B-29 bombing missions to Hokkaido Island

[twocee]

On the subject of attacks on Northern Japan at this time there is a pertinent comment in Richard Frank's book "Downfall" concerning Halsey's attacks on the Honshu-Hokkaido railroad ferries, on July 14 and 15:

"This blow by carrier planes ranks as the most devastating single strategic bombing success of all the campaigns against Japan".

[25Kingman49]

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/...hron-1945.html
[22] The sinking of the seven train ferries on the 14th and one the following day, together with the damage inflicted upon three additional vessels of this type, is deemed a severe blow to transportation facilities between Hokkaido and the main island of Honshu, virtually cutting off important agricultural and mineral supplies of the northern island.

[25Kingman49]

https://pacificwrecks.com/provinces/japan_sapporo.html
It appears the only source for these two B-29 missions to Sapporo on 14 & 15 July 1945 is Pacific Wrecks, normally a reliable source. However they ‘Pacific Wrecks’ do not site their source(s) so this content is little better than uncorroborated hearsay. If anyone here has contact with Pacific Wrecks perhaps a source citing could be requested for this content, or failure of that a retraction this Sapporo content altogether on their web site.

[Stig Jarlevik]

Scott

I cannot locate a single source giving details about any B-29 missions to Sapporo either on
the 14th or 15th of July 1945.

Very odd details indeed.

I also agree with Martin that the loads vs number of aircraft etc just don't make any sense.

Cheers
Stig

[twocee]

Vol. 5 of the official Army Air Forces WWII History has a list of incendiary raids on secondary Japanese cities. It shows no such attacks anywhere for 14 and 15 July, and no such attacks at any time on Hokkaido cities.

[25Kingman49]

The list which George in referring to can be found here
https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/V/AAF-V-21.html