1 November 1944 reconnaissance sortie over Japan

1 November 1944 reconnaissance sortie over Japan
Part of Air raids on Japan, World War II
An F-13 Superfortress similar to the aircraft involved in the 1 November 1944 sortie
Date 1 November 1944 Location Japan Result Successful US photo reconnaissance mission
Belligerents
United States	Japan
Strength
1 F-13 Superfortress	Multiple fighter aircraft Anti-aircraft batteries
Casualties and losses
None	None

On 1 November 1944, a United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) F-13 Superfortress conducted the first flight by an Allied aircraft over the Tokyo region of Japan since the Doolittle Raid in April 1942. This photo reconnaissance sortie returned with 7000 photographs which helped with planning air raids on Japan during the last months of World War II. Attempts by Japanese air units and anti-aircraft gun batteries to shoot down the F-13 failed, as the available fighter aircraft and guns could not reach the high altitude at which it operated.