ed ▁aircraft , ▁Serge ant ▁Al gy ▁S . ▁Aug un us ▁and ▁Second ▁Lieutenant ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Cop eland , ▁surv ived ▁and ▁were ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese . ▁They ▁were ▁subsequently ▁tried ▁by ▁a ▁hast ily ▁conven ed ▁court ▁for ▁the ▁" ind isc rim inate ▁bomb ing " ▁of ▁K obe ▁and ▁Os aka , ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death , ▁and ▁executed ▁by ▁firing ▁squad . ▁ ▁Other ▁ra ids ▁On ▁June ▁ 5 ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁K obe ▁was ▁bom bed ▁again . ▁Inc endi aries ▁dropped ▁from ▁ 5 3 0 ▁bom bers ▁destroyed ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁and ▁ 5 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁built - up ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁was ▁dam aged . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁inc endi ary ▁attacks , ▁K obe ▁was ▁the ▁target ▁of ▁a ▁B - 2 9 ▁precision ▁attack ▁on ▁industry , ▁three ▁mine - lay ing ▁operations , ▁and ▁one ▁f ighter - b om ber ▁swo op : ▁ ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 : ▁ 9 2 ▁B - 2 9 s ▁hit ▁K aw an ishi ▁aircraft ▁industry ▁ ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 : ▁ 2 5 ▁B - 2 9 s ▁laid ▁naval ▁mines ▁in ▁several ▁areas , ▁including ▁waters ▁near ▁K obe ▁ ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 : ▁ 2 9 ▁B - 2 9 s ▁laid ▁naval ▁mines ▁in ▁three ▁har b ors