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PommrdThis Tactical Mission Report COOraXXI B o ~ e r Command Mis.ion 10. 181.flcnm OD 23-2& .y 1945 apiQl : tTokyo Urban Area. South" P1Da1 daa-age usesment for th la Irtr:lke i8included tn Tl1ctlcal MissIoll ReportNo. 183. covoring the attack 011 theTokyo Urban Area flolfn 011 25 II:q 19ts .

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Mission No. 179 and 180 were spoetal:nlsaions and u:Lll recoive apocialdistr ibut ion.

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'UCTlCAL 11188101' BBP(Il1'Pield Order 110. 78 Jll..loD 10. 181

Japan23_24. Way 1945table or Con'teRt.'

J.nnex A - Opera t ions . . PlU't I _ Nll.rtsation ChBJ't Par t I I _ Bollba.rcHers' A!lIIins Points Per t I I I _ Fl ight &1S1neering Charta Par t IV - Rada.r Scope Photos Po.rt V - Ro.dar . Pnr t VI _ Gunnery Pa.rt VII _ 1.ir-Sen aescue Ch:;1l't

Tnctieol Hnrra.tive . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . 1011121415IB11

}..nnex B -We:lther . . . . . . . ..Port I _ We:lther S"""",y Pnr t II _ Forec:lst \Ve:lther ".Observed ~ e n t h e r Pnr t II I _ Progaostic ~ n Par t IV - Synoptic Iln.

;,nnex c -Communic 0. t iona . . Par t I _ Ro.dnr Counter Mea.sures Pa.rt I I - Rudio .

;,nnex D _ Inte l l igence Par t I _ Enemy Air OppositionPa.rt II _ Enemy ' : 'ntia. ircrnft Part I I I - Do.mllgc I.ssossomQnt.

~ n n o x E Consolidnted Stnt i s t iea l S ~ ~ n r yXXI Bomber Comma.nd Field Order ,bnnex F

J,.nnex G Distr ibution . .. . . . . .Prepnrod By I

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SUBJECT. Report of OperQtioDs. 23 ...3 ( ~ 1945

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I , IDENTIFICATION CF MISSION:d. . Field Order Number 78, HeodqulU'tera JX I Bomber C ~ n d .

do.ted 23 Mo.y 1945, directed the 58th, 73rd. 313th, and 311th Bom"bnrd ..nent '","fngs to pc.rticipnte 1n o.n incendinTy attack on the southern TokyoUrban J..rell. in lHssion Number 161.

b. TArget SpeCified;(1) The southern Tokyo UrbtUl Aree. 'r.l5 to be the primaryvisuQ.). and ra.d:l.r target ,

(2) No secondary or lo.st r esor t targets were spect r ied,2. STR;'.TEGY .,NO PL.;N OF O P ~ b T I O ~ :

0 .. Strategy;(1) Decision was lIlo.de to run 2 ao.xil:lUl:l-effort incendiary

o . t t ~ c k s on the City of Tokyo within Do minimum time i n t e r v ~ l in aneffor t to reduce the vCllue of the y/o.r industry remaining in Tokyo.

(2) In the planning of these ~ _ s s i o n s . th e greates tdiffiCUlty encountered WaS in the select ion of the ~ i of attack dueto tho heClvy antiuircro.ft defenses of Tokyo. The lUis of Gtt3.ck fina.llydecidod upon wo.e conside red to be the best in order to s t r ike accuratelynnd to obtnin the least p r o b ~ b l e bo.ttle d o . m ~ .

(3) Altitude of uttock to be used required considerat ionof flOk, accuracy, dr i f t , smoke, and the ru l s .(4) Due to forecust poor weo.ther in th e to. get area,

it waS necessary to plan both of these strikes for individual air_c r ~ t nt night, using the general ",ethod of attack f1l1lployed Oft s1.lllila.rniss1on5 in the paat.

b. Importg,nce of TQC(9t:

(1) Beth industrio..l one! residentiol dis t r ic ts _ re in -cluded 1n the to. get areo. . IlIIporto..nt e ~ i n e e r 1 n , g . o.ircrd' t pu ta , t ang ,as and rol l ing 5tock plant .s repr&Bbnted and th o area is ael"Ted by the id I!o.in Ruil road Line. ""hieh h::.s i t s terll.inu, ot the north endTol':e. 0of this dis t r ic t .-1 -


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(A) Ottlr"no$igD er 'g" Lpp4!1- Bm,b S!llguPDI Incendiary . . . . . . 0 1 u t e r . were cboeen oa " ' weApOD to .,rr.. t '.atrliCtlO1l or the tarp1:area.. EACh Yliq; wlla aCheduled to ...1.,. Il pllthtlndN' rore . a p J A nthe & ell.tern lliJl!inf; points Q.rui WQ.I! to corry .:Jf-lUU2 iDCendlU'J' ,."-multiple su.pended. The f i r a t 40 ~ i r c t a t t of eaah wift l . inclYdiac

P ~ t h t i n d e t a (except fo t thll 58th " ' i ~ ) . _ r e alao .che4ulecl t o carry1.I4'lA2 incendhry baabs. The 58th ', ' WnJI .cbedulect to load only 111:lolrcraf"t with Un incendiary bombe beCQ.IU!11I of 0. ahortQ&8 of ng I I 4 q t era :lot the t ime thnt the ml88lon ":loS plClfll'llld. ;. ao.xiaWl IlQ8Iber orplonas from each Wing other th:l.n the above were acheduled to oarry500 pound aimable Incendia.ry clUl!terl l cont:l . ining K69 bOllbs

.!. F y d n c of Ipcen4bries. iJIf-ll47...2 iDCendhrybombs were fUted instantaneous nose. Bllse al t i tude ot nttock W ~ ;000f e e t . therefore, 1111 clusters were fUted to open 5000 reet Q.boYe tbet ~ r g e t to insure proper functioning of c l u s ~ o r s . mo.ximws efficiencyof penetration Ilnd functioning of indi'tiduo.l bombs. a.nd unifona d i ' .persion of bombs within the cluster pa.ttern.

l . In tern loneter Sett ing. Experience oft h i s Comm::lnd on previous missions of this type h:ls incllco.ted thc.t a.set t ing of 100 feet for Ll.47 bombs and SO feet for clusters of 1169bombs i s s t ~ t i s f a c t o r y ~ n therefore w ~ selected for this mission.The density within Individua.l plane pattarns T!'as expected 't o be ::.pproziC::ltely tha t desired over th e e!lUre target a r e ~ .

i . Discussion of Bomb Selectiog: Ba.sed onrosults of previous missions, a combination of lit7 incendiary bCQbsclusters of WSP bombs has been found to be an e f f i c i e n t bacb lond. o r o.:ttc.ck: on mixed urban c.nd industritll o.re:.s. lb.xiaws effort r ' - 'directed in tln effort to o b t ~ i n den sity o f 225-250 tons of Incendiccybombs per sqUQfa C1ila of th e target o.retl, in this C Q S ~ c.pprox:1ta:l.tely10 square miles.

(b) Bombing DQtn.11. SiDce this was to be Q. niYit :ltttlck, th eaxis of o.tta.ck woS primarily depondant ~ p o n 2 fnctors: th e a tradar npprooch ~ n the o.ntio.ircraft defenses in tho ta.rt;Ot o.rea..2 The best roda.r ~ p r o : : l . c h on this tD. ~ is

QD ~ of 336 de&rcos Gcross Tokyo Bny, b ~ this approach was elimi_nated since i t would subject the ottacking force to inten.e nntinir .c ra f t f ir e. Furthermore, turbulence nnd seoke w o ~ l d probably be en_countered before bombs nwQY. sinoo t ho p redictod surfnce wind WQSexpocted to be from 330 d e ~ r e o s . An axi. of 35 dll,roes W::IS considered.but this would take the tlttn.ckin& force oTer an arGo. thnt i s oonsideredto be th e most hi&hly defended in t ho Eap iro f roe a secrohli&ht ~ r lak IItnndpoint.1. An a.xis of attaok of a4 de&rees ~ fino.lly

solected for the r o l l o w i n ~ renSons; i t supplied a good radar turningi t n t thG IP (HaChioji); i t provided 0. dovmwind approll.ch t o thepo n. nod antioipatod f l und s e a r c h l i ~ h t dofonse. wero con.ider.to.rgo",ablY ,tca.kllr on t h i . o.xi. tha.1'I on any other.,-


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! . Following t h h COlIIIo.n4'. poUOJ' o t ..Ddill&P:lotbtlllCler nirero.f t over the tDrget t o l 1 p t up ee1ec'ted a.w,ins , o l n u .ea.ch W l Wall to D s d p 12 Il.ireratt to . e n e :loS pathfinder . . !be..P::l.'thflndera were t o be tialed so tb nt they would precede the - . i n toroeto the t e l r p t by 10 minutes both p::l.thf'inders Bnd - . I n t o r e. . .re 1:0f l y the same route to the ~ r g e t . PathtiD.elora 'I1'IIre to be i u t r a c t e 4to l i g h t up the eastern IDOst a1llling pointe . 11' these i a . t r a c t i o n s wereCo.rriod out. cUl aircrlU't of the lIL:l.in force could drop shor t or til'''stlll ' ted by po.thfindera with Q. minimum nWD.ber of bombs dropped out81deof thc t o r g e t ::1.1'00..

