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America’s B 29 Superfortress Dominated Japan With 1,000 Plane Raids Discover how America's B-29 Superfortress bombers systematically destroyed Japan's ability to wage war in 1945, launching massive 500-1000 plane raids that changed warfare forever. This documentary reveals the complete story of Operation Meetinghouse - the deadliest air raid in human history that killed over 100,000 people in Tokyo on March 9-10, 1945 - and the revolutionary tactics of General Curtis LeMay who transformed ineffe

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