The FReeper Foxhole Remembers The Strategic Bombing of Japan - Mar. 21st, 2003

World War II Magazine ^ | September 1995 | Christopher Lew

[PhilDragoo]

NOVEMBER 29th 1944
First B-29 Raids On Japan

[PhilDragoo]

[PhilDragoo]

A flight of B-29's from the 314th BW lining up for North Field, Guam.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi Phil. Good pic, thank you.

[SAMWolf]

Evening PhilDragoo. Like that last picture of the flight of B-29's.

[PhilDragoo]

Photo signed by Paul Tibbets



Photo signed by Curtis LeMay

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for the great pics of the B-29's and Mt Fuji.

[WaterDragon]

My dad was in the Navy in the Pacific Theater toward the end of WWII. The final nuclear assaults on Japan saved his life, I have no doubt.

[SAMWolf]

My Father-in-law was getting ready for the invasion of Japan. Probably saved his life too.

[Mortimer Snavely]

Curtis LeMay BUMP!!

[fatima]

Bump for 9-11

[WaterDragon]

Bump for America's Greatest Generations -- they are always available when the country needs them.

[GATOR NAVY]

Interesting-I'd never heard of the Baka being used to attack B-29s, just ships.

The B-29 mining campaign was also an interesting story. The Air Force did not want the mission, which they saw as a distraction from strategic bombing, but they took it to keep the Navy from getting its own long range bombers. To the Air Force's surprise, the mining was a great success.

I recommend Kennth P. Werrel's "Blankets of Fire" for further reading on the B-29 campaign against Japan.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!

[4.1O dana super trac pak]

Sam, Its before my time, but didn't Curtis Lemay run for president in 72?

[EdReform]

BTTT

[SAMWolf]

Thanks for the book recommendation Gator Navy.

[apackof2]

Bump

[GATOR NAVY]

Lemay was on George Wallace's ticket as V.P. Wallace also flew B-29 missions in the war.