Superfortress

Japanese: Superfortress
Superfortress

...Nicknamed Superfortress. A large long-range bomber developed by the Boeing Company for the US military. During the Pacific War, it took off from Chengdu, China on June 16, 1944, and was used to bomb the Yahata area of ​​Kitakyushu. It was then used as a base on Saipan and Tinian islands to bomb various Japanese cities until the end of the war, and to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It was also used in the Korean War.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Superfortress" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…愛称スーパーフォートレスSuperfortress。ボーイング社により開発された米軍の大型長距離爆撃機で,太平洋戦争中は,1944年6月16日,中国大陸の成都から発進し,北九州八幡地区の爆撃に使用されて以降,サイパン島,テニアン島などを基地として,終戦まで日本の各都市の爆撃,および広島,長崎への原爆の投下に使われ,後に朝鮮戦争においても使用された。…

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