March 9 - “Weather and War”: 1945 Air Bombing of Tokyo

Early in the morning of March 9th, 1945, American B-29s dropped a flurry of bombs, including napalm and magnesium incendiaries, over the packed residential districts along the Sumida River in eastern Tokyo. This destroyed large portions of the capital while also killing 100,000 civilians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices