Bombing of Fukuoka
The Japanese city of Fukuoka was attacked by United States Army Air Forces Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers on 19 June 1945. This operation formed part of the Allied Air raids on Japan, and destroyed 21.5 percent of the city. B-29s also dropped naval mines near Fukuoka harbor on seven occasions between May and July 1945, and the city was attacked twice by American fighter aircraft.
| Bombing of Fukuoka | |||||||
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| Part of the Pacific War, World War II | |||||||
A target map of the Fukuoka area prepared by the USAAF's XXI Bomber Command in June 1945 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Japan | ||||||
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| XXI Bomber Command | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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239 aircraft dispatched 224 attacked Fukuoka | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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953 killed 21.5 percent of the city destroyed | |||||||
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