... COIllpressibil1ty wtJ,s ~ i atreueel o .n d 0 .1 117ings were to use t h e i r own IIlOthod of tim1ng a i r c r n f t 10 tho.t the,,hole Bomber Command could be dompreued oVQr tho t a r g e t 1ft the a b o r t e s tpossible time.

.2. .u t i tudes. u e 1I of a t t a c k . p-ound speeds.and d r i f t s , ond o t h e r d a t a were as fol lows: (Rcferenee ~ I X I BomborCcnoa.nd Ll t h o m o ~ a 1 C South Toley?) .

.AI 58th Wing:BOClbing A l t i t u d e : 10.000 t o 10.800 f e e t .Axis of ; ' t t a e k : 8" degrees t r u e .'Rind: 44 miles per hour 1'1'00 275 dogrees.D r i f t : l ! degrees r i g h t .Ground Speed: 312 m i l ~ s per hourLength of Run: 30 miles.Time of Run: Sf minutes.Yean Points of i!Dpact: 081063 and 053062

R. 73rd 'Wing:Bombing Alti tudo: 11,000 t o 11.800 f e e t .Axis of ;" t tack: 84 degrees t ruo.D r i f t : 1 degree r i g h t .Ground Speed: :na miles pGr hour.Length of Run: 30 miles.Time of R u n ~ 5 minutes,Mean Points of impect: 087088 and 060066.

. 313th WiOL:Bombing Altitud&: 9000 to 9800 f e e t .; .xis of ~ t t a c k : 84 degrees t r u e .D r i f t : 1 degree r i g h t .Ground Speed: 308 miles per hour.Length or Run: 30 miles.Time of Run: 6 minutes.lIean Point of ImpBet' 065038.

S. 314tb Wing:Bombing ;"l t i tude: 12,000 12.800 fee t -xis of "t:tll.ck, 83 degreesDrif t : l ! degrees ri&ht.Ground Speed: 324 m iles per hour.Length of Run: 30 miles.Time of Run: 4 i minutes.l,;$llll Point of Impact: 074112

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B. . .toIlWl dille.to3436113814.1to353,2N.13912E( In it ll l1 Po in t)toTargetto3535lf.lf,040EtoIwo J!IIIQ.toBilse

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. . . .g tAr QhptMTacticu Doctl'1neDeparture Point on the coaat of' Japan ...ttT 1.. .t i f le4 by radar.;.. point 10 sUes trOll Bc.Chlojl to r u.. t a n 1; 0 u..'ta.rset .Tokyo Urbnn Sou.th,... point o ff the coo.st of Jupa.n to aake tbe turD 't olwo Jlma..

Tacticnl Doctrine.Fl ight Engineering:(a) Plight Pl!Wl .n.ltltloldes and speeds.ncep!: tor

boi:lbing run am compression of the st r iking force. weN: pl&rmed forDaxlmum fuel economy and safety. ~ s s e m b l l e s ~ u l d be effected o ~ l yo.s ef for ts to compress the st r iking forces.

(b ) Lo!l.ding;1 . Fuel reserve data. indica.ted that th e Seth.

731'd, o.nd 313th lVings would require no bomb b ~ to.nks o.nd would car ry0. tota.l ru e 1 load of approxillUltelr 5500 gallons. The 314th ''ling .ou ldco.rry 1 pa r t i a l l y fUled bom.b bay hnk for 11 t o t a l fuel load or o.pprox1mately 6900 go.llons.

~ No maximum or minimum bomb loads were speci-fied. Potentio.l bomb loads ~ r as follows:

". 58th 'i'ing 16,000 pounds~ 73rd \"ing 16,000 pounds~ 313th Wing 16,000 pounds~ 314th Wing 12.000 pounds

~ . ~ u n i t i o n lond W ~ est i .e ted a t 300 p o ~ d (4) J!lW1:'

(0.) Theof rlldarfll.rious routesand eVIl.ion of

used _ re selected to per .enecy ant iairoraf t .(b) The departure point (3'36N 13814E) we. mOlt

dist inct ive in appearanCe. .OUle f l y i n ~ fram th is point to th e Initio.Idar operator would have . i th ln range excellent r ~ d a r checkPoint, , - r l l .pointe: Surugo. Bay. YOkosuko. Peninsula, and ths entire . es tern haltof Tol..-yo Bny.

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I., IIa ~ ' 1 a 1 . . . . ( l e l a . *,iMlat a l lowt...., of 1:118 tO f t of B.DIdojl.- ~ t w a r a10111 1;" 1'OQte frca tbII Ppcar tan ,.Ia. ' I I: : " ~ b . t t . radar open: to r wou ld be oJll. 1; 0 piCk . . . u . tat.ua1 . . . .t a rp ' t ana . tbIlII 1....1.. III po4 hl. nD, ._ (d) ora. tarp ' t Dna. UI4 1; U polDU of , . . .nu:: 1'00011y cl18t1np.1ebabb by radar . . . . . lac tb I lLdjaon' foqro ...ta t u ntereoce. The blablDf; I'QD l * t e l t wa.a 1011I: 011 IO" ' to I M ' n d ~Tlldu operator to ' k1l1 ' rate GIld oou.r

( . ) For ooapreas lb l11 'ty of the forea 0981' '!:be tar -since the above bolablng run wa.s CL good r::ul::r IUD, tb8 p.t.Ja.were to be sent OftI' this Sallie rOllte,

(5) Radar Count-lIr !!eMUT":(0.) I t wa. pla.nned to use 18 RCII Ob.erf tu to DfF

e:u-ly--worning o.nd gun-hying r:t.de.Ts nne! to conduet 0 tllnerr.! lMlU'Chin the region of 40.3000 megacycles. Searcb receivers. pu.lse :uul.1y&erc.i1d D/F CLntennas were to be el:lployed and observc.tions were to be IIC.clet hr oughou t th e is lands en route to the tD.!"get COS 1111 as in tbe tnrr;ot::u-ec. i tse If

(b)plane to be dispensed

It \'fas : l1so planned to c:l,rry rope in eo,chfor protection froQ s 8 ~ r c h 1 i g h t s and f l ~ .Qir-

(6) ;"ir-Seg Rescue:

the mission and(a) Naval:furnish_d the

The Navy was furnished .... i th detai ls offollowing faci l i t ies for o..1r-seo. rescue.~ Four subttl.rines were s t a t i o n ~ d Q.s fo l lon

dur ing th e entire mission: o.t 3430N_14045E, at 3315N-1404SE. a. t3200]_14050. a.nd !It 3000N-14100E:

.,g. Three surface vessles were statio'\edduring the entire mission :;1.5 follows: :I t 2800N-14100E, a.t 2630N

141l0E. (lfId a.t 1800N-14430E:.1. Five Dumbos were ;:l.ssigned as follo,",s: !lot

3OO0N.14100E from 231830Z to 232030Z; a t 2800N_1410oE from 231900Zto 2321OOZ; ~ 2630N-14110E from 231930Z to 232130Z; a t 2 0 0 0 N ~ 1 4 3 3 0 Efrom 231930Z to 232130Z, and at ;iorth Field, GUar.l, for tc.ke-off nndlo.nding.

~ Crash bonts were assigned in the immedia.tevicini ty of Sai?a.n. Tinion, nnd G u during th e cri t ical p eriod s oftt",ke-orf o.nd landing.

