Penghu air raids

Penghu air raids
	Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II
	; Aerial View of the Penghu Islands
Date	12 October 1944 - 14 August 1945 (10 months and 2 days)
Location	Hōko Prefecture(Penghu), Japanese Taiwan, Empire of Japan23°29′40″N 119°31′05″E / 23.4945°N 119.518°E
Result	US victory
Belligerents:
United States	Japan
Commanders and leaders
George Kenney; Marc Mitscher;	Tsunejiro Katahara; Shinshiro Souma;
Units involved
Fast Carrier Task Force; Fifth Air Force; Thirteenth Air Force; USS Lexington (CV-16); USS Essex (CV-9);

The Penghu air raids were a series of air raids over the Japanese controlled Penghu Islands (Hōko Prefecture) by Allied bombers from 12 October 1944, to 14 August 1945. It began in relation to the Formosa Air Battle but continued long after the latter's conclusion.

The air raids resulted in the mass destruction of infrastructure and military hardware on the islands, most notably at Magong due to the presence of major Japanese naval bases in the city.