Bombing of Yawata
The Japanese city of Yawata was subjected to three major air raids during World War II. The first raid took place on the night of 15/16 June 1944. This was the first attack on the Japanese home islands by land-based United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) bombers.[1] The city was next attacked during the day and night of 20 August 1944.[2] These two attacks caused little damage to the city's industrial facilities.[3] The third raid was conducted on 8 August 1945 and resulted in 21 percent of Yawata's urban area being destroyed.[4]
See Also
Bombing of Yawata (June 1944)
Notes
- ^ Cate (1953), pp. 99–103
- ^ Cate (1953), pp. 113–114
- ^ Cate (1953), p. 170
- ^ Cate and Olson (1953), pp. 655–656
References
- Cate, James Lea (1953). "The Twentieth Air Force and Matterhorn". In Craven, Wesley Frank and Cate, James Lea. The Pacific: Matterhorn to Nagasaki June 1944 to August 1945. The Army Air Forces in World War II. Volume 5. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/V/index.html.
- Cate, James Lea; Olson, James C. (1953). "The All-Out B-29 Attack". In Craven, Wesley Frank and Cate, James Lea. The Pacific: Matterhorn to Nagasaki June 1944 to August 1945. The Army Air Forces in World War II. Volume 5. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press.