27 Jul 1945
Japan
Japan
- A mine laid by USAAF B-29 aircraft sank the 887-ton Japanese merchant cargo ship Meiko Maru off Kogushi, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Preparations for Invasion of Japan | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi | HM]
- A mine laid by USAAF B-29 aircraft sank the Japanese merchant cargo ship Banshu Maru No. 55 in Odo Strait, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Preparations for Invasion of Japan | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi | HM]
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