(b) ~ This Command assigned 3 Supor-Cumbos(5_ 29 '5) to orbi t t he fol lowing posit ions during the turn p a . S s ~ 1 Sof tho strU::o nirernft : 343011.14045. 3 4 3 0 ~ I _ 1 4 0 4 S E . und 3200N_H0505.

d . DetAils oC PlarlDing - In t e1 l i r ence :(1) Enemy Air ODposition:

(n ) Enemy f ighter stron&th llUS estiOQted at 378t ional 61rern rt N ig ht.fig hter strength for tho Tokyo n r G ~ wasO?ero. to d ot ~ p p r o x i ~ n t e l Y 56 twin_engine ~ i c k a and 27 l!tnol-enginoe s t i ~ f ' . h t e r S I t had been noticed that dny f1&hters - s e ~ r c h l i g h tniGht

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(a.) B e n _idrpte" aMP" ID. 'fatJa , r aper D e "lIM G. ' total a r 480 heayY t;1UW. approXUl:t.tel,. . , 0 or whlab .eMIl. 'beWithin I'q. of' our o.1rcroJ't on the plann.a I 'OQte cad axl_ or a.t'taCIr:.In a.ddl t ion to the Greater Tok)'o de feau t hon . , . 81 bM9J' p a aa.t T a . c h 1 k ~ w o . , 18 o.t Zaaao.. and 10 and Ch1ba. ( e c r u . tokyo 8a..y). 'fba1lOdoren.es would be j u s t ba.roly Within raD!e of our Airoraft on thoproposod route.o.1t1 tude,t lvenoss.

(2) Smeg . jpt ip'rc r ef'1a

(b) AuBaUc Wepppau " , t tb o rec- .onded b u .9000 fee t , Q.utomatic wea.pons would h:lve aHrh t to DO etteo-

(c) SearChlights: :,pproxitultely 150 to 200 searohl igh ts hnd b{>en reported in the TOkyo a.rea.. Tho s o a . r c h l ~ 1 r t he t i c sho.d shown improvement on po-st mssions but hod a. tendency to drop o f tin effec t iveness a.s th e ::.ttack progressed.

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The above totc.l docs not include 5 Super-Dwnbo ~ i r c r o . f t .

Pive ni rcrcf t dropped 40.6(Soe Consolidated Stat iat ico.l

Bu-rqge BallOOM j 10 bo.rrlY;8 bo.lloona a. t t.bcatta.ck hc.d been reporteel in the Tokyo are:!..

(2) TArre ts o r Opportu ni ty :tonI> of bombs on tcrge1.s of opportunity.SL1,r.l/ll:ll'Y for dlspo151 t lon of bombs)

d. Route Bgck: The route beck was flown a . br iefed.

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(1) Primqry Tnrgetl Five hundrCId tl"lCnty o.1rcro.f't (1n_cluding po.thfinders) d ropped 3645.7 tons of b o ~ b s froo Z315'9Z to2J1338Z from o.ltitudos r ~ n g i n g frorn 7800 to 15,100 f ee t on th e SouthTo1:yo Urban ",reo..

b Route Out: I . i rcrnf t proceedod individull .l ly to the t nT.c t using ~ n d o . r for checking posi t ion on Iwo Jima. ll.nd th e N."n.)O Shoto1 s 1 ~ n d S . Bad wenther h indered celest inl nll.vigo.t1on ll.nd l imited visualobservations.

Q . TMO . o f f : Take off was accomplished as follows.Str ike n i r c r a f t Po.thtinder Str ike J. . ircrgftrTi n", Airborne ;,.Ie birborne F i r s t ocr LfJ,t Ofr

58th 118 9 230958Z 23l113Z73rd 156 12 231010Z 2311311313th 91 12 231001Z 231133Z314th ..li2... ... lL 230924Z 2311?6ZTOT:J. 514 .. 230924Z 231133Z


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(5) GuMSrx; (Se. ;..m"oz ':'1 PU't VI. for d. ' ta l l . ){6) ...ir-Sen Raleye: (See AM'X PQr't VII. to r chart)Tho crew of ~ r n S l of the 58th Wiag bo.11e. ovt in t t vielD! ty or 1635. 14.445E. Eleven crew lDembers wero resclle. a.nd 1 Is ata . lac .

1. WeAther: (See ';'Mex B. Pa.rt II for .0to.11'). Tbe _ . t h e rWll8 generally as br iefed .j. COl\llDunicntloMt

deto.11s) (1) Rpdnr Counter Mq.sure,; (See l.n:nox C. Par t II fo r

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(0.) Some crews iOOleded thn t rope WlUI e f f ecU .ein csca.ping sel lrchlights af te r haVing been coned. othBra reported t ha ti t was ineffective.

(b) Eighty-nine ro.da.1' s l g n ~ s were intercepted.(2) ~ (Sea j,.nnox C. Part I I . f o r d e ta .i ls ). Thirty .

ono s t r ike repor ts were rec!"ived by the Ground Sta.tions. Se9"f.nteenrGquests fo r lF/OP bonrings were recGived o.nd sont to aircro ' t in d if_f i cu l t y . Net d isc ip l ine lJtl.S reported os fo.1r.

k. In te l l igence Su.mmary:(1 ) Enemy ~ i Opposi t ion: (See ~ n n e x D, Part I , fo r

deto . i ls ) . I t is ostim:lted t h d 60 onez:lY eircrc1' t mo.de 98 o.ttack,s.co.using the loss of 1 B-29 and do.m:\go to 6 others . Clc.lms wore 7dGstroyed, 2 probably dest royed and 2 dMlD.god.

(2 ) Enemy A n t i g i r c r ~ f t l (See Annox D, Pe r t II , fo rdcto . i ls ) . Medium to hellvy ll.ntio.ircrllft WO.S moderc.te to intense nndo.ccuro.to on t h i s mission. Two n i rc rn f t wore lo s t due to fleUe a.nd 1duo to 0. comblno.tion of flClk o.nd enemy ll.lrcr::Lft. A toted 01' 63 o.lr..crr .f t Yln8 da.rno.god by f lnk .

(3) DaroM!) .Assessmontl (See lnnex D, Port I I I , fo r

(a.) The 73rd c.nd 313th W l ~ e reported n ~ e r o u s f i r e sd SMoke in urbnn arens, exact 10catlon of whioh could not be oscer_CU\ d The 314.th Wing reported f i re s loCtlted 08 follows: (referoncetoine be C--nnd Ll tho .. ),Ios0.1c. Tokyo. South) 064142 - 070145.XXI Born r vu ....33 .. 076140. 075123 .. 084128, 010081 - 070061. o.nd 040025 - 040035.0621 ,-.11 f i res 10Co.ted 4S00 ynrds wel t of Tokyo ensUe.Nu/!'.orous ....Ann0X D of XXIthO incendiary

(b) For fino.l do.mcge o . l s e s s ~ e n t . see report inBomber Co=mo.nd Tllctico.1 Uisslon Roport No. 183 coveri"&llttnCk: on the Tokyo UrbllD Arel1 on :!5.26 l lay 1 9 ~ .

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14/56

r,n! .. I'Pt'a . leU; operat ive on t o k e ~ t r I 606.

G. Perceftte.,e operat.1'1'8 tar We over t a r p t l SIt per ~ 4 . 110. ot We d ing o.lia",th stClbUhll.t10ft OD boIab I'lIftI 3M .

&. ;'vcr::l.g& mo.x1lDWll ra.nge of bcaCoftS I 160 D.II. - 8000 f ee t102 n.a. - 10.800 t ee tlIS n.lI . - 5000 toe t131 n.m. - 10.000 -20.000 t e e t

h. ;'vora.ge lIlCLXimum range or lCln4fo.ll: 46.5 D. I I .1. Number of fo.i1ures in le::l.d Clircre.ft: 10j . C01T'JllenUI The 73rd ling reported e xt en si ve n oi se O"1er

wo.ter. spots , ci rc les , o.nd snow and tro.i1s. S o ~ e se t s were jammed u n ~ 1 1within 10 m iles of 1llndfal 1. T:lJ'gets were weak duo to in ter ferenceand poor sens i t iv i ty . Thick gro.ss o.nd excessivo spir::l.ling wne notedin the t l l rget area.

2. Rgda.r Nllvigntjon APN-4j :.PN-2:

'. Total number , f f ixes reported: 2386.b. ;'ntenno. used: .nd usable maximum range f"

oo.ch type:Tnll ine: : tuU

(1) Ground W9,ve 613 489.5( 2) Sky wa.ve 1200 106.

'. Seven sets - were reported inopero.tiVO.d. N, interferenCo w"'

reportod.

'. IFF: SCI! -29!i.: Located turned ON C\.nd CFF as pOI '

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b. Nwnbor of t imes checkod l(1 ) 313th 'Wing: Nono(2) 314.th Wing: Every 20 minutes( , ) 73rd Wing: OS ~ i l ; l 8 s a v e r ~

(.) 58th Wing l ,. tinles I l . V C l r ~ O .'. On' set WllS reported inopero.tiVO.-15-


15/56

11J l l l J l' . A'Mld ' 411;1.... SCI-no I

&., l labor at ta o p e r 8 . ~ h . t I l nap - i : .1 loDI lOa.b . Biz ..1 ;. were lbOporu;t1_.

