Japanese air attacks on the Mariana Islands
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title:
Japanese air attacks on the Mariana Islands
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During World War II, a series of Japanese air attacks on the Mariana Islands took place between November 1944 and January 1945. These raids targeted United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) bases and sought to disrupt the bombing of Japan by Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers operating from the islands. The Japanese lost 37 aircraft during this operation, but destroyed 11 B-29s and damaged a further 43. Preparations were also made for commando raids on the bases in early and mid-1945 but these
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Raids which targeted United States bases
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_air_attacks_on_the_Mariana_Islands
date created:
2011-01-01T05:31:31Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T14:13:14Z
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