Operation Meetinghouse
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Operation Meetinghouse was the devastating March 1945 U.S. firebombing raid on Tokyo, which became one of the most destructive air attacks in history.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerial bombing
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firebombing raid → military operation → |
| aircraftType |
heavy bomber
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| aircraftUsed |
B-29 Superfortress
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| airForceUnit |
Twentieth Air Force
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| altitudeProfile |
low-level attack
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| areaDestroyed |
over 15 square miles of Tokyo
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over 40 square kilometers of Tokyo → |
| belligerent |
Empire of Japan
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United States → |
| bombLoad |
primarily incendiary munitions
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| city |
Tokyo
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| codename |
Meetinghouse
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| commander |
Curtis LeMay
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| conductedBy |
United States Army Air Forces
→
XXI Bomber Command → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
Japan
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| countryTargeted |
Japan
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| date |
1945-03-09
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1945-03-10 → |
| estimatedDeaths |
approximately 100,000 people
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over 80,000 people → |
| estimatedHomeless |
over 1,000,000 people
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| followedBy |
subsequent incendiary raids on Japanese cities
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| historicalSignificance |
key event in the air campaign against Japan in 1945
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major escalation in strategic bombing of Japan → |
| location |
Tokyo
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| militaryBranch |
United States Army Air Forces
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| notableAs |
deadliest single air raid of World War II by conventional bombing
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one of the most destructive air raids in history → |
| objective |
to destroy Tokyo’s urban industrial and residential areas
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| partOf |
Pacific War
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| precededBy |
high-altitude precision bombing of Japan
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| result |
devastating firestorm in Tokyo
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massive urban destruction → very high civilian casualties → |
| strategy |
area bombing
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low-altitude night bombing → |
| targetCityDistrict |
eastern Tokyo
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| targetType |
civilian area
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urban area → |
| theater |
Pacific Theater of World War II
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| timePeriod |
night of 9–10 March 1945
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| weaponType |
incendiary bombs
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napalm-based incendiaries → |
| year |
1945
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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World War II
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hasPart |
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Allied strategic bombers
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notableCampaign |
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Allied strategic bombing of Japan
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notableEvent |