American missions against Nyūtabaru Airfield (Nittagahara)
April 17, 1945–May 11, 1945
April 17, 1945
(20th AF) Missions 74: B-29s bomb Nittagahara Airfield.
April 18, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 79:
B-29s bomb Nittagahara Airfield.
April 21, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 88: B-29s bomb Nittagahara Airfield.
April 26, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 103:
B-29s bomb Nittagahara Airfield.
May 11, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 169: eleven B-29s from 6th BG bomb Nittagahara Airfield and encounter heavy anti-aircraft fire that was meager and inaccurate result in bomb craters on the south portion of the runway that were not filled in afterwards but the runway was deemed to remain operative.
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