28 Jan 1920
Japan
Japan
- Yasuji Kaneko was born in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Yasuji Kaneko | Urayasu, Chiba | CPC]
1 Nov 1923
Japan
Japan
- Yoshio Shinozuka was born in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Yoshio Shinozuka | Chiba | CPC]
15 Dec 1938
Japan
Japan
- Masafumi Arima became the commanding officer of Kisarazu Naval Air Corps. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | Chiba | CPC]
1 Aug 1939
Japan
Japan
- Kanemasa Akiyama was named the Chief of Research Section of Narashino Chemical Warfare School in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Kanemasa Akiyama | Narashino, Chiba | CPC]
23 May 1943
Japan
![The ashes of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto arriving at Kisarazu, Japan aboard battleship Musashi, 23 May 1943](/images/imagemagick/tmb_battle_deathyamamoto3.jpg)
Japan
- Battleship Musashi arrived at Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan, disembarking Isoroku Yamamoto's ashes. ww2dbase [Operation Vengeance | Isoroku Yamamoto | Kisarazu, Chiba | CPC]
![The ashes of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto arriving at Kisarazu, Japan aboard battleship Musashi, 23 May 1943](/images/imagemagick/tmb_battle_deathyamamoto3.jpg)
3 Nov 1944
Japan
Japan
- The Japanese commenced the Fu-Go balloon bomb campaign against the continental United States and Canada. The balloons employed an altitude-keeping device which kept them in the prevailing west-east wind. The balloon would crash on arrival over the US where its small bombload of incendiary bombs would then detonate. ww2dbase [Japanese Attacks on the Continental United States | Fu-Go | Ichinomiya, Chiba | AC]
19 Jul 1945
Japan
Japan
- US warships of Task Group 35.4 conducted a final bombardment of radar stations at Nojima Saki about 90 kilometers south of Tokyo, Japan. ww2dbase [Preparations for Invasion of Japan | Nojima Saki, Chiba | CPC]
7 Aug 1945
Japan
![Kikka prototype jet aircraft with crew, Kisarazu Airfield, Japan, 7 Aug 1945](/images/imagemagick/tmb_56168bb092c35.jpg)
![Kikka prototype jet being prepared for its first flight, Kisarazu Air Field, Japan, 7 Aug 1945](/images/imagemagick/tmb_56168cfcd07bf.jpg)
Japan
- The Japanese Nakajima J9N-1 Kikka (Orange Blossom) naval special attack jet aircraft made its maiden flight at Kisarazu Naval Airfield in Japan with Lieutenant Commander Susumu Takaoka at the controls. ww2dbase [J9N-1/J9Y Kikka | Kisarazu, Chiba | AC]
![Kikka prototype jet aircraft with crew, Kisarazu Airfield, Japan, 7 Aug 1945](/images/imagemagick/tmb_56168bb092c35.jpg)
![Kikka prototype jet being prepared for its first flight, Kisarazu Air Field, Japan, 7 Aug 1945](/images/imagemagick/tmb_56168cfcd07bf.jpg)
11 Aug 1945
Japan
![Kikka prototype jet on its second test flight, Kisarazu Airfield, Japan, 11 Aug 1945](/images/imagemagick/tmb_56168cfd2f811.jpg)
Japan
- The J9N-1 Kikka prototype jet fighter was damaged at Kisarazu Naval Airfield in Japan after a RATO-related take-off accident and the war ended before repairs could be completed. ww2dbase [J9N-1/J9Y Kikka | Kisarazu, Chiba | AC]
![Kikka prototype jet on its second test flight, Kisarazu Airfield, Japan, 11 Aug 1945](/images/imagemagick/tmb_56168cfd2f811.jpg)
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