1942 ⟶ Japanese Incendiary Bombing of Oregon

A Japanese plane drops more incendiaries on Oregon, but with...
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💥 Japanese Bombing of Chongqing

The Japanese heavily bomb the Chinese Nationalist capital of Chongqing, on the upper Yangtze.⟶
Japanese Bombing of Chongqing (1940)
JapanChinaChongqingBombingAir RaidsSino-Japanese WarWorld War IINationalist ChinaAir Warfare

🔥 Japanese Incendiary Bombing of Oregon

A Japanese plane drops more incendiaries on Oregon, but with little effect.⟶
JapanUSBombingPacific TheaterHome FrontIncendiaryOregon

🔥 Japanese Seaplane Incendiary Bombing in Oregon

Incendiary bombs dropped by a Japanese seaplane cause a forest fire in Oregon.⟶
Japanese Seaplane Incendiary Bombing in Oregon (1942)
Pacific TheaterBombingUnited StatesHome FrontAir RaidForest FireJapanese Military

🇯🇵 Japanese Victory at the Battle of Kolombangara

Off the Solomon Islands, the Japanese win a tactical victory at the Battle of Kolombangara.⟶
Japanese Victory at the Battle of Kolombangara (1943)
naval battleSolomon IslandsPacific TheaterJapanUStactical victorynaval warfare

🔥 US B-29 Incendiary Raid on Tokyo

Taking off on the 24th, a US B-29 incendiary raid on Tokyo, Japan takes place.⟶
air raidincendiarybombingTokyoB-29Pacific TheaterJapanUSstrategic bombing

🎈 Japanese Fire Balloons Cause Casualties in Oregon

Japanese fire balloons claim their first and only lives—a Sunday school group in Bly, Oregon.⟶
Japanese Fire Balloons Cause Casualties in Oregon (1945)
JapanFire BalloonsOregonCivilian CasualtiesPacific TheaterWeapons of WarHome FrontPropaganda