21st Bomber Command Tactical Mission Report 325, 330, Ocr

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FORE ' , lORD

This T a c t i c a l M is sion R epo rt c ov ersth e la st s erie s of ' o p e r a t i o n a l s t r i k e s(Missicns Number 32 5 - 330) ag a in s t t h eJapanese Empire I flown on 14115 J..ugust1945


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Field Order No. 20

H F . J ~ U 1 . R T E R ST" ENI'IETH JdR FORCEMO 23a

TIIC'J'ICJ.L MlSSIOll REPCflTMissions No. 325. 326, 327, 328.329 and. 330.

Tersets, Hiknri Naval Arsenal (90.32-671); Osokn J,rmy , . r a c r . ~ 1(90.25-382); Zt2rif'u Rai lr oad yards (90 .30-2202); .Nippon Oil Refinery (90.6-1066) ; ~ g a y a cnd IscBaklUrban lIrc2s.

14115 ,.ugust 1945T9b1e of Contents

Tact ical Narrative Pager ~ o .1

Annex [,. _ Operati ons 15Part I _ Navigation Report &- Track Chart . 16Port I I 1.:ea.n Points of Ir.:pact 18Part I I I _ Bombing. 19Part IV Flight Engineering Report &- Chart 20Pert V _ Radar &- Radar Scope Photos 22~ r VI - Gunnery 2


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SUB.TEC'I': Report of 4 Frecision lattaeks end 2 IneeruUllry Str ikesIog::linst Targets on HODshu on 14-15 i .ugust. 19b5TO Cor:m:mding Genera l, U .S . I . r ~ Strc teg ic Jar Forces.

APO 2,34. San Frsndsco . C31ifcrnia

1 . IDENl'IFICl,TION OF REPffiT:e . PIe lor Operations on this Date: Field Order r:u..."bcr 20,doted 13 August 1945, P.endquartcrs Tr.entieth J-ir Force. dirE:cted the58th. '73rd. 31)th, 314th and )15th Bcmbardment w.iDf:s to attack 4 precision targets Dnd 2 urban ~ r E t : l S on Honshu with t:l3Xi"'Jwn effor t . Fiel1

Order r';umber 121, Hr..:tdquarters 31)th Bomterdment -,dng. dated 14 ...\It:.--ust1945. also direc-::ed th e 3 l3 th tlil"-B to attllck 4 Japanese mine f ilds .

b. Operations Reported Herein: This Tactical Ussion Reportincludes the tollC':"iing mro::i.J:::.u:r.-effc.rt missions:MissionNu.t:lber iHng325 58th

ForceJ,ssisned4 Groups

Target*Hikeri Naval Lrsenal (90.32-671)

Tokuyatm., Honshu326

327

328

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7.3rd 4 Groups3l)th ) Groups

315th 4 Groups3lkth 2 Groups31kth 2 Groups

**Oseka iU'rny 1.rsenal (90025-382) Os:"}o:a,Honshu**l'.tlrifu Railroad Yards (90.30-2202)

Iwakuni, HonshuNippon Oil Refinery (90.6-1066)Tsuchiaeki, HonshuC


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2 . MISSION P!ANNII-n,a . Selection of Targets!

b . I1'lportance of Targe ts !( ) M' . hmber 125 - Hikar1 l>:e.vsl Juosen.'"Il: LoC!3td.1 .1SSlon . 10 Hes s c u t h ~ s t c f Toku_on the northern s ho re or the Inland Sea, m t . tant naval

) ' a l ! . a , this target is one of the enemy's 4 or 5 I:'lOS l I I l ~ J Itarsenels end one of the 10 most inportnnt a rsen als in a apen. 00he d of 28 700 000 s"u.sre f e e t , :3 roef area cf 4 :450,0a groun EIre!! . , .. i l d ' '" OfS Q ~ r e feet 266 large buildings and countless sr.J'l.ll bu 1nbs. . t f t e l and l ight r:ater1slhe target construction, 15.5 per cen 1S 0 S econstruction. This arsenal prcduces a l l types of ordnance.(2) Mission hUmber 126 _ Osaic:2. Army J..rsenal: This t a r g e t ,

lOClltecl in the e3stern part of the c i t y of Osaka I 7 miles fre o OsakaHarbor, is one of JEll-sn's most important e.rsenals. It l7'.=!nufacture$ a l ltypes of almlWlition, s h e l l s , bombs, primers, ~ o p ~ l l e n t s and ~ u 7 . s .Although the small area of exp losives storage ~ n d ~ c 3 t e s r e l o t ~ v e l yl i t t l e shel l loading, th e 100 -acr e Xtension t o the east has i n c r ~ s e dthe importance of the arsenal and it i s reported to be m a n u f l l c t u r ~ n gguns up to 16 inchE:s in s i z e . There are 183 bUildings in the target arES.

(3 ) Mission Number 127 - Mar!.fu T l a i l r o ~ a r d U The lolarifuRailrood Yards at I ; ; k u n i , on the Sanye main l i n e , a r e 8 to 10 t rackswide and approximately 3000 feet long. These yards have no repair fao_i l i t i e s or roundhouses .

(4) Mission lI.\nnber 328 - Nippon Oil Refinery! This targeti s located ilnmediately north of and along the ronk of tho Onono Riveron the northwestrn o u t s k i r ~ - . s of the port 'Zown of T s u c h i s S k i ~ S m i l e snorthwest of the c i t y o f l.k ito o It i s one of the most important targetsin the Japanese petroleum industry, processinG crudo o i l !'ron the fiE-Idsaround h k 1 t ~ . the large3t natural petroleum producers in the Japanesehcoelsnd. The annual crude capaci'::;y was estimated ~ 1944 a t 1,320,000barrels. This Cllp::lcBy has increnSed in impOl"''',;onco since, unlike mostexist ing refineries 1n Japan proper, i t i s not dependent on imported p d _roleum. The tankJ.ge capacity of the plant ia believed to be in excess c ropere t ing requirements .

(S) l:is810n N'u:Tlber 329 - Y.una@'fp. tJr:b')n Areal KaIngeya,located about 40 miles northwest of th e Imper ia l Pal.:loc of Tokyo nnd 8m l e a aouthu8t ot Koiz,\IIlO, i s a center of aU-c ro ft p or ts (.:Iirt:-arne ond8Il81De) Jll'odueUOD fUl" the NlJraJiz::a Aircraft C PBD)". I t i s s l s o one of

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for Nake.j1.m:l production.t disperse l centersthe Illcst importan t a rbot ,go _ IscMk1 Urban i,relll This(6) 111ssion Number 3_ ilI1 f91eco of Tokyo en1 8thwest of the Ir.!por t f oiTcref tlocated obout 55 miles nor. orted to be another cen eT 0miles wcst_northWest Of.). l ~ : : i i o n fo r the N:l.k8jill'lO lI .ircraft CCtrpl1lY9per ts (airframe and englne pI' center fer Nakojima production.It i s a b o a possible dispersa l

Time Factors lJ t the ti.J'le thes, missions '\'lET'e(1) Selec t ion of O-D3J"= ':"'y with Japan. The Catm'3ndirct t1 ns were u cr .. .planned. pollee nello 10. 0 , ~ to be prEpared to diSp:3teh l:lo3Xlr::l\r.lGenera l g ave orders for a l "lngst. "'-cause i t appeared th.


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r es ultin g in underminlns of buildinGbtain Ill.3xirnurn s iz e c r3 te rS .foundotiona ond ver t ica l st ructural mEmbers.(e ) M i s s i o n JJumbI' 32 7 - 11.'1.1"1/u B6i l rMd Y a r d s :

.1. Banb Selecti .2!u. High explos ivo, SOO-pcund,. h 1 second de lay h ig b e xp lo si ve nose f u z ~ sCencrol Purpose born1 ' '" '" ' ' l ' f': 'es uere selected for th is mission. to beon d .0 1 second de s y a ....dropped on .en intervnlcmeter sett i l lB of 25 foot o

2 Heeso" fe r Se l ec t i cn ' Tho SOO-pound bcmb U!l.S. -". 1 b tr of h i t8 poss ib le and bocoUSA-1.t.m eselocted. becouse o f the m U ~ : l ~ f ; c e ~ v e l y t . d c s t . c o y rllU-:7Dy ro l l i ng . :3toek ..the smallest bomb tha t h'OU 'h I I ' stollk aM treckB '0 eould beIt '1708 believed tha t dtl.'Il9ge to bo TO 1"8 obt ai ne d b es t by th e e 3r th d is pla ce oe nt of cra ter ing banb a which uproott rseks end overturn ro l l ing s tock. The .0 1 second delay t a l l fuze 'l>3scbosen bee.!l;use it t'l'ould e llO li th e bcmb b u r s t to create optim\C!-sizecraters. The . l second delay nose fuze 'mlS for lIssurance purposes cnly.

(d) Mission h'umber 128 - Nippon Oil Refiner' ,;1 . Bernb Selection; High explosive. General Purpose bonbs or 100 pound-;:I!ld 250 pound sizes, with high explosive, 000_deltly t a i l fuzes, but no nose fuzes, ...ere chosen for this missiGo. Thesebanbs \ 'lere to be released. 00 an intervelometer set t ing of 35 ft;t.,g. Reeson f er Se le c ti on : This tergt;t is m:J,de upof rE1'ining and dis t i l l i units containing numerous vats , tanks and a

network or pipes. The structures hOUsing these insta l la t ions are 5.1:.311and are scattered throughout the target area. The laO-pound high ex_plosive boobs t7ere selected because a multiple number of direct hi tswould be obtainable ;;-hile e l lwing maximuo tonn:::.ge to be carr iEd. Iti7as believed that the blast snd fragment1lt ion Elffect of the small bor:bsi7culd be sufficient to damage th e build ings seriously end to destrcythe other instal lat ions. Nose fuzes 'I'1ere to be emitted because delayfuzes t7hich t70uld permit su ff io ien t saf et y in releasing ~ ~ l t i - c l u s t e r e dbenbs riere not avai lable . The non-delay t a i l fuzes tlere selected becousethey would ollow bcmb burst of roof structW'es level !rem nl">ich blesteffect lIould severely dam9.ge structures and destroy bUildit13 contents 0This deloy Would also allow maximum blast and fro{1llent:lticn effect cn theother t ar get i ns ta ll at ionso The intervalometer set t ing uss consideredthe minimum for mUl ticlus te r bcmbs of th is type.

(e) Mission Number 329 _ Kuman:aya Urban l.:rea:1. Bomb Select ien: mixed load of M47 i n c E n d i ~ r ybombs and E46 incendiary clusters were to be carr ied on this m i s s i o n ~ The

1&+7 bombs corr ied ins tantaneous nose fuzes and the incendiary clusters\'lEre fuzed to ~ p e n 5000 fEet above the target .. 1.11 bombs roere tC' bedropped on an lntervalor.Jter set t ing of 25 feet .,g. Reason for Selection: This tarGet ......:lS p r . i r l . ~ar i ly of l ight industr ia l and reSidential construction llnd rollS con3id,"e1ideal tor incc!Odisry attOck uith '147 and 1 ' ~ 9 bcmbs o ; ro::quirE.d densHynos 225 tons of bcmbs per square mile. Mixed leads tiera to be used toincrease tota l tonnage ond to equalize the t a k e ~ o f f loods of each .:lir_c r 8 ~ t . The fUZins and IntervnlOr.Jter set t ing roere selected to ,sive c

IIn%lIIl\ac unifcntl density, proper penetration. SI".d eff ic ient fuocthnil"oSof bCJ::lbe aJJd clus ters .( t ) MiSsion Number 330 _ Isesekl Urban urgp,

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Bomb Selection I Bombs, fuzing ond intervol-this ~ i s s i o n uere th e same as far t he mis sion against2. Reason for S ~ 7he reoeoQS for seleet_ion of the ~ b f U Z i ~ and i n t e r v o l ~ e t e r sett ing for this mission

t:'ere th e S:lI11e as ' those far Mission; Nw:lber 329. The foree ossigncd 'CIOSbelieved suffieient to achieve a minimum den sity o f 225 tons ot b c ~ b sper square mile.(2) Bcmb Lcedip.


