Bombing of Tokyo
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Tokyo was bombed by the United States Army Air Forces in a series of air raids on Japan, primarily launched during the closing campaigns of the Pacific Theatre of World War II in 1944–1945, prior to t
Tokyo burns under B-29 firebomb assault on May 26, 1945
Aerial view of Tokyo following the war
Leaflet dropped over Tokyo, warning civilians to leave the city
A birds-eye view over the Ningyōchō district of Nihonbashi following Operation Meetinghouse
Enemy Airmen's Act
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The Enemy Airmen's Act was a law passed by Imperial Japan on 13 August 1942 which stated that Allied airmen participating in bombing raids against Japanese-held territory would be treated as "violator
A B-25 taking off from Hornet on 18 April 1942 for the first-ever raid on Japan.