⚔️📍 Tokyo, Japan1945
Operation Meetinghouse — Firebombing of Tokyo
334 U.S. B-29 bombers dropped 1,665 tons of incendiary bombs on Tokyo, creating a firestorm that burned 16 square miles of the city and killed an estimated 80,000–100,000 civilians in a single night — more than either atomic bomb.
Operation Meetinghouse was the most destructive air raid in history and demonstrated the devastating potential of strategic firebombing against civilian populations.
Outcome
80,000–100,000 killed; 267,000 buildings destroyed
Casualties
90,000