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. ~ Q a E !This usa a reassembly pointThis was an cosily l ~ n t i f i c d d e p n r ~ u r ooint ' on the approach to O a ~ k o ..an . .~ cosi ly identif ied in i tHl l point .2 ~ ~ l C S south of the ~ i t y of Kade. ~ n d cthe best approach to the tarG, tr ight turn nos specified ofter the

at tack. ,This poHl.t ~ o to ovoid f k k defenses .This point uss l a ~ d ' s end.78ot1001 Doctrine.

~ _ W.arifu Railrc'lr) Yards:Miss ien Number ""'_1'10'0 rum '\'lOS the f i r s t OSSCl:!bly

I Shirra was c. roossllIbly poin t .

FoOto Shima I eas i ly i d en t i f i a l , roasthe departure point .

The in i t i a l point. Ya Shima. couldbe eas i ly identif ied fe r a goodapproach to the target o

This point uos to avoid heavy f lakdefenses a t Hiroshima.This point ~ a land's E n d ~

1170 1ill'l8 to &'se TocticCll Doctrine.(d) Mission Number 328 . Nippon Oil Refinery:

Base to ll'lo Jima Tactical D o c t r i n e ~to

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This in i t i a l point on the rthernpart of Kaswniga Ko could be easi lyidentified for the beat radar opJlI:cochto the target .'1\:;'0 Groups attacked K1Jl:l3gayn endGroups attocked Iaesaki. h. l e f twas specified ofter each a t t a c k ~This point 'l7as designated as land I send.

This point ~ a chosen fer land 's e n d ~

Tactical Doctrine

This dead reckoning point ~ D chosento ovoid the Choai defenses.

Tactical Doctrine....-b(:r 129 and 130 _ Kur:oraya nrd 1se5skl

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1 The best r c f c r ~ n c ob 1 r,lisnki an d lI.urOZUln i h an bedi s t inc t radar points ~ t , H i durJ - ~ i l e . 9 south of the t nq ; t t . r , " ~ Ct ;E.Sul10sPoint i s " very small 19 an. .. rotors could obtain exec enEI Rodar opecen a t very long Tens: if blind bcmbina uere necessa ry ,

OS3ka Army J .rscnol: The(0) M i s s ~ o n Nut:'lbc..r. _ 1 -04E, locoted on the p ~ n l n e u l ai n i t i o l point fo r th i s misslon. ~ 1 6 ~ n m o ; ~ prlovlous A ir Force r.:1SS1.Cns" . v-do bas been used successful Y b identified by radar Q ~ O ~ u . . . . . OsBkn canno e be b d tin to O s o ~ . The oTsenol 1n l " t t l e value because of the mc-radQr baobill6 1139 believed to have banbing 010 high a l t i tu j , c8 '1"18S nottlreos surroundine the t a rge t . kOfis: is t inct offse t air.J.ing poin ts . TheTeccmJetded because o f the lac . 0 N:Urojime l . i rc raf t Ccnpany a t &nda..assigned pri.1llery radar target . 19 ~ e D S single radar return but i taThis target docs not r esolve l .t se hi h Sl:'lEar together in a separatet Haooa .end N9.rS\78. l' ! c .location, bo ~ e e n bl ind boInbins.sianel . nflkes i t a ta..1r target cr

() . . J'o.'w:!ber 127 _ l . 'erifu ~ e i l r o e . d Yards: Thed Aob_ssl.on . h ' looo in the SEto-la i .in i t i a l point far g t : ~ ~ ~ s ; o : a : : r t ~ ~ e ~ ~ s ; o ~ : ; t ; : r : e ~ ~ as for 8 Uh'ndd .ru,n1Qli and should be . th d parture point i s alons t E l .5-f ~ : ; : ; " : : : : . . ; . : ~ ~ " n o V i : : : : : ~ ..' : : ~ o p : . ' ; r : O U : : d ~ ; " ; : i ~ . ~ t : ~ : . or.,. 4" The target is only fa 1I ' ... or .pOBl. l.on ... ues . . 1 t this mission uould have onotake .rmy Depot as secondary Vl.SUO terge ,- .


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s in the same vicini ty , cnd the lone ~ ion to KumaSoyn. '1be tarGet ~ e f e r e n c e pointo to ident i fy the t a rge t .and bridses could be used os and the scheduled bombing ~ ~ to beThis city Bives aD e x c e l l ~ t r : t ~ n a l t i t u d C ot 15.000 tee t .by Teder synchronous J:lcth ......s a(3) ReM Feetq=s:

(0) On Missions Nur.lber 325. )26 end 327. dayl ight. s uadron was to be equipped to barrageprecision 8 t r l ~ e s ' n d e a ~ ; o r ~ ~ ~ 1 o :egacycle regions end to 8 ~ jamjam the 72 to 4 e . ht dar s ignals a p p e a r ~ outside the barrage.gun-laying and searcbllg ro

() 0 S cia1 RCM aircraf"t were to be used tor th eb Tw pe h duled route passed over the Otenight a t tack oD Isasaki because the ee ;0 be ..uipped to barrage and spotd f These speeia l a i rc ra f t 'l7ere o fe ansas . t ' " f lak and searchl ights . ' ; 'dditionalomoUllts ropejam radars con ro lng .l'ere to be carried aDd dispensed to l .nfest the areo..(c) The night tarsets ot Kum:1geya and Nip?On Oil R,finery (J,.-ki.'e). did not requirE the use of special jamning a l rc ra f t . i thAircraft of the 314tb l ii ns . at tacking Klmagaya. l:ere to be equipped t tat least one electronic jan:mer and 50 \Ul.its of rope.Cd) Search;:-as to be continued far enemy radars in t ~

20 to ]000 mEgacycle resiona.(4) Flak hc to rs :

(a) Mission Number ':l2C) _ Hikari l 'aval Arsenal: .HikariArsenal was defended by 16 heavy an t ia i rc raf t guns. 'I'l'hile adjacent Tolc.:_yams detenses on the northwest side had 34 heavy ant ia i rcraf t guns. Theplanned approach fran t he aou tbnest would avoid the f lak defenses ofSaeld and Oi ta en route to the t a rge t . This \'las believed to bs tile bo-:.stf lak approaeh beeause it allowed a run -:.hiet':y over water ane a ' t ' " ~ i 0 . ; c .ccmpletely the Tokuyama f lak defenses. A shc=,p breakanay t": the t " i ~ " : .was specified in order to remove the B-29s f ran the f ie ld of f i ~ e ofenemy shipping in the Inland Sea. Becat:se of the meager defe: ll it :s of theta rget area a b9.se al t i tude ot 15.000 fee;; wc.s p l a n n e e . ~

(h) Mission N>..:lt'1'.>.: lzL.._ o ~ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ _ ' [ . ' = _ " ~ 1 1 l . : t ~ P ~ ( " t ; ~ gc-apbs t:na1ed the ci ty of OS!lka teo. 'ue p r ' ) ~ e , ~ : ; ' : . '(,:! 211) ;:oa-,ry an t ia i rc ra f tguns in a c l o s e ~ i n area d e f e m ' l e ~ Since i t would :;:"1 n s c e s ~ a ! ' y to peno>'trateto the center of the city in order to bom:;' -:1:.2 ' ~ o r g e t f a:'m.'st ::Ill of tneseweapona Would be within range of the a t t a c k i : r . ~ airl".raft :.it some tirrle C....... ring the hanb run or on the b r e a k a ~ a y , The a:;d.,; f r o , ~ the sO:JUme:'the bey uas believed to be the safest app:':;>:J,'h t : l the C'so.l.-a axec. :r:.was the closest approach to a dOillm::'n,j ru;,:, ;J:i..~ ; , , : u ~ eueou:lteri06 t"Ft : ( " ~ ~ t - ~defenses and it allowed a bClllb run ch:i.efl7 0'1E'' ' " " ~ ~ e - , ' ~ ' ~ e ~ c h ; = ' : 1 , ; , : ' , " jbreelmway to the east was d O l l f m i n d ~ remo-,ing ei:'c1" ...f : : ~ : n the ~ n ! ! o " i l rdefended area in the shor te s t p e ss ih le t ime. Because of thl'! b,.'-1-7 def..aMes end hec.I!Iuse this approe.ch had been used repoo';edly, e base n1tit8vy ant ia i rcraft guns, with 125 hesTYSUDS jus t ee8t of th is srEIB s t K u r ~ . The safest spproeeh "ss f rQll theWel!It but tbi8 aJ!pr"Ol!lch wo\lld have put the aU-ve r t over be.Hiroahi.zDa'fan bet'cre breaJcznrs1. Consequently, the planned spproeeb was trcm tb8out.b, o1dins f lak Srel!!l8 en route to the t a rge t . The scheduled break_ea, DCrth aDd arOUDd the retrBining deteDB8a a t Hiroeb 1mB. it. base

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al t i tude of 15,000 feet has specified.(d) Mission Number. 326 - Nippon Oil Mcfincry, Photo

graphs revealed 10 heavy a n t i a i r e r a f t BUns. 6 medi\llll 'I7eapona and 1 ae.o.rch1iBht in the hkitO arca. . This was a very poor night d ~ f e n s e ond onlymooger and inaccurate flak = s expected. Medium r.eQpons l"lould have l i t t l eeffect on a i r c r a f t a t the planned bose a l t i t u d e of 10,000 f e e t . The plan-ned route avoided other f lak areas .

(e) "'i55ioo l\\:mbEr 329 - KumagaV8' 1;0 o n t i o i r c r n r tdefeMes were apparent on photographs of the Kun'leB:lya aroo. ThE 60heavy suns a t nearby 0ta nere avoided on the plonnEd axis of ntt::l-ck.

L i t t l e or no flak r.DS expeeted a t the planned a l t i t u d e of 111,000 fEEtand the route r.as to avoid other f l a k areas .( f ) Wission I\\lmbT 130 - Isesald: J.lthough no flekdetenses had been observed in th e Ise sa ki area the onl y pos si bl e radarapproach 170uld bring the aircraFt "within th e e ffE ctiv e ro nse of Ute

60 .Iu:ery guns o f the ota defenses. A previous miSsion (Uission Iitm:b.rJ l J to l - ~ e b : : J s h i ) us i ng the same approach, ho;;lEvcr. had E:ncountercd on1:1meager and inaccurate f l a k . Only meager and in.::lccurate t l a k -.as XpcctcdfrCllll the Otn area a t the plcnncd base a l t i t u d e of 15,000 feet aDd t h eroute goBs t o avoid other defemed a r e n s .

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(5) Assembly Foints:under Flight F lann ing, Por t (1) . of(6) Departure Points :P1.xes of Attack, Length (lnd Time ofMissionNumber ';iing Forcl')

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Bombing~ t i t u d e(Fee"t) D r i f t(D..groi:ls)325 58th 4 20 4lt 83/4 15.000 7 "326 7Jrd 4 43 43 83/4 20,000 5 . "327 J1Jth 3 9 31 6 3/4 15,000 8 "28 315th 4 28 B7 21 10,000-11,000 4R329 314th 2 270 53 14 3/4 14.000-1h,800 1 133. 314th 2 281 65 18 15,000-15.800 3R


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(2 ) Mean Points of Impaet:in ;'1lll:X 1>., Psrt I I ) .

(Seo photographs of m e ~ n points

b 325 Hilrori lb"nl L..:-scnol: 'Thrt;>e(a) l1isaion Nurn er . -.. 4 n th e f or gin gh n for thlS mlS810n.meaD points of impact nere e o s ~ . th cent ra l ar66, and 1 in the oas t and foundry oreD in the north, ln f e lOOO feet to r the northern aodern area. Probable ci rcular e r r o ~ ~ 0 ent rel point nou.ld include a l l i l r.-eastern pointa and 1500 fee t fer e cportant structures .

Number 126 _ O.-:sJo:n 1.rn . , racna]: ' ! ~ o mean(b) tUaaion Probable cU"cular er rors ofPoints of illlpe:ct ";Jere chosen for th i s t a rge t . ' n . t . "o t 'o -B in the. ts ld include e l l - .. ....1500 feet on each of these poln ~ o target area .127 _ l 'ar i fu i lai l road Ynrda: Onethe target t res se le ct ed f er bothc i r cu la r error of 1500 feet t:"ould

(c) Mission Numbermean point of impact in the center ofViSU8l and radar re lease . A probableinclude a l l the t a rge t fac i l i t i e s .

