What the records say
- When
- 19 Mar 1945
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 34.23° N, 132.55° E
- Description
- 1945 airstrike
Attack on Kure (March 1945)
Air raids in the Pacific Theater of WWII
The attack on Kure was an air raid conducted during the Pacific War by the United States Navy on 19 March 1945. It targeted the remnants of the Japanese Combined Fleet located in and near the Japanese city of Kure. The attack by 321 aircraft was unsuccessful, as no Japanese warships were sunk though several were damaged.
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