21st bomber command tactical mission report 247, 250

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

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Mission 2 4 , 6 was a minins oiPeratic;:mthat >7i11he reported in a separateTactical M,ission.Report whic'l:J.eoeivesonlY. limited distribution.


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Field Order No. 9 5

HEADQ.UAAT l IRSXX I B C . 1 . J B E R COMIW ID.APO 234-

T .tCTICAL MISSION REPORTMissions No. 247,248,249 and -250.

Tarsets, urban Areas of Takama.tsu, Kochi, Himeji and Tokushima

3 / 4 July 1 9 4 5Table of Contents PageNo.Taeti cal Narrat iTe. * .. . .. , 3 /

.Annex A - Oparations. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11fa;:t I - Navigation Trade Chart .. .. .. .. .. 12Part 11- Mean Points of Impact. ~ .. .. .. e 13Part III - Hadar 4pproach Charts .. .. G .. ~ ,14-Part IV - Bombinu .. . .. e .. .. .. .. .. .. 19Part V - F1i3ht Enaineering Charts ........ .... ,0 20Part VI .. Radar. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21P a r t VII - Gunnery 22Part VIII-Jtir-Sea Rescue Chart G 2.3

. A . n n . e x B .. .1eather ~ .. . .. .. 0 .. 24Part I - ~/eather Summary ................... 25Part II .. Ohart .. Predict ed vs , Observed W~ather..... 0 27Part III .. Prognostic MaP 28P.:i .r t IV .. Synoptic.Map e 00 .. .. 29

.Aru: lex C ..Cf)mmunications 0 ....... 0 30Part I - Radar Counter Measures ,; 31Part II - Radio .. ~ 32

Al:in.8X D - Intelligence. .. .. 37Part J: - Enqr Air Opposition '. .. 38Part II - Enenw Antiaircraft and Air-'ho-.A:ir

Botn:bing . .. . .. .. ~ 38Part 111- Damage ,As,flessment & 40Section A .., Takamatsu 0 " 40Sect ion B _ . Kochi. .. Q . . 43Section a - Himeji eo 45Section D .. Tokushima .... 4 7

Consolidated Statistical Summary. 50 Annex F - X X I Bomber COlmland Field Order

II .. '. ... 0 '" 5 9Annex G - Distribution .. . . . '...

.:tr epar ed By:.1\.-2 SectionXXI Bomber Command

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Report of Incendiary Strikes Against Takamatsu, Koehl,Himeji and Tokush:iJna, 3/4 July 1945Ocmnanding General, Twentieth Air Force, ';lashingtcn 2 .5 ,D.O.TO:

1. IDENTIFICATIONOFMISSIONS:a.. Field Order Number 95. Headquarters XXI Bember Canmand,

dated 3 July 1 ' :45 , directed the 58th, 73rd, 3l3th. and 314th Bcmb -ardment Wings to partie ipa.te in incendiary attacks en Takamatsu IKochi. llimeji and Tokushirna in XiCI Banber Canmand Missions Number2 4 7 thrcugh 250.

b. Targets Specifie.d:(1) PrimarY Vi.sual and Radar Targets:

Missicn ',hng Force Assigned Target58th 4 GrQ.lps Takamatsu Urban Area73rd 4 Groups Kochi Urban Area313th . J GrOJ.ps Himeji Urban Area314th 4 Grmp6 TOkushima Urban Area

2472 4 82 4 9

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Irem IVorks..Chemcal plant~ as well as facilities fer the manufactureor explosives and an oil ref'inery. This city's populatial at 11l..,3:l7(1940 f'igure) is in a triangu~ar ~i square mile territ~. Takamatsuis based on the water frmt, a s highly cQ'lgested (deDBl.tyat 49,000per square .mile). and has no ef'fective fire breaks.(2) Misai an Number 2 48 , Kochi J This important prefect-~ral capital and industrial and camnercial center of scuthern Shikokuis l~ated on the sruth side of the island at the head at Irado Bay,

wbi ell is 00. an arm of Tosa Bay. The city is built an a delta plainon the north side of the Kagami River. has an east-rrest a:xis of abcut3 miles and a north-scuth length, of 1 mile near its central pQ["ticn.C h both sides of' the center of the city it nar r crrs v dcon to less than* mile,. A small parti an of the city ext-ends srutb Qf the river.One and 2 story l700d and plaster buildings predominate in the city.wbose only fire break is the KagamiHivert

(3) Missicn Number 249 . Rimeii: Co~densed in an areaabcut 2 miles Lcng and Ii mileS\1ide and having a population of104.000 (1940 figure). FJmeji is an important rail terminal locatedon the San-yo main line ... \7hiclj.is a trunk of the Kobe-Shimoncsekiline. Himeji also has spur connections to Hi.r-oaa ta, Shikama and tothe northern Honshu ceast. A n import&nt military center, Himejihas 2 sha ble mil itary z anesI 1 jus t north of an d cut.si de the den-aely populated areaand 1 in the north-weat section of the built-uparea. Located in the city is the Kav1anishi Aircraft Assembly Plante

