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American missions against Tachikawa and Tachikawa Airfield
April 3, 1945–June 4, 1945

April 3, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 57: 61 of 115 B-29s strike the aircraft plant at Tachikawa.

April 24, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 96: 101 B-29s strike the Hitahi aircraft plant at Tachikawa.

April 29, 1945
(20th AF) B-29 photographic reconnaissance mission over Tachikawa for damage assessment of prior strike.

April 30, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 126: 69 B-29s hit the Tachikawa air depot.
(7th AF) Long range mission 7: 104 P-51s escort B-29s to hit the Tachikawa air depot claiming 0-1-0 Japanese aircraft; 1 P-51 is lost.

May 19, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 178: 272 B-29s make an abortive raid on the Tachikawa Aircraft Company.
(7th AF) 100 P-51s are dispatched to escort B-29s to Tachikawa but abort due to weather.

June 10, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 200: 29 B-29s attack the Tachikawa Army Air Arsenal and 3 others hit alternate targets.



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