Bombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945)

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On the night of 9/10 March 1945, the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) conducted a devastating firebombing raid on Tokyo, the Japanese capital city. This attack was code-named Operation Meetinghouse by the USAAF and is known as the Tokyo Great Air Raid in Japan. Bombs, dropped from 279 Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers, burned out much of eastern Tokyo. More than 90,000 and possibly over 100,000 Japanese people were killed, mostly civilians, and one million were left homeless, making it probably the most destructive single air attack in human history, including the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Japanese air and civil defenses proved largely inadequate; 14 American aircraft and 96 airmen were lost.

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Bodies of a young mother and her child who were burned to death in the 1945 Tokyo air raidBodies of a young mother and her child who were burned to death in the 1945 Tokyo air raid
Charred bodies lying across the road after the Tokyo air raids in 1945Charred bodies lying across the road after the Tokyo air raids in 1945
Wartime Ryogoku, 1945Wartime Ryogoku, 1945
Kawai Senro portraitKawai Senro portrait
Japanese photo depicting the aftermath of American air raids near Hisamatsu, part of what is now the Tokyo Metropolis. The Sumida River can be seen in the right portion of the photograph.Japanese photo depicting the aftermath of American air raids near Hisamatsu, part of what is now the Tokyo Metropolis. The Sumida River can be seen in the right portion of the photograph.
Tokyo has been scorched by air raids. Near Nihonbashi Hamacho and Hisamatsucho. The bridge over the Sumida River is the Shin-Ohashi Bridge.Tokyo has been scorched by air raids. Near Nihonbashi Hamacho and Hisamatsucho. The bridge over the Sumida River is the Shin-Ohashi Bridge.
March 9 and 10 Tokyo Air Raid Monument at Senso Ji Temple in Asakusa section of TokyoMarch 9 and 10 Tokyo Air Raid Monument at Senso Ji Temple in Asakusa section of Tokyo
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    commonsimageBodies of a young mother and her child who were burned to death in the 1945 Tokyo air raid Commons
    commonsimageCharred bodies lying across the road after the Tokyo air raids in 1945 Commons
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    commonsimageKawai Senro portrait Commons
    commonsimageJapanese photo depicting the aftermath of American air raids near Hisamatsu, part of what is now the Tokyo Metropolis. The Sumida River can be seen in the right portion of the photograph. Commons
    commonsimageTokyo has been scorched by air raids. Near Nihonbashi Hamacho and Hisamatsucho. The bridge over the Sumida River is the Shin-Ohashi Bridge. Commons
    commonsimageMarch 9 and 10 Tokyo Air Raid Monument at Senso Ji Temple in Asakusa section of Tokyo Commons
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