Bombing of Yawata on June 1944

Quando

15 de jun. de 1944

Tipo

Operação militar

Coordenadas

33.88° N, 130.88° E

Description

1944 air raids on Japan during World War II

Air raid on Japan during the Pacific War

The bombing of Yawata on the night of 15–16 June 1944 marked the beginning of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) strategic bombing 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.

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