Penghu air raids
Air raids over Penghu islands 1944–1945 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Penghu air raids were a series of air raids over the Japanese controlled Penghu Islands (Hōko Prefecture) by Allied bombers from 12 October 1944, to 14 August 1945.[1][2] It begun in correspondence with the Formosa Air Battle but continued long after the latter's conclusion.
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The air raids resulted in the mass destruction of infrastructure and military hardware on the islands, most notably at Magong due to the presence of major Japanese naval bases in the city.[3]