American missions against Cape Minami (Minami Cape)
April 6, 1945–July 10, 1945

April 6, 1945
(11th AF) Eight B-25s hit radar installations in an all-out attack on Minami Cape, dropping napalm-filled incendiaries for the first time.

April 10, 1945
(11th AF) Four B-25s attempt to hit radar installations on Minami Cape on Shumshu, the primary air warning station in the Kurils, but fail to release bombs due to an approach error.

April 27, 1945
(11th AF) A single B-24 hits Minami Cape and another flies a radar-ferret mission.

May 19, 1945
(11th AF) Eight B-25s try to bomb Minami Cape radar installation and cannery on the Naka River.

June 16, 1945
(11th AF) Four B-24s bomb and strafe the a radar site on Minami Cape.

July 10, 1945
(11th AF) Four B-24s radar-bomb Minami Cape.

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