(d) l ~ i s s i o n !\'mber 128 - Nippon Oil Refinery: Or.e t :e8i lt r ~ - --:BS aelected for tU sn the center of the terge g ~ point of impactmission.

ir.lpact ~ a feet ~ o u l darea.

(e) 1 . ~ i s s i o n to."umber 129 _ Kumag3?a: One n;,3n po_nt ofselected far this targt . 1. p r o b ~ b l e cU"cular u-ror of 300ein clude 0 .6 square mile. nnd . the greater pert of the urren

impact ~ a feet 90uldarea.

(f) r.Hssion Number 110 _ Issaki: One mean point ofchosen for this target . A probable c i rcuhr erro:- of 3000covr 005 square mile and take in almost e l l of the urban

(3) Other Bombing Factors:(a) Davlight l.:issions _ Missions h'umber 125.326.127:

Planning of the bombing al t i tUdes, axes of at,tack and in i t i a l points forthe t hr ee day ligh t precision missions was done in consideration of fiveimportant factors: (1) wind di.rection snd veloci ty; (2) f lak conditions in the target areli (J) easily recognized in i t ia l p o i n t s ~ for bothradar and v isua l s ight ing; (4) predicted surface uinds in the target aroSs;and (5) position of the sun a t the time of a t tock . All th e s el ec te daxes of attack more nearly conformed to the conditions named then any otherpossible approaches to the target areas . For t ' ission Number 327 ogeinstthe ll.ar1fu Railroad Yards i t ;;as mandatory that en oxis be selected thatnas a t hes t 20 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the railr03d yards.Approximately 435 a i rc ra f t . carrying a gross tonnage of 3050 tons ofbanbe. r :ere expected to be. airborne for these 3 missions. I t 'I7::lS believedthat 2684 tons (88 pe r cent) of th is to ta l would be roleased a t the prim-ary targets , 40 per cent of which ~ o u l d fa l l r i th in 1000 feet of t h aesigned mean points or impact.

(b) Nip.ht Missions - Missions 328 . 329 and 310;1. The night precision at tack of t ~ 315 th ; ii ngap1ns t the Nippon on Refinery a t Tauch1zs.ki, wea expected to include

appraximlllte11 140 a i rc ra f t carrying a to ta l gross tonnags ot about 1400t0D8. Dirt.Ct radar synchronous bc:mbing was to be used .


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2. The night incendiary attacks of t h 314th'Jing (Missions NWllbcr 329 and 330) o g a i n ~ t }{iun9goyEI and 1 g e a ~ k i U ~ f \ o n sto include 0 total of 180 aircraft carrYl.ng a gross toM:lgo f 14ll.of bOllbs. Of this tonnage 1325 tons ( 9 pe r cent) uero expccted to bereleased a t t h 2 primary targets o f whlch ll.0 per cent nare e x p ~ c t c d tofal l within sr&Os considered ample for to ta l destruction of t h 2 ta rgets .The aircraf t of th e 314th ~ i n g ~ c r e to be supplemented by 20 aircraf tfrom th e Eighth Air Force. 11 of tthich uare to join the 2 Groups at tacking KUuagayn end 10 to join the 2 Groups attacking Isesoki .

f . Defensive TacticS:(1) Fishter Escort and $\'leeps: The Seventh Fighter Cemmend

;;-as directed to furnish 2 Groups of f ighters 8S escort for Micsion 326a g a i n ~ t the Osaka Army hr sena l and 2 Groups of f ighters fo r S s1l1.:.ep on theNls0y:;t area.

(2) Coordination of 1.ttaeke: These missions r.ere to beeoordinated with a mission of the 313th ~ i n g against 4 Japanese minef i e lds .

(3) RCU: ~ f e n s i v e rader counter measures ";;'ere to be asdescribed undEr Flisbt Planning. Pert (3) of th is narra t ive .(4) Ehcmv FiRhter Reac tion :

(e) Missions N1r.lber 12'i. 126 and ~ 7 Fer. enemyf ighters ..ere expected to oppose the daylight m i s s i o n s ~ Not more tha tone Group of f ri end ly f igh te rs ""ere believed necessary as escort for themission :::tgoinst O&lka but an addition31 Group ";;'8S to be ElI!ployed in ordcrto destroy any enemy f ighters and t ransportat ion or a i r f i e ld f.:lciliti .:sencountered. The 2 Groups of f ighters making the $!'leep agains t thE. N : l g ~ y : : larea "ere to seek out .:lny a ir interceptors and st rafe grounded a i rcraf t c,rins ta l la t ions .

(b) Missions l\\u;\her 128. 329.elnd 130: The 3 nightmissions '\'lere expected to encounter n i l to negligible opposi t ion. Notmore then 5 to 10 a i rcraf t had eVer opposed 8-29 at tacks in the Tsuchiz ak i a re a and not more than 10 to 15 ",,:,ere expected to be airborne inopposit ion to the inctndiary s t r ikes against Kumngaya ond Iscs.:::ki o

S. Air .. sea Rescue: (See charts in Annex: A. Par t VII . of th isreport) j . i r-sea rescue fac i l i t i es were to be in accordance ' I ~ i t h estobol ished policy of the Tl7entieth &ir Force.

3 . EXECUTION OF MISSIOl'S:"a . Takeoff: (For deta i l s on the separate missions see knnc.xE. Consolidated S t a t i ~ t i c e l Suocmery).

Mission J..ircreft b.irborner-\Jmber Ving Pathfinders If.uin Force Firs t Take-off kat T-rke-ott325 56th 0 167 132010Z 132217Z326 73r d 0 161327 313'b 0 132015Z 132147'US 131900Z 132021Z326 315tb 0 14132'1 314tb 12 63 140642Z 14085&313'b 1407522 1 ~ 0 6 3 9 Z14 140615Z 140910Z330 314tb 127:Jrd 71 140845Z 141005"10 140602Z 140835Z

1'hat ldb AirJar Mal , 24 742 131900zJIIia _,_-lDclud.e 5 Super IXIDbo, 4 l4J.OO5Z___ aiPel'aft. _lad run, 2 R(JI aDd 1- 1 2 _


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b. Rou te s Out : (Seo .


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(b) Friendly Airc ra f t , No B-29s were lo s t on these miSsions . Thi r ty- three . : l i rcrnft Tl;:ceived minor dQIDDge from enclllY a .n t i a i r e r a f tr i r e . Four f ighters were los t in the suaap on the N::Igoya arEa t 2 to enallY f lak and 2 to unknOl7n causes. Three of the 4 pi lo t s f l8TC rescued.Fbur f ighters were damaged by enemy f Ink.

(8) b::ecution Va. Pllnning: The exeeution of these r-::':..:.iormdid no t vary greatly from the original p lann ing. Fou rte en s i rcrcf t ofthe J13th : . ing jo ined the 314th -;;ing mission ng;:Ji.nst I


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c- OP!1JLTlOOSPart I - Navigation Chart an d ReportPart I I - l&::an P o i n t s o f Imp.::.ctPurt I I I - Boubingfu rt IV' - F l i g h t .EngillCering Char t and Re p o r tPart V - Radar Report


19/85

P.UlT I N A V I G . ~ T I O N

1. NO nnvig3tionn1 dof icioncies ~ a r o roported on those ~ B s i o ~ s .lnd:ividunl a i rcraf t sccOIllplished long ranGo navigation to tho = scmb ly~ o i n t s in tho caso o f day li gh t str ikes or to tho turget a r o ~ s in thoellaO of the night c is s ions .

2 . Radar i7as used as a D3vi{;ational old and fo r f lind dotcr.::int:l.tionon the dayl ight missions and fo r nav iga t ion . -aind dotcr :cin :: l tion andbQllbing on the night at tncks .3. Compressio=t over the t a rge t fo r thoso aircra :f t bor.lbins ind iv idu a l ~ at night flCS deemed 53tisfactory.4. Return to base flas f'lCli7n as br iefed ';O'ith the excoption ot I:aaircr.:l1"t landing a t I'r1o J108 and 1- airer4f ' t landed a t Okina..a .5. 1or.:1.'1 fl'ork l7as po: r fo=d liS follOl7S: ( To ta ls a ro ~ ' . i r Forceto ta l s ) .

1\

Nui:lbor loran LOP'5Nu.cbor l oran FixesN.mJbcr Equipment if&llfu.'lctions":'vcr.:lBo Motxi1;nm Ran,;:o Sky :-:avcsFixed .lntonna! ' rai l ing .lire ~ v c r a s o MaxiJ::l1.1I!l. Range Ground :ravesFixed . ln tc :maTrail ing :7iro

13581664246

1200 N.H.1300 U.H 625 N.M.675 N.M.

-.7oather in ter ference . .as reported but thore ':1ilS no evidencE:!of jamming.

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M I S S I O " N ~ N ~ O ~ ~ ~ ~DATE l,g- A

SECIlT

-- L E ~ f ' K ) --"58"" WING---------J- 73rd _____ : 3 13 t h .

~ * * ~ 3 8 3 4 4 "__ 1315th- 'IIIII"CHICHI JlMA I,I- - - + -

JIMA IIIII

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22/85

1 .

P..RT TIl - BClilllNG

M i ~ : ; i o n !lu':Iber 325 - Hikari ,bv!),1 .i.rscnnl:

l1" hed visu:J,lly by a l l f O I ' l l P t i o ~ \ s .

0.. Bombing l1QS 8 C ~ o m p l:n+ after the f i r s t 6 squ::l.Jrona. h':'.dHeavy sookc covered tho airllrIG po ~ cd o f f o o t proceduro,ba:ibed 81".d t:J.o rOl:1!lindor o f tho f o r r . 1 O ~ 1 0 n s usCocprcss ibi li ty for tho ~ i n s aas 61 mlnutcs.2. Mission Nucllor 326 Osakc. .rson'1l '

V " "b"l"t a t tho t::.r"ct ';las perfect "'..nd vury fc", ~ i r c r - < f te.. 13111 Y co r t " -er t i c t-. .rct--d Airr" I t " b b"T>". So;;p of tho l a s t ort.l.3 10:15 ..... ~ .= lC U Y 10 0:;1 1 . . " 0 ' " .." t boc::l,uSC o f t' 0hcr.7:lvcr, h'lCl diff icul ty in piCking up tho nll:lJ.!li': POlO .. o r r s e t b " ' ~ ~ i " " - ~ u:tS porforood -;lithintC::l3e s::IOko over the t o . r ~ o ~ . v.-lU : : - "excollent resul ts . Coupressibility for tr.o .an,:; Uo.B 45 ::l1nutea.3 . l!i.ssio:l. t,\i!:lber ':Q7 - :I."U"ifu R : ~ i l r ( ? J d Ytrd;;;:

.:l.. The v i s i b i l i t y in tho t a r s e t aro:t uas C. .:JU a..-.d c i l for...:.ations d id v isu al bombinG.. &loke covered the ai::::li!lti poi:J.t and foro.ations ba:lbing 1a..to ~ 9 to use reference poir.t b O C l b i ~ procedure.Coc:prossibili ty fo r tho .7i!:JG 11as 24 ti!lUtcso

4. :.:issiO:l Nur..ber 328 - Nipoon Oil C o n p . - ! l . ~ , .'Jei t' 1 :0.. . . ltitud.es of atto.ck v::.ricd fron 10,200 to 11,800 f e e t .

'1':70 aircro.ft ...ere dis:gatcted as "dind run aircr:ll ' t t o obt.ain the -:;ir-d.direction and velocity end tr.:l.nsnit i t to the ~ : strik1nG f o r c e ~The bo:ib load consisted of ?.i30 (IOO 1b) dcnol i t ion bOC'.bs ~ u : u i = u I l l c . susp.c'ld.cd and 1.;57 (250 1b) deooli t ion brobs d o u b 1 e - 3 u s p c m t ~ d ~b. f3or.obil'.S '1':'0.5 accomplished ';'lit!:: ra:ler' by_l.32 Q,ircraft . T>.ooircr.aft bGr.bEd. visually ..hen the T a d ~ r s e t s becor:lC' i l ' l o p r . a t i v e ~ . Th!l"

~ i s s i o D ' I ' : ' ~ S considerci ~ e l l planned ~ n n o . u n u s ~ l d i f f i c u l t i e s " e r eencountuoc.-d. The averuge d r i f t reported r:3S ] degrees r i g r t . Co;-::pr",ssi-b i l i t y . f e r the wind w.as 171 Binutes . BoJ.'lbing c c c u r ~ c y i s UJ".knc::-n.