(4) Mission Number 2.50, Tokushina; Near the northeastcorner of Shikoku on the delta of the Yoshino River., Tokushl.:nafacesKobe and Caaka.. 51 miles northeast, and is close to the eastern en-trance an the Inland Sea. Although there are no munbered targetsin the area, it is the canmercial center far the vex-y importantagricultural regi on in "'Ihich it is located. The c ity's shape islargely cmtrolled by the mcuntains to the northeast and by theCQlrses of the many tributaries of the delta al CX Jg "hi 011 Hs built.Its greatest east-rrest lelk,""th is 3 milos,. ";"lith its raai.n width about1~miles. ilie to the mu!\y islands created by the tri btl.tsr: I,':; of t!16Yoshino River, the city is not c cmpact, but is scattered. ':';;',8re isonly 1 small COilpactly, built-up area" which is in th3 cerrt ra.l .;x rtand contains busmess structures and residences. Substnn"';ial reci-dence IS and schools are 1ccat ad in the 01 tskirt s_ Tokna hima is :1b_tt t13/4 miles fran Tokushima Harbor. I1hich is accessible only to sL:Jllbeats. Its port City is Kcmatsushima, 3!- milcs to the s cuth, Arailrca.d connects Tokuahima wi.th Takamatsu, Kochi and Hi1i7ase~ Th.rear e mcderately large paper and te:xtile mills 2 to 4 miles to thenortrr.lest and small pulp and lumber mills abcut t mile s cutheast ofthe city. Tl~ere is 9. 8mll ra ilr md servae ing shop in the sa.lthcentral part of the city. The population density is abcut 40.000per square mil,e,

c, Details of ~lanning ...-Operational~(1) Ecm.bingPlans,

(a) Detennination of BombLoad:. 1 - All aircraft were to carry 100 per centleads of l.ncendiary banbs and clusters

.4- MissiGn Number 247. Talromats1.ll 1"\70Grcups of the .s8th Wing 17erGto carry M47A2 incendiary bmbs and 2Gl'OJ.pawere to carry elusters ccntaining M69 bcues.


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.1 . . Missicn"Number 248 Koehl! 'l'm'ee .....or the 73rd Wing vera to carry clusters centa1n1Dg J469 banbs aD4 1GrQlP vaS to carry W6 inoencUary banbs.A .' Mission Number 249 , Himeii, One Grwp

or the 3l3th Wing 178S to 0(1r17 M47A2 inoendiarY banbB and 2 Groups,",ere to carry clusters centaining M69 boobs. . 2 . Mission Number 250" Tokushima: TwoGroops of the 314th tl'ing ,rere to oa~ ~ 7A2 incendiary banbs and2 GrOJps rrere to carry Ml7Al incendiary clusters.~l All clusters were to be fuzed to open

5,000 feet 3bove tho target, the ..N~r.f76 incendiary bcmbs "!.Vereobe fuzed u'lth an instantanems nose and nen-delay toil and theM47A2 banbs uere ta have an instantaneOls nose.1. Intervalaneter settin~ were to be 100

feet for boabs and 50 fect fer clusters .. The bonb loads, fuzings and intervale-

meter settings .rere selected fat' each target on the cas Ls of theopti.mwnopening altitude fat' clusters and the correct density ofboobs on the target.. Takamatsu .. l{Oc'hi and Himeji, being typicallyhighly built-up, denaely populated,. inflamI!lable cities of aboutequivalent size i7ere ccnsidered to be highly vulner9.ble to an in-oendiary attack that \70lld conbine M 4 7A2 banbs and F 4 6 clusters cBecause of the unavailability of M47A2 bcmbs , 1 Gr cup Has sched-uled to carry the M76 , 500-pOJnd bonbs, These larger sized bcnbsi1ere to be used to saturate the relatively stranger Kochi firedefenses. Since Himeji was the smallest of the 4 cities, it nasdeSignated fpr attack by the 313th Wing, uhose nonnol effort con-sists of 3 GrOJ.ps. Highly industrialized Tolrushil1Ul, l7ith itsmore heavily -c cnst ruo ted typesot buildings, was considered to bemore vulnerable to attack by Mj.7A2 incendiary bonbs and M171~1in-cendiary clusters. due to the greater penetration character:.sticsof the individual banbs and the greater number of bonbs per cluster.

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. 5 : . Axes and altitudes of attack 'I7crespeci-fied on the basis of r-adar' and antiaircraft considerations, ,7hichare discussed. in Slbsequ.ent plalll:ti..ng sectiona~ The missions wereplanned on the basis of 3750 tons of bcmbs becing dropped on thetargets. Important b:JJlbing data included the follcningaAxis of 1.ength of TiJ:le of Drift

Mission Wing Attack (degrees} Run (miles ) fun (minutes) (degrees)247 58th 78 29 6 1/ 6 1ight248 73rd 299 41t 11~ 6 right249 313th 38 41* 9 6 right250 314th 2 8 4 - 31t B - 2 .J right

. 2 . - Fa.ch Ihng's mam force was to be pre-ceded by 12 pathfinder aircraft r wl">.ichIer6 to be the first 12aircraft atr'b arne and were to inc Iude the best radar eretrs , Air-craft leaded with M47A2bcmb nere tQ take off to strike first tomark the targets.

(2). Navigation: The 4 . rorces ,Iere to use ruo Jimaen rcute cut and an return per xxr Bomber Ccmm.and Tactical Doctrin!l1.Fran I'fIo Jima to the target and return, rcute plans ".7ere as follms:

Rcute Reaso~1Sfor Choice(a) Mission Number 247:

3 24 4N-1 32 4 B Eto341030N-l330'7Eto3 41530N-13 3 3 3 30E (IP)toTarget

3 3 1 4 30N-1341030E (IP)toTarget

333BN- l 3429Eto342lN-13415E (lI')to

This easily identified point on lrner Shik0ku;-7aS selected for landfall.This turning point was designated to t~~initial point to give a lcnger banb r"l::'..This eas ily identified landmark on the cc.atwas in line with the turning point o n t o tiletarget.A right turn to Iw o J'Lma was designated afterbonbs away.

