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...is not well known in China. Because these silent heroes truly deserve our unforgettable commemoration, this writer conducted a seven-month-long field search of the crash sites of the B-29s that fell near Shenyang. It is hoped that this refreshed memory will help enhance the traditional Sino-American friendship and mutual interest, as well as a harmonious coexistence of the whole world.
Air Raid over Shenyang
On December 7, 1944, 108 B-29s operating from Chengdu, China, were dispatched to bomb the Manchuria Airplane Manufacturing Company and an adjacent arsenal at Mukden. Eighty aircraft hit the primary target and ten others hit a rail yard short of the primary target; several additional strikes were made on alternate targets. Seven B-29s were lost on that day. Two weeks later, on December 21st, 19 of 49 58th Bombardment Wing B-29s, dispatched from Chengdu, attacked an aircraft factory and arsenal at Shenyang; eight B-29s attacked several alternates and targets of opportunity around Mukden. Two B-29s were lost on that day. During these two missions, 85 crewmembers of U.S. Army Air Forces (AAF) were killed, while another 14 survived from their bailout, but were captured by the Japanese military in that area. The American airmen were kept prisoners of war until August 15, 1945, when they were liberated.
Approaching the winter of 1944, anti-aircraft alarms were sounded all over Shenyang, while the Japanese military practiced the tactic...
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