5 . Ihasion KUJilber 3;;:9 - KUlll:3gaya Ur!Y!ln i,reD:a.. .utJ.UQOS 01' atte.ck v a r ~ c d froll1 14.uOO to 19.000 f'OE:t.One a i r c r a f t UQa disIH3.tchcd as uind run o.ircraft to obt:lin the ";/inddirect ion :3.nd veloci ty and transr.:it it to the O3.i:1 force . The cissio::.u ~ s a c c o m p l i s ~ e d a t niJht by individu.:l.l a i r c r a f t .

b. Bombing ';'IUS .:l.ccof.1plished pril!l3rily by radar . \1i t h 6]a i r c r a t b ~ b i n g ';'lith rcd3r and nineteen a i r c r a f t ~ . 1 B k i n g visual r e l c ) s ~ s ,Tho greates t d i f f i c u l t y encountered cras snoke and clouds over thotarge-t. Several a i r c r 3 f t encountered thormo.ls a t the bO:1b relca.ne p w ~ ' . T ~ a i r c r a f t nhich !!lado visual runs uoro forced t o do so c h i e f l y b C : " , l l ~ - < of malfunctions and poor targot r e t u r n on the r3d.:u- scope.

Co. COi:\prcssibility for th e forco ".7o.s 76 n i n u t c s .I. Lliasion Hu::tber 330 - Isez:Jl:i Urb'J.Il and Indus tr in l . s o .., :

a . ~ t i t u d e s of att::lck on t h i s t::lre;ct varied fror.l 15.L.50 t o18.200 feot . One a i r c r a f t nas d i s n a . t c ~ . e d as uind run aircra. f t t o o'bt:'i:athe uind direc t ion and veloci ty , 'l\1e1vc n.ircro.ft uare dispatctod u.:::. -,Jof the C3.in ferce as P::lthfinders.b . Bocbing \13.8 ::lcco::plishcd prin: :u-i ly i l 'i th radxr . v i t r . 70a i r c r a f t :3Bkina rad3r I1pprO:lChes aoo r e l e a s e s . Scventoe:l l l i r c : " n . : : - - ~ !:.3(c'l'i1N&1 run ll:ld re leases . Tho greates t d i f f i c u l t y cncou.ntorcd "it' ' ;,1UII1erCQ1lt and acoko in tho t:n-get. a r e a . Sever3.1 a i r c r n t t roper.-.)Jdltt1oul'Q' i l l 14eD1;i.tyiQg the ail:dn& po1::lt tho target. prod\lCdd ' ; Ie""'.M - "be rtIll8r eeopaa. CCIlIpI'88aibility tor tho fo rce v as 127..wt


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P.>RT IV _ FLIGHr ENGlNEERIIC

1. N ~ r 3 t i v o of ~ ~ s s i o n as Flcqn:o. Cruisa to tha Mnnl.:md: Individual climbs ',lor6 c'ldoi ~ o d i a t o 1 y atter t a ~ a off to a l t i tudes b e ~ c o n 6,000 to 10,000 foot

uharo th o in i t i a l cruiso uas f lean. . ~ s a d b 1 i c 9 fa r tho preciciont:u-itot 'I1cra t:l.:ldc off tho COElst of Japan.b . Bor:lb Run:a.t avcrogo a.lti tudes offeet for urb.:l-'l areas ..

BoObiog -aM conducted by squadron17.000 feet for precis ion t,.,rCOtDforo."ltionoand 10.000

c . Rot\U:"n to Bnsc: Return to bello 'I1QS conducted by i;l;di-,idu::.l.aircra1 ' t ~ i t h c u t di f f icu l ty .. Min i = f 'uel m::tS used by ~ p l : ; L . ' l e s c...-uiciog a t 14.000 to 16.000 f 'ect and descending 200 foot per clnuto in toth o t r a f f ic pattern. . M:lxiouc range speeds as specif ied b7 t h i s h o ~ quer ters gavG the bost fUol c o n s u n p t i o n ~

2. Ga:r:1ants: 1l.4% of a l l ai rborne aircraf ' t landed a.t 1"'0 J i ~ 3 .Only tho 7,3rd -.1106 loaded a bo:lh. bay t ank .3.. Exhibi ts :

a. For h i . ~ t o r i c o : l record sec at tached ch:lI 't .b.. For fur ther ini 'orcatio!l sec Consolidated Sta t i s t i c a l

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1u61-11000) .OItPI((.Is) 70006600

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P;.RT v - R..n..n

1. EqyiIECnt P o r f o r m ~ e o of .IN/;.n-13 :d . UUI'llbor of 30ta Ilcrativo on take-off : 599b. Nucbor of scta operativo over t3rgot: 561c . J..'w:lbor of SCt3 opcr:ttivc on landing : 561d . lWbor of planes usi.nG aziDuth B t o b i l i ~ t i o n : 354c. lfuobor of ,c t f3i lures in. lead a i rc ra f t : 4f. ' ~ ' / c r a g [ ) cax i t= 'ranGe of ' t3rGots:71 1-11J 3 t 5.000 - 10.000 fec t .

71 l ~ at 10.000 - 15.000 fcot .g . . ~ v o r Q G e oaxizru.-:l r:mgo af tioacann:127 : ~ J : at 5.000 - 10.000 feet.

134 f!.i at 10,000 - 15,000 feet .h. No interference ~ a encountered.i ... ~ v e r o g e r:mse of Japnness Co::lst: 60 1:'11j. No r ecur ri ng t roubl e i rt lS reported ..

2 . R::ldDr BOI:lbing ;.NL:'p2.-11:.:1 BriefiIlb cet.eri.::l.1 uns reported 3S GOod " i th the exception

of tho 313th BOI:lb ',7i::lg nhich reported i t s briefil'l(.1 na:teri:l1. as !1Oo.:..b. Rnd.m- .:l.1r.'ing point s u er e repo:L'ted as good. 'The 31]th

Bomb ':ling reported a visual ai!:'.ing p-Oint.c . La."ld.fall identificc.tion '.7.:l.S r13port0d as- excel len t .d . Of rad.:u- releases .. those reported l1erl3 direct synchrcnausrthe romninder 'I1ore visual r e l e ~ c s .

3 . Equipment Performnnce of .:.NL.':.P9-7:n. Numbor of se ts operat ivo on take off : 135b., Number of se t s operQtiv8 over t.:J.rGet: 127c. Mlnber of seta operative on return: 128d lver.:l.Ge tlo3Xl;::n1r.l. r3.0g.e of target : 70 I ~ e . .\veroge t:o:JXil'!lU!::J. r::u'le;e of beacon I130 loLl .:l.t 10,000 fee t .t . IntGrfcrcnce reported: l ~ 8. Coa8t ot Japan vas pickod up ::at 70 lA!be J'quipaent t81luroa I :31 . - . u s taU=ea.(1) _ . . . . .

(2) 'a u ..


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4 . Radnr Bor.Ibing .:.N/.lP9,-7:a. Briefill8 ('las reported as se..tisfaetory.b . .l imng point was reported as excel lent .c. L:mdfa l l am In i t ia l Point were eM il y i do n ti fi cd .d. 12.3 radar synchronous re leases ; .3 di rec t end 4 viSU:llro1onscs.

5 . !IT SCR 695:a . Loc::ltion tur:1ed on and off as per SOP.b. . ~ v a r a s o nur::ober of t i :nes cheakod.: 38c . ]o,'u!:lbcr of =1i"unctions: 3

6. lb.dar .:J.tir..etcr SCR - "0.8:a . !fuabor of se ts operative: 315b. &'Ecr of cal.functions: 2


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CONFIDENT1AI. JULY 194!1

APPROACHES TOACTUAL SCOPE PHOTOS

ALTITUDE 10000 FEETREPftOOuCED BY 949TM ENGR AVN TOl'O CO


28/85

CONFIDENTIAL (;I.JST 194!) SHEET RM-117

... ' ~ "m 0.( 1\....5" .... '

APPROACHES TOTARGETS 382ACTUAL SCOPE PHOTOS

liE C 8


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CONFIDENTIAL

SHEET RM-1I4


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-_ .. r t:.

APPROACHES TO KUMAGAYAACTUAL SCOPE PHOTOSALT1111DE 10,000 FEET

AUGUST 1945SHEET RM-115


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P. .RT VI - GtNm.RY

1 . ..voragc tur re t load :!!!: i l l "-

Li .0 400 400 4003l5th ' , 'ing 600

2. Nmbcr of rounds f i red in ccu.bat: Nono) . Nunbor of rounds u30d for toat f i r ing: 41,5324.. Guns loaded:

58th ',iiMHot 7W :7illGCold3l3th ; ,iooHot 3l4th ' ,11ngCold

5. l l iHunctions:d.. C.F.C: GJ...'1 chargeri Firing c i rcu i t = d Control box shorted ..b. Calibcr ~ 5 r,1G: Link,.ia':lS-5i fa i lure to foed 3 i broken

dr iv ina apr inc 1 ; chuto j.:u:1 2; broken eoekin.::; lever c..aI:l. and shor trounds 2

6.. Equipocnt operation ( f a t a l percontaGe operat ive) .e. C.F.C.: 98,8%b.. Caliber .50 MG: 97.6%


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PART:m. AIR SEA REScuE CHART SECRET

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MISSION N0325-327DATE 14 AUG '4Alk SEA RESCUE

er . ,h Bo.u 00 Stll t toa Vlollll tot t ' n I lU. \ I I All ' Force au ..dll l ' l"" t I IQ_otr .1lo(I !aIlo(lUtc.

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----t----I.ALL SUBMARINES ANDfURFACE 'VESSELS WERETO BE N STATIONS DURING EN-T EMISSION,2. ALL. DUMBOS AND SU ER OUMBOS WEBE TOBE ON 5 ATION FROM TIME INDICfED TO RETURN PASS-AGE OF L. STRrKE AIRCRAFT. I

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'0 ' I.i?' I II, I ,tCHICHI JIMA

I 0, IKINAWA II ---- - - - + - - ...._- - - - -T - JINA II II II II IE y 0 ' e- SUBMARINE ,0- SURFACE VESSEL ,. . - NAVY OUMBOA - SUPER OUMBO

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MISSION NODATE 15 AUG '4AIR SEA RES E

l.o nil. doet l Oil sut.too VlclDttot T..nt.tub. a-t:r !"..-coo 8....dll,l'lllS uQ . . o r r ....d l . . .dlD&.

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AIR SEA RESCUE CHART

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IIIII- - - - T -III

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- - - - ~ - - -AL.L. SUBMARINES AND RFACE VESSELS WERETATION DURING ENTIRE M SION.Z. ALL DVM8QS AND SUPE DUMBOS WERE TO BE OfJOM TIME INDICATED TO RET RN PASSAGE Of ALLCRAFT. III

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35/85

(p-47N).

P. .m' VIII - FIG./.fi'I!f RI:F'CaT

(This ':'olecon report = s furnished by t!la C o I : D ~ i J J g GoneralSeventh fiGhter Ca:r:und).

1. Opor::ltions:e . '""" ion Nuub= :6 , VL" Fi"htor (P-51 ond P-47) . t r iko

aod VIR (P-51) escort . 1 4 . s t 19'0.5.b. .!lalll 15.21 and 506 Fightor Group (P-51) end 4I.4 F 1 ~ . t a r

Group (P-47N).c. Tarr;et: 21 an:! 506 FiGhtor Groups; VL:R o s c o r ~ of bO':'"'.bcrsto Osakn .',roe., 15 GP: Kiyosu (Pt-i.::-.-ro-y) Kor-.o3ki (Gocon:io.ry) I r ~ O ' J n &:1st(Last Rosort) 414 GP: :ikonogohara (PriJ.:lary) SUzuka (Sccond'U"Y)Kv.ccyam::r (Lo.st Rosort)d. m:nbor . l ircr ' tf t . lirborne: 151 (ineludos 12 sub CC'Tor(p-511 and 35 (P-47N).0. Ineffect ive . iircraftl 111!1ochD.nic'31, 2 spp.re, 1 personnel(P-51) 1 nddl t ional cscort P-51 rcturned ear ly ror ucclll.,lllical Qbort ;3 ;:Jcchanical (P-47N).f . Ticc ~ k 9 - o f f : 1.323S6Z - 14012CZ (P-Sl), 132345Z - 1J21..0J:

g. Tit:le of Rendezvous: 140400Z (Escort !J,ission).h. Ti::;e over Taract I (1st . ~ c r a f t ) 14-0350Z for s t r ikeplanCSi 140410Z for escort plrmes.