(b) MiSSion Number 248:Reasons tor Choice

Easily identified IVfurotoSaki Point wa~ se-lee to d to start the bem b run ,1; . left turn over the water was design3.tedto I\"1O Jima.

(c) Missim Number 249:Reasons for Choice

o Shima, southeast of Shikoku, nhf.o h rraseasily identifiable 11aSdesignated farlandi'all.A point on the naftheast corner of Sh:L~~Gk.lthat could be easily identified and ,.iculd.provide for a good radar banb run was de-Signated as the initial point.

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Boascns far ChoieeA 113ft turn was specified.Targetto3423N-l3356E This point '7as designated as land's end toavoid flak defenses.

C d ) Mission Number 250:R.easons for Choice

3353N-l350330E (IF)to Hini Saki Poi.nt on the small peninsula 0llthe entrance to Osaka Bay vraa designated asthe initial point since it cculd be easilyidentified and provided for a good banb rub.. I ! . . left turn ~7as specified off the target.arget

(3) Fli8ht Engineerinrn(a) Designated altitudes an-d speeds were plan-ned for maximum fuel ee oncny and safety. No assemblies ;,7ere to be

made.(b) EUe1 reserve data indicated that the 4 Wings'I1culd reg_uire no banb bay tankS and a fuel Lead o r apPTOXllaately6700 gal1cns Y1culdbe corried by each aircraft, unLeas inc lemen.t

deathcr re~uired larger fuel reserves.(c) No mmciImun ar minimum b cr.J.bleads \7ere

specified. On the basis of the fallOOing potential carrying cap-aoities of the Wings, 17,000 pcunds each for the 58th and 7jrd,16,000 pcunds far the 313th and 14,000 pcunds for the 3J.4~.b.? ituas expected that the average b onb Load ;-;011d be 16,000 pcunds forthe 73rd, 15,000 pcunds eac h for the 58th and 3l3th and 1 4 ,000 forthe 314th. The ammunition lead eae expected to D C 300 pounds.

(4 ) ~: (Sc e Annex: .'J., Part III, far radar ap-proach char-t a, )

(a) Missi on Number 247:1.' Three appreaches rrere c ::msidered toTakamatsu. from the routh,. ",sst and 8ClSt{t The s cuther-n apprcoch

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(b) Mission Number 248:J,. TlIO appr-cac hea rrez-e planned to Koehi,

fran the s cutheast or the scuth~lest tip of Shikoku. The fanner-:1as c hcs en sines it provided far a clearer radar rO.l.te and theBav sooth of Koohi. rras ex;pected to give good land-water detail.AlthcuBh the fact that landfall and initial points "ere the same\7mld result in the time being short f or wind run and -.1indc onpu-tatims, it traa expected that use of the syncbroncus radar releaseat 10,000 to 10.800 feet w cu.Ldresult in sane c err-ections of grcundspeed errors.

2. The city \JOlld give a good radar return.but careful reference w ouLd have to be made on check paints li n theBav to 8voi d errors in signal identification since s one of the eirr-rdmding hills WOlld give sane fairly birght returns. Houeve:r. itl7as expected that use of the shorter sweep spe-ed 'l'l'OJ.ldresult inproper identification.

(0) Mission Number 249:1- The rcute to Hlimeji Was to 00 s:iJm.ilo.irto the one used to attack the Kawa:nishi Aircraft Plant in the city.

(Soe X X I Bauber CamnandTactical Mission Report for N.d.ssion Number217 for details.) This rOlte utilized the best radax check pointsand landfall rzas en the distinctive s ort neaee tip of Shikolru. Theini tinl point al5 0 i10.S expected to be easily identified. because itwas a coastal lfu"1dmark.

g, . The axis of attack had numer cus islandreference points n hi eh were expected to aid in est9.blisbinr; properc eurs e and drift. The city s horred up as u good Signal and nasexpsc ted to be banbed by using the eynchr-on cus t-alar method at10,000 feet. If offset banbing were to be used, back slant rangerelease fran the coast cculd be employed.

(d) lIlissi on Number 250:1. The approaches to Tokushima nero limitedto the ones fran the east or southeast due to the hilly terrain

17est of the city. Located near the coast 1.1ith 2 large bays and ai7ide river on the north side. the bridge crcssing the river and theriver entering the narthnst section of the city w cu.Ldsho;:r up rlCllon all sc opes. At a 20-mile radius, the river itself ,7culd open upon the radar sc ope and w cuLd be an excellent reference to identifythe center Of the city.

g. landfall and ini tinl point rrere the seme ,with the c cu rae planned to pass \7ithin a fow miles of the c cast-line starting at Kushimoto, which was expected to enable radar op-erators to acc cmpli.en 2 pind runs before reaching the initi~l point.Synchronous release was to be made at 10,000 fect.

(5) :ElCli1: Since the 4 targets had relatively moajc rflak defenses. special jrumning airplanes were not rec onmended,Each airplane was to be equipped \7ithan elec tr onic janmer' to ba;:,-rage the 73-megacycle b~d and fran 190 to 210 megacycle regionsax:d to spot j B T U aJ. Y gun-laying or s(;archlight radars appearing c....t-a i.de t~e barrage. Rope (V1indol7)TIaS to be carried to be dispens,~('according to eXisting regulo.tions, Search for enemy radar frau 2~to 3000 megacycles Was t a be continued and enemy c cnmunfcat ionsIll'eee to be rec Qnjsd.