5. a." inc; or the 520 d.rcrcd'1: tto.bttl& 'the prl . . . , - tal'pot. 4.1'7babed. by rad.u aIllI 36 UNci a I'Adlll' I'lift w1t.h nel lAl ooZ'nctlo . . . .

PARI VI Gut l fm

1. Rae of ' : " lrerQft Fi r ine ' 141.

4. Rounds of bPPunit10p Fired in Combat: 4690 roundsS. Rounds of Ammunition Used in Teat Piring. 2410 round.

3. Jletbod 9f Londing Gups: Three W l ~ l l lO:l.ded bot Ilnd 1 Winscold.

350 320 30040 335

6. ~ y e r n c e R92D4s Expended per Turret in C O ~ G t ;

60 '0 75 65 us7. Egqipment Performance; C .F.C . WQS 99.4 p er cen t o perativ e

o.nd 50-cal . machine guns were 98.6 pOl' cont opcro.t l" ' ,

"'Bo.sed on Wing Gunnery Orfice r ll ' Repor ts .


16/56

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Part IV Synoptic Yap


21/56

!E.U'HER. 1iD'PIir8TP4l!RI:iG POilWMT4/10 low cloud, bu e 1800, t ap . 6000 ft W i iQtenl11:1:ell:tre in , increaaiDg to 7/10 t b r o ~ o d t thB dar.To 200J(:'fa 24,6j

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As beaea.8/10 low cloud, belae 2000, top 6000 r t With 1/10topa to 12,000 f t ; 10/10 lc.yorod a14d.le cloud rrca12,000 to 20,000 ft . in pok r t r oup tOO . n e a wideof lwo JiIllQ..;. weo.keninr; c.o1d f ron t with 10/10 lOW' aDd a1dcllecloud and showora and with tops of a l l cloud to28,000 f t .6/10 low cloud, bese 1800, tops 600 f t : 4/10 a1d41ecloud, b::a.se 140,OOO"t.ops 16,000 {t . i nc r eued i esecondo.ry front. nelll" 32en to 10/10 low CLJd middlecloud with tops to 20,000 f t .10/10 low ::lnd 10/10 middlo cloud sol id to 20.000ft on nigh t o r 22_23 ~ a d ec re as in t i n th icknessof layers during day, f ina l ly by 0300[ 24 llo.y b e -coming 10/10 low frolll 2-6000 f t ; 5/10 Clidclle cloud.from 14-16.000 r t ; 6/10 high 27.29,000 f t .

OPEiW'IOllcl: FORECASTBo.se 0. tTMB Off : VIO lowr cloud, base1600, to p 6000 f t ; :VIO middlecloud, base 13,000, top 14,000f t ; 3/10 high cloud at 30,000 f t ;sCtlttered rain showers.

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26/56

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1. Pulpg l "a. To DIP . a r l y - w a r n 1 ~ and pm-Iayin, ..........b. To continue radar Uarch In tbe 38-3000 .c npoD.c. To contu.se eDe.,.. radar by t . . . . . or rope.

2. Method:a. Fifteen observers part icipated and 1.Id the fol lcnr ll ll

equiptlOnt to ,ccOlIpl1sh the search: 16-.APR-4, ...APR-5. 6....A-2&.lS ...APA-ll. and l-APA,.23.

b. Rope was dispensed at the rate of :3 bundles per 10 aec0n4.when considered necessary.3. Results :

a. I t 'lll'aS reported that th e use of rope helped _ n y a ir cra ftesCape s e a r c h l i ~ h t s after having been Coned. Other. who ware conedreported tha t rope did not h elp . p ro bably due to the t a c t tha t visualSighting ~ used by the enemy after the Ini t ia l illumination or the..airplane::;.

b. Radar search resulted in the fol lowing intercepts:

Chl\ tncter is t les Coordi.nates Jll!


27/56

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28/56

4. JleM tkua.. Fl" sblpborne ra.dars were DIP'M on tb18 lI1.s10_;

chua.cteJ'18tlcs and tb . others wer. or the U i type.~ 6 6 / ~ 5 / 1 S . 1200/000/00. aDd 1910/000/00

PART 11 RADIO

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1. S t r i ~ e Reports: Thirty-one str ike report . m e 8 . a ~ s were received by the Ground Stations; 6 f r o ~ th e 73rd ~ i r c r a f t . 9 troc th e3H.th; 6 from the 313th; and. 8 f r o ~ th e 58th.

2.Signa.lsSta.'tion

Fox Transmissions: The regulation ~ e a t b e r (UCOPAC)ware the only Fox- tyPe illesaages tr.:111s::.1 t ted by th eto th e uircraft during this mission.a.nd Tt.Ground

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3. Fresuencies: Atmospheric interference was . 1 1 ~ h t . The 3 and6 c.egacycle str ike f requencies o f a ll ~ 1 i n g s received 110_ anell)' ja.mm!ft&.The 11 megucycle frequencies proved the most effective for this missloD.Following is a percentage breakdown of t raff ic per frequency: 8 pe rcent on 3 megacyclesj 32 per cent on 7 megacyclesj and 60 per cent on11 megacycles.

4. N ~ v i g a t i o n a l Aids: Two requests for VHF/DF b e . r i ~ s were obtalood through the facil i t ies of Condor Base. Saipnn. Aircraft made 17requests for HF/DF bearings, all 17 were obtained. The 313th !fing re_ported using air- to-air homing effect ively. Range .. homers. dd broadc as t s ta ti on s were also used successfully.S. Net Discipline and Security: Net discipline Was reported as

fair . Some operators were cont inuing the practice of no t waiting untilother aircraf t finished tra.nsmitting before se:lding their mess.gall.Steps havo been ta.ken to prevent recurrence. There were seTeral incid.ntl!in \lhich aircraf t broke radio sl l(l nce to sey they were aborUn,!;. One a i r -c r ~ t t asked for a normal Check bearing. contrary to instruotions.E n ~ m y Tronsmissionsl The following incidents of e n e ~ trans_oissions and jamming were reported durin,!; this mission:

n. :31..:.5 kcs:(1) Jap net operating between :.1IS00Z and 2U900Z _ spart ial ly effective.(2 ) Stelldy tone Ilnd ViIS oyer tllJ'!:Ct were 'I 'cryerreot! . . .(3 ) Jllp 'I'oice for flva minutes ll t 2.12U7Z ..s incrracU,.(4 ) 8agpi.>e jalllllling a t 241600Z WOlll partially errec.Uft.(5 ) Bagpipe j ~ i ~ a t 2 3 1 7 2 ~ Z was . r rect l e.(6 ) ScreeChing noise at 231810Z wu effecti .

b. 6055 kCG'( l ) BagpIpe JD..IIlIIIipt; at 23H30.&. 231515Z. D.Ild 231957& ...(2) Enetlly R/T at 2J1743Z and 2320roZ _. rart1ally etre.:"Uft.

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29/56

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o. 11080 kpJ. 01' oa. way to t . r p t . . . trectl....d. 3020 ke ' l l alPipe f rO . 16001 to 19001 .. , . n i .U , .ot tee the .e. 6645 "9" Sta.t.lOrl8 VV2, StD7. 8Il6. t t l , oM l!iD! . . a l l l

C\1 bet.Den241010Z ClDd 242200Z were pllrlh.lly . r h eU . . . .f . 1395 ke ' l Negllt;lble.

b. 7415 kel I Ieyed C"l' ll t 241200Z o.nd 2UVOOZ wu lMt teoU ....1. 10820 kell Keyed cnr ll.t 260220Z ft. IMlt . . : t1" .

