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Bombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945)

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/March 10, 2020 by Wehwalt (talk) 13:09, 18 February 2020 (UTC)



The bombing of Tokyo during the early hours of 10 March 1945 by the U.S. Army Air Forces was a devastating firebombing raid on the Japanese capital city. Bombs dropped from 279 Boeing B-29 Superfortresses burned out much of eastern Tokyo. More than 90,000 Japanese, mostly civilians, were killed and one million left homeless, making it the single most destructive air attack of World War II. The Japanese air and civil defenses proved inadequate, and only 14 American aircraft and 96 airmen were lost. The previous, generally unsuccessful, air raids on Japan had focused on industrial facilities. This was first major firebombing raid against a Japanese city, and the tactics used became a standard part of the American strategic bombing campaign until the end of the war. The attack is commemorated at two official memorials, several neighborhood memorials and a privately run museum.
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 * Promoted: 17 May 2019
 * Reasons for nomination: 75th anniversary of this air raid, which was a key event of World War II. It was the single most destructive air attack of the war, and resulted in the death of 90,000-100,000 people and destruction of a quarter of the huge city
 * Support as nominator. Nick-D (talk) 03:25, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Support, great work. + "American"; the other is problematic. - Dank (push to talk) 03:45, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Support Excellent work; appropriate anniversary. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:05, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
 * Support Aoba47 (talk) 21:08, 4 February 2020 (UTC)