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(6) d;!r.-Sca Rescue, Tha Navy 'r.78,S furnished with de-tails O f the missioos and prwided the faoilities sh':ml on theohart in ..innex 1 1 . , !art VIII, which also includes tho XXI BomberCommandesoue faoilities.

d . ]2!ni 1s of F1anning--rntelligence:.(1) Enem ,v ;.ir O npo o iticlH

(I .) Mission Nwnber 247: Weak op:pcsition \7asexpected fran the 30 to 40 airoraft toot \yem avadLatLe to inter-cept the B-29's.

(b) Missicn Number 248: Air appceiticn was ex-peoted to be negligible fran the 10 to 15 fighters that i7ere ex-pected to be available far interception.

(c) Mission Number 249: .\ppr(2(ima,tely 20 to 25in terce pt ors r/ere expcc to d t 0 effa r weak oppos it ion.(d) Missi on Number 250: Negligible opp csition

\faa expected frO!l the lq to 1 5 fighters that w cuLd be availableto the Japanese.

(e) The C OillJaratively weak shming of Japanesefighters during rec(.nt operations 'I1'asbelieved to be due to thecanoittI:Jent of many fighters to the anticipated invasion. Anothercantrall ing fae tor nas bel ieve d to be the shortage of avaati on gus-oline. ..Hthcugh the Japanese have night fighters, they arc notnucer-cus and their equipment is believed to be baloo American stand-ards. Because of these fact.ors night fighte ... interception and nightfighter-day fighter ccmbinations still remained ineffective. Mostof the intercaption rraa expected to cccur in the target arecs , nherethe B-29's 'ITGUldprobably be silhcuetted by i'ires and/or senrchlights.There ~ias nothing to indicate the enemymight employ ne w tactics andit "as assumed that the enemy uculd 00 able to alert defenses fran3 to.5 hoors prior to landfall by the B-29's.This was expee sed toresult in sane intercept ors caning 50 miles Olt to sea to meet thebanbers. The diversity of targets and the anticipated poor opera-tional i7eather -:rere additional factors that 'I1'6reexpected to reducethe antiCipated fighter reaction'.

(2) EnemyAntiaircraftl(a) The altitude Of attack far all nussicne wasdeSignated at 10,000 as a result of the tollwing antiaircraft con-siderations:

1- For Missicn Number 247~ the only anti-aircraft defenses in the Takamatsu az'en Ylere 2 4 medium weap cns atan airfield sruth of the city. The r cuto \70,S planned to avoid allkncnn flak areas.2. For Missi en Number 248. phot q;raphs ofKechi revealed only 2 heavy antiaircraft gunso In vieu of thesedefenses, flak nas no plamrlnB consid rati an.3.. For Missi on Number249, Himeji \ ' 1


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2 4 9 .3l3th 0.3210_SZ 032332Zi . 5 Q . . J l41J l 032237Z 040106z

XXI B.C. O.321.0SZ 0402l6zf. l.iS'Sses' Three aircraft were lqJt, 2 to accidental

Q[' mechanical reaB ens and 1 to unknorn causes.g. ,Slerat iena1 ! j 'p! ! !aa I.

(1) ~v1S~tisml See Jl.nnex A, Part I, far trackcharts.

(2) BanbWI (See Annex A, Part IV, far detailedreports of tl+e separa te ~gsi ons.) Banbin~ results rrez-e 0, alsi d-el'ed good.

(3 ) Fligh.t libp:inrOlfi'lP (See Annex A, Part V, rorcharts, and .'l.nnax E. Consoli da ,~&dSta tis tic nl SwmnIU 'Y , far fue 1cCIl.SUDlptial and wight data.)

(a) Narrative 2 f Missicns as Flcrtn:1. Qmiss to the Mainland: Individualclicbs ~ere made immediately after take-6ft to altitudes betueen

4000 and 8000 feet. where the initial cruise Was flam. No assem-blies were made. Canpre."5S1cn of the for~e$ was G,ohieved by vary-ing altitudes and air speeds.

dividual aircraft. Banbing was c an ducte d by in-

.1 . Return tg Basel Return to base was c cn-ducted by individual aircraft 'wi'llholt diffioulty. Minimum fuelUsa used by cruis ins at 15.060 feet, where t ai 1 \7inds exi sted until2 hears fran bases. "'here desc enb was made into tte traffic pattern.The best fuel ccnsumption, was obtained at a calibrated air speed ofHb to 185miles per hQlr.

(b) Camnents: The head Wind enc cunter-ed en r arteto the targets caused excess fuel consumption and lias responsibleforth. fact that 40 airjllanes landed at IIi0Jiroa.port.) (4) ~I (SQe Annex A, Part VI, for detailed re-Radar bonbing "as effective on those missions.

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i. Ccmnunications;(l)FCM, (See Annex 0, Part It far details.) Ninety-

nine int~ree:pts '(,ere made,(2) Radi0: (SaI .lmnexC, Part II. f'or as tail s.) Th.ere

Were 30 strike repc;r:tS"received by the Wing Radio Stations"j Inte lligonee SlM r.J .ary:

(l)Ehem.y Air Opp.c:aitian: (See Aonex D, Part I,. fordetails.) Only .20 intcrceptorE iTers enccuntered on these 4 missions.There liere no claims.