(2) Bo.gl ipe tOne a t 23HSez . . . . e f l ee the .j . 3410 ke,. 7310 ke,. and 11160 ke,. H ~ l l , l b l

a. The 314th \ l 1 ~ reported IIOveral urten t . . . . . . be'tWeaa.ircro!'t nnd ~ r o u n d s ta t ion concnning G blUning plo.ne tha t c ru ..4Gt sea, giving time and position of sighting. Approprill.t. aotioa. ...takan,b . The following i s quoted f ro . 11 repor t frae the 313th 'IIflDlISgt . John R. Croak, 35892963, 6 th Boab -Group, , . .dl0 open to r OD unall.uumed duties of no.v1g11tor When tho crew n:Lvigntor lUld 10IDe otbllr

o r o ~ members b uile d o ut over th e t a r ~ c t . T r ~ i l i n g wire and fIxed mD-tonnn ~ e r e shot off so tha t his ~ d i o eignmls rero not "t ti n& out ~ ho c.ttcn:pted to QUJ. flo then resorted to th e Loren se t . plott.oS a f iz .jue t south of th e mnlnlnnd, to es tnbl ish the n l r c r ~ t ' s po. i t loa . fh1.ennblod him to drnw n course l ino for lwo Jimn. A L o r ~ f ix 15 . iou te .ln te r estnbl1 ahed the fnot thnt th e airere . t t W.3,S on n direct ccur.. tolwo JilllQ" whore an ellltlrgeney landi[Y!'; _ 5 made. '

e . O1atreal t ra r f ie from the 73rd ~ reported QI f o l l ~ 1-The rang rndio . tn t ion reoeived 2 emer&eney m 0 5 s ~ s f ni rcra t tindioating n poss ib le d it oh ing . The f i r s t emer&enoy .o r . o o i ~etc.tod tha t the airorar t wns on 2 engine. and that ditch1n& _I pOllible."/hile Supro.d and MeS D/F wero alerted o.nd the llIeslo.&e broll:en, tho rAdSostnt ion intercepted th e IWZ" . e s s ~ e b e l ~ s ~ n t to AJr-$es a..cuo a tI'WQ Jima on 3755 kcs. A short ti.lflo la ta r th is plaM _II o.cZlh.oud &lidn f ix wolt obtainod by Sup rad &lid for_rd.ooS to tho as rc rd ' t . l ' W e D . ~ .minute posi t ion reporte Wilre rocei'tod frOlll tho s.1rcrd't Wltll it InDdodse.toly ot 1 _ Jl.o.. Tho seoond Gears-noy . . . . eQ.&O 1'0001""" iadieo.tello poelliblo ditch1Q& duo to l:l.ck: or fuel . Supro.4 wne op in notif ied.Couree :md 01tltu40 of tho o1rcroft wore rorwr:r.rded to .UlCC to .oobloth=.t stutlon 1;D pIck: up tho distressed aircr::.ft on t be r adal ' leopo.Tho II.1rcrofT WIle thsJ:l, l n l l t l ' \ l C ~ e d 110 tw"'n I te IFF to .mors-ney. TIle a i r -oraft landed lafely at Selpen. '

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30/56

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(2) :w.V'7S1 -10 aore latotaatloD OD a1i le l l tu t .(:5) 09V'7S:5 -S lpted rH n a r. . a.1l Mil l 10_ . . . . .- ...( t ) 3OV752 'Eaort;eney. ttD&1DO 1 ~ l l t a oat. p_tt: l .. . .

34051 U045. '(5) 32V'751 'Wo. 1\ oDl;ine out. h:l." eao. w n.w.a.(6) 26V751 'Ro. 4. out. POSit10D lSlS5W US3O.-(7) 56V753 -Plane cro.s'hed. - (Th1. . . . .ase referred. 't oMotber a i r c ~ t ) .(8) l8V752 'Burned out t i re . posit ion 29251 141281.'

'Lo.nd!og o.t 1.. Jitlll. short or tuol. ETA2207Z. E'ID 2330Z.'

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$urvi ITors.8. Equipment Malfunctions: AP/ARI-13j 1 reIllY stuck. I lnoper3tlvo. 1 antennn shot oft . AN/ARN-?I 1 inoporative. 4 senso QAtonno,s broken. SCR.5?2: 1 inoperative. SCR_274UI 1 antenna broken.RL_421 16 inoperative. RC.36 (Interphone)1 I inoperntiVO. S mJcrophono buttons inopero.tive. 9 detective handsets. 3 microphono ._itch..

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1. S\l!!!!ury: It 11 es t !_ahd Uo.1: eo JCLIW'88. np_., lateJ'Ceptedthlll n ~ h t o.ttack. Enemy flgh1:eU made ge a,ttClCks. ~ r l b v . t e d 't o ot_Iose of 1 B_29. :uJd dlllltl'lld 6 others . Clalaa _I ' l l 7 cl t r0ye4. 2 pro-bo.bly destroyed, and 2 4 ~ e d .

2. Early ,-"'arnine: I t h belioved thCLt th e Yotouko. area. WlUI laofu l l a le r t 4 to 5 hours prior to llUl draU . &wever. __ coat ...a101l 1.ath o e o . r l y ~ w l l . r n i n g systellL5 lIIo.y M70 been Callaod by th e I I I Baue r ee-.ad.mining mission occu rr ing thc .t SQJllO n 1 ~ h t . Only 1 or tb e 98 atta.cU ..mCLde prior to the IP.

3. \fegther: Opera'tiODal weo.thor ed_ ted ower 0.11 aDlIIy t ipt .o! 'f ie lds in the Tokyo area .

4. Routes Flown by B_2911 The f i r s t l ~ o . l l occurred 0.1: C ~ Cho.e 0.1: 1618Z. The IF wo.s 0. fe .... miles so uth o f P.o.Chiojl. The tintbanbs D.'IfO.Y wus by pathf inder crews a t 1539Z Qll.d by h ad ele_III.U a t16S0Z. The l a s t bombs away took place at 1638Z. Total t iae trom f i r s tto las t bombs away "'o.s approximately 2 hours. Tbe lQst urcr l l f t m::adolo.nd'3 end at 18452. B-29s withdrew over the Japanese coast s l i ~ t l ynorth of Wobnra airf ield.

5. Deployment of Jao Fighters ,0.. Jap f ighter interception wo.s l::olo.ted, probably due to tbo

confusion in t he oar ly -warn ing system c ~ u s e d by the a 1 n i ~ =15s10n on4/or due to 0. breakdown in th e enelllY1 s early-warning o.nd fighter-eontrolteDr.l.b. One a t t ~ c k W:l,.S made by an unidentified plane at sea prior

to th e!P . The f i r s t Jnp fighters were p r o ~ : l , . b l y airborne a t ~ p r o x i ~ t e l y th e time of bombs away by our pathfindors. Aoong th e earlya.tto.ckers were Irvings (or NiCks), Lldget oircrcl't, cmd unidentifiedfighters which attacked 2 0 ~ 2 S minute. B t ~ r f i rs t bomb away by path_finders.

c. I t is estimated that 15-20 twin-engine fi&hters ~ n 35-'0s i l l ~ l o - e n g i n o intorceptors met t he B .29s . n u t their intereoptlon __bolated is borne out by the fact that ",proximately 38 pe r clnt of theo.ttacks toolc plo.ce o.fter IP to boalb o.wo.y. 39 per cent o.ftor boob_ ar.lYto lnnds end. o.nd a surprisingly h1gh por con t, 22 :l1'ter hInd's end.The usulll po.ttern of o.ttacKS ~ ~ i n s t 8-29s, for th o s ~ tuof;8t, 1anpproximlltely SO, 35 nnd 5 po r contI respectively,

d. Nicks nnd unidentif10d fighter ' ~ r Topor d attack1n&from 10-50 miles out to sea.o. Following i , n breo.kdown of attacks by ~ or o n o.ir-craft:

:n-


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o,..

.1'B ' .

)1)1)1)...1l...

Ie.

UDld.uiU'led(1DG1wUac 0"po i ble K1c1pt.Ale QDC\ f lGr. .>1" '0&D' . . . .HickOsc .. .

TajaZeta Toto.l

I j lptp Alrerp($

6. Enemy T9Ftlea:0.. Reports of a tto.cks by rockets ').rd possibl_ . ideet . dr-

cr:lf t nre cQnSOlidntod with. thOle encountered on m B_bel' Cor," ' "l l ission No. 163 llIld ClI"e reported in detc.il in tb e Ta.c:t1cl11 Mi ..10DReport fo r tha t IlI1ss1on.

b. Attacks frolll the rOllr continued to be tbe tGworlte I l1p to.ppro:l.ch. FollO' /l ing 13 0. char t shelling direct ion llnd I n ~ l of approtlCh.

Direct ion and Level of Approachof Enemy Aircrcd'tTota l NUllIberof Attacks

7J

10%

20%., ..J:l.!.gh.1;"

Nose",''0%

IeJ

\

' J

FRO ABOVEoJ

oJ FRO L ~ E L "'"ROlol 6SLCJr 30J.32-

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b. ProbQbly Deat.rpyg (2 h 1 U/I by ut :uMl 1 VII 'Y ...c . D!l8I!lrd (2)& 1 Zoke by RSC on! 1 Dlaah by T.ll

8 . Gle lM i

I!!.JlILIS

& . neRViV" Clh a U/I by 10" , 1 VII by 11II. 1 11* 'bf '"and 3 U/l by T ~ 1 1 .

'!be eD " l i l teroqtora ae4e tb e ~ r l ~ or t I I I l r . .001184 bJ' arohllShta. Plfjbtlllr.....Dl'Obllp-t oo4WtineM- IIJ"O'! I I I-proved 0'1'81' t hA t of prniOll8 aiadoM lMl'l W I Wd 11ft. . . .'by the tlll'cllneu ot 'the .... , in &-t*IDC h i. dron t ' l at. . . . . . . .

