Bombing of Fukuoka

Bombing of Fukuoka
Part of the air raids on Japan, part of the Pacific War
A map of the Fukuoka area with concentric circles radiating from the center of the city
A target map of the Fukuoka area prepared by the USAAF's XXI Bomber Command in June 1945
Date19 June 1945
Location
Fukuoka, Japan
Result United States victory
Belligerents
 United States  Japan
Units involved
XXI Bomber Command
Strength
239 aircraft dispatched
224 attacked Fukuoka
Casualties and losses
953 killed
21.5 percent of the city destroyed

The bombing of Fukuoka (Fukuoka dai-kūshū) took place by United States Army Air Forces Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers on 19 June 1945. This operation formed part of the allied air raids on Japan during the Pacific War, and destroyed 21.5 percent of the city. B-29s also dropped naval mines near Fukuoka harbor on seven occasions between May and July 1945, and the city was attacked twice by American fighter aircraft.