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

  1. ^ Cate (1953), pp. 99–103
  2. ^ Cate (1953), pp. 113–114
  3. ^ Cate (1953), p. 170
  4. ^ Cate and Olson (1953), pp. 655–656

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