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Old 23rd March 2024, 16:23
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Re: Was there a B-29 raid on Tokyo on 8/9 May 1945 ?

There were raids on Tokyo later in May.

According to the Air Force Combat Chronology:

https://media.defense.gov/2010/May/2...100525-035.pdf


"5/23/45 Twentieth AF
During 23/24 May, 520 out of 562 B-29’s sent against Tokyo bomb an urban-industrial area S of the
Imperial Palace along W side of the harbor. 5 others hit T/Os. 17 B-29’s are lost. This is the largest
number of B-29’s participating in a single mission during World War II."

"5/25/45 Twentieth AF
During 25/26 May, 464 B-29’s pound urban area of Tokyo immediately S of the Imperial Palace just N
of that bombed on 23/24 May, including financial, commercial, and governmental districts as well as
factories and homes. 26 B-29’s are lost on this mission, the highest single-day loss of VHBs in World
War II. US gunners claim 19 ftrs destroyed."
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