21st Bomber Command Tactical Mission Report 247, 250, Ocr

8/6/2019 21st Bomber Command Tactical Mission Report 247, 250, Ocr

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! R ! !FORE71ORD

Mission 246 was a minin::; operat ionthat ni l l be r epor ted in a separateTactical Llission Report which receivesonly limdted dis t r ibut ion.


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T a r B e t ~ u Urban Areas of TakElllll.9tsu. Kochi. Himeji and Tokushima

""'-o.. . . .. .. ~ -xn: BUlBD.\PO 234T.ACTIC.AL MrSSION RP(Rl'Missiona M::l. 247,248,249 BIK1 ISO.3/4 July 1945

Tsble of Contents

J'1eld Order No. 95

Tactieal NarrativeJ.I:l.nex A. _ Op rations. 11P3=t I - NaviGation Tracie Chart 12Fa=t II - Mean Points of Icpact 13Fart II I - Radar Jpproach Charts .14Part IV - Bombinu 19

Fnrt V _ F l i ~ h t EnJinecring Charts 20Part VI - Radar 21Part VII - Gunnery 22Part VIII - AirSea Rescue Chart 2]. !=ex a -

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'7eathe.r 24Part I - ~ e a t h e r Summary. 25Part I I - Chart - Predicted vs. Observed leather. , 27Part II I - PrOGOostic Map 28~ IV - ~ o p t i c Y ~ 0 29C e ~ u n i e a t i o n s . 30


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Repcrt of Incendiary Str ikes Against Takamatsu. Kcohi,Hiceji and Tokushima. 3/4 July 1945.TO. Ca:canding General, Twentieth Air Ferree, .1ashiIl6tCll 25.

D.C.1. I@.'TIFICATlro' OF MISsrC1>.1S I

a . Fie ld h"der Number 95, Headquarters XXI Ba:lber Cc:rnr.land,dated J July 1S45. directed the 58th, 73rd, 313th, and 3J.4th B C l ' : l ~arlhent rlinss to particnpate in incendiary at tacks en Takamatsu,Kochi, F.iI:l.eji and Towshima in XXI Banber Ccmrnand Missims NUl:l.ber247 thrw.gh 250.

b. Targets Suecif i ed:(1) Primary V isual and Radar Targets:

l l issial . ~ 1 i n g Force Assigned Target247 5 8th 4 GrQ.lps Takamatsu U rb an A re a248 73rd 4 GrQlps Kochi Urban Area


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! rca ~ a r ~ C b e m i c . l plant , . . . .11 u h.c1l1Uea ro t ~ b r e:xplceiTes &net an a i l r eUnery . 'Ihi8 ci t , . IS pClpl.1aticm t: I U l . e ~

( l ~ O f igure) is in B triaD&\llar 2i square mile territCIZ'Y. Takallataui s based m the vater t ren t . i s highly Cal8ested (density at 49,000per Square mile) . Bnd has DO effeo t ive f i re breakS.

(2) Miuicn Number ?48.. K9Cbil This important prefec tura l cap i t a l and i nws t r i a l and ccm:l.ercial center of 3Qlthern Sbik


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.a. W." im Number 21+9, Hi.U. QI,. (hoQlPor the ) l ) tb \11ns 118S to carr) ' 1147A2 1ncendia1'7 bcmts and 2 OrQlp.!lltfe:re to carry c lus ten ccntaining 1169 banba,

,5. Misdm Number 250. Tokuabi.r.ll!lI TIIoGrcups r1 the 314tb. i l tng uere to carTy JD+.7A2 incendiary banbs and2 GrOJps nere to C3 r r y W7Al il'lCendiory clust


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5. Axes and a l t i t u d e s o f a t t a c k '>7cre s p e c i f i e d C6l the basis o f rodnr o.nd o.nti13ireraft c o n s i d e r a t i c n s , ,",Meha r c discussed. i n s.ab:JeQuent plan:rl.nG: s e c t i o n s ... The c i a s i a n s il8r8pbnncd CIl too basis at 3750 tons at ba:l.bs bcin.; dropped en t h et a r g e t s . Il:lportant b::mbina data included the follcnin/JI

Axis or lenGth of Tine or DriftMissicn l!iM. At tack (dCSrees) BuD mile.


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BcasCPS rq" ChQ1,c.A lo f t turn was spoclf'1od..This point ~ 7 n s dosi@lllted as l4nd's end toQvaid f lak defensos.Missicn Numb"r 250:

Ragsons for ChoiceHin! S ak i P oin t on the smn.ll peninsula ontho ontr::mcc to CBaka Bay uas designated asthe i n i t i a l point since i t cQJ .ld be easilyiden t i f ied a nd p rovi de d far a good bO!'lb rub.A l e f t turn \'las specif ied of f the tc rgc t .

en) Designated al t i tudes and sJ=eeds nc.rc plan_ned far l:.:lximun fuel cconQJY and safe ty . No assemblies ':7ere to bel:l3.de .

(b) Fue l r es er ve data in dic at ed th.:.t the 4 Winesttculd require no bQ;lb bay tanks and a fue l lead of apprcocinate.1y6700 gallcns 'i1OJld be c.:trried by each .lir1:raft, unless imlcr.l.ent" : 7 e ~ t h c r required lare.::x fuel reserves .

(0) No nmcinum or minimunl ba:lb lcn.ds ";'lorespec if ied . Q1 th e basis of the fo l looing poren t ia l carrying capaci t ies at' the ~ J i n g S t 17,000 pamds each for the 58th and 7 .) rd ,16,000 peunds for the 313th and .14,000 pa.mds fo r the 3 . 1 4 ~ h , it


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(b ) H1.5S1c!!' Number ?ASI.l - Two apprcochos -:lore planned to Kochi,

frQ:!. the sa.athcast or tho SQ1th'l"lest t ip of ShikdaJ. . ThE) fOJn(.r' : I ~ eh03en sinco it provided fa r e c lea re r mda r rcute and thoB ~ sOJ,th of Kooh i, rra5 expected to g ~ v ~ good.land-\7Qtcr dl::teil .Althcugh tho fac t tha t l and fa l l and im. t lu l pomts ',70I'C tho saroouQ.ild r esu l t in the timo being shor t fo r nind run and \l'ind conputat iQ'lS, it 1185 expected tha t use of tho synchrmQJ.s r ad ar r cl co sea t 10,000 to 10.800 feet '\ 'Ialld resul t in sane carrectiOO3 of erOJ.ndspeed errars .

