Military operation

Operation Matterhorn

1944 · 47.21° N, 102.85° E

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When
1944
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
47.21° N, 102.85° E
Description
war campaign in WWII

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Operation Matterhorn

War campaign in WWII

Operation Matterhorn was a military operation of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) in World War II for strategic bombing of Japan by Boeing B-29 Superfortress bombers based in India, Ceylon, and China. Targets included industrial facilities in Japan and in Japanese-controlled China and Southeast Asia. The B-29s were based in India but staged through bases around Chengdu in China's Sichuan province.

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