part of the area destroyed by the raid is visible at the bottom of the image.
A USAAF reconnaissance photograph of Tokyo taken on 10 March 1945. Part of the area destroyed by the raid is visible at the bottom of the image.