2 . The ci ty ttOJ.ld give a good radar return,N t caref 'u l reference rre uld h av e to be mode Ql. check po in t s in theBay to ovoid errors in sianal ident i f icat ion sin ce sa ne or the surro,mding hil lS ;rOlld Sive sane fa i r ly birght re turns . HOITev ...r . i tl7as expected tr..at usa of ' the shor ter snoop sp


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AIR-Jil l :(6) ,r:Scn R o s e ~ 1 1 Tho Navy ':I'aa turD1abe4 n th I I -

hils of th e mis.s1cns nnd prCJl1l.ded the f ac i l i t i e s ah;vn em ttIDeMr t in .\nDox j \ , P.:!.ri VIII, which also lneludoS the XXI DCIllbel"Ca:cand rescue fnoi l l t ics .

d. J;t..t"\i19 of Plgnnloo_ ..Intell1e:.cnce I(1 ) ~ e g y . iT Oppcsit ig!. l

(0..) Missicn Nunber 2h7: :Ioak oppcsi t iaJ . \7BSexpoctod fraJ. th o 30 to 40 a i rc ra f t tho.t :rore QVQilo.tlo to i n t c . r ~cept tho B.29's.

(b) l a s s im f'..'u.nbc.r 248: Air o p ~ c s i t i c n m lS expectod to bo negl ig ible freo the 10 to 15 f ightor:J that nere oxpected to bCI avai lable for in te rcep t icn .

(e ) W.ssiC4l. t 'unbor 249 : .\pprQtiIMtely 20 to 25intercepters ':':eI'O cxpoctod to offor ..-rcak oppc:eitic:n.(d);las oxpoeted frcn the

to the J::1p::.mese.Mission l\unber 2501 Negligible oppcsitic:n10 to 15 f igh ters tha t \7culd be aV3ilable

(e ) The cO:lJXlntively f1eak shooil'l{; of Japanesefi$btc.rs during r e c ~ n t operations i7QS believod to be due to theca:.:::itt:ent of I:l..:lnY fiGhters to tho


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~ For Missicn Number 250, the Tctcusb1Jladef cMes i nc lud ed 5 hcnvy guns and 12 medium \11apcm8 a t the a i r f ie ld north of the c i ty and thora \?ere 5 heavy guns an:i 1 8earchligl".t scuth of the c i ty . This ';l::lS ecnsidr:.red a. meager defonse.The rQ.ltcs to and irem the tarSClt avoided a l l kno.7n f lak nre,,"S.

3. KCECUTICN OF THE llISSIC!'S:n. Tnlre_Off: Tako- a fr \73.5 QccQllplishcd as fallO"lS I

Mission Fathf indcn Aircraf t Firs t la,tNJ,obcr \1ing .Urborno Airbarpe Take_orr T::J.ke-ott247 56th 12 116 oJo94oz 031l20Z248 73rd 12 117 03092220 0310l2Z249 313th 12 95 030723Z 0308490250 314th .l!1 .l!1S. O'3oE45Z 01102%

XXI B.C. 48 453' 030723Z 031l20Z Tbis da::s not in c lulkl 4 supcrduobo a i rc raf t .

b. Rcutc Olt: La-.g Tar-ee l\.:lvigation n


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XU B.C. 0321051' 040216Zt . Lesse;" Three a i rc ra f t noro les t . 2 to accidentalor meeh:lnioal rea5cns and 1 to unknoln CBUSes.

(1 ) Nav1.$gUSIlI See .i.nn8X A, Par t I . fe r t rackCMrts.

(2) Bcmb1AB1 (See :onnox.:l., Part IV, fa r detai ledreports of tlfe sep:1rate missions.) Baubing results nere ccnsidezoed good.(3) FliGht Ehginsreriql;l (Se e Annex AI Par t V, fore ~ s . and ~ c E, Consolid:ltsd Stat is t iec . l &.lmaa,ry, fer ruelCOlSUJ:lpticn and Wight dota.)

(8) Narrative or Mi,ssicns as Floon:l - aNise to the Mainland: Individua.lelinbs :lere r.!I.de imnedbte ly af ter tako- Off to oI t ! tudes betl'roen

4000 and 8000 fee t , ohere too i n i t i a l cruise ':18.S flocn. No asseobl ies vere In!loo. Canpress1cn or the forges gas Q,ohievcd by vary_ins al t i tudes and a i r speeds,


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(SCQ .ll'.Dex D. i b r t I I , fo rabeut as ine-ffect ive 0.9 had

j. Intel l igence SUlonrvl(1 ) Thcm.y Air Oop.ceitiq},1 (Sao ~ n e x D, Part I t fo r

Ckll,y 20 int0rceptors ':'lore oncamtcrcd on those 4 missia lS .no claims.deta i l s . )There '\fore(2 ) EnCJ:l,}" : ~ h a i r c r a f t :

deta i l s . ) FInk Q1 theso missicns uasboen nntici}Xl.tod.

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1 . Cg;eup1catiODsl(1 ) ICM. (Soe Annex O. Part I . tar deta i l s . ) NinetyDine intercepts \701"8 nadEl.(2) Radiol (Soo .\nn(!l[ O. Par t I I , t a r deta i l s , ) There

vem 30 s t r iko r epo rt s r ecoi vod by the , iing Radio Sto t ione.

(3) fumo.so .'lssO.!lSlncntl (Sec Annex D, Part I I I , fe rdct.:lils.)

(3) Mission Nunbcr 2ll7: IhI:insc to Taka'Jatsua::J.OJ.ntcd tv 1.4 square mIas , or 78 per cent of tl:e ci ty ' s bJ.i l t .Uil area.

