The bombing of Yawata on the night of 15–16 June 1944 marked the beginning of the United States Army Air Forces strategic bombing campaign against the Japanese home islands during the Pacific War and
Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers shortly before participating in the 15–16 June 1944 raid on Yawata
Locations of B-29 bomber bases in China and the main targets they attacked in East Asia during Operation Matterhorn
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
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The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a retired American four-engined propeller-driven heavy bomber, designed by Boeing and flown primarily by the USAAF and USAF during World War II and the Korean War. Nam
Bombing of Yawata (June 1944)
…campaign against the Japanese home islands during the Pacific War and was the first such raid to employ strategic bombers. The raid was undertaken by 75 Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers staging from bases in China. Only 47 of these aircraft dropped bombs near the raid's primary target, the Imperial Iron and Steel Works…
Boeing B-29-70-BW Superfortress 469972 Doc – one of only two surviving airworthy models
YB-29 Superfortresses in flight
The length of the 141-foot (43 m) wing span of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress based at Davis-Monthan Field is vividly illustrated here with the cloud-topped Santa Catalina Mountains as a contrasting background.
Boeing assembly line at Wichita, Kansas (1944)