The bombing of Akita (秋田空襲, Akita-kūshū), also known as the Tsuchizaki Air Raid (土崎大空襲, Tsuchizaki-Dai-kūshū), on the night of August 14, 1945, was part of the strategic bombing air raids on Japan campaign waged by the United States against military and civilian targets and population centers during the Japan home islands campaign in the closing stages of the Pacific War.[1] This was reportedly the farthest-range and also the last bombing mission in World War II, coming only hours before Japan announced its surrender.[2]
- ^ Hoyt. Inferno: The Fire Bombing of Japan, March 9 – August 15, 1945
- ^ Reyher, Charles. Memoirs of a B-29 Pilot, page 146 (Lulu.com 2008): "This superfortress strike unwittingly collapsed a coup in progress at the Japanese Imperial Palace and saved Tokyo from a nuclear strike and ended World War II."