(2) Enemy ilntiaircraft: (Sea .'!.nnex D, Pa.rt II, fordetails.) FlakOIi. those miss iOIls.7aS ahOlt as ineffective as haabeen anticipate d.

dehBs.)(3) .D9JnageAssesSln.Omt: (SeG .'Ulne.xD, Pa.rt Ill, fCi! '

(a) Mission Number 247: Dal!l(lge to 'I'akaroatsuam01nted to 1.4 square miles I C O C ' 78 pcI' cent of the ciyfs bui 1t-up area.

(b) Missi.rnageto Koehi Urbanarea al!!.Olnted to .92 square miles, er 48 po.r ce,nt of the city'sbuilt.;up areas

(c) Mission Number 249: Th.J;nage to Rimeji to..taled 1.216 square mi.LesI ar abcut 63.3 per cent of the city'sbuilt-up area.

(d ) Missi onNumber 2 r sO ; . 1%Image to'Tokushimatotalled 1.7 square miLe s, or 74 per ocnt of the ei"by's bu iU-uparea.

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lbrt I .. Navigation Tract: ChartPart II ..Mean Points of.ImpaetPart III .. Radar Approach. OhartsPart IV .. BailbingPart V .. Flight Enginec. .rin;g ChartsPart VI .. RadarPart VIr .. GUnneryPart VIII .. Air-Se,a Resouo Chart

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RADAR BOMB RUN CHARTTOKUSHIMA

SWEEP-15M ALT 10,000

:BOM:BCIRCL'E PLACED ON AIMINGPOINT AT 4.81 NAUTICAL MILESSLANT RANGE EQUIVALENT TO 70TANGENCY ANGLE .AT 10,000 FT.A LTlllJD E . B O M B OIR.CLE. A NDRANGE LINES CORRECTED FORSLANT RANGE.

2 SECT. XXI ao, REPROOUGEDBY 949TH ENGR AVN TOPO COx)(zot-OLU(J)(\JI


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RADAR BOM B RUN CHARTTOKUSHIMA

SWEEP-15M ALT 10,000

BOMB CIRCLE PLACED ON AIMINGPOINT AT 4.81 NAUTICAL MILESSLANT RANGE EQUIVALENT TO70GTANGENCY ANGLE AT IOpOO FT.ALTITUDE. BOMB CIRCLE ANDRANGE LINES CORRECTED FORSL.ANT RANGE.

A-2 sEcT. XXI ae. REPRODUCED BY 9491H ENGR AVN TOPO co


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1. Missicn No. 247. Takamatsu Urban :>1'e9.:a. ~"eather over the target area uas clear to 4/10 under-cast uhich made visual bombing possible. Eighty-six aircraft per-marmedvisu.n.l sightina and thirty aircraft bonbed uama r~dar siaht-ing. Surface \1in&3nhich 'bIen the smokG fran the tarset area andexposed tho city to the light created by fires rrez-e 0. c ansidero.bleaid to visual bcrnbing. Visual bonbfng was also ercatly facilitated

by the use of reflex optics.b. Tho only difficulties eneruntered ilcre oalfunctiop ofthe T19 adapter flith 4 aircraft reporting malfunction of the ad.-3.pter.Throe .aircraft ban be d t9.rgots of qppartuni ty 'ilhen engine failureprevented banbing of' the primary target,c. Planning of IP and axis of attack was cansidc.red ex-

cell nt, The average drift reported uas 50 right. Compressibilityfar this wing uas 106 minutes. 2, Mission No. 2 4 8 . Koehi Urban Area:

a. Sevc:re turbulence \7as enccunt erad by several aii'craftat the b::mb release point. There uere sane slight variations inaxes of attack due to difficulty in locating the ta~gbt by radarduring tho e rly part of the run. One aireraft repOFtcd 1 E-46incendiary cluster hangiI"\g because of severe thennals and "."lhichlater released over water. TiT 0 ai.:rcraft reported malfunction ofB-IO shackles.

b. The IP pas reported as satisfactory. The averagedrift reported r ras 20 right. Canpressibility for thi.s wing \7aS60 minutes.

3. Missicn No. 249. Hime ji Urban Area:a. Because of the 4/10 to 6/10 undercast in the ta.rgetarea mast banbing nas acca:J.plished by visuo.l sighting l1fto:c 1 : . , " ) ! . " i ngradar apprce.ches. Eight aircraft reported maIf'unctf on of B - JO

shackles. Three aircraft report.ed rack malfunctions.\

bl. IP and axis of attack \"Iere reported as satisfactoryplanned. The average m-ift reported uas 60right. Compressibi1.i tyfor this uing was 99 minutes,4. Mission No. 250. Tokushima Urban ~l.reo.:

a. The greatest difficulty encountered 1"10S thermals atthe bonb release point. The axis of attack rraa up .1indand it isbelieved that less thermals \7ould have been enccuntered had t l". .eaxis of atta.ck been made cross l1ind or dorm \7ind. The axis of at-tack Gas determined fran the standpoint of the mast desiroble ra-dar scope return and a suitable IF and target apprcach. Tua air-craft reported malfuncticm. of B-IO shack.lee , T\10 aircraft report-ed rack malfunctions. .

