1945 ⟶ US Carrier Task Force Bombs Japan; USS Franklin Damaged

U.S. Carrier Task Force 58 conducts heavy bombing of importa...
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🚢 US Carrier Task Force Bombs Japan; USS Franklin Damaged

U.S. Carrier Task Force 58 conducts heavy bombing of important naval bases in Japan, Kobe and Kure. Fifty miles off Japan, the carrier USS Franklin (CV-13) is hit by two bombs, killing hundreds and disabling the ship for the remainder of the war.⟶
US Carrier Task Force Bombs Japan; USS Franklin Damaged (1945)
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✈️ US Navy Attacks Tokyo

US Navy Fast Carrier Task Force 38 aircraft participate in attacks on Tokyo for the first time.⟶
US Navy Attacks Tokyo (1945)
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💥 Allied Bombing of Kure Begins

British and Americans commence the Bombing of Kure.⟶
Allied Bombing of Kure Begins (1945)
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🔥 US Air Attacks on Kobe and Nagoya

U.S. conducts air attacks on the cities of Kobe and Nagoya in Japan.⟶
US Air Attacks on Kobe and Nagoya (1945)
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