(P-47N) i . Time Return: 1407112 - 14-08342 (P-51) 140730Z - 14081S:

j . :u:Illoition .:.i.rborne: 2791S0 - SO ca l iber aM 96 H V . ~ t { 5 i:J.chrockets (P-51) 70160 - 50 cD.libGlr and 46 HIJ".R 5 inch rockcrts (P-47:f>.k. ."u:l:nunition Ex.Qcnded: 35985 _ 50 c::l1iber and 89 rill. .R 5 i L c ~rockcts (P-Sl) 16783 - SO cal iber and 37 HV.oR 5 inch rockets (p-47N).1. BOt:lbs ..l i rbotne: 176 - 110 gallOn drop t.:m:-::s ::md 126 _ 165gaB> n drop tanks: (P-Sl). 35 _ 110 Gallon drop tanks and 70 - 165gallon drop t anks (p -47N).c . Bombs Expanded: 164 - 110 Gellon drop. tanks :md 70 - 165gal1Qn drop. tonks (P-S1); Jot t isoned 6 ... 110 .:;e11on drop tan..'ts (F-51);

32 - 110 sa l lon drop to.n}t".s and 64 .. 16S enl. lon drop ta.'lks (P-l;.7:1);jettisoned 3 - 110 sal lon drop. tanks end 6 _ 165 calIOn drop t::mks(p-471') n . Gas Lo:ld: 81368 G'J.1100Si ~ v o r e g o S39 C3110ns (?-51),34660 gallODSi .aor3{;o 996 gallona (P-4-7N).0 . CoM1Jmdl 61988 gal10nal a"cr{!8G 411 C31.1ons (P-51)r26970 gallons; QVGr8:O m (P-47U).p . . #re rn ft l os t to @tiai reraf t l 2 P"'51' 8 lost to tlDok,4 ~ l ' e d3CGgod.-_ .. q., 41rcratt lost Otbora 1 P-Sl and 1 P-47N lO8t to unJalcln.


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r . Casual tie;:;; 1 pi lot chs in . ; over t:u-get areal 3 pi lo tsreported r o ~ c u o d by c r ~ f t .

s . ::nogy' .Urcra t t Oppositio:l' :10 airborne oppesi t io:l .t . &logY . I .ntiaircraft; FMk reported by escort p l ~ e 3 03l:lcasor to intense, h e ~ v y , inaceurato. box b:u-rago 0'!1(Jr'03o.ka ~ 19,000

e:ld 24,000 fee t . Striko planes reported fla-It 6& l iGht, =a so r 3 ldi=ccura: te a.long southoast shore of Tokushima and north of Ul.....31:i Oo"!.dl:loderato, inaccurate, hoavy f r o r ~ vicini ty Kiyosu and K o ~ k i ~ ! ~ c u r o t o::2aehine gun firo received fra.'1 Fox T n r o , C h e r ~ i o '\"lbich o'ttockcd. ..u . Claies: ( .Ur) Uono.7 Glai:::l5: Ground; By P_5l_dQn:\6ed: 1 Fr6nk ::l.o"'d S:J.lly on

tho srodnd. d e $ t r ~ c d 20 l o c ~ t i v c B ; 3 poncrhouscs, 2 t o r $ ' C ~ s . 1box car, 3 factor ies . a po;7or tcmCl"S. danc.:;cd 3 locoootivo5. 5 fec tor ies ,and rou!ldhouso. No shippinG 170S cl'ti::lOd. By P-4?N' a i rc ra f t ; It o 3.ircraf t hi t ; t110 possiblo sna l l fuctor ies and s o v e r n l l 1 o : r c h o u s ~ s aIdberracks dat:1QGcd. Rai l stc.tio::l c.nd oarshallillG yard -;Jere < ; t r c . t e d ~One SuGar !be, 1 Fox Taro C h ~ l i e and 5 .s:JOll f ishing bO:ltn acre ~ o d .

2. Miscell:::.ncous:a. Observations of In te ros t to 9oi:lbcrs: Bonbing r esu l t s rc -portea as excellent by escorting f i ~ h t o r s ':1'ith sr.'.oke r is ing to 3,000foot .b. Tactics: Escort rtaa. I!rovidod on both sides of bor:lber

s t r e ~ . 3,000 fee t abOve and 2.000 feet out by f i J . ~ t e r s in l ino a ~ ~ e r n .Strika lflancs h i t tlll 'gets of opl!:ortWlity ':1'ith t>10 S(l.U,:ulrons oo.int3.i::i::lShigh cover.c . Navit:ation and Rcndazvous Problot:'.s: 1 squadron- of P-47Nsreported tha t nnvigator-boubers took f ighters 20 ni les s o U t l r . 1 C ~ t o

and fightGrs cO!1SeQuently unable to find br ie f ed t arget e: . Savera!f lghtera unable to find. RP cnne hO'r.lo by doad rockoning",

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1. Missions 325. 326 l1Il.d 3272. Missions 329 :mel 330Part I II _ Prognostic !&l.ps

1. Missions 325. ]26 and '5272. "ussions 329 an d 330Part IV _ Syno:g.tic Mo.pS

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8. Plnnniry; FDrCcast.( l ) Bases: Scattered to brok.:n loa cloud n i t h s c a t t e r ~sn

(4 ) Bases on Return: Scattered 10':7 and ::Liddle clouds a.."ldbroken high clouds.

c . Observed 1eather:(1) Base a t Take-Off: Scattered to brokon 10'" and l':).iddle clouds

and broken high clouds.

occasionaltbere wereclouds.

( 2 ) Route: There 'dere broken 10"i7 middle nnd h i u . - ~ clouds 'd i ththunderstoros and l i6ht shcr.7er a to 24N. Fron 24lJ t.:> t:lI '6etscattered 10it clouds and p atc hes of scat tered eiddle and h i ~ h

(3) Tarn:e'5sj Osaka: 0-5/10 cU"l:lUlus. tops 6-15.000 ft. .andsa t 22.000 f t gore 53 a t lID knots.b a lWni: 3/10 cu::1Ulua. top 5000 f t ; 1/10 c i r r u s a t 27,000 f t . inds a t15.000 r t vere 550 at 1t"> lmotl3.

~ k D r U 2-3110 cU!3J.lus. togs 5000 f t ; 3/10 c i r ro - st ra t u s n t 22.000 ft .linde at 16,000 ft nere 100 a t 12 Imots.(4) Base on Return: Scattered lou and ciddle clouds.

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1 . P.1l"pose'a. To D/F o n o ~ radars.b. To conduct a goneral search in tho 20-,3000 DC. rogion.c. To barraGe Jill:! encnv gun-laying and lJOBl'chl1@1t r a d a r ~ intho 72-84 t:l.c. and 190-210 DC . rQGions and to spc.t jal:l any gun-lo,yl.l:l8or soa rch1 iJht radars appoaring outside th e barraGo.d. To confuso enoqy radar defonses by tho uso of ropa.o. To soarch for and rocord Japanose voico communications.

a . Forty RQ.! observcrs part icipatod and used tho folla:7in,gequipccnt to accOClplish the search aM ja::r.dnts' 404 - J.;,PI'-l. 200-1.PQ.-221 - .lRQ-8. 21 $T-,3 (MOD), 40 .lPR-4. 2 JJ'R-5. 1 - IJlR-7. 10 J.PA.6.12 -.-\P.\-11 and 1 - d.-I'f'l-1.b. '1\70 spacial janving airplanes tlOre employcd by the 3l4th.IiI16. ta r se t . Isezaki. to circ le the target arca during tho at tack .These special airplanes t'iore equippod to barrage and spot jao the en&l7radar dofenses and to infes t thc a rea tli th rope.c. .Ul s t r iko a i rc ra f t , tlith tho exception of the 3l5th .Jing.ucre aquipped uith one or cere electronic j ~ c r s .

3. Rosul ts :e.. Forty-sevan intercepts \7Cre rocorded and are l i s ted a t thoend of this section b.intercepted .cbeoy voice ca:DU.nications on a frequency of 4.578 cc . WCI"eand recorded.,.

believod to Tho barrago produced \788 raported as edequatehavo becn effect ivo against tho encr.:r,r radar . a.."l.d is

4. Retl.arks :a . Tho follOt/ins unusual signals tloro r c c o r d ~ d l 115/2480/37.299/495/95.

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S ECRET- - - - - -LIST OF INTERcEnS

000.. 0226 21 121 , EIT C:':IO4ll, '" 3437N 14SOOE 00154500070 01 13330E 0813'i5 1 1 3 0 ~ 21 121 S "': 00103C00300155 Q.1-95 11 27051'1' 1:::211E 081;..


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f ie or freqUency: 8 p ~ FoIICT.'l'in,J i s a pcrccnta,Jo brcakdO',1n of t ra ! P d 39 per ccn t onc,,;nt on 3 oocaeyclos; 53 per cent on 7 CCl;aCyclca an11 r:Q,J:acyclcs.UQ3tS for r ~ / D F b o a r i n c ~ 4 . ~ ~ v i G a t i o n a l ~ There were 17 roq v n f or not -r ccoiviDgFifteen of tr.cso boarings were obtained. R o a 8 0 n 8 i ~ ~ 0 to soDd cal l

:2 bearillBs 'I7ere faulty oquipment and (l/treral't ~ , , ~ r o o o i . o d . I t wassi&n and dashes. One roquost for IS v OF b o ~ i : e r ~ o s . homers andob ta ined . Q'la O;"l:lcrgeocy f ix \fas obtSlood. Ra tedbroadcast stations were uscd with vory cood results ropor Th wero no discropancies in5 Hot Discipl ine and Security : ere oct d ing t bo sa m is sio ns :oot t r a n ~ s 8 i o n 8 and interferonce W ~ roport ur

6. Enemy Transimissiona: Thotrao3mlssions noO interference ~ c r c f o l l ~ i n s incidents or j e ~ i n g .reported during these m i s s i o r ~ :enemy

s . 102.Q...J!il..!.. Nogl1gibJ.c.b. 6615 kes: C'.7 at dif fe ren t intervals was ineffectivo.e. 10105 kes: C;1 at 2045Z. 0300Z am. 0515Z Was . i f fcct ivc.

E d . 3160 kosI Negligible ..e. 6055 kes:(1) (;,1 at 0203Z was ef fect ive .(2) Tono at 070bZ was effectivo.

r. 10880 kes:(I ) Voice stat ion operating at 1000Z, uaa c f f ~ c t i v e .(2 ) Spark-cap jallllling bet'l1oon 051S3 and 081520. uss ineffec t ive .(3) Stat ion :1G..l. t ransmit t ing bctuecn 080020 and 090020. waspart ial ly effectivo.

g . 3410 keS I 7310 kes and 10125 keSi Negligible.h. 1999 kes! IDS kcs and l O ~ o ? O kes: N ( ; g l i ~ i b l ( 3 .i . 3810 kesl 6640 kes 1096'1 kcs: Negligible,

1 . Distress: An a i rcraf t of the 314 th :7ing transmittod a IXlSS&.;Cto the uing ground station to tho effect that 2 mon were sighted in aboat 25 miles from southern t ip of Rota uith a boaring of J20 degrees,. lppropriato action \"IllS taken. The 58th \7ing ground stat ion rocordedsoveral transmissions >lith 2 a i rc ra f t of i t s comnand. Both a i rc ra f t8aTo posit ions and reported enginos out .

