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On the night of March 9, 1945, Tokyo burned.

Five months before Hiroshima, hundreds of American bombers descended on Japan’s capital and unleashed the deadliest air raid in human history. In just a few hours, fire consumed entire neighborhoods, created firestorms that melted streets, and left tens of thousands dead. By morning, Tokyo was no longer a city — it was ash.

This video examines Operation Meetinghouse, the U.S. firebombing of Tokyo during World War II. Using firsthand accounts, historical records, and postwar analysis, we explore how and why this raid happened, how it was carried out, and what it reveals about the brutal realities of modern warfare.

Often overshadowed by the atomic bombings that followed, the firebombing of Tokyo remains one of the most devastating and least discussed events of the war.

This is the story of the night Tokyo burned. Operation Meetinghouse.



SOURCES:
B roll B-29’s PeriscopeFilm.com
Napalm demonstration: Department Of Defense Combat Bulletin No. 48 Pin 20311
1. Bombing of Tokyo (Operation Meetinghouse), March 9–10, 1945 – Overview, destruction, casualties, and scale. Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo
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4. Operation Meetinghouse mission details, aircraft numbers, incendiary strategy. This Day in Aviation. www.thisdayinaviation.com/9-10-march-1945-operation-meetinghouse/
5. Aircraft losses and effectiveness of Japanese air defenses. Wikipedia – 10 March 1945 Raid. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo_(10_March_1945)
6. Firestorm phenomenon and urban fire behavior. Wikipedia – Firestorm. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestorm
7. Survivor accounts and civilian impact. Associated Press retrospective. apnews.com/article/f6eb2ecb48c6db92c0d1a149402cf18b

8.Hellfire on Earth: Operation MEETINGHOUSE
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/hellfire-earth-operation-meetinghouse

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