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b.. The IP uas reported as satisfactory and easily idon-on tho radar sc ope. The axiS of attack Ua8 up rri.nd and as as cme turbulence was enccuntere d; The average drift reportedright. The cOllpressibility for the wing \7 . :1 .8 115 ninutes ..


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. . FW V I - R A .D A R1. ~ Banbing. ANIAF9 -13 I

Number 01 sets oper a. t i ve Q[l take- Off , 491a.b. !\Tumbe!t'f Aje over a-11 targets with operative sets:. 452c. Percentage of sets operative I 9 1 . 8 %d. Number of sets operative on return to bas-e: 447e. uw.ber of A /e using azimuth $tabilizatim: 3 3 5f. Percentage of bo.nbi.ngA /e us tng azimuth stabilizatien: 74%g. Average maximumrange (in nautical miles) ()f APQ13:o to 5000 feet,5000 to 10,000 feet, 73.10,000 to 20,000 feet,74.h. Average maximumbaac on range (in Ilf.Il1tical miles);a j; 0 5000 feet

5000 to 10,000 feet,126,10,000 to 20,000 feet,lJ9.i. :'I.veragemaximumrange of Japanese c cast: 57 .8 milesj. NUmber of set failures in lead Ii/a: 1k. Only varied light interference was reported.

a. Numb;rof reported fixes: 3479b. Antenna used and usable rnaxamumrange (in nautical miles) ;

Trailing(1) Gromd-'.1ave 54 .7 471(2) Sky-Wave 1271 1250

c. No interference was reported.3. Ib~ - SCR-6 95.

a. Sets were turned en and off as per SOF.b. Average number of times checked i 35c. Ii ! 0 rna1functiOIlS vrer'e rep orte d.

4. ~Absolute Altimeter - SCR-7l8:a. Numberof operative sets: 239b. Number of inoperative sets: 2

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5. Q9!l! !Mtlla , The rQ,lte int-o TAK . \MAT :SU received sane good cOJID.ents.

This was due to the nuIIlertUs radar check points Q the straightCQ,lrse fran departure point to target. Direct radar banbsight syn-chronizaticn was used.

b., Th e 73rd ' i l ing used fixed angle bcnbing. starticg the banb-sight at a 700 sighting angle. This was due to indefinite and dis-integrated city returns.

1. No. of ;';0 firing:-=.12~ _2. ;~verage turret load:

T350 LA287.5Y A3 2 5 LF2b6.6UF5 3 33. .\verage no. Of r cunde fired in canbat per turret:

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1 ! ! :o4. No. of roonds fired in canbat:.-:.l-=l~O _

Guns Loaded:5. No. of roonds used for test firing: 80 X UF . lverage per gun 2C::::'ds6. 58th ~hn.g 7'3rd Wing

Hot Cold313th ~/ingHot

7. Malfunctirns: C.F.C. Turret dump in elevation, ayna-motor sparking, ring seat failed toturn, L.:l.. turret turned ccunber cLoek-wise (bad 6sn7' tube in servo) andbr oken gl 0;; lm:Ip""

8. Total percentage of ~quipnent operative:

C : ], 1 . 5 0 Ii~.-.None

C . ; F . C .99 . 6% CAL 50 M.G.100 %9 . Remarks: There was very little gunnery activity. Cn e Baka waseluded by evasive ectiun.

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TK ~} rss l:IS~IOtiS~l' ID1JIIlIOS.;liD SUPER ~s _E TO BE ON IITArIOt iS 1>111", " TI lE TIII l3IllDla.u'C OR 'lICK '011 TDl& DlDlgA.TED POR R!.TlJRII or ~ STRm!:URCIW'T ON RlIJ~KI lOJnIl.

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Part I - ;/eather SummaryPart II ...Chart ... Forecast V's -. Observed. iieather:Part III ...Prcgnostie I V 1 < l l pFart IV- SynGptic Map

Mi..ssicns No. 247.248.249. and .2503/4 July 1945


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PoW I-W E . 'l .T U E R S t l M M A R YPL').NN1NG rCIUIPAST

Bases a 2-3/10 1dlllc1cude in moring, base 2000 ft, tops 4000 ft, withincrease in attemoCl'l to 6/10 with base 1GoO, tops 8000 ftwith soattered shQillers and elcud base falling to 1000 feet insharers.Beutel Average d 4./10 lQillclmds, base 2000 ft, tops GoOOft withscattered upper clcuds except for band of built-up cumulus near190 N, with tops to 12,000 feet in showers.i~l Targets:Vsriab1e 5-8/10 101'1alcuds, with lesser amcunt onN and Esides at hills. Middle c1cuds scattered except for narrQl,'l coldf'rODt z cne along center of empire. Fossi bili ty of visualcQlditians lut not high probability,