8 . zo.ui'OmGnt Malfunctions: AN/ART-111 1 rolay stuck; 1 pOl1aramplif ier tube outl 1 suitching r e l ~ out; 1 -B- dia l stuck. BC-348:2 inoperatiTc; 1 dynamotor burned out; 1 BFO inoperatiTs. A N I ~ ~ - 7 11 neeello bunting; 2 sensa antonnas broken; 1 indicator needlo inop.::ratiT3i1 inoperativo on bigh frequency band, 1 inoperative on antonna posi t ionl1 loop antenna inoperativel 2 loop antenna housints 100800. sqR-52?:10 seta inoperativol 1 uould not channel properly .lRC-31 2 inoperative.IntorFbontS 2 inoperativo amplif iers; 7 jackbCl:l:ol!l inoporatiTol 1 mcrophona_ i t c h inopcraUTc. RL-421 7 inoperativol 1 110ight los t , 3 stuck.

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INI'n.LlGEN::E

Part I _ Enemy 1.1r OppositionPort II - Enemy .t .ntlairerllf ' tPart I I I _ Damege u.ssessment

Section 1.. _ Hikari N:l.val 1.rsenalSection B - Osaka krmy ~ s e n a l

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their appearance on this las t aericeinteroeptora mode no attacks end theP:.RT I _ ENn1Y :.lR OPFOSITION

1 . Only 13 Jep t. i&hters modoof ' CcrDoot s t r ikes of the war. TheB-.29 crewmen IIl!lde no claims. '2. Nino of the 13 f ighters ~ e r e eeen in the ~ ~ o ~ o ~ : 8111the remaining interoeptors were sighted north of teo ~ t h ~ 2 wasf ighters were too far Q ~ O y to be identified ss to name. areported aa tt1in_engine a i r c r a f t

at the 58thottack varied

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1 . Mission Number 125 _ Hiker! Naval : . rsenal la . The primary target '\'IDS bombed by 157 o i r ~ r a f t

010g between 0 4 1 7 Z ~ 0 5 1 8 Z from 15.800-17.000 feet. J ~ l S ofhom 180_350. ,7eather I7.!lS reported as Cl.VU-3/10.b. En route to the target flok was encountered 8S tabulated

ILocation Coordinates Rer'3rlMSaeki. ..teager and inaccurate.

heevy.33 10 N - 1)2 17 E Moderate snd inaccurate,

heavy.Usuki Meager and ine.ccurate.heavy

c . In general heavy f lak over the target nas described DSmoderate and inaccurate to accurate. 'The follO'liing table s h ~ s thetime over t a rget_f lak activi ty relat ionship (heavy flak only):No. of i l ircraftin forrrn t i OD illtitude Axis REmBrks

0416z 11 15.000 30 M e a g e r - - i n a c c u r ~ t e04l1l 11 15,.500 280 Meager to moderate_inaccurate.,04242 12 16,000 27' ~ o d r n t e - - i n a c c u r s t e .0435Z 9 16.500 270 ~ g e r to moderste_

iMccurate to accurate0445Z 10 15,900 27 A ~ g c r to in tcnsc_

inaccurate to accurate0446z 11 16,700 28" Moderate_-accurate0449;Z 6 16.860 19 ....sor to.lllOd:erete_iMccurate "'sed on -. ing Flak Officers RepoMa

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13 15.00 20 ) Meager to moderat .e-)9 15.500 23 ) inBeeuarote to) accura te .

14 16.000 160 )11 15.000 19 )) Meager to11 15.500 29 ) modora tc -) inaccurate.11 16.000 260 )On withdrowal f l ak \7S8 encountered as tabulated be1ot::

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l ~ e n g e r am accur ate , heovy.Meoger and i ~ c c u r o t e , heavy.Menger and inaccurate, he!lvy.

e . No a i rcref t ~ e r e los t to flak on th is r.lission. aDd of 157eircrart bembing 11 . or 7 . ~ . 8Wlttlined fIsk dnnnge.

2 . Miss ion l imbe r 126 _ Osaka ;"rmy :o.rsenalla . The p r ~ r y target uns bombd by 145 ai rcraf t of the 73d

ding betueen 0416Z-0501Z frem 22.100-25,100 feet . ; ~ i s of attockvaried from 41_500. ';.ieather tnlS reported as clear over the ta rget r . i tba 5/10 cloud undercost en route and on ' l i i t b d r n ~ l .

b. En route to this target flak uas nil.e . Over the target flak lVas generally meager to moderate, in -accurate to accurate. and heavy. Time over target_flak act iv i ty re la t ion-ship is presented in the foll0l71ng table (heavy flak only):

498

499

497

1./e NeSquadron No. Me Time Demaged Rocked Rem9 r ks1 10 04152- 1 2 MetlBer--eccurste.2 9 04l6z 5 2 UDders te--nccUI'3te.3 10 0416tZ 0 1 Mesgcr__ incccurste.4 9 0418tZ 2 3 McsgEr_-8ccurcte.1 11 042lZ 1 0 Moderate_-secur3te;2 11 e42% 4 0 M o d e r a t e _ - n e c u r ~ t e .3 9 0424Z 2 3 ~ k d e r a t e - - n c c u r a t e .4 7 0424Z 0 2 Mcsger_-sccur:lte.1 9 0450Z 7 0 Modcrete--sccur3te.2 7 045lZ 2 2 Moderate--sccurote.3 10 0452Z 1 0 Meager--inoccurate.4 8 0452t Z 2 0 Modarote_-8ccurate.1 11 045% 0 0 Mcderote__ innccurote.2 8 0459Z 0 0 ~ e r e t e - - i n 3 c c u r e t e .3 8 50OZ 1 1 MOdersto--inaccurate.4 7 50lZ 0 0 Moderste__ 1naccurote

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lin examination of the ahove data reveals the f'ollOf1ingl(1) There is some indication of sI!tur3tion of the I fdefenses; i .e the thi rd squadron of the 49Bth Croup \'70S only one-he f t .ItIinute behind the second squadron Damage i s second s q u a d r o n ~ - 5 s i rcra 1" 'domage in third squ3dron__O a i r c r ~ f t . The thi rd and fourth squadrons d

the 499th Croup PITe over simultaneousJy, but only one S Q . U 8 d r ~ n receivedaJll(lse from moderate, occurate f lak . The other squadron rccelved on Ymeager, accurate f lak .

(2) Thc 497th Croup ( las t group in) was 6i minuteSbehind the 500th Group_-a suff ic ient in te rv el to permit the defensesto se t se t . H ~ e v e r . f lak was moderate and in general inaccurate(1 a i rc ra f t h i t ) . Possible reasons for th i s ware tbe fac tors of crgUfa t igue , tube overhea ting , or guns gett ing out of l eve l due to prolO1l8ed f i r ing .

d . On ; ; i thdr.:mal. fol loping a r igh t breakawoy, several e i r cra r t encounte red mesge r. ineccurate . beavy f lak frem Nara CEast ofOeaRa).

4 . Mission Number 128 Nipnon Oil Refinery . ; ,k i ta :

Meager and inaccura te ,heavy "Cseen a t a dis t_ance) .

Meager and inaccura te .heavy.

Gun f l ashes .Remarks

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3757 N - 13 9 0 5E

3 7 1 8 N - 1 4 0 2 2 E

The only f l ak encountered duringheavy bursts over the t a rge t .

Niigata

Location"Hitad'l iSukagawa

3 . Mission Number 327 - !I12.rifu Railroad Ysrds _ lwakuni:

c . No a i r c r a f t were los t C[' damaged as a r esu l t of f l ak onth i s mission.

b . Flak en route to the t a rge t uas re po rte d a s fo110'1'1s;

e No a i rc ra f t ~ c r e los t to f lak on th i s mission, snd of145 a i rc ra f t bombing. 28 or 19.3%. sustained f lck damage. This f igure i ss ign i f i can t ly l o ~ e r than the 61.0% damage inf l ic ted by these ssme def enses on Mission Number 284 (cloud c o v e r ~ - 0 - 3 / l 0 ) ~ ~ exp!3netion o f t h i sfaq t i s someuhat obscured s in ce th e c on ditio ns of a t tack were the same ineach ease--weather eor' .ditions were actua l ly more favorable to f lak opera t ions for Mission Number 326.

b.inaccura te .

a . The primary t a rge t was banbed by 108 a i : ' c ra f t of the 31J1;hWing between 6 2 5 5 2 ~ 0 3 1 8 Z from 15.000-17,900 fee t" J ~ x i s of at ';ack variedfrom 90 - ~ 7 0 ~ . ';Jeather "as repl'lrted ss C J . V U ~ 3 / 1 0 u n d e r c a s t ~

o . The primary ta rge t 'I'l'as bombed by 134 s i r cra f t of th e 315th" ing between 1413432-1417212 from 10.000-15,200 f ee t . ~ . x i s of a t t sokm1S 270 T. Secondary t a rge t . Sendai . was attacked by one o i r c r a f t .I/eother over the t arget uas reported ss 7/10-::"0/10 c lo ud s w ith windsof 17 knots frem 3300.


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ar and inoeeurate ,Flnk in the t or ge t a re a ~ o nil to meog th torget o r ~ a .ine:f:feetiv8 searchlights ';Iere reported at eOn ~ i t h d r a w o l :fran target there was no flok reported.

e . No oircraft were lost or domoged due to f lak .f. Searchlights lIere ineffective as followsl

LocationHitach iKoriyarraTaJrodel\"UgataGatsugi

Coordipe.tes3635N-14040E37 28 N 140 21 E37 28 N 139 50 E37 57 N 139 05 E38 30 N 139 30 E

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g. Blackout of ta rBet was affect ive.5 . Mission Number 329 _ Kumegawa Urben i,reo:

a . The primary ta rget was bombed by cleven a i rc ra f t ot tbeJ13th ~ i i n g and 70 nil'cro:ft of tbe 314th Wing between 1521Z-1639Z fran14,000-19,000 feet_. i,xis of a t t sck varied from 2700 _2920 Weatherwas reported aa 1/10-10/10 undercoat.

b . En route to the t a rge t f lak was n i l .Over th e target f lak was n il to meager, ineccta'ate, he.avyTwo to 4 i nef f ec t ive s ea rch li gh t s were seen in tbe t a rge t

d . On withdraual f lak was n i l .e . No a i rc ra f t uere los t or dSll'lged as a resu l t of f l ak on

t h i s mission.6 . Mission Number 330 _ !sasaki Urb':ln l . . rw:

a . The primary t a r g ~ t uas bombed by eight a i rc ra f t of th'e73d \dng and 79 a i rc ra f t of the 314th Ij'ing between l508Z-17l,SZ !rOIl15,000-16,000 fee t . 1.xis of a t tack v aried fra n 2830-3020. \ /asthcri'78.S reported ns 7/10-10/10 undercas t

b . En route to thef lak was encountered nt o t ~ .area ..

ta rget meager, inaccura te , hoavy and redium'Two to 4 searchlights we;;'a obs.I'v;;:d in t h i s

c . Over the ta rg et f la k was n i l .d . On ;;tithdramll f lak rnlS n i l .e . No a i rc ra f t nere los t or dalll3ged as a resu l t of f lak on

th ie mission .f. I nef fe c ti ve s ea rch li gh t s were seen a t l Tnchika':Vs. H!lcbioji .J ..ts ug i and Hiratsuka.

