Military operation

Bombing of Fukuoka

19 Jun 1945 · 33.59° N, 130.40° E

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When
19 Jun 1945
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
33.59° N, 130.40° E
Description
1945 aerial bombing of a city

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Bombing of Fukuoka

Pacific War bombing by the United States against Japan

The bombing of Fukuoka took place by United States Army Air Forces Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers on 19 June 1945. This operation formed part of the allied air raids on Japan during the Pacific War, and destroyed 21.5 percent of the city. B-29s also dropped naval mines near Fukuoka harbor on seven occasions between May and July 1945, and the city was attacked twice by American fighter aircraft.

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