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Location
Lat 35° 41' 6N Long 139° 45' 5E Japan's capital city, surrounded by Tokyo Bay.
Wartime History
First attacked by American aircraft
on April 18, 1942 by B-25s of the "Dolittle Raid". Most of the city was destroyed by conventional bombing during the war, but a number of sites with historical signifigance remain and museums.
Tokyo
National Science Museum
Museum with Zero fighter on display
Yasukuni
Jinja Yushukan (Yasukuni Shrine)
This is a shrine and museum of Japan's military history
Tokyo
Maritime Science Museum
(Formally) H8K Emily flying boat on display
General MacArthur's Residence
1-10-5 Akasaka, Minato-ku
Tel: 3-3224-5000
The house where MacArthur lived and often worked during the occupation is just behind the American Embassy. It's now the U.S. Ambassador's residence. From Tameike-sanno Station on the Ginza Line, walk 5 to 10 minutes southeast, across the Metropollitan Expressway.
Omori POW Camp
Located at Omori, at Tokyo.
Tokyo Area Airfields
Tokyo was the basis of training
and some aircraft manufacture during the war. As attacks on
Japan began in 1945, the airfield were the core of home defense,
and the region became known
as a the Kanto Air Defense sector for fighters and special attack
aircraft (kamakazies) against American attacks.
Atsugi
Air Base
Located to the south-west of Tokyo
Irumagawa Airfield (Johnson AFB)
Prewar airfield, used by Americans postwar and returned to Japan in 1960s
Tokorozawa Airfield
Located to the north of Tokorozawa, towards Tokyo
Haneda Airfield
Prewar airfield used during the war, still in use today
Kisarazu Airfield
Wartime airfield
Tachikawa Airfield
Wartime airfield
| Showa
Airfield |
Location
Located to the west of Tachikawa.
Wartime Usage
this airfield
was also the site of the Showa aircraft company, that built
the Japanese version of the DC-3, 'George' and Ki-115 special
attack aircraft.
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| Toyooka
Airfield (Sakato) |
Location
Located between Fussa
and Irumagawa, also known as Sakato airfield.
Wartime Usage
Auxillirary field to Irumagawa
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| Narimasu
Airfield |
Location
Located to the north-west of Tokyo.
Units Based at Narimasu
102nd Sentain (Ki-43, Ki-84) April
- August 1945
47th Sentai (Ki-84)
70th
Sentai (Ki-44)
American Occupation & Post
War Use
The airfield was converted into housing, known as Grant
Heights Family Housing Annex for military families. The
runway became the main street. Hangers were still present
into the 1960s.
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October 1, 2009
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