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SECTION A. _ HIlG' .fU !>V.Vi.L t>R5Ei;.'.t,31170 M-64

! 0' ooeel non-dcl&Y t a i lFua ng l ,_ "1'02 M--64Bomba on Ttlrget ..... eo I

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Heading Ovcr TargetlTime 01: J..ttackl

1. Ale Over 'nlrget P.T.I 155 Bcmbing ACCUl"8CY:bserved in those areesGreatest concentrat ion of burs ts were 0 bope resul t ingoontaining foundries, forgee, rol l ing mille end r.l)chine 15Tb I oductivein the damage Cl " destruct ion o f Dearly e l l IllIjor uni ta . e prcapaoity of the arsenal has probably boon reduced to nU l

2 . Table of Bombing Stat is t ics ;Total number bcr:lbs dropped over t s rge tTotal nu.'lIber vis ib lc bursts plot tedTotal number calculated and probable

burs ts plotted

3,4702,0.54

Bursts within 0_1000 1Bursts within 1-2000'Bursts within 2_)000 1Bursts beyond 3000'

of 1.:1'1 _ 2 1273 - 66.8%of IJPI _ 980 - 28 .8%of MPI . 127 - 3?:'of MPI _ 22 - 0.7%

3 . The Followin,g FOImltions ';jere Plotted I

25 Sq _ 40 EG - 1./e 651ll.5 So - 40 00 - :./e 151 - 512 bmbs(Above formations bombed simultaneously)44 Sq - 40 ro - J./e 548 222 bcmbs45 Sq - 40 EO - A/C 529 215 banbs794 Sq - 468 EG - A/e 146 268 banbs792 Sq - 468 EG - l./e 668 244 banbs793 Sq 468 EO - .../C 521 214 bambs794 Sq 468 EG - 1./e 566 188 banbs769 Sq - 4&2 00 kle 661 264 banbs768 Sq - 462 00 - k /e 560 189 banbs766 Sq - 462 00 - 11/e 643 231 banbs676 Sq - 444 00 - i./e 670 276 banba677 Sg - 444 ' " - l.;e 9BB 267 bern'"677 Sq 444 EG - A/e 137 161 banbs678 Sq - 444 EG - l . ;e 102 (par t ia l ) 151 bmbs

4. Banbe l..irborna Over Target . Not Plot ted:678 Sq - 444 00 - J./e 102 (par t ia l ) 68 bombs.(Lack of canplete photo cover over sr.'loke obscured t arget )

5. Photos Received! h t l eas t one complete !!let of photc.s f ran bmb8oway to 188t 'banb bu r sh , of every fcrms.t ion over t a r g ~ t a rea .

6. BeI!lBrkB' Ba:!:lb loed 18 indicated 88 loed cerr ied over t a rge tarea. re tber tbeD banba loaded e t beee. Thill t i gwe wtl!!l used beceuse or1DCCIIlIPlete data rege.rding ta rgets t:tf oppor tunUyand bombs J(; t t laoned.Incomple te da ta wea tbe rellult of ,./e a t Iwo ~ h e n banb plot wes accanpIl11he4.IDol_ureat '!'bre. baDb plote ro l lara tb1a P se...ea aD c. I .U. StrUr:e Atteck Repert No. 140

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VISIBL[ 6:') PROBABL.f. J ', / C, LCULATEO BU TSTllIME ATTllCK RPOR1'C.IU-IDAfp or MISSION 325

A Tt< BOMB WING14 10 UST 11.&

& 444TH 9G ONLY

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VIIII .\ .. .VAST., F'ftOB ....1. llulItST

BOMB PLOT MISSION 325.0..2 '8TH BOMB WING

'4 AveuST 1$45.. PI OF 468TH BOMB GROUP ONU' I .:.2-671Navi I Arsenal


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BOMB PLOT MISSION 325Wl 58TH 90MB WINO14 ,AUGUST ' ' ' '5

MPI OF" 462NO 90MB GROUPONLV

STRIKE AT1JCK flDIORT 140c.uJ.-IOAf'

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T.:lrgetl 90.25-]62 OsckD iormy :.rseoolTiJne of' , jttack: l404l6ZHcadillg Over Target; 410 to 530 Trua

A/C Over Target: 1471 . Bombing I.ccursey: Fair

FUslns1 .025 nose end. te l lNumber Hlte on Target I 650

Strike photos tram 36 ~ / show excellent r ~ e u l t s " i tb n ~ t r o u ehits causing severe damego to target . Crectest concentrations of' buretsv ie ib le in southern vrn1 centro I seetion of plent. I.lmoet a l l the smBllmachine shops and l sbar 6t ar ie s in central section o f arserA l ~ e r e destroyed. The large ossrnbly tyPe buildings and s torage buildings in c en treland southern sections of plant were severely d.emsged or deatroyed. Mln;ydirect h ite v is ib le on heavy machine shops at northern Edge of arsenalbut rcsultir .g damage believed to be somewhat lEes than in o ther s cc ti onsof plant. Several bi ts visible on Osaka cast le end mili tary barracka 1m:::edistely ~ e s t of ersen3l.

2 . Bombing Accurscy Table of Stat is t ics :Bombs dropped. on primary target: 586 x r.'.66, 288 x f!65Calculated probable bursts plotted: 288Visible bursts plotted: 544Bursts within 0-1000' of AP:Bursts ~ i t h i n 1-2000' of kP:Bursts within 2-3000' of AP,Bursts beyond 3000 1 of AP:

216 _ 26%405 - 48.7%165 - 19.8%46 - 5.5%

1st Squadron - 10 Ale, 40 x 11'.66 _ 20 x rl.652m Squadron.. 9 b/c , 36 x 1,:66 - 18 x M653rd Squadron .. 10 4/e , 40 x M66 .. 19 x fi654th Squadron .. 9 li/e, 36 x 1 ~ 6 6 - 18 x y,655th SqUQdron - l1l. jC, 44 x 1I.66 .. 22 x M656th Squadron .. 11 1./e. 44 x 1.1l6 - 2? :r: J.1657th Squadron - 9 ~ e 36 x v.66 - 17 x rr.658th Squadron - 7 I./e I 28 x u66 _ 14 x M659tb Squadron - 9 ~ . / C , 36 x v66 _ 18 x 1I.65loth Squadron.. 7 J./C, 28 x M66 .. 14 x fl6511th Squadron .. 10 1./e, 40 x 1 . ~ 6 .. 20 x ,,'.6512tb Squadron.. 8 :,/C, 32 x y.66 12 x M6513th Squadron .. 11 I./C, 44 x r,:66 ... 22 x M6514th Squadron.. 8 i,/C, J2 x t!l6 _ 16 x ' ~ 15th Squadron - 8 J../c, 31 x !!66 ... 16 x W,516th Squadron.. 7 " /C, 28 x 11'66 _ 14 x M65IDTEJ 'hio A/e bombed individually droppil'J8 7 x r ~ aDd 4 x Mil5

Target c4 OPPCll'tunitYI Hiwasa (33/43N _ 134133E) 1 1,/e .. 4 x ta)6, 2zf-165Jett isoned bombsl 13 AIe, 54 % r.'66 OM 31 x 1.165~ e on C.I .U. St r ike ' ,Usck Report No, 142


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. .3 . P b O t 2 ~ Received!

IV']_lf)2Y,]-25IV' l-B2V,I-.43V:2-94V:2-8bV:2.3.5,6 ,8 .10,12 ,14 ,16.6V,2_97V:2-11BV'2_99V,2-10IQVll_I ]

l l V ~ 2 _ 1 112V,71213V:2-101 4 V I 2 " 4 ~ 6 . 8 , l O c 1 2 , 1 415V,B.1416v,b_917V:1-518V,2-15

19V,2-92QV,l-821v,2-6 622V:l,2.3.4.6.B,lO.12.14.1 t23Y,1.724v,l-82.5V12-926vI2-1121V12-1526V12-1j29V 15-16JOV11-1431V,2-13J2V:2-1233V,4-734V11-835V,2-'631lV:1-7

Inelosure: One bomb plot f o l l ~ B this p ~ g e

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Missions No. 325 throush 33014/15 hugust 1945


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M1SStQl\b t ret 915:Field OrdCJ' No. 20

lHssion *325 - 58th \ling - Maximwn Eifort - Hikari Naval Arsonal


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SEC R I T , ~ - ---- -- I, MISSIOl'l AlKCRAr! PAR T I 0 I PAT 1 N G IJA.. )25 - ))0 I.... or ADlC1W"f !DOI Qi ' !U n on TIME OJ' BETURR BlIotBD OJ' mORAn- em 1- J'jJLDG AIl- :BOMBING ~ ~ 1 J G llOMBIl1G COMPLl'1'DlO.... 1UII to IlOIllII DAD >Uf t LAS ..... JlIS'! LAS. PRIMARY OONDADY OTW. A1l1ILLW: BOB- UJrnIIO!ADOn ...... TARGE': 'UIGITS D7ECUft mOf l l l .I fMISSIONS" M JUl&.. JUssl0 ,"",: 5IIIG 181 110 3 167 3 Aug. 201QZ 2217 Z 4 Aug. 1035 z 1)45 Z 157 - 4 ,6 , 6

'! - 1 - - - , 20 , I~ Missto ."26

, - -7JVD 191 16al! 4 161 3 Aug. 2015Z 2147 z 4 Aue. 0953 Z 1211 Z 14; - 2 - ,4) ,4 4 I- 4 #"2' - - - 4 4IHacl0 - -jlJVD 136 120 5 115 3 Aug. 1900Z 2021 z 4 Aug. 0904 Z '050 Z '08 - 2 - no 5 4, ,1! - 1 - - - 1 , -."28 - -maoio115YO 166 ,43 2 141 4 Aug O642Z 0853 Z 4 _ '5 2)07 Z 0200 Z '32 - - - ')2 9 ' )2. - 2 ug,,,t #' 20 - - - 2 2 - -M1ssio~ ~ ,6 2 ,4 4 A\1g. 0815Z 09,6 Z 4 Aug. 2109 Z 2240 Z 11 - - - n a 290 65 2 63 4 Aug. 0752Z 0839 Z 4 Aug. 2133 Z 2314 z 59 - - - 59 J'2 . - 12 11 - - - n , -i f - 2 - - - 2 2 - -~ A 81 ' 4 77 4 Aug. 0752Z 09,6 Z 4 Aug. 2109 z 2314 z 70 - - - )0 ) 51)29 '2 . 12 11 - - - n , -- 2 2 - -2 2 - - -*"0! U s ~ 1 0J 4 Aug.

4 Aug. 2100 Z 22aO z 8 , - 9 , -. 13 3 '0 OS02Z 0835 Z - 6) 4 593 7' 7' 4 Aug. 0845Z 1005 z 4-15 2254 z 00 1 Z 66 - , -- 12 - -1 2 . 12 ' "m"t 12 - - -- J J ' " _ 7 - ) : ~ - T ' "3 , - 3 - - -(COlI'l'mJED 011 'IHE FOLLOllUiG PAGE)

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MISSION0. . . .

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122

R 0

1820017200

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BOMB INO

1715 z 1154501658 Z 15600I Ib15 z

75 I 1508 Z12 d 1527 z6902}pp

Clbo'"PrilllllZ'1' TarBetJl'rbarT TargetPrll11&r7 TargetsPr1mar)" Tar,ets

TIJ(I or BELL\BJ: ALT. 07 REI.E.ASS VISUAL SIGHTING UD.u. SIGBTlJG If ---- r::i AIRCRUT , I OK BE:rn.. RiDAll IlDIf DRoJ'PIl:G _ \ IDROPPlJG1m0PP"0 UIlLUST LAl'RS' LOnST R'.HlST ST""' . ." DOl OR WI .. VIS. OR OIDet 10m ., I OR.. OJ tAllGEt n n BOMBS Ntsn1 i!L,*,'m (nt'd) OJ'YSl,T PT. CORUCTln .wPU.! l.ilh bolllbe4 primary targeI Jnclude_ 2 viDd run alrcr t ! t .. . hc1u.de1 1 w1Dd run a lre rUt... Pathf1D.d8r aircraft .

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)25 - ))0MISSION14 AUgust 194'5=-- -- - ---."'-. BCICII BITS SCOBD DD DIS!AlVCE :rB.ON J.DIlRG POItrr BITS SCODD lfITHID 1000. BITS SCORID YITHIN 2000'w .a" 0""' TOW. '1'0 TO'UoL B.E. 'lO TOTAL H.E. TO TOW. H,E, TO TOTAL R.J.ft .. 0- 1000' 1000 I -2000 I 2000 1_,ooot 3000' 30MllS BELEJ.SED BOMBS SCOBED BOKeS RELUS!D lIOMBS SeOBED.- 2 H ar avo ~ ' 8 ~ 1 ' 1 f \..

980 127 22 3 4 o ~ . 6 4 . 2 ~ L' , ; : : ~ 9 1 . ~ 9 5 . ~58\fG 3540 2273 *'26 A r ~ v A.- anal (*,"2leaka216 405 165 46 832 .. 2 5 . 6 ~ 26. rJ;, 1) . 7 1 4 . ~7J'fG 84) . ' 2 ' - Harifu Railro Ya.ds ("2202)

!Iombing A curacy Unlow mIJ'lG . *'28 - Nlnnon 011 Re f er v Tlluchizakl (.,066)Radar Eom ing- No Ace'\; acy Av i lnbla.)l51IG

.