The prll1l!l.ry targe't was o.ttl :.cked by :t.ircraf't or -1D&' ..a.1 . Summary of ",ttackJ

followS:

9500 f t .

tho mdn force u pathflod.orlal t i tudo for th e pathfinder

10.000 ft. 11,600 f t .

58 t h W i" 73[4 nne. 313tb \1inc 3U t h " f ly112 Hl4 65 }31

c. Five aircraft attc.ckod targets of opportunity,o.nd Ino.ccuro:te hlnVY nod mediUlll. nOlle WIlS encounterod in theo,rOD.. No f lak \fins reported from so.gar ll or H ~ t s l I . .

d. UnderOIlS t on the route in ",as 7/10 to 9/10 for the f i r lt

'PIl1

't of thB torco. In the ta.l ~ BJ'en ",sotbCr vnried r rca CAW to 9/10.duO primo.rily to slAoke. ;..vore&e w1nde were 28 .. :) 5 knotS trOlll 285.

b. Forty-tyro o. lrcro . ft precededon the so.me o.xes as the main force. Bnseforce 'l l 'IlS 8000 feet .

Axis of Attack

Alti tude BracketTioe Over 'Ia.rget

Avelc.ge Altitude

Totol we(10S8 Pnthfinders )

\

2. f l ..k En Bouto to T!\fr9 t I

Weo(;OI' end very lat>oclI.rato l lbt .o.nd heavy.4!06R ..1 ~ 1 4 E

Cpord1 na to lL g 9 " ~ ' P D


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_.( lor" , . w..'OoteMa.(lA.to o l i t .'oj"I.P. (10 a l .n of l iachtojl)

......." " , -

:1518.13851&

340451.1384SS

.._ .._ ... "''''iIi. .u_ ~ . ...I ' l ao . . . . . . . . . . a - ..-.... . . . .1' .... iDdCl ln.U, - a _ . . ......,..

South of ChDfu.(Tokyo Aren)35400 ...13932S

1&oderate aD4 iD.3Ccuntil ..l4e4 ., 50slL.Hn.ho. Jlmo.

ShushlclO. 2712NHossEVery ":loger Il.nd lnnCCUJ'CLte. bac..,..

3. FInk from IP to Target Alga:0. . On lco.ving the IP on the f i r s t p ~ of tbe b ~ . b I'IlDt ao.Q,Ynircroft encountered generally me:l.ger. a p o r ~ i e o.nd in:l.Ccurnte blia.,

and medium f i r e . Some crows of tho 313tl\ lVing rcportod .hn' t se.elllld tobe r o l ~ t i v e l y r l ~ . r r e e nre:l, betwcen the LP ~ n bomb r e ) e a . a ~ tiDe.This oren wo.s r o p o r ~ e d to be used for sen rcbl isht QD4 f l ~ t e r coordina-t ion . As nirerof t progress:.d :lIang the bomb run, pcnetrll.tlQ& fur therinto the Tokyo defenses . flclc boc:lJll,O more inteRS'" o.nd o.ccuro.te

\

b. Flak in the ta rgot areo. was both h o ~ v y end m e d i ~ . P l r s ~n1rcroit ovec tho target encountered genernl1y IDodernte to intense a ~ c c u r n t e fInk, the intensi ty nnd n c c u r ~ c y g r ~ d u ~ l l y reducing as thet\ttnck progressed. TOVi'crd tho end of the :l,tto.ck. o.irerolt re?Clrtedr b k as meager o.nd inaccurate or n11. Smoke in the t o . r ~ t ('IZ'eo. bllped.to blahket many bat ter ies and Genrchl1ghts. A.a on past lIIinions.oJ.moS t nIl intense fInk encountered l:.nd flnk dMlo.go susto.ined 1r.;I.S bythose c.lrcrnft l 1 1 U l l \ i n ~ t e d by seDorchlights. W:uw plnMs p:Lssod throqbth o t t \ r g e ~ area without being illuminntod or fired upon. : L p p r o x i . ~ t . 1 Y25 por cant of the nttacking f or co mee ting those ccnditions. ~ s t lakoncountered w.s hoDovy Caliber. but tho report pers i , ts t ~ 0. high per-formance t\utom:l.tic wenpon is present in th e South Tokyo dalon,es.(Conmont : This possibly is th e n c Jnpnneae 3 7 or .0.- n u t ~ : l . t l 0cannon.) Honvy fInk generallY consistod of prodicted concentr:l.tlcna.Co.ny oo.rrages _ rO seen d u r i n ~ tho Inst p ~ o tho nttlloCk ...nd con-tinuously pointed fi ro WDoS reportod In ssvernl lnStnaces.

"' . FlAir; on ' ' 1 i thdrnDl to Lend" EDllln. On depnrture frQll tho t ~ ~ e t a,ron. Uti .n jor i ty of tMflo.k wus spo radic. both he:l.VY IU\d IIICdi1.m. I t wns genera.llY inaCo.nU.


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" e ~ r IlDd lD:lCcl.lruto. _ 4 1 - . fraoup to l lbout 3000 toet .

" "'t.......t l rS .-- . . ..... 1-.00...... ......

3USR_14.01$1::

.._-1


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'II. Apia . at." lao ... __ o f UIt d lw l l f t _0 1 ..f lu : . . . 'lID. . . . . . ...,. HU'OlIllpta. P. . ul 'Ohft . .Wlalna t.. . . . , . , . . . . .. f t . d an. 'fbi t i le ..-.J, . . . .1a ..., D1&h' A!Ji. " '1011 OD a ll _ . . 011..1_ \0 .o. Rap.. 4eqaobroDhaUoD or . . .1.... Olowl.. . . . .were otteoU.. detorrout . \0 "UGblllbU. 14Pte I. __ . . . .

the ropo u i t ; to l l t r_ tIlo o.lJ'Ol'at'. '*' 'bero _n t . - r ofIIOQl'Ch1 1&ht. souChlna widl, and loane ..t rcn t , __ 'baor '-.Gon.d.4. TbDr. weI'. r .pona or 00'9'81'0.1 P"O.llhh.....l .. l lp ta wtd. ..t l i ck .d on o.nd ott o.nd SOIllOU..S . . . .d to a l p ~ MUOb l i p u 10 , ..

::u"Oll." Seven1 cr. . . observed lo.r&e. powertul p 'MI l . U,b t . 01' n .....on tho gound. These thllbes :lppoo.red to l1tbt a hl"o Aro. or u..IJcy o.nd lIlay be 6lIploycd to o.&II18t 1n ao:uoChl1ght i l l _ h a t loa.

0.. Yost e:oarchlighu on the rOlate to llDd t raa tb . ~ . _nhncporod by an Yndorco.ct and wore 1noffectlvo.r.mnto numbers The follOw.ing 1& Q t:lbulot100. of tho locat ion u d approD_of lIOQrchligbts reportod:

Tt\J'get Aron _ 150.200(Yucash1no Area 50 HcmaIlltl:U1u 5_12(Sout h. Imper ia l PCl.lc.ce 25 Z.,., 12(Tamo. Rivor 25 Hir::l.t:iuka 12(North TOkyo Bny 25 lP >(YokohMlo. 25 R W l l & & ~ _ hiba Poninsula 20_30 Bo.ObJji 2.K1s:l.rll.&u >_6 Atsllgi >Shoroll of Suruga. Bay 20-30

7, BlQckout God DecpV Fi r e , ;Blackout in tho area cove rod by th i . at taok . c o ~ l c ~ ...

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8. Albcel hncQup All. ObsQrr t l pn.!

C, Severol a i rc ra f t reported phosphorous bur . t . In the tu.get area..

b, Soma f i ros lIfOr!) rltportod Cram IP to t(lJ't;et. but i t wn.not dotorlllin8d whother tht ll le wero decoys o r o arly bocb re lea .e

l l.. Thoro _1'0 lIIQny roport . or ground- toaal r . roct .u on th.bmission. TMy were obaorved nt Yokohama, (a1ltl.5ald. la t .ura. YeswJ'1lTokyo. and Chlbll. PenIn8u}a. They were tir tld 1n snIvos of f r 1 to6 a t II. tIme, S o of tho rocktlts rose to tho lovel of the a 1 r c r ~ t lathol'S bur . t at nil. e.tlmatod 3000 feat, Hone were r . p o r ~ d n . effeotlYO.


