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Old 19th August 2006, 12:13
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Re: B-29 over Tokyo Drawing

Hello again Jim,

The book I read states the guns were removed but doesn't mention the turrets. So the complete turrets were removed?

I know LeMay took over in Jan of '45, but my sources state he didn't make any changes at first. I know that this particular mission was flown at night, at a lower altitude, and with guns removed (turrets too? If so, would all ships have done this. What happened to the gunners if this is the case, as the crew list states they all flew that night and my book states that each '29 had 11 crew members onboard).

Am I right in stating that March 9/10, 1945 was the first night time firebombing of Tokyo?

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