Raid on Taipei
The Taihoku Air Raid was the largest Allied air raid on the city of Taihoku (modern-day Taipei), then under Japanese colonial rule, during World War II. Many residents were killed in the raid and tens of thousands wounded or displaced.
| Taihoku Air Raid | |||||||
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| Part of World War II, Pacific theater | |||||||
An aerial photograph by U.S. Air Force | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Japan | United States | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Virtually nonexistent | 117 B-24 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Civilians killed: 3,000+ Wounded/Displaced: tens of thousands | none | ||||||
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