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1945
April
14
The Tokyo raid of 13–14 April
On the night of 13/14 April 1945 over 300 B-29s burned some 30 km² of northern Tokyo, killing about 2,500. On 15/16 April Kawasaki and Yokohama burned.
May
14
The Nagoya raid of 14 May
On 14 May 1945, 472 B-29s burned northern Nagoya and its castle by day. On 16/17 May the south burned; the two raids killed some 3,900 people.
29
The raid on Yokohama
In late May 1945 B-29s burned Tokyo (nights of 23/24 and 25/26 May) and Yokohama (29 May, 454 bombers escorted by P-51s). Thousands of civilians died.
June
15
The Osaka raid of 15 June
On 15 June 1945 over 440 B-29s bombed Osaka and Amagasaki through cloud, closing the first phase of the campaign against Japan’s six largest cities.
July
30
Attacks on Kobe and Nagoya
By late July 1945 Kobe and Nagoya were attacked only by fighters and carrier aircraft – B-29s had already burned both cities in the spring.