(b) Missicn Number 248: llirnage to Koehi Urbanarea aoo.1Dtcd to .92 square miles, or 48 per cent of the ci ty ' sbui l t -up area.(e) ! l i s s ia l ~ b c r 2ll.9:

ta led 1 .216 square miles, ar abcut 63.3 per lamago to Hir.:eji tocent of the ci ty 's


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aPER:.T!em

P.:l.rt I - Navigation Track Cha rtPart II . Mean Points or .Impact


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CONFIDENTIAL JULY 1945

RADAR BOMB RUN CHART

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1 . Missl cn No, 247. TakFatBu Urbg.p : . r n :a . 'Jeather error t h o target area vas clear to 4 /10 under..C3St tlhich l:UIdo visulll banbing possible. Ei,3hty..s i x t l . ircr:lft perCC%:led visu::!l sightill& and t h i r t y a i r c r a f t ba;,bcd u si na r ad '\ r s i c h t -irlb. SUrf",co uind3 I7hich blCo'l1 tho snQ(o frCT.'l t h e t::u'Gc.t nrC

e x ~ o o c d tho c it y t o to o l i g h t croatcd by f i r e s nero a c::lloidCrnble.:lid t o visual bCT.lbine;. Visual bancing UllS a l s o ~ o . t l y f a c i l i t a t e dby tho use of ref lex opt ics .

b. T ~ only d i f f i c u l t i e s cnc o.,mterod ~ t c r o oalfuncticn ofthe T19 ad'\ptcr ; l i th 4 a i r c r a f t reporting malfuncticn of th e ad....p t c r .T ~ . r o c a i r c r a f t banood t!lrgots of ClPPortunity uhen encine: f a i l u r eprevented bc:l.bil1.3 of th o primary t a r g e t .

c . Planning Of IF and axis or atte.ck \7i'lSc e l l c n t . Tho average d r i f t reported nas 5 r igbt .fe r this ;lin,:; l7as 106 minutes.

2. Mission No. 248. Koohi Urb:m ;l.I'eo.l

ccnsidcrcd c:xClater. Tu 0 a i r c r a f t reported malfunct ion of8 -10 shack le s.

b. The IF n'1lS reported as s a t i s f n c t o r y .d r i f t reported'l7.::lS 20 r i g h t . CCl::lpressibility f a r Thet h i s average\ 7 i ~ 71a5


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8. J','W:l.ber 01 sets opeut ive a>. take-att , 491

d. Number of sets operative on return t o base: 447

b. ~ \ 1 m b o r or '.;c ewer a l l tarsets with operative setal 45291.&,{ercentage CIt sets operative I,.

r.w V I - ! tu1. Reder PembiH' AN!AlQclJ I

e . l\"ul;Pber o f Ale usil1B azimuth s t a b i l i z a t l O l : 335f . Fercetltage of banbing A!e u s i n g 8zi.o.1th s t a b i l h a U c n : 74%b ' AV"erage caximw:l. range ( i n naut ical o i l 80S) Of AFQ-l):o t o 5000 f e e t ,5000 t o 10,000 feet , 73.

10,000 t o 20 ,000 feet . 74 .b. ~ v e r a g e oaximwn beacQ'l range ( in n au ti ca l m ile s) ;o j; 0 5000 feet

5000 t o 10,000 feet ,126,10,000 to 20,000 teet ,139.i . :\.verag8 maximum range of Japanese ceas t : 57.8 milesj. lfu.!:::lber of set fai lures in lead A/e: 1k. cnly varied l i g h t interference was reported.

2. ?.9.d.ar !\.!lvillaticn, AE\-4 and A n - 9 :


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,5. q e tt e. '!'be raate into T.\X.'.IL\TSJ' recelT8d acme good. O ~ t 8 ' "This was due to tbe aumerOJ.8 radar check poiJLta en the s t ra ightcause trQll departure poUst to b rgc t . Direct radar bcmbeigh" Q1 l -chrcmintlQl ._ used.b. The 7Jrd ~ / 1 n s u.sed f ixed angle bonbing. atar t ing tbe banb_81gbt a t a 70 51ghting angle. This was due to indefinite and cUs

integrated ci ty returns.

1. No. or :';C firil1B:-"12"-- _2. Average turret load:

!!r533 lI;l325 T350 iF26/;.63- J,venge no. or rO.lods f i red in canbat per turre t :

!!Io ! l io To IA55 iFo4 . No. at ro.mds f i red in c Q ; J . b a t : . . l ~ l O " _ _5. No. of rcunds used for t es t f ir in g : Bo X OF J.verage per gun 2C:us6. Guns loaded: 58th./ina n rd \'JingEot Cold 313th ;/int;liot 314 th Jin' iliot

7 . C9.1functicns: C.F.C. ' furret dump i n e leva tiCl ., d y n a ~motor sparking. ring seat fa i led to e .1 . .50 L::;'.None


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-- PART AIR-SEA RESCUE CHART,... 1'''- ....I II II MISSION NOI ---- DATEXX, BOMCOM.,0 010- R- Tok,O 1- - - ~ ~ I --w \IIII ,I

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Part I - ,leather SuumaryPart I I _ Chart _ Forecast va

Observed .le3therPart I I I - I 'rqgnostic 1I'3.}>Part IV _ Synoptic Map

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. . . . . 2-3/10 lCIJ o l a u l . 111I . i n a _ tJaae 2000 ttl topa 4000 f t , withl D 0 n 8 " 1n altemOCl1 t o 6/10 with base 1600. tops 6000 t twllb eoaUered sharers and clQ1d baBe t a l l i n g t o 1000 t e e t inlIbewers.RQltel .""'erase


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Bases enReturnt

G e ......~ 5 / l O lo r olQlda. be.. 2000 n, tape 6000 n with acatteredabClftZ'll iA .... U 'M IIDd scattered. upper cleuda. \/ind NN.I 4to 8 IcD.cK8 l i t Salpm.. oalm a t 0ll80. Visibi l i ty unrestr icted.1'0 :OqJl 4 ...6/10 l0i'7 clcuda. baae 2000 ttl tops 5-7000 I t 111tht n eoaUerd bui l t...up cleuda \ :l' lth to,pa to 13.000 f t .To 2 9 ~ 1 &.8/10 laD' deuds , b8:Jes U!1kncrnl. tops 7000 r t ~ 1 t hSCIDe topa to 1.5.000 f t . l lgbtning seen b.1t no reparts o f o i r ~ora l t beinB 8uu.ck. Light turtulence near clQld..To targeta, 2-4/10 leu cleuds. base 2000 f t , tcps 4000 ft .Kocbi: 1 ~ 2 / 1 0 log cleuds . b ase 2000 f t , tops 4000 'i1ith scat ter_ed high clcuds a t 30,000 f t . ',hnd a t 11,000 f t was 330 0 a t 25knots.Takamllbul Clear at 100 eleuds fl 'i th 7 /10 thin high clOlds,height unkncttn. ',linds at 10,000 t1 ; l7e1"e 300 a t 25 !mots.Tokushioa: Clear o f 10.1 clmds 'l7i'ch t l lO middlo a t est imated18.000 f t . :lind at 11,000 ft '.7aS .:310 at 25 knots.Hil::leji: 4-6/10 lal clQlds. base 2000 f t . tops .5000 ft withscattered upper c lcud s, h eight unkoam. .linda a t 12.000 f t ;;erc320 a t 25 knots.SaI:1e as rcu.te to targets except in ozene near 1 9 ~ . :7here b J i l t - u ~or 4/10 to 20.25.000 ft ni tb ahooers 'I1as enccuntered.3-5/10 1m elcuds, base 2000 f t , tops 5000 r t \1ith no sho :t er sin base 3.rea. .iind l igh t and va ri a b l e . Visib i l i ty unre.stricted .