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. . Yarlou "It.lla or tln' _" ........... _.-apprOllDb d ro r a f t DJd 1:tt . di" 1; 0 . . . 11'--' 0.. "II."nail: bu rn _blob brolr::. la to 2 ai :re_ of tl_, . . .bura1: 1d t i l a ve.eDlknla t l ..b.

a. Oo!.e alrcral'1: reported aD. _ . . d ro r a t t droppblC . . . . . .obalte t1 .... a l l _e1: o t 'fClkJo. Plare .-re , . 11_ ...lS,OOO fo.1:. Six to 'ten othor t larea poaalbly .,. , . r ae. . . .woro s oo n. I t 1JO.S 1 ; h ~ t tb:t.1: 1:ho.. _1 '8 to 111.-1I1G:t. 8 to rflht.ors a:M/or tor t1u: aDd. archl l thte .

t . There were 0 0 repor'ts or bCLrrap b:lllooftll.6. EVfl!l" AAt19Dl Evulve oct.1cm t achd......... 1 . co. . . ,tLltitudc, tuld speed f o l l o W 1 ~ bOllbs Q.WD.y.


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lillIE.! II 111.61.

1. TM seth ' I l I I I repol''becl tbG't no pllDtosrapbll wn n _ l .....The '?Sri IlDlt 313th Wll1& reported. t iNa GIld. __ 1& \ I I IUl'blUl orea. but. 8UO t l oc at io ll o t . -oke IUId f i r e . coal. be . . . . . . .to.1ned., The 3Uoth \flng reported f i re . located u foll. . (n tonOHD l B.C. LltbaDoao..1c Tokyo, SOlltb). OM14z..cnOloUi. 0621SJ.O'MltO.075123-086135, 010081...070081, and 040025_0C0035. "'ro.. 8aAl1 til'''were located 4500 yQl'ds _ a t 01' T*"o Cut l e ,

Pin.u. dlUDqO o.sseSlIlllGDt cover lq th1ll1 1I1..101l h lKlude4 lDD l BOIIbcr COIIm::llld TtlCticll1 Millslon. Repor t 10, 18S, Coycrlq 1:IMJ lD..cendio.ry o.tto.ck on the Tokyo Urblln Ar8Q on 25-26 Ilo.y 1 "5

.,...21.[,1..2111.1"1..


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OJRSOT,J!M1!p W ' I f t! ! !& . . . . . ,

!Ul l igp 'p . 301

--


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CONSOLIDATED STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF COMBAT OPERATIONS

12___.,.


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5S"h .. if\lS 8 droratl.7,3rd "ina 11 alrcrar,,-Jlj"h lf1na 16 alronJ''t.J14"h "1116 U. alrorat't.

t ~ I C N 181"- _ f t _ , .. _ ~ ...


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lI.Et\waw FAlllJRE PERSONNEL KRROR nIGHT CONDITIONS ENDIY ACTICIl 0'lH1lIlUItIT 11011- a


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U : i s r , : : 1812 3 ~ ~

! .

i ~ ~ ~ !

R U :1 DAn- aOl -13 !1 :GT i ~ Z OF ~ ~ s ~ ALT. OF :".:':t:;;..s:: T;...-:tG:::T VI SI3!..:: T A . ~ G ! = ::OT ViSISLITNlGET BOI,m::D AtRCRAF'r 'ftS:.JAL RAI);..,.-:t F."J:-! D F . ~ P P : 0 V:S.SJ3Hl'J'fl P.AI>.,R DF.." 11lll


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Fln.E lOADED ON i lR- RELEASED all TARGETS'IT&: 4: BOR.'lE URCRA.FT 1'.:..roE'IS OF OPP Jt:TTISQNED ftl:."I'UilHEl) U. . . ."' "N!! smIlIeWflGifI' CI Bu..BfloH I "'1511 "0 . Tons 110. Tons No '1'on8 NO mons "0 'Xons "0 '0" 1 - 1_.,

5 ' 1',46 500# I,e. /IOn V.D. 4007 00104 3769 757. 73 14.6 144 28.8. 1 .' , '" ~ 1 ..1 5 0 0 ~ I.C', 16. Ii .D. 36 90 36 9 - - &-47..2 100e 1.3. ,.. Jlone 2756 95-1 23Ba .2 . 0 - 366 , . .6 ~ 4 Photoflosft . . 6 - 7 - 1 , . 0 - 73 i-46 500N I.C. N o V.D. 4747 949.4 4303 860. 79 '5.8 362 72.4 J .6 u "'36 500,',! I .e Vo.r1 d 20.7 355 59.2 314 52 . - - J9 1>.5 03 - -47':'2 100/J I.B. ''''' None 7131 245.9 7121 245. - - 4 .1 '6 .. ~ 4 r ~ o t o t 1 4 3 h 32. No. . 45 . 40 - 1 - 4 - 13 E46 500,7 1.1;. "on V.Do. 2107 42104 1943 Jaa. - - 164 32.a i."'G iJ..17..1 5oof) I.C. 17, l:one 160 40,0 159 39 1 .2 -.47....2 100,', 1.2. '"" ilone 6917 2JaS 6J67 220 - - 530 16.3 , Mo46 Photot14sh 21. Ilone 36 - 3J - 3 , 314 ...46 500;: 1.0. lion V.i), 4170 834.0 3'3')1 7(,0 51 10, 3la 63. , - ",. 16-47_2 l00;,! 1.B. 1. . ,- 7359 253.8 6646.Jone 229 , 711 24- 0 U.46 ?twtotlash 2 Ilone 57 - 50 1 6 , I - - - 2' 10-46 500fj I.J;. 3006.2 - 197.6 - .=-150Jl 138]6 2767 203 40.6 966 4 .. , ~ 1 ...1 5 0 0 1 ~ I.c. 196 49.0 195 4a 1 - Jo.47..2 ).oo/) 1.3. - .'4 163 1J,J3 3 22544 7'n 1613 55. 6 .' 3 ' 50oJ,! I.,c. - -55 59,2 314 52 , 39 6, 2 .3 '-4' ~ ' h o t o f l a 8 h 46 130 . , o 11 - TO!'.,L 39'91 3947,' 370t 36'05 7 40 . 2654 .... 12 1. J ! 18 bomba r ~ s04 a r. on ~ r a . t \ l\ b coo. (l to OJ'! fIB l1ira! li boollba I'iI sud.. t . on ~ r 8 o t i tho COIll; ILe to li T na "'ire ...57 bombfl role 804 a to on ~ r s ( j \ tU n OOOlj eta o.n wire , 2 bom nI.. ad act. n torgo ~ : .. . . .n .....98 bot'lba rele ad I t . Ol'i jtoree1. \ Un earn. .t o . ott . I 1 bum reloe/) c1 IIOt. target _n. ..... "- .. c1ua ora 8e to on n '; 000 r e t o \(lk'Bet

. o I ~ ~ ~ ~ ID I ~ P O S I T I O N OF BOWBS

~ i ~ ~ . I

" lrI.L&iIQN' 181- " " - - - - -DATE 23 ally 1945


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181)U8SICIf . , . . . . . llI.TJl.-9 E C R E T"(-

AIRCRAFT LOST AND DAMAGE]) Pf,RSONNEL CASUALTHS

- - - ---_ ...- ~ . : . . . . . o - -

~ j " ~ . i l

- - - ~ " ' l & . no word 56 _' .t 1 -11'01"81- h ,_ IIlOD ..... 118 fi g 0re,8 _neled a f t e r 8 1y! J aircrart lIl1851f18 no Irord j r retW'TI 1l'1th enalM e l 1 r e r ~ u r V 8 Y e d MIllQ date. 1 J..jC orUhed a t Iwo l1na. DI . .n . u.waJ,la\18 .& 2 . 1 r c n t ~ lIl1Ul",,' n _,,' 3 men m.1 a d ne. (l a i r c r a f t WllIII a 1'.13).. "0..... 23 I:J:ln maillna.

