April 18, 1942
(12th BG) During the "Doolittle Raid" B-25B Mitchells bomb targets in Nagoya.
December 13, 1944
(20th AF) Mission 12: 90 B-29s from the Mariana Islands are dispatched to attack the Mitsubishi aircraft engine plant at Nagoya, Japan; 71 hit the primary target causing considerable damage as bombing accuracy is improved; 9 others hit alternate targets; they claim 4-1-0 Japanese aircraft; 4 B-29s are lost.
December 18, 1944
(20th AF) Mission 13: 89 B-29s flying out of the Mariana are sent to hit the Mitsubishi aircraft plant at Nagoya, Japan; 63 hit the primary target and 10 bomb last resort targets and targets of opportunity; they claim 5-11-12 enemy aircraft; 4 B-29s are lost.
January 3, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 17: 97 Mariana based B-29s are sent
to bomb docks and urban areas of Nagoya, Japan; 57 hit the primary target and
21 others bomb alternates and targets of opportunity; Japanese fighters fly
300+ attacks on the B-29s; B-29 gunners claim 14-14-20 Japanese
aircraft. Intercepted by Ki-61 Tonys from Komaki Airfield and Itami Airfield, plus 210th Kokutai Zeros and J1N1 and D4Y from Meiji Airfield. Lost are 5 including: B-29 42-24748, B-29 "Leading Lady" 42-24766, B-29 "Jumbo, King Of The Show" 42-63418, B-29 "Joker's Wild" 42-24626, B-29 42-24550. Additionally, B-29"American Maid" 42-24593, suffered a blister blowout at 29,000 feet over Nagoya. Gunner James B. Krantz was sucked outside but survived: held for 15 minutes by his home-made harness until pulled back in with frostbite and broken bones. (incident also described in Stephen Birdsall's "Saga of the Superfortress", page 136.)
January 14, 1945
Mission 19: 73 B-29s from the Mariana are dispatched
to bomb the Mitsubishi aircraft plant at Nagoya; 40 hit the primary
target and 23 hit alternates and targets of opportunity; they claim 16-7-26
Japanese aircraft; 5 B-29s are lost.
January 23, 1945
Mission 22: 73 B-29s of the XXI Bomber Command are dispatched to bomb the Mitsubishi engine plant at Nagoya; 28
hit the primary and 27 hit the secondary target, the urban area of the city;
9 bomb other alternates and targets of opportunity; an estimated 600+ fighters offer heavy and aggressive opposition; the AAF claims 33-22-40 Japanese aircraft; 2 B-29s are lost.
February 14, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 34: 117 B-29s from the Mariana are dispatched to hit the Mitsubishi aircraft engine works at Nagoya; 33 hit the primary; 68 hit targets of last resort and targets of opportunity, 54 of them bombing Hamamatsu; they claim 7-8-23 Japanese aircraft; 1 B-29 is lost.
March 11, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 41: Attacking at altitudes ranging from 5,100 to 8,500', 285 of 310 B-29s bomb the Nagoya urban area with incendiaries during the night of 11/12 Mar destroying 2.05 square miles (5.31 square km); 6 others hit a secondary target; 1 B-29 is lost.
March 18, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 44: During the night of 18/19 Mar, 290 of 313 XXI Bomber Command B-29s continue the fire raids, bombing Nagoya from 4,500 to 9,000 feet with incendiaries for the second time this month; an additional 3 square miles (7.8 square km) are destroyed; the Nagoya arsenal, Aichi engine plant and freight yards are damaged but the Mitsubishi plants escape with minor damage; this mission ends the March fire raids.
March 24, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 45: 223 of 248 B-29s attack the Mitsubishi aircraft engine plant at Nagoya, during the
night of 24/25 Mar; 3 other B-29s hit alternate targets; 5 B-29s are lost.
March 30, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 48: Overnight, 12 of 14 B-29s attack the Mitsubishi aircraft engine plant
at Nagoya, Japan shortly past 0000 hours without loss.
April 7, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 59: 153 of
194 B-29s hit the Mitsubishi aircraft plant at Nagoya; 29 others hit targets
of opportunity; they claim 21-11-22 Japanese aircraft; 2 B-29s are lost.
May 8, 1945
(7th AF) 94 of 104 P-51s from Iwo Jima abort a strike to Nagoya due to
weather and attack Kisarazu Airfield.