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;:,f,T I - BCM1. Rlrpose:

a . To DIF early--:larniog and gun 1a.ying rndnrs.b. To calduet a general search in the 2 O ~ J O O O ce regia1.e . To barrage jam the ~ n c m , y gun lay1ns .:J.Jld. searchl ight nda rs in th e72-&,. mc and. 10;0.210 mc bands and. to spot jatJ any encoy rndar sig nals t ha tappeared eutside th e b arra ge in an e ffo rt to rendEr ineffec t ive the e n hd a r dofenses.d. To eQ1fuse enany searchl ight and gun laying radars 'tr.f the use orrope.c . To reea-d eneJ:l,Y voice oOilllUnications.

2 . Method:a . T'.70nty.six ReM observers participated and used. th e follOR'ingequipoont to accanpl ish t he sC!lreh and jMl:liDgI J36-.\PI'.l. 19.5-:.F}..2.1l.ARq.. 8, 2./\PI' .l , (Modif ied) . 20.APr.3 (Modified). 1.\PR..5. 2.;J1Q,-1.25_l.i.ffi-.4 . 13-AB\-ll, 5-/IPh-24 and 3-:JUl-?

b. Rope \70,8 dispensed at the rate Ci 3 bundles per 10 8eecnds uhen,protect icn \70.8 nooded frcm ocorchliGhts.3. Resul ts :

a . Since the airplanes banbed indiVidually t::'e baIT3ge ~ r.=-t cc::!plete a t a l l t imes : ha7cver . i t nas bel ieved to be adequate.b. J'apanese voice oamrunicatials -:lere Mard t 4159!. J;/6e; 4520,38.50kJ: bIt the recordings 7,ere of no value because o f the lc:7 S/!- ra t lo .c . Rope 'lSS reported as successful by a ~ b e r or c r e ~ s .d. Ninety-nine intercepts uore J:l.ade a:ld ere l isted a t tl:e cr.this sec t ia l .4. Remnrks:

a . c..;. signals'i1ere intc.rcepted e ll a frequency af 20.15. 4'.6 ' : l : . ~20.75 me.

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~ I : r OF Ilm..BQg:.E!::'3.00042 0000 00 3410K 13310E 07041.5 0412 21 121 ,0044 0000 00 3410N 1331Q!: 070411.5 0412 21 121 S0067 0995 00 2850N 13810! 070445 0345 21 121 , F:1 CHI0068 450 28 2830r; 13730f0; 070445 .0134 21 121 , F:0' CUI0070 0490 24 3250N 1 3 4 5 ~ 07445 024' 21 121 , Ery C ~ l I0073 0480 32 313011 13535E 070445 0219 21 121 S F:0' OHI0073 0920 24 3410:1 1331CE 070445 0410 21 121 S F:' CHI0073 0988 00 28SO'ri 13810S 070445 0346 21 121 S r;-0 r;HI0073 0250 00 330011 1353'" 070445 0145 21 121 S Ery c:a0074 1500 25 333011 1352ClE 070345 1445 21 121 S EO' r ; ~ l l00074 0450 40 3210N 13330E 070445 0251 21 121 S EO' C'il0075 0450 20 2900/1 1370or; 07445 0140 21 121 S ..., c:rr0075 09')2 18 285011 1 3 8 1 ~ 070445 0347 21 121 S ..., car0076- 1000 35 .131.9,i 13540:: 070345 1434 21 121 , ,. em0076 0437 Ie 2920tJ 13750:; 070345 2330 21 121 " , " I I00077 1859 05 343011 1342D:!i 070445 0135 21 121 S GJ 01.\0300077 1000 05 341511 IJ!l.OCE 070445 0140 21 121 , GL 071..030077 1250 05 333011 13335E 070445 0151 21 121 S GL OlAO)00077 1200 05 330CN 1 3 4 0 ~ 070445 0200 21 121 S GL ar 1..0300078 1868 05 3405i1 13420" 070445 0125 21 121 S GL 07;..0300078 1000 08 3435;; 1343


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00150 0485 14 311.5N 13615E 070445 0020 21 121 S " 00103000300150 480 03 3240N 13530E 070445 0040 21 121 S ::;.., 00103000300150 0000 10 3240N 13530g 070445 0040 21 121 S00150 0965 05 32151; 13530E 070445 0230 21 121 S P 0060400150 0972 12 3 2 1 5 ~ 1 13530E 070445 0230 21 121 S E 0060400150 0478 15 292011 1375


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ocss3.ges; 23 received ale or the oessages and 5 did not receivo any.Reasons logged fo r not receiving I:lCsS:lBes nere: helping engineer.helping navigator. a i r sick, jamming, catins and on distress frequency.T ~ 313th .1iD8 reportod that 486 Fox mesMges were lqgged b y the aer ia lOpera to rs but did not include any percentage Ugurcs . Ucopac nea'therand time s ~ a 1 6 -;:,cre a lso t ransnit ted during these missicns.

3 Frcquencies I The 2 high str ike frequencies prOil'cd the i:losteffect ivc in a l l win{;s during these missions. Signo.l strt:ngth ropt t tssha1cd 'that tho 7 and 11 megacycle frequencies averaged 5-4 R..4 Bc_yQl.d Joe ni les , signal strength and readabil i ty at tho 3 cceac;rclef r o q u ~ n e i e 8 't1cre ' lory 1cm. The fOllQ1ing ,18 8 porcentage breakd,OtlIl of't raf f ic per frequency: 12 per cent an 3 l:)Cgncyclcsj 48 per cent en 7mogacycles. and 40 per eoot en 11 ocgacyclca.

4. l;avig


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c ; 10305 !sea: Negligible.d. 3lJ.L5 !see: (ThiS frequency haa been rep1D.ce4 by 3160 lee)

(1) Jap net and other anomy !ltatiQla blocked t raff ic enth is frequency betnecn. 09?OZ end 2000Z nere very ef f ec t ive .(2) J\Ul1bled C:. a t lBooz usa pa r t ia l ly effec t ive .