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55 on _- - - 15631. _ 156}158WG - - tHS5ioU '6

- - - 9156 - - 91567JVG - - - Mission *II- - 11145 - - 1114531JtfG - - - - Mission" S.. - - 5000 ~ - 5000315VG 4 - - J.lission . , . ~

~ r v ; ; : : : : : : = = ='l'OTAL _ - - -fJ29 5 - - Mission if 0 _ _ _ _ _lJVG - - - _ _31411. i; - - - - - - -: _ _TOW, 4 - - -fllO

_ 41532 _0 - 41532fO'fJL 13 - - - -

: IJ ID( f OPPOSITION JJm AKMUnTIOB uPENDl'lURJt

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ISSIONDATI

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AIRCRAF'l' LOST AND DAMAGED - PERSONNEL CASUALTIES -AIRCRAFT DAMACED

Pl:RSONN'EL C.lSUAI.TIES,UaCllAF1' LOST

EN];NY ACC. TOTAL TOTALNEIlY OlIN OB-KW.ED MISs.. WOtINDED TOTAL

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)(1661011' 325 - 330D'"

6 fUEL CO'SUKPTIOILIGHtNISSlO' I lJI(DU 1)25 1326 *327 1)2' 1329

5STl! ;!G 13RD IIG 313TR HG 315TR lIG 313'I'E: 1fG" ,mJ.IRCBUT COISIIltBD 139 145 67 123 9J.nRJ.G1 1LTIl'I'G t IKI 15 :01 14:08 11+:41 16:50 13 :39run CORSUKIIl:

j: , . ,r_g' 6171 6;02 G16; 5527 6035N. , . ~ 6600 6995 64', 6268 6350Mlnt.-u 5700 5626 5711 5"'"' 5796

1'UEL BDlU.IMG:< J . " ' e r ~ 736 954 596 958 740-- 1200 1482 1074 1345 990Minl.mtDa 300 274 254 517 4;0

J.lG. GALS. usn PER HOW 410.9 446.0 41'1.8 346.2 Wl2.1fOUL USED ON l l i :B01ln C l Q 0 4 4 5 ~ 974182 726497 801710 69951

WJ:IGB'r DATJ.BO. J.lRcun J.lBJlORD 167 161 115 143 14J.leJ. :BASIC n. 0 ' J.IRClUJ"I' 7Jl979 75241 7;0:}S 7l?C9 74823j,VEi.J.GE USEPUL LeaD . j t:',b 60887 6 ~ 2 : ~ O " ~ 1 62035.&.TG. !fO. 01 BQKBS LOADED 22.T- lUxed ;:5.C ' ~ J : d 33.6-

1 ' 6 1 ~ Load v"" ~ . J N . d "'7""0.. VT. OF BCtoiBS LOiDED 12513 10294 14370 15338 15644J.ftUGE rm:t UWl!D 6907 7256 6750 67'5 6768""G. n. or J'DZL 100ADED 41442 435J6 40500 40/10 40608"'UIWm MISC. R Im 7141 7057 6393 4581 57831.lQ. IJIOIS f t . A! !.ID an' 136075 136128 136271 '318'8 136856


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FI.EI.D ORDERS ),, . , U ~ 2 0 )

SEC;1'".Ul'H: CG. Twent ieth A1r ForceIn i t i a l e ,Doter 13 /'UB.U3t 1"1"5T.IE2,'TIErH J.IR FO!lCE0" " ,13 J,usuat 19115 - 1200K

Map: J/,P/IN lIviot ien Chart .1:218 .aBo.1 . Q::J1tled .."2. Twentioth Air Force a t tacks Wtf.'.G:.YA mS:.N ;.REI, I ISIZ.'.KI WB.ll ;.RE:.,90.,32-6711 90.25-.3821 90 .30-2202, nod 90.6-1066 l7ith a maximur.\ e f fo r t

on Ib/15 August 19453 . c . VII Fighter Cc;rmJflOO I

(1 ) 2 jJroups of fighters \7111 escort the 73rcl. ' , ing.(2) 2 groups of' f ighters r . i l l rrtlkc e sncep on tho n:.coY-:. . l . . ~ r . . .

b. 58th ' ; i ingr

FCflCE RS"umID083051093034111033MPl Reference: XX! BomberJ.RSEN;.L 90.,32..671.

(2) Routel

1 ':troup - !>';ox irllUll2 Groups - thu:1mml1 Group _ lliXl.mlD

Eo 1.5sembly :.reo No. 13243N - IJ233E (Reassembly)3256N - 1320530 (D. P.)3324" - 1314230F (I.P.)TargetRight Turn1:,0 IHh&lse.

(3 ) 1.1ti tudes:(a) Enroute: 5,000 ... 5.800 fet end/or 7.000 _ 7,800 red .(b) ~ t t a e k : Base 15.000 feet .

(4) Bomb Load: SOo Ib Gpt s fused ~ l O O nose end n o n - d e l ~ y te i l .(5) Take-off: 1.405ooK.

e . 73rd \lill8l(1) Primary Visual. 90.2.5-382 QSAJq. J.RMY LRSm.L


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MPI WCE RfY,U!lUD119107 3 Groups - MAx1m\nl118112 1 Croup - L'8x1t4unlIPI Referenoel , a t 8cClber CClIIDDnd L 1 t b o ~ : o a s 1 c CS/Jtl. .. .:tLo90.25 tR&..N.(2) Secondary V1suDli 90.211.-2140/1141 FUI1 TEXTnE MILL.

FmCE tU ;umm105074 2 Croups - lmx1mun083 082 2 Groups _ M:lx1lll1RMPI RefErence' nI Bcrnber Ccmnend L 1 t h o ~ o s s 1 c NJ.GOYl:lm'ni9 0 ~ 2 O - 2 1 a O .

(3) PriJr.ary Rad:lr: 90.20-1635 N'.K'.J!A;A A/C CO.1J'1: Center of re turn .

(4) Routel"".j ~ s s e m b l y No. 133;?ON - 1J435E (Reassembly)3350N - 13445E (D.P.)3416N - '350,," (I.P.)Target3441N 13545E335JN 13606E1;,0 Jm..Base.

(5) J".ltitudeSI

Secondery VisualFt'an Target }>;C. 382To 3500n - 13532E351230N - 13607E (I.P.)Target No. 2140/11413525N - 13715E3436N - 1360SE11,0 JntAEase.

(a) EDroute to target: 6,000 _ 6 ~ 8 0 0 feet , 8,000 - 8.800 f t .(b) i . t taek: Base 20,000 fee t .

(6) Bernb Leod: 2,000 1b GP's fused 1/40 nose - 1/40 t a i l .(7) D.Hour: 141400K

d. (1) 313th llingl(a) Prine .ry Visus1 Target I 90.30.2202 M/JUFU R,,'.llRQ.".D ' . - ~ I : S

IlPI NeE: BErltJmW089123 3 Groupe _ Me:r:mlC~ Reference; Twentieth J,1r Foree L 1 t h ~ s l c tw.nINl~ . R E ' . 90.30-D:I 6130.

(b) Secondary Viswl and Pr1JlBr)' Radar Tarset I 90.30 or..;.u:iJlMY D>POT

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(:3> Altitudos:(a) .tnroute to tareet . 6.000 _ 6.800 toet l 8.000 s,acofeot .(b) Jo.tt8ck. Forco (1) 15.000 t eo t to 15,800 t ee tForco (2) 14.000 toot to 14.000 f ee t .

(4) llc:ub Load. ' t>-47m'3; t..;-17 IC '3 , and. l'46 IC ' s .All clu:Jtors ~ . o e d to open 5.000 toot abovo tarc-ot.(5)(6)

(7)(8 )

';';ach forco f lUl send out 12 petlll'illdero to otrll:e tarcot f i r s t .Force (1) 'tl'111 displltcb t\IO special jaI::m11lC airplanes to orbi tthe 'point 361SN .. 1392:30:: \.'1tb a ten milo radius a t alt i tudosof 18.000 t ee t IUld 18.500 reo t . Theso nirplbn')o \/111 beequ.'!.'p.PGd to b a : r r ~ e tbD 72..84 1.:c and 190-210 re{;ioca andto .G'pot jQlD any ("un.layiD(; or Deucbl1.Lbt ralkrs a'ppearins out ..sid'l tbel l larraco. Addit10ll01 quantit1es or rope \/111 be car riad by these airplanes.

Da:b1llG Airspeed. 215 Ll'H CUS

G. 315th rine=(1) Primry Visual and Hadar TarGet, 10G6-Nli'l'QJ atL CO. 1 L l ~

4- GroupS .. tDx1mlm11'1 Reference. T\lentietb : . ! r Force Litbo"'Iosa!c 'i'S1JCk!1ZAK.::~ l l i n . , 90.6 URB.AN.

(2) Route.'as.NO J IU365&' - 14051,>;3827" '39'100>; (I .P.)Tor""t (3945" - 1400"')3616tl - 2413Un,o JIi.lAoose

(3) Altitudes.(a) ~ n r o u t e to tareeta 5.000 _ 5.000 feet; 7 .000 - 7.600feet .(b) Attack. 10.000 feot to 11.000 feet.

(4-) PCIli:l Load,(Il) 100 Ib CP'. ua1D(.. T-19 ada,ptera to anen t a v a i 1 a b l ~ .l"Oll81Dder 250 Ib CP'a.(b) i'UelDCI No ACl6e fuae IU'll1 DOil-delay t aU.(c) lDtezvalClllt+-- "'- t t ."".- - ..... _ ~ t ee t .

(5) Tole -art. l4163"'-Z. adU...

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4. Tactical J,USs1on J ~ W I l b e r s .90 ..32..67190.2.5-305290.3.,22 Cor stril:o reports . contactreports . and u""'F prOCGQU1'03.~ c CliGht squ.J.d1"'OIl 1"1111 be eQ.u1pped to barraoo jGc therecion 190.0210 Uo.~ e r v a t i a n s of tbe extent and rel iab11ity o f tbe borracegil.l be IiBdG \ ihi ls over tbe to rce t .

b. ca:r.and Pest : Headquarters T\"IODtiotb Air Foree, COAL.

" K: TAYLCilColonel, ! . i r C o r p ~Obiof of' Staf'f

CFFICLU.

J a i.;QlI'(jCUR'{Colonel. G.s.o.D CIS. Cpcrations

D ~ T i m l u r l C N :

2 ce, 58th Da::b '.:1nc2 - CG, 73rd DClllb '" iDa2 _ eG. 313tb DCIllb ' . ' ina2 CC, 314tb Bomb Itint;2 _ CC, 315tb liClllb ';i iCC1 CG. VII FiGhter Ccmma.nd1 co, 3rd Fboto Rocon Squadron6 . A3 Tactics, Tt1entietb Air Force2 33rd SCU. ' l' Jcn ti c th Ai r Force1 ReI.. Office. T\lcntietb Air ForceI Canr.unicatiano, 'l\"l9ntietb Air Force1 CAS, 1\.cntietb Air Force2 ClU. T\:entieth Air Force1 Hepart1ne. T-;Ientietb Air Force4 A-2, 'l\lOntieth Jt.ir Farce

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R E S T R I C T E D----------DISTRIBUTION

T.\Ci'ICAL MISSION ~ E P O R T

Cormuanding General; Art:"IY Air ForcosColmlaIldine General; U.S, k r Strategic Air Forces ( ~ a r )Conmandiog Genarol. U.S\ m y Strategic ....i r Fo:-ces (IAiCll)Chief of Stsff , U.5. i Strs.tosic Air ForcGs. ( G ~ )Coli::laDdillO General; Tl1entieth . \ ir Force~ n d i n g Generel; E i / ~ t h A ir Force' (Okin,.wo.)Ca:r.Jander in Q1ief, U.S. 10rrwy forces, Pacif icChief o f li:lval Operations, O ? ~ 1 6 - VCommander in Chief; Pac if ic F le ot (Adv Hq)ComrnsDder in Chief, Pacific Flee t (Rear Hq)

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