Bases atTake-Off:Rcute:Broken 100 clcuds and scattered high clcuds.Broken lew e.Lcuds and scattered middle and high clmds withscattered showers to 19Cf:r. Fran 19 to 32'N there "1ill bescattered 10.7 and higb cLcuds, Fran 37'1:r to target there willbe bracen la>'l cloods and scattered to broken nidd1e and highcloods.Kochi:' 8/10 100 clouds, base 2000 ft, top 7000 ftj 7/10 middleclmds, base 13,000 ft, top 15,000 ft; 8/10 high cI cuds at 27.000 ft. ~1inds at 11,000 ft will be 2900 at 25 knots.Tokush~1 6/10 100 clouds. base 2000 ft. top 6000 fti 7/10middle cicuds , base 13.000 ft. top 15,000 ft; 6/10 high ol cudsat 28,000 ft. Winds at 11,000 ft will be 2900 at 25 knote,Himeji~ 8/10 10;:;cLcuds, base 2000 ft, tops 8-12.000 ft; e/J.Omiddle c1cuds, base 13.000 ft, top 16,000 ft; 8/10 high c Lor.Isat 'Z 7 ,000 ft; light rain and light rime icing above 15,000 f"L,-finds at 12,000 ft will be 2900 at 26 knots.TakaIllatsu~ 8/10 lOil c1cuds. base 2000 ft. top 7000 ft; 7/J.Qmiddle clcuds in layers between 12.000 and 16,000 ft; 6/10 hcE:'c1mds at 28,000 ft; light rime icing. lEnds at 10,00(') ft < 7 . ~ : lbe 2900 at 25 knots.

Targets:

Bases anReturn: Scattered 1m and high cLcuds,

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Baees atTake..ort1R~te toTargeta.

Targets;

Bc:ute enReturn:Bases onReturn I

a - S I l O 1~ c1c:uds. base 2000 ft, tops 6000 it with scatteiedshQJ8rs in base area and scattered upper clcuds. iiind NNr i 4to 8 knots at Saipan~ ca~ at Guam. Visibility unrestricted.To 2J~C 4~6/10 10\1 clmds, base 2000 ft, tops 5-7000 ft withf'fm soattered built-up clcuds uith to.pa to 13,000 ft.To 2 9 C W I &-8/10 100 clc:uds, bases unlmOi1ll, tops 7000 f"t withscme tops to 15,000 ft. Lightning seen but no reports of air-craft being struck. light turl:ulence near clcud.To targets I 2-4/10 100 01cuds, base 2000 ft, tops 4000 ft ..KoobiI 1-2/10 100 c1cuds, base 2000 ft, tops 4000 ~'7ih scatter-ed high clcuds at 30,000 ft. iiind at 11,000 ft was 3300 at 25knots.Takamat'sul Clear of 100 clmds l7i'th 7/10 thin high clmds,height unknavn. \iinds at 10,000 f"t were 3000 at 25 knots.TOkushima: Clear of 10;1 c1cuds wi"th 3/10 mi(1dle at estimated18,000 ft. :iind at 11,000 it t"IaS . : : 3 1 00 a:t 25 knolls.Himeji: 4-6/10 100 eLcuds, base 2000 ft, tops 5000 ft withscattered upper c1cuds, height unmo.m. ',linds at 12.000 ft 7ere3200 at 25 lolots.Sameas rcute to targets except in zone near 19~T, where buil t-u~of 4./10 to 20-25,000 ft with shOlle.:r'swas enca..mtered.3-5/10 100 c1cuds, base 2000 ft. tops 5000 ft i7ith ne shmersin base area. :.iind light and varia. bae. Visi bili ty unrestric t-ed.

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C Q lID alJ NCIA T I C NS

Part I - :Radar Cou.nter MeasuresPart II -Radio

M.issi Q'lS No.. gAl.24.8.249. and 2503/4 July 1 9 4 5


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1. FUrpose;a. To D/F early-warning and gun laying radars.b. To conduct a general search in the 20-3000 me r'egacn,c. To barl19,ge jam the ..Berny gun laying and searchlight radars in the72-84 me and 190-210 me banda and to spot jam any enemy radar signals that

appeared cutside the barrage in an effort to render ineffective the enemyci'ladardefense13.d. To confuse enemy searchlight and gun laying radars by the use orrope.

c. To rec ord enemy voice cQll111Unicati ona,2. Methoo:a:. 'r1.7enty-sixR eM observers participated and used the follaving

equipnent to aceanpli sh the search and jammingI 336-.LPr-l. 195-:..PQ.-2.ll-.ARQ._ 8. 2-API'-1. (Modified). 20-API'-3 (Modified), l-.\.PR-5. 2-1iNQ-l,25-i l .Hl . -4 , 13-lJ.PA-ll, .5-APiI.-24 and 3-1..FlR-7.b. Rope was dispensed at the rate of 3 bund.Le per 10 seconds rraenprotect ien was needed fran searchlights.

