Bombing of Yawata on June 1944

The bombing of Yawata on the night of 15–16 June 1944 marked the beginning of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) strategic bombing campaign against the Japanese home islands during the Pacific War and was the first such raid to employ strategic bombers. The raid was undertaken by 75 Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers staging from bases in China. Only 47 of these aircraft dropped bombs near the raid's primary target, the Imperial Iron and Steel Works at Yawata in northern Kyūshū, and little damage was caused. Five B-29s were lost in accidents during the operation and two were destroyed by Japanese aircraft.

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1944 Bombing of Yawata on June 1944

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1185 Battle of Ashiyaura

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1185 Battle of Dan-no-ura

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1561 Siege of Moji

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1863 Battle of Shimonoseki Straits

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1863 — 1864 Shimonoseki Campaign

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1944 Bombing of Kokura

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1944 — 1945 Bombing of Yawata

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1945 Bombing of Shimonoseki

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

event	armed conflict	1185	Battle of Ashiyaura	battle, Hōjō Yoshitoki, Shimokōbe Yukihira, Harada Tanenao, Shibuya Shigekuni	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1185	Battle of Dan-no-ura	Minamoto clan, Taira clan, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1561	Siege of Moji	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Shimonoseki Straits	United States, Chōshū Domain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Shimonoseki Campaign	United States, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Second French Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, military campaign, Chōshū Domain	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Bombing of Kokura	airstrike	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Bombing of Yawata	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Bombing of Yawata on June 1944	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Bombing of Shimonoseki	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Yanagi	destroyer, Momo-class destroyer	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works	shipyard	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Chōshū Domain Shimonoseki Maeda Battery	war ruin, daiba, Chōshū Domain	Wikidata
site	castle	1602	Kokura Castle	umijiro, Japanese castle	Wikidata

Bombing of Yawata on June 1944

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