What the records say
- When
- 18 Apr 1942
- Kind
- Military operation
- Deaths
- 105,400
- Coordinates
- 35.65° N, 139.80° E
- Description
- 1940s air raids by the United States Air Force in WWII
- Injured
- 150000
Bombing of Tokyo
Air raids by the US Army Air Forces in the Pacific War
Tokyo was bombed by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) 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 the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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The source
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- Great Fire of Shizuoka15 Jan 1940 · Fire
- Eruption of Miyakejima12 Jul 1940 · Volcanic eruption
- Bombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945)10 Mar 1945 · Military operation
- Bombing of Kawasaki15 Apr 1945 · Military operation
- Hijacking of the Kawaguchi Radio Station24 Aug 1945 · Protest