0 .. 6055 SS I(1) Steady (1';1 signal ataJ'UDGat 1157Z and lastina: t i l l 1.4042 trnS

par t ia l ly effect ive ..(2 ) C'" a t 1531Z ;:;as very effect ive ..(3 ) a.' interference and ta1e increased in signal strcl:l&th os air-.c r a f t apprca.ched ta rge t gere part ia l ly effective.(4) lap voice a t 1.50OZ ':ias ineffective.(.5) Sileop thrcugh jl5'Jl:liDg a t l700z 'gIlS incffectivc...(6) C'-; interference a t 145%. 173%. 1B21Z and 1905Z ::a s very eff_

ect ive .f . lOB&> kcs:

(1) Jap C,I 100 miles Off coast en return 0:13 vc..r-f crfec t ive .(2 ) C.l and s te ady tQ le a t 17452 gere very effect ive.(3) C', and tone a t 1130Z :Jere i nef fec t ive .


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1. 10820 Jms I(1 ) Steady tone a t 1950Z n as vory effect ive,(2) C!j/ bash bctnoCD l730Z-1800z nos pa:r tla lly offect ive .

7 .. Distressl All tJings reported SQ:le insto.ncelB of distress t raff ic . The73rd .ling Greund stll t icn recorded an C1PI...SR messo.LC frO'll an aircraft or the.315th ,I ins rcg::lrdina: the si.ghtiIlll Of f lares . Th oessage also interccj)"tli-dby the 73rd Greund s t a t im ';1hen the oircra t t scnt the saoe t:lOs&a.36 to theIuo J'ima .Ur-sea Rescue Radio Stati


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CA

o

I1lTLLIGEJiCE

P ~ r t I - EnGny ~ l OppositionP::I.rt I I _ Enemy l .ntbircr: :1' t tU'ld ;"ir-to-' ; ' lr Boeblng

Part I I I - D ~ ~ a g c ~ s s c s s ~ c n tSection :. _ T : : l k ~ o . t s u

Sect ion B ... KochiSection C - Himojl

Section D _ Tokushlma


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r;

PARI I ... ENElg aIR OPPOSITIO;!

~ J ~ f ighter opposition oontinuod to be n il to ne&1igible,only a:l intorcoptors being encounterod on the Ta.k:un:ltsu-ltochl.R1Jneji ...TOkullhica. night s t r ikes . Tha Jo.ps made 8 o.tt::l.c1:s, and 1 B-29 .,,::I.1Id::una.god by ::I. Combination of enemy f ighters :ll\d flC1k:. The crews ltla.deno Clo.ic5.b. A Betty which woos seen ~ b o u t 175 miles south of land's

ond on course lo.unched 0. Bnko.. Tho Bako. wont into a. dow diva thenpullod up fo r an a.tta.ck f r o ~ 8 oc lock low. Two red bursts off l =o '\'fOro obsorvod to coma from the Bolco.. but i t did not ~ Mycloser than 300 Yllrds whore it o.PPllrently dissip'::l:tcd i t a pow3r Q.!".ddlsappoo.r&d. In tho ce:ultice the Bett;y a.lso m:.de OM Q . t t ~ k froe11 0 1clock high.

o. Ono B ~ a . WGoG Gighted 1n t ho ta .r go t a.rea.. The p i lo t e! 'tho 8-29 increased speed to o.n indic::l.ted 245 llIph o.nd o.ppeo.red to bepul l ing a.wo.y. I t lf tlS soon o.pp::I.rent tha t the 8::1.1::0. WO.S go..in.1nt o.s i t::.ppearod o.t 4 o'clock: high. The p i l o t then dropped the nose a . . ~ &linedspoed. These t a c t i c s 'l'I"er'e continued fo r approx1Qo.tely 5 minutes.Tho B:Uco. fo.ded back o.t 4 o'clock high end turnad off to the r ight

P;.1\T I I ... ENEliY ;'NTI.'.IRCRJ..FT :.lID ; " I R ~ T O = i J R BQ..$P:C

1. liiss10D No. 247 .. TQkWj!::I.tsu UrbM hreo.:


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ciss ion.

b. Em'outo to the tu rget fl:;Lk wo.s ni l .e. Over tho t o. rg et lU'OIl flll!( ..... Illl described as rneo.ger, io.

o.c;.uro.to o,nd medium by apprOXimately 25% of tho :..;C. Tho rcm:l.ining7 5 reportod f lak 0.5 ni l . 00.0 soarchl ight was soon in t o . r g ~ t area.d. On withdrQ.wo.l 2 I-"/C received meo,gor, in:l.ccuro.te

10.1: trom surfo.ce cro.ft 30 40 rnlles south o f t o.r go t.e. No :/C were l o s t or damo.ged 0.5 0. rosu l t of f lak on this00.0 ;)C WQS l o s t to unknown cQuses,t . J . !hce l lanoous;c Obsorvq,tions.

cow.plcte.to.ck,

(1) Tho b1o.ckout of Shikoku o.nd t::.rget o.roo. "'as fo.iHyKochi n/? wo.s l igh ted a.nd rema in ed so throughout tho o.t-(2) Too conical sh(:l.pod f i re massos previously roportedovar SOo50bo o.nd KUJ:lo.t1oto "er-e o.gnin reportad. . with 10 to IS such

burs t s being oblScrvod.3, 1"155ioo. No. 249 _ Rime;! Urbgn ":'rojl,

0.. The primary t::::.rget "'ns bombed by 106 . /C of th e 313th"ling botweon HSOZ o.nd 1629Z f ro t! 10, 100 to 11,500 f ee t . : .xis ofOott::::.ck ::::.vcraged 380 , "I'Oo.tMr wns reported o.S 4/10 to 6/10 under-cas t with winds of 26 knots froD 310.

b. Enraute to the to.rgct tloag=r, irtQ,ccl.lTo.tc, !tedium endhe:l.VY flo.k woos encountered from tho i s bnd cho.ln (llishino - Shico,..ShimOo, Dnnko. - S h ~ o . and Bose _ Shima) along tho bomb run.


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b. No flak w0.3 reported enroute to tl:\.rl;ot.

'no i n s t ~ c e ~ re lLnd o]Q)lodin& thee.

encountercd meager, inaccurate. ~ e o . v y

No hlC woro lost. or damagod as 0. resu l t of f l on this'.