May 14, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 174: 472 B-29s blast the urban area of
northern Nagoya; 8 others hit targets of opportunity; they claim about 20 Japanese
fighters; 11 B-29s are lost. Lost are B-29 44-70017, B-29 42-24492, B-29 44-69966, B-29 44-69926, B-29 "Country Gentelman" 42-24793. This is the XXI Bomber Command's first 4-wing raid
as B-29s of the 58th Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy) join bombers from the 73d,
313th, and 314th Bombardment Wings (Very Heavy) in a single mission.
May 17, 1945
(20th AF) Between 3:00am and 6:00am local time, 457 of 522 B-29s attack Nagoya urban area in the last great attack on the city from low level. Specific targets include the south part of Nagoya with Mitsubishi Aircraft Works, Aichi Aircraft Company's Atsuta palnt and the Atsuta branch of the Nagoya Arsenal, the Nippon Vehicle Company and other targets. 3 B-29s are lost.
June 8, 1945
(20th AF) Very Long Range Mission 17 (VLR Mission 17): 104 P-51s on a mission against Kagamigahara Airfield and Meiji Airfield in the Nagoya area abort due to bad weather.
June 9, 1945
(20th AF) 57 P-51s pound Kagamigahara Airfield and the surrounding area in Nagoya; 20+
parked airplanes are claimed destroyed or damaged; 3 P-51s are lost.
June 26, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 226 and Mission 227: 58 B-29s attack the Nagoya Arsenal; 1 B-29 is lost. Missions 228 and 231: 85 B-29s hit the Kawasaki aircraft plant at Kagamigahara; 23 others hit alternate targets; 2 B-29s are lost; every important building is knocked out. Mission 229: 50 B-29s attack the Aichi aircraft plant. Mission 230: 29 B-29s hit the light metal industry at Nagoya. The Nagoya and Osaka missions are escorted by 148 P-51s; they claim 2-0-5 Japanese aircraft; 1 P-51 is lost.
July 1, 1945
(20th AF) 148 Iwo Jima based P-51s are dispatched to hit airfields in the Nagoya area (Kasumigaura Airfield, Itami Airfield, Hamamatsu Airfield and Nagano Airfield); they claim 2-0-0 aircraft in the air and 3-7 on the ground; 2 P-51s are lost.
July 14, 1945
(20th AF) P-51s from Iwo Jima sent on a strike against Meiji and Kagamigahara in the Nagoya area abort because of weather.
July 15, 1945
(20th AF) P-51s attack airfields and other tactical targets at Meiji, Kagamigahara, Kowa, Akenogahara, Nagoya and Suzuko claiming 13-4-20
aircraft in the air and on the ground; 3 P-51s are lost
July 16, 1945
(USASTAF) P-51s hit Komaki.
July 19, 1945
(20th AF) 90+ P-51s pound
numerous targets on sweeps over the Nagoya area and hit airfields, factories,
power facilities, and gun positions at locations including Kagamigahara, Nishinomiya,
and Osaka.
July 20, 1945
(20th AF) 7 missions of 625 B-29s are flown against targets in the Nagoya. 94 P-51s from Iwo Jima are dispatched against targets, mainly airfields, at Kamezaki, Meiji, Okazaki, Nagoya, Kagamigahara, Hamamatsu, and Komaki; they claim 1-11 Japanese aircraft on the ground; 3 P-51s are lost.
July 25, 1945
(USN) Task
Force 38 carrier aircraft attack Nagoya.
July 28, 1945
(USN) Task
Force 38 carrier aircraft repeat strikes against Nagoya.
July 30, 1945
(USN) Task
Force 38 carrier aircraft repeat strikes against Nagoya.
August 1, 1945
(20th AF) 30+ P-51s from Iwo Jima hit airfields and other targets in the Osaka-Nagoya area; bad weather prevents numerous other fighters from reaching targets.
(FEAF) P-51s in a sweep over southern Honshu and rolling stock and airfields are attacked in the Okazaki, Itami, and Nagoya areas.
August 14 , 1945
(20th AF) 160+ P-51 escort the B-29s and attack airfields in the Nagoya area; 1 P-51 is lost.
(7th AF) P-47s over the Osaka-Nagoya, Japan area claim several Japanese aircraft
shot down.