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00042 0000 00 3410JlT 13310E 07041>5 0412 21 121 SOOI~4 0000 00 3/~1ON 13.:n~ 070445 0412 21 121 S00067 0995 00 2a5DN 1i810E 070445 0,3.45 21 121 S 8 "/ CHI0068 01>50 28 2830N 137JDm 070445 0134. 21 121 8 EW0070 CHI0490 24 J2S0N 1345SF: 07041,:) 0249 21 121 S B'" cm0073 0480 32 JUON 1353SE 070445 0219 21 121 S E"I CHI0073 0920 2 4 3410N' 1331OE: 070445 0410 21 121 S E ' l CHI0073 0958 00 2850N 13810E 070445 0346 21 121 S E " , CHI0073 0250 00 3300N 135305; 070445 0145 21 121 S B"r C!1 10074 lS00 2.5 333 . O N 13520E 070345 1445 21. 121 S E~') C~lI0074 0450 40 3210N 13330E 07041f5 0251 21 121 S E'" CH I0075 011,.'50 20 2900N 1370011:' 070445 0140 21 121 S E " ' I G i l l0075 0998 18 2850N 1.981Qm 0704,45 0347 21 121 S g-'! CHI0076 1000 .35 3315N 1354ClJ: 070345 1 4 3 L ~ 2.1 121 S E " " r e ln0076 0437 18 2920111 137501: 070345 2330 21 121 :' 5 B " ' " ' t CHI0077 1859 05 3430N 13420e 070445 01.35 21 121 S G!, OUO:)00077 1000 05 3415N 13401),3: 070445 0140 21 121 S GL OTA0300077 1250 05 333 ON 13335E 07044-5 0151 21 121 S GL OTA0300077 1200 05 330CN 1340Clj": 070445 0200 21 12 1 8 GL OTJ..o300078 1868 05 340SN 13420E 0701lA5 0125 21 121 S GL OTA0300078 1000 08 3435N 13430E 070445 0100 21 121 S GL 07A0300078 1000 05 . 3 4 1 S N 1.%0~ 070445 0140 21 121 s GL OTI-.o300078 0480 4.0 321~5N 13450E 0704/:-5 0245 2 1 121 S E;", (T!l I00079 1900 05 3h20N 13410E 0701~45 0130 21 121 S GL OTJ..0300080 1400 12 31~0Cl]))131j45E 07044-5 0305 21 121 S GL OT1. .0300080 0451 4.2 32l .~ON 1331C 076445 0317 21 121 s :s;- eE!00080 1000 0,5 .3415N 131fOOE 070445 ciao 21 121 S GL OTJ. .O)00081 1700 06 3325N 1350C; 070445 0252 21 121 S GL OT}[J'300081 0500 20 32. 5 5 N 1354.5lJl 070345 1432 21 121 S E " ' " " 00101020200082 0490 35 .3340!'{ I3S11E 070445 0322 .21 121 S E''! C T : !00082. 0450 20 3145N 134-00i!: 070445 0235 21 121 S !!.. C ! T I00084 0990 00 235 ON 138103 070q,4-5 O.3h2 21 121 S m - ~ o : : r00085 0500 .20 32451~ 13605E 070345 1431 2i 121 s E "~ 0 : : ' 1 0 1 0 2 0 2'0:; .. - 00090 0665 32 255 ON 1M30E 070345 2150 21 121 S !. 001C:0202~L 00090 07.31 30 2805H 13850E 070445 0351 2.1 121 6 .. , . . . . OOlC:C2Q2:o00094 0832 21 3 a o o w 13:51SE 0704M 0227 21 121 S ~. . . . 0010:'0202::zQ 00094 0500 20 3235w 1.360$ 070345 1430 21. 121 S CCIOIC2 : : ' 2I> ( : 0 ; 1? ; G o 00096 0861 13 315011T 13605E 070445 0025 2+ 121 S E ; - 0010:;'0202c~ 00098 0900 20 ,322QN 1 3 4 5 C E 070445 0231 21 121 s ..:!, OOlO20C.)2~.~~

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.~[g_R~!00150 0485 14 3115N 13615E 070445 0020 21 121 8 S " ' r 001030003o015o 0480 03 324 0 1 lT 13530E 070445 0040 21 12 1 8 li:'~1 00103000300150 000.0 10 3240N 13,530E 07044,5 0040 21 12 1 S00150 0965 05 3 21 51 J 1 35 30 E 0701~45 0230 21 12 1 S E i . ' . t 0060400150 0972 12 32151


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messages; 23 received me of the messages and 5 did not receive any.Reasons logged for not receiving messages uere: helping engineer,helping navigator. air sick, jamming. eating and an distress frequency,Tlj.e3l3th ITing reported that 486 Fox messages ''Iere logged by the aerialoperators but did not' include any percentage figure.s. Ucopac weatherand time signals ;rere also transmitted during these miasicns.,. 3'. Frequencies, izlhe2 high strike frequencies proved the mosteffective in all wings during these mlssicns., Signal strength reportssho;;ed that the 7 and 11 megacycle frequencies averaged 3-4 R.4 Be-yond 30e miles,' Signal strength and readability of the 3 megacyclefrcquenc ies, \1E)revery lcm. The f 011O'Iing ,is a p.ercentag_ebreakdoun oftraffic per frequency: 12 per cent on 3 megacycles; 48 per cent on 7megacyc,les. and 40 per cent en 11megacycles.

4. Navig!ltiooal .'loidsl Eleven requests for HF /DF hear' s ':1(;reFa.ce ived dur ing tbese missi ens and all ilC; re obta ine d. Five O f thesehearings were requested and received fran the 1\10 Jima eir-sc;8, roscuestati on.. Seven requests for VHF /DF bearings liera all obtained. Emers,ranges and broadcast stations nerc used effectively qy all l"Iings.

5~ Net Discipline and Securitv: There ':1'oreonly a feu oinorbreachea of net discipline ree ordod, Several aircraft of the 73rd .lingj runmedthe net by at,tempting to infom an aircraft that the GrOlDdStation was calling him. The airplane rras contacted and net disci;:linc\"ItiS restored. The 31.:;Jth;ling reported that sane operators misused s znen~n signals. This was corrected. No violations of security nere n_t~d

6'. EnemY Transmissi gts: The follo.1ing incidents of ene:l.." je::=i:.,;.and interference rrere rec orded during these missions:

a. 1120 kes:(1)(2)

Jap C;/ between 1200z..180QZrras partially effectin,.Bagpipe at 2minute intervals betucen 1330Z-14CS vasineffective.Unidentified C'.I. bot,1een 14.50Z-1650Zj160 Z-1E4.5Z;l700Z-