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Bombing of Fukuoka

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at Fukuoka were murdered by Japanese soldiers. These killings were motivated by the casualties and damage caused by the raid and a belief among the personnel involved that Japan would soon be invaded. Another 29 captured American airmen were murdered at Fukuoka in August 1945.
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tactics to destroy the cities, and were conducted as a follow-on from raids which had devastated most of Japan's major cities. Fukuoka, with a population of 323,200, was the largest city targeted in this campaign. Most of these raids were conducted by a single
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were dispatched, and six laid mines. Eight 505th Bombardment Group aircraft dropped further mines off the city on 15 June. The 505th Bombardment Group struck again on 23 June, with nine B-29s laying mines. One of these aircraft was lost during the operation.
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The 19 June raid destroyed 1.37 square miles (3.5 km) of Fukuoka's urban area, representing 21.5 percent of the city. Wartime Japanese reports stated that 953 people were killed in all the attacks on Fukuoka.
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were dispatched to lay mines near Fukuoka harbor. Historian Robert Mann has written that it is not known how many of these aircraft dropped mines. Another minelaying operation was conducted by six B-29s from the
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Fukuoka harbor was targeted as part of a large-scale aerial minelaying campaign. The first minelaying operation targeting the harbor took place on 25 May 1945. 15 B-29s from the
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were dispatched, of which 14 laid mines. All of the bombers returned to base. The 9th Bombardment Group dropped further mines off Fukuoka harbor on 27 May.
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were assigned to attack Fukuoka. These units dispatched a total of 239 B-29s. Of these, 223 bombed the primary target. Another four bombed
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targeting medium-sized Japanese cities which began in mid-June 1945 and continued until the end of the war. These attacks used
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near Fukuoka harbor on seven occasions between May and July 1945, and the city was attacked twice by American
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of B-29s, which allowed XXI Bomber Command to attack four cities a night. However, Fukuoka and
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on 29 July, but Mann also notes that the number which actually dropped mines is not known.
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The single bombing raid on Fukuoka formed part of a campaign by the USAAF's
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Further operations were conducted in July. On 13 July, three B-29s of the
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Fukuoka harbor was targeted again in June. On 7 June, ten B-29s of the
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attacked Fukuoka harbor on 3 July. The fighters destroyed several
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heavy bombers on 19 June 1945. This operation formed part of the
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On 20 June, four American B-29 airmen who were being held as
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conducted a radar reconnaissance mission against Fukuoka.
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A target map of the Fukuoka area prepared by the USAAF's
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