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United States Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers made two air raids on railway facilities in Japanese-occupied Kuala Lumpur during February and March 1945. The first of these attacks took place on 18 February, and involved 48 or 49 B-29s based in West Bengal. The second raid was made on 10 March by either 24 or 26 aircraft. These attacks inflicted extensive damage on the Central Railroad Repair Shops (present day KL Sentral). No American aircraft were lost in either operation. (en) Des bombardiers lourds Boeing B-29 Superfortress de l'United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) ont effectué deux raids aériens sur les installations ferroviaires de Kuala Lumpur, sous occupation japonaise, en février et mars 1945. La première de ces attaques a eu lieu le 18 février et a impliqué 48 ou 49 B-29. Le deuxième raid a été effectué le 10 mars par 24 ou 26 avions. Ces attaques ont infligé des dégâts considérables aux ateliers de réparation du chemin de fer central. Aucun avion américain n'a été perdu dans l'une ou l'autre des opérations. (fr) |
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1945-03-10 (xsd:date) |
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dbr:Pacific_War |
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United States victory |
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24 or 26 aircraft (10 March) 48 or 49 aircraft (18 February) Several fighter aircraft |
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https://archive.org/details/AFD-100525-035 http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AAF/V/index.html%7Coclc=256469807 http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Documents/2009/March%202009/0309matterhorn.pdf%7Cpages=62%E2%80%9365%7Cissn=0730-6784 |
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None (en) Extensive damage to railway facilities (en) |
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United States victory (en) |
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United States Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers made two air raids on railway facilities in Japanese-occupied Kuala Lumpur during February and March 1945. The first of these attacks took place on 18 February, and involved 48 or 49 B-29s based in West Bengal. The second raid was made on 10 March by either 24 or 26 aircraft. These attacks inflicted extensive damage on the Central Railroad Repair Shops (present day KL Sentral). No American aircraft were lost in either operation. (en) Des bombardiers lourds Boeing B-29 Superfortress de l'United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) ont effectué deux raids aériens sur les installations ferroviaires de Kuala Lumpur, sous occupation japonaise, en février et mars 1945. La première de ces attaques a eu lieu le 18 février et a impliqué 48 ou 49 B-29. Le deuxième raid a été effectué le 10 mars par 24 ou 26 avions. Ces attaques ont infligé des dégâts considérables aux ateliers de réparation du chemin de fer central. Aucun avion américain n'a été perdu dans l'une ou l'autre des opérations. (fr) |
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