Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers Over Japan During World War II |
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... March through June 1945 A fter the March fire blitz , targets and tactics changed . The main reason was the shortage of incendiaries , but there was also the enduring AAF belief in the efficacy of pinpoint bombing . External pressures ...
... March through June 1945 A fter the March fire blitz , targets and tactics changed . The main reason was the shortage of incendiaries , but there was also the enduring AAF belief in the efficacy of pinpoint bombing . External pressures ...
Page 170
... March with two operations that would take the B - 29s in new directions . The first consisted of daytime attacks on airfields in Kyushu in support of the upcoming invasion of Oki- nawa . ( The planners were particularly keen to ...
... March with two operations that would take the B - 29s in new directions . The first consisted of daytime attacks on airfields in Kyushu in support of the upcoming invasion of Oki- nawa . ( The planners were particularly keen to ...
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... March 1945 , 163-64 ; Nagoya during 18/19 March 1945 , 165-66 , 179 ; Numasu , 208 ; Nuremberg , 26 ; Omura , 108 , 169–70 ; Osaka , 193 , 227 , 207 ; Osaka during 13/14 March 1945 , 164-65 ; Ota , 142 ; Palembang , 104-5 , fig . 40 ...
... March 1945 , 163-64 ; Nagoya during 18/19 March 1945 , 165-66 , 179 ; Numasu , 208 ; Nuremberg , 26 ; Omura , 108 , 169–70 ; Osaka , 193 , 227 , 207 ; Osaka during 13/14 March 1945 , 164-65 ; Ota , 142 ; Palembang , 104-5 , fig . 40 ...
Contents
Target for Strategic Bombing | 36 |
Best Bomber | 55 |
Operations | 84 |
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