.lIRCHAIT LOST AIRCRAFf DAN.AGf:D PE'RSOHNEL CASW,LTII3."'" '''''' EIOOO ''''. UII- EIIIlIJ EIIIlIJ EIDI ACC. OlIN IJH- TOTAL TOTAL HIss- IIOUNDm MOLUlIT Ale AI, Ale, 0THEIl 10lJI8 'MAL Ale AlA Ale em OTHER KI)WN MAJOR IIImR PARTICI_ IILlLD I ii i nUlilm CASllALTIIIAI, ""'" . AlA ""'.. PATIl(O56 - 2 . - 2 . 4 5 - . - 1 . 2 4 1426 . 13 - 13"73 - 'S - 5 6 4 12 1 . . 1 . 3 15 1696 - 67 1 68"'3 - . - 2 3 5 20 1 - - . 1 5 17 US1 1 33 12 46I.G14 - . - 28 2 24 . - - - 4 20 1789 1 23 2 26,Ill -f - - - - - - - f - - - . 1--- - -- --- - ~ - --- - .. .. - ._. --- . o.2l 2 1 4 10 17 4 61 2 2 56 6262 136 15 1536C - . 1 14 2

! "'0 "bo 1,,,.p..., Y f l, .iIY< fllll1e yetem 0 " ' " lrora. I.. on J1a lld111C I.. .0 ""eye 5/27 out 0 tlsl0 ond t 1'01 ad of r u n . y a d c n e1 0 .. .. boro fa", 1 /e '" proou"'0 ! t o .he, t . . . """ 70 r rget p.bl> tl o 12 ~ mas! ~ lIIieboIoe to .oro '0 ee be " '0 ruel ahor !'so. 12" , por.~ ~ t e '

out; rescued ..... 1 airoNr "" '1'0. 2 ""',,, 0" ~ ( of ...,erew ""... ~ . . r b e " rue' horta " .C h i t prop . h 0 preo If'l6 9lan .n d 0 lat ell:l of ...,.i r:; alo .. _ ..


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EN.fI.Ti Dl'"d,:Y A/e DFED,O'iE[) li. .DANAGUl 50 CJ.LmU\ ~ I T I W EJ1.umI'lUWv. n Ale ATTAClGBY t/ A TIP>: '" 0"'. . . . mOB. IlAUGW FIllED IN TEST '"lGHTfl) .MODEL 'iJiOYUJ DESJR IV 00IJlI.T FIllED JErrLSlMD LOOT &/C TO'W.581lG 15 4 - - 1460 2140 - 2700 b30073 '" 30

25 - - - 60 5000 54 2406 7520313 \jG 40 54 2 1 2 1400 - - 3200 4600, ,3l4w 36 1; - - - 1920 210 3580 4800 10510-- - - . ... - - - .< --- .. - . -- . . - . _. ._-..21 Be 60 ,,, 6 1 2 4840 7350 3634 1]106 28930

Ba.,. 5 1 -Dinah - - 1ZOkc . - 1Nick 1 - -

IIISSIQI cl81-;;--IlADI 23"'y 1945~ < ; " I l < ; I

" i" l l i t

:EmU! OPPOSITICN All[) AtJNITICN EXPmDl'lU\E


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,

lUSSIOI W.

ILl< ... !! .II I

FLIGHT DATA &: FUEL COlf:lNPTION

II Excludes pnt,.hfimcl" alrcra.I"t.li Excludes a i rc ra f t carry1rlb iol-I.7A2 1 :; ll.. they " .. no t CC'llf>ld ..1"tod l..u"t. of t.hemain force 1n c ~ ~ p u t i n g n c i ~ h t data.

.-- -NIT 58TH ;7G 7JRD ~ ' 31):'H i1G 34TH iI"G 21 B.C.AIRCRAFT COIISIDERf..o 102 .!! 134 .! 45 E: "-7 .;I l lAVG. FLYING TlUE 15:00 1):49 14:20 15:19 14,)8AVG. DISTAlE } ' L 0 1 ~ N 2818 2769 266L. 2850 '


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.ISSION,_-=18::''- _Dln 23...,. 1945

I IAI I I

nICiBt DATA

I l ~ I l I I

H-J.6 - 52 1b

(,

465 lba .- 360 lbo.... 425 lba.

7,&-)6-46

I UlIt Il l . ....... ........ 'Vl!IWlI iVDAG! WT ........ AVG IT or 1 1 J E L ~ ........ ._-DlCRl1t BASIC f t . ........ I l l . or B:*BS o. IDlIlS FUlL LlWlEll IISC. -IRBJRJOE or 1/e L01D LlWlEll LlWl'" LlWlEIl (6 LIS POI GAL) IlEIGIr A1'_ OfF58 ';1J 112 75082 60988 l .l l xed Load 15360 6678 40068 5560 13607015 75203 59716 IJ.-471o.2 12861 6650 39900 6955- 13491973 '" 129!. 74948 61161 Li1xed Load 16644 6527 39162 5355 13610939 74825 57049 M..47A2 12793 6526 39156 5100 131874,313 JIG 62. 74812 60770 Lli:xed Load 15663 ] 6544 39264 5943 13558241 i 1.1-47...2 U810J14 '" 122. 75484 59600 l.ti.xE;d Load 14550 j 6703 1:1508438 i Mo.47A2 13556 40218 5075- '- - _.- - - - - - - ------------ - .- .- _._- - - --------21 Be 425 !. 751.02 60260 15561 } 6614 39684 571) 1])82l.3J J! 12715

!. .Io.lrcreJ l oaded t7l t "-)6. &-46 r 1J-171.1 inC6rw: lary c Ius tarsAiren load6d 011 t w..47':'2 ince dlar lea only.1l0l'l, .


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x n _ " " , 7 ,....07)CI[ ;O_. l lU,

lfiJD..,.-...1llII _ )13m l1 l i lIlII>CCII _ w,m l1l i ;n]IGmo. __em "04

/FI:ltD OIlIlill N1IEOl 7B.1. c.ntted.2 . 11:Ie m Bamber COIlIllllnd str ikes ToIc3O Urbu:r. Area with ...__tfDrton DDay.3. a . 58th Wing:

(1 ) Target: Toityo Urban Area!!!:!

001063053062Force Resr'ired,

Firs t Halt S8tb , , Second Half 58th IIfing

(2 ) .nUtude of attaek: lO.CXX) to 10,300 taet .(3) Pathfinders take otf a t zero hour plus 12 lIl.i1l.utea.(4) Altitude cnroute: 3,000 - 3,800 feet and 8.000 - 8,goo teet.(5 ) Pathfinders 58th 'lfiIlJ will pin poin t only their easternmost.UPI assined..(6) Bomb Load,

(al First 1$ aircraft aver tarset i n c l . u d i ~ ~ t h f i r n e r scarry"U47A2 IB's,(b) Dalanee of force carries elUl!lters containi.ng l : ~ 9 bams.

b. 73rd W ~ (1) Tar;et: Tokyo Urban ,\rea.

!!!:!0070SB0600.6

For ce RequiredFir 5t Hal! 7Jrd 1fiM'5ecorr:1 Halt 7Jrd t1il'

(6 ) Bor.b Load:

(b ) Balance of force carry dus te r s e o r & a i n i ~ 11-69 ba.'>a.

271/3H . !!.11

(a> Firs t 40 aircrAft t?l'er tars:et. ineludl t pathf inderscarry ~ 7 A 2 IB's.

(2) i..1titw " of attack: 1l,OOO to l l , sm fee t .(3) Pathfinders take off a t ZOTO hour plus 24 minutes.(4) Altitudes e l route : 4,COO - 4.r.oo feet and 9.000 - 9,0Cl) tee t .(S ) PathfiIrlcrs 7)rd " ~ w i l l pin poirt. onl,y thei r eu tem.oa t

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(2) AlUtude Attaclu 9,000 to 9,1DO teet.(3) Pathfinders take rlt a t Sl!l"O boar plua 11 .t...(4) Altitudes Enrout.e: 2,(0) to 2,900 teet l id 7,000 to 7,81) f t .(5) " - Load,

(a) First 40 aircraft (WEI" t u s a 1nc1ud1lls satltflal...e&r1'7114712 mls.(b) Balance of te ree earr ies clusters eonta1D..tDs If-69 baII:I

d. 314th Wing:(1) Target: Tokyo Urban Area.

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(2 ) Altitude of i .t tack: 12,000 to 12,9:0 teet .() Altittde Enroute: 5,COO to 5,800 feet and 10,000 to lD,800 tt .(4) Pathfinder!:! tacc atf a t zero hour.(5) Bomb Load'

(a) Firs t 40 airerai ' t OIcr tro target. i n e 1 \ d i ~ pathfin&rscarry lf47A2 m's.

(b' Balance of force carries clustera C a l t a i ~ 11-69 bod:ta.x. (1) Eaeh wing will asl!l ign 12 lead crewa as pethtindcra fo r tilepurpose of Jrcced.ing the main force to pin point desi.6lated

PI's.(2) Route:

Ea,.lwo J.ir.WlJ4J6N - U814EJ5J2!I - lJ912E (IP)TargetJ5J5N - 1 4 lwo Jina! l A ~

()) UPI reference 1::1 XXI BOIIIber .lJ.th ~ - . 1 . e "'f'cIc7O SOutD.0,) Pathtind.ers a l l winga bcrIb f1"O.III 5 , O O O ~ 5,800 tool..(5} Altitude cnrout.c lo r pathflnd",rs all_qe 18 5,(X)() to 5,9JO tt .


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