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On Wed. 17 Jan 1945 USAAF XX Bomber Command launched 90 or 92 B-29 bom.....

1945-01-17

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USAAF XX Bomber Command launched 90 or 92 B-29 bombers from Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China against Shinchiku Airfield in northern Taiwan; 78 or 79 of them made it over to the target area, damaging hangars, barracks, and other buildings. This was to be the final B-29 mission against Taiwan.

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