P.";.T I I I

1. SumJ:l::l.rYI

b. Dwr.ago extonds in 0.11 dire:ctions froc th ct:r.ter of01ty . UndQlllc.ged port ions of the buil t -up ~ a : J . :lre o.long t:.'J cntirG11 shorel ine, o.t. th o oxtreme S t ip and o.hng tho ::E edges (of th3

a, Dol:o.g


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b. No f l a k was reported enroute to t ~ r ~ o t .c . Over th e tc .rg et c.rell about 25% of t:10 I lt tnck1ng plnnosdC$cribed fInk ns mel1ger . iOllccuratG Ilod mediW!l, ;. vt.ry few ;.ff'(11) roported heavy f l a k as meager and inaCcurate One o r 2 i v

e f f e c t i v e 5enrchl ights were seen 1n tho t a r g e t a r ~ n . n-d. On withdrnwnl 2 Ale enCountered r n e ~ g c r . i n l l c c u r ~ t e . hellVYlUld tlcdiurr. f l a k II.t lll.nd's end.

Oi5sion. '. No ~ wero l o s t o r d ~ a g o d as 11 r e s u l t of fInk on t h i sf . MiscellBneous _ Observ3tlons:por ted of medium f l a k h i tt in g f a ll in g bombs )no instance WIl5 r e Ilnd e>:;.lodinE; thee..,

P.";.! I I I S E C - r I O ~ ~ ..;. - D. ': ;' .G!: ; ' . S S : ; 1 S . : : : ~ - T REI'ORT

T ~ . : . ...TSij

11. ~ c . g c t o t h e c i t y of T Q k ~ a t s u r e s u l t i n g f r XXIBoo Con Dission 247, 3-4 JUly 1945. ~ o u n t c d to 1.4 a q . c i whichreprer ;ents about 78"1, of t h a e n t i r e b u i l t - u p port ion of th:l c i t y( l . a s q . m i . ) .

b . Damo.ge extends i n a.ll d i r e c t i o n s froe tJ'lt center ofc i ty , Undornc.ged p o r t i o n s of the b u i l t - u p arc:J. :l.!"C o.long t ~ e n t i r ei'! s h o r e l i n e , o. t the orlrome S t i p ::Lnd n h n g tho ::E edges (of th 3b u i l t - u p area).

.Q Ii .E. 1 Q ]; .!i :x. 1 :..:. 1.


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3. T(1rgots V;ithin Built_up arcA:Numbarad targotsl NoneO t h ~ r t a rga t s :

RR Ferry Torminili. Ropa.ir Shops, Y:u-dsKurllshiki Spinning Uil l (:jC Plnnt)llcl.kitll Iron "'arksChemical Plan tSaaplane Beso~ laas t 31 medium and small indus

t r i a l pl


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P....RT II I - SE.CTION B - D:V.G:E :.3SE lfi:::",.1i.EPCRI.KOCHI1. SUfmIQty:~ D ~ ~ a g a to urbnn area as a resul t of XII B o Com~ i ~ s i o n 248, 3-4 July 1945 t o t ~ l s .92 sq.mi. , cr 4 ~ of the buil t_

U;l o.ro,,- of the c i ty (1.9 sq .mi . , 3.S detc.nnined, fl'D:::l l 'cconnnissanceP:;-.otOl7 .,hs . 'Iho Qreo. a t tho western extullI i t . of the C ity, hotsho'Vr.t OJ) o.ttachad C l n n o t a . t ~ d mes:l;ie, ' , l tHI cOlllputed in th is tot:!;I).

b. D:l!llo.go i s Concontra.t5d in tJ:.o cent::-t..l :;,:IOl'tion of t t c i ty nnd oxt:nds to t h n and ~ - ssc t ions . 0.0$ ryoil ~ to t h u r b ~ . ~ soct ion S of the Kngcm1 Rival' . . sr:r.::.1l u r : " ~ : : U : l l l . clo:--& th eri-ro r , b . tho O:r.storn sect ion of tho ci ty , is b"rced. out.

c. Indus t rb . l d=::.ge resu l t in t froQ 'cr.I Boa ' ;Xt !saio;,2'18, 3 JUly 1945, includes a t l e ~ s t 5 sca l I u ; , 1 ~ e ; , t i f i c d i r A u s t r l ~ 1!,I::.nta l o c ~ t o d a.Ior.g the 1; bank of t:.o lI:agOlJti Rhor 1:1 t."te o:.at,;.r:t30ction of the c i ty ; in the urbc.n


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P.,BI I I I _ SECIIOll C - O.;:=-"PE "SSEiS1:E,!T RD'ORT m.;E.,JI

...th o

1 . SWDrng.ry~ Himejl City dnmc.ge rosl,lltinr; from XXI B o COl:! Uhsio:!.of 3_4 July 1945 is 1 .216 squaro oi les or ~ b o u t 63.3 percont or

bu1l t up llrOll,b, Old and new 4o.t1.=.ge tota18 1, ""6 squ:.rc. 1:111.,. Cli) 16.1po rcont of tho ent ire bu i l t up o.rO:L (1.92 llqUOl'O D.i les) .. ~ ~ ' t r 1 ! t . lda::n,,;o totals . 347 square n i l es or 92 perco!1t of the to'taJ,. indllStrh.l

bu i l t up area ( ..385 square miles) .c, Dcm.o.go i s cone:nt ro .t ed in th3 S o.."ld E portiona ofth o bu i l t up area.. Li t t lo or no d ~ g o i s in t.'l.o : ' ~ n $ 'l p o r t 1 o ~of tho bu i l t up a.rOll,

d, Considera.blo dQJ:l:lr;e is v is ib le in ",ll1t:lry b ~ r a . c k .'Yithin the Co.stle uounds (This i s OQ.itted 01:1 t:tO :.nnoht.cd prir: t) .

a.. The urblUl bu i l t up o.re:::L I s0.11 o.round the c ~ s t l e , The grco.tor po.rti s S of the c::'lstle i oxtends E o.nd I

Sq,:: i ,of nroa.

1,535

Sq,u..D ~ & c d

1.129 13,5b , lndustrio.l bui l t -up :,reas

include Target 2047 E of the po.1o.co.ro.11road yards and unident i f ied indust ry S of the Cl1stle Gnd two Sl:lall unid


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Orgel - Himeji90.27 - Urb'lnXXI 8. C. Mission3 -4 July 45Damage Assessment ReportC. I. U. XXI 80m. Cam

133

KEYOld DamageNew DamageIndustry

'.


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f . L o ~ t h o r plant (reference) sho'Kn as 20478 on XXI He Litho.mosc.ia 90.27--2047: llbout 80 percen t 4ostroY34 by }'XI B,C. H i n i o n217, 22 June 1945 (not reportod previously).Roforoncol AO'.F' ....1r Obj' ctlva Foldar 90.27, 22 ; .ugust 1944.Inclosuros I I , Enlargod mosoia shoulng dncogo follows t h l . po.ge.......

PerRi I I I - S E C T l O ~ D - D.;::,GE r.SSES II;;,. RWORI TOIUSHnI;.

1. SUI!I!ilHY:ll. DaDQgo to tho city of Tokuah1co resulting rroo XlIBoo Con ~ l s 8 1 o n 250, 3.4 July 1945 toto18 1.7 sq.Dl. which represent.

~ b o u t 74% of th o e n t i r e c i t y , ; ~ d i t l o n ~ l d ~ ~ g p to o r o ~ out . idetho City totClls a.bout 0.1 sq. llIi bringing t'1o tot:.1 .:.ro:. d ~ g e d to1,6 sq. Qt, (Built-up c.rco of Tokushima t o t ~ l s 2.3 ' q . At.)

b. Tho ont 1r o bU il t- up a.TOt:l. of tho ci t! , . with the OXCo?tlonof throo scal l d i s t r i c t s 1n tn.G extrm::c E. S Jnd './ portions ot t l : l . ~c i ty , h:L1S beon destroyed. :.my b : l . r r ~ c k s arc loe:.tcd 10 'the j u s toontionod W port ion.

c . T;lZ'got XXI /5108, unidentif ied ll.nd tho only r:.u::b3rod i:.d u s t r i ~ l tll.rgot in tho bUilt-up ~ r e : l . , Wll.S d l l . C ~ g c d . T ~ ~ c b U i l d i ~ s ,t o t ~ l l n g 443 ,000 sq. f t . , wero gutted, ~ : l . p p r o x i c ~ t e l y l ' ~ ~ bUildings woro dostroyed. The powor p l ~ t ll,.:Jp0:U-s 1 be wo.cla.::::l.c>d.


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3. Outside Limits of Built_ijD ~ r 9 '


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;.IriSI.

CaiSOLIWED SI ...TISTIC:.L SUfiL-.RY

. ~ : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : = =SECRETXXI BOMBER COMMAND


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CONSOLIDATED STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF COMBAT OPERATIONSFORM 34

3 0 . 6 ~.4 O . S ~3' 0 . 6 ~.40

Airborne.

Airborne.. . .... .. .

Personnel Ca8ualt is9Percent of Total PlUtlcipat.1r1g.Aircraft Lond.lng at I ' ~ o Jil!.l1

Aircraft Damaged. Percent of Aircraft

Aircra:tt Loet Percent of Aircraft

9 5 . ~

1 J . 9 ~

35 tona

416

505

3712 tona

241 - 2503 July 1945

Mission 247 _ 58th Wing _ Takamatsu. Urban AreaMission 248 _ Urd Wing - Kochl Urban AreaMission 249 _ 313th Wing - H im eji Urban Areo.Mission 250 _ 314th 1rlng _ Tokuahlma Urban Area.

COST OF MISSIONS

Alrborne

MISSION NO.

' -1 .. . "nu., _ Prolhl1nnt'}' report . indicate th e folloW!!\(; damagelM 1 8 G l ~ ~ _ 1. 4 aq mile. or 1 8 of bui l t up aroa.Mi,.lor 2 _ .92 " mlle. or 4 8 of heaT11y populated area.1U. ..1on _ 1.12 .q lII11e. or 5 8 . J ~ o f u rbnn aroa.Nt-.lor. 250 - 1.1 .q, !dles or 1 of bui l t up aroa.

SECRET

1 1 ~ . [ropped On Pr ir a ry TUgetl ,10M. lroPl*d On Other Target.,

~ ' ! " or MISSIOllS.utcrait llrborne 4 ..Percult. of Aircraft On RaAdAUoru to . ..111& 'Prl_17. . . . .cent of haiblnc . l1rcratt

crnlER

~ I S S I O N 247 - 250DA TE 3 July 1945

EtIDl! ACTION

~ H . B " l :BRFAKDONN OF ALL A.IRCRAFT FAILING TO BOO PRrnARY MOET


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U:WllClL FUllJRE

1

1

EombedOther

Non. I Bombed! r r ~ e t l T e b e e o n d a r yI lon- J Bombed IEanl..odEffeetiv Secondary O ~ l : e r

Mission

Mission f

lUaslon

Mission , ,

FLIGHT CONDITIONS

Non- I BOIIlbed I BambedteeU'Ye ~ & e O n d 8 r y other

2

2

3

PERSONNEL ERROR

1

1

1

Non- I BCIDbed I BombedE f r e c t i T ~ e e o n d a r t Other

2

2

",,

..... I _bed IBanbedI f f loU," s-coDdary other

t .......-. rlnoDMl Error.All' Onw hrlOllMl Inora .

~ ~ ~ l ! I

2


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. ~ ~ ~ ! hUd'laler IJ.rorau,.

'WtG!:T BOI,mE!) AIRCRAF'r TU::: 0 ; ?..~ S . sALT. OF ?:l.EAS:: TA..1i.G::T V! S13LE TA.%T ::OT vrSIS1E

UI1t DROPP!NGVISUAL RADiUl R:J:l DR:'>PP: C V:3. S13HTU: DF.AD DRO??Il:G?.AD,i.R

lWiE or T;Jl.G:r TYPE : 9 0 ~ : 2 S EARl. EST U.'T"E5!' LO'.lS51'E I G , ~ . . : . S l ' S r : ; . H T l ~ ! G 'I : = : '/1 ;r:..L (j;: C. ~ ; : i i ! : ' ; E ?ZCi(_ Oil- .. ' .. Ri..-.;ONLY C v : . X : ~ : : O ~ S :!.w.:..ii. 0:. O J 7 S : : ~ PT. O:'l.:G l


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. . . . \e .,.. at 5000 he t _bon target . Mi.. lon 250._ 2AN-M141A2'! j r i J r l - 1n.(0 on targot w1t.h broken aJ'llltna: \ l lUI.

ruZE LOADED ON AIR-WI! TYPr. , BOR!H AIRCRAFT

J ~ T ' r I S O N r ; D

IIUGlU l. I BUoIB SETTlllC1m.." " 0' OPP

rll:.TUi\&D Utu{Uvllil

lIese Tail :;0. Tons :;0. Tons "0 . '!'cns No - ~ n n . "0 1'008 Tons 10. I.onoNissio 1247

,. II I JlI6 500f I.e. I - 2480 496.0 1 ~ "";."- - 80 16.0 80 16.0 ; .6 - -

,u..M47A2 loot 1o'B. 1nlt - 11;64 ;91.9 ; 4 ~ . 4 - - 182 6.;1166 1.10.2 - - - -

500f G.P. lno' FlI 128 32.0 97 2 . ; - - - - ;1 1-7 - - - -n"

Hissio 1248JlI6 soot I.e. . m 766.2 ;740 748.0 - - - eI 17.\ 4 .8 - -..,-1116 500f u . tnet lID ;24.; 1251 312 ...8 - - . - 1l.5 - - - -"" Photofl. ' Var. - 21 - 20 - *24. -

- - 1 - - . - -313'1

Nissl0JlI6 500f 1.0. 2824 564.8 273; 5"b.b - - - - 91 18.2 - - - .~ A2 loot U . Inl t - 64;8 222..0 6;96 220.5 - - - 8 .; ;4 1.2 - -

3 1 - ~Mioel0 " " ~ o

d-Wl7A2 loot I. ' . IUlit - 12:::::9 4;705 11110 ,",;.8 ;66 12.6 613 21.1 - - . -- -. .-10.7 500t I.e. - 278 6770 0 2588 647.0 - 120 ;0.0 - - - -- - - -IlIllL I


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AIRCRAFf InST AIRCRAPr DAMAGED PERSONNEL C A S ~ L T I E SEIIDfl ACC. UK- EJrnII ENIllY EIlIJII Ace. OWN UN- TOTAL TOTAL M1SS- WOUNDED TOTAL-- EIIIIJ A/e OTHER TOTAL Ale AlA Ale. OTHE>l KAJOR MlOOR PARTICI- KILLEDAle AlA IUf:>.M em


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~ l i J < l i l O I .

D..:fJr.Y A T T A C ; ' ~Il..Ir Ale BY E/A TYFE '" DZ5- mOB. " . . . .Gil) FIhED IN = J>:rrI.SQlEll ctl TOULSll.1lTW MODll. wonD DESIR I CO/;:n.


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DATES 3 July 1945

FLIGH'r DATA &: FUEL COliSUl-n>TIOll

rUSSION mn!BER '247 1248 124


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p

x:g BQ..E;ER C O ' ~ ~ ~ S D FIELD CRD::::R

S ' r , ' . c f t ~ T


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Auth: CG XXI BeInit ials: ( t ?' /-.'Dato: 3 July 1945NOT 'IO BZ TAKEN mID n r AlR

O ! CO' BAT llISSIONFIEID CROERS )NUUBrn 95 )

Haps: Japan Aviat ion Chart 1:218,880.1. O:nitted.

XXI BOllB311 00lllwmGUAM) Julo' 1945 - O500K

2. XXI BOI.ber Ccr.oand attacY.s TakaJ"'..atsu, Kochi, Hineji and TokushL-:aUrban Areas on 3 July 1945.

3. a . 58th WinS:(1) Target: Takanatsu Urban Area, PrLr-ery Vi.suz.l and Radar

!..!PI Force Req,lirod060125 Harrel S ffor tMPI Reference: XXI Boroa Litho-Mosaic Takanatsu : .rea.

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F.O. #95(3 ) Altitude enroute to tar.:;et: 3,CXX> to 3,SOO f t . and 5,000to 5,000 ft .(4) 8000 IDad: 1 group - M-76 ms3 groups - Clusters cont3 in ins 11-69 beebe.(5) Takeoff: OJ1915K

c. 31Jth Wing:(1) Target: Illi:leji Urban Area, Prir.ery Visual 2nd Radar

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BaseIwo JiI!'a3338N - 13429E3421N - 13415E (IP)Target - Left Turn3423. - 13356EIwo JirraBase.

Foree Requir eel3 Groupssaie K 1 . o ~ j 1 Hirahata Area.

() Altitude enrcute to target : 4,000 to 4,CUl f t . , 6,0006,800 f t . and S,OClO to 8,800 f t .


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F. o. 1195e. Qnitted.x. (1) !Jethod of Attp.ck: By individual A/e with ooin foby 12 pathfinder A/C. Vlil\bs vli l l attempt. to com;ce p r ~ ~ e d .over target to within 70 oinutes. cse a ack

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Conmanding General Arrrq Air ForcesCoPmanding General; U,S, Art\Y strategic Air Forces (Rear)Commanding General, U.S. Army Strategic Air Forces (Guam)Chief of Staff , U.S. ilroy Stratogie Air Forees (Cu&c)Commanding General; Twentieth Air FqreeCoMmanding G e n e r a l ~ Eighth Air Force

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(Qkina.3)CatDander in Ollef, U,S. Aroy f or ce s, Pac if ieChief of Naval Opet''ltions. OP_16_VCoD=nder in Cr.ief; Pacifie Fleet (.odv HlI'>Coollu:uder in Chief. 0 Paeifie Fleet (Rear HlI.)COIlmarder 0Air Foree. Pac if ie F le etCommander; Third FleetCoamaDier; Fi f th FleetC a : m a n d e r ~ Fi rs t Carrier Task ForeeCot:llllal\der, M a r i a n a ~Ccmnanding General; U.S. Jrr!Jy Forces. '!U..idle PacificCommaooing General; Allied A ir Forees. SJPACom:nanding General; Far East _tir ForcesCocma1ding General; U.s, Strategic .


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(iONFIOENTIAL JUNE 1945

TO KOCH IAPPROACHES PHOTOSACTUAL SCOPE 10 000'ALT. APPROX. ...'L"":'Il

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CONFIDENTIAL

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UTSUNOMIYAAPPROACHES TO E PHOTOSACTUAL S C O ~ 10 000'

ALT. APPRO. U XXI B.C.01

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CIU XXI B. C.

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APPROACHES TO ICHINOMIYAACTUAL SCOPE PHOTOS

ALT. APPROX. 10,000' TO 15,000'A2 SECTION XXI BOMBER COMMANO

CONFIDENTIAL JULY 1945


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