Blankets of Fire: U.S. Bombers Over Japan During World War II |
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... blockade 195 181 0 1,549 1,422 3. 13-27 May 8 missions NW Honshu- Kyushu Blockade 209 194 2 1 1,425 1,313 4. 7 June - 3 July 14 missions NW Honshu- Kyushu Blockade 404 378 0 1 3,848 3,542 5. 9 July - 14 Aug. 15 missions Total blockade ...
... blockade 195 181 0 1,549 1,422 3. 13-27 May 8 missions NW Honshu- Kyushu Blockade 209 194 2 1 1,425 1,313 4. 7 June - 3 July 14 missions NW Honshu- Kyushu Blockade 404 378 0 1 3,848 3,542 5. 9 July - 14 Aug. 15 missions Total blockade ...
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... Blockade of Japan by Aerial Mining , ” 20 Oct. 1944 , and Com- mander in Chief , U.S. Pacific Fleet , Plan for Mine Blockade of Japan , 1 Oct. 1944 , NA RG18 , 20AF NF Mining Plans - 2 ; CNA , Mine Warfare Operational Research Report 63 ...
... Blockade of Japan by Aerial Mining , ” 20 Oct. 1944 , and Com- mander in Chief , U.S. Pacific Fleet , Plan for Mine Blockade of Japan , 1 Oct. 1944 , NA RG18 , 20AF NF Mining Plans - 2 ; CNA , Mine Warfare Operational Research Report 63 ...
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... Blockade of the Japanese Em- pire , n.d. , HRA 760.491-1 o / s , pp . 3 , 6 ; Arnold Lott , " Japan's Nightmare- Mine Blockade , " U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings ( Nov. 1959 ) : 48-49 . 18. All the mines used were ground mines that ...
... Blockade of the Japanese Em- pire , n.d. , HRA 760.491-1 o / s , pp . 3 , 6 ; Arnold Lott , " Japan's Nightmare- Mine Blockade , " U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings ( Nov. 1959 ) : 48-49 . 18. All the mines used were ground mines that ...
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Target for Strategic Bombing | 36 |
Best Bomber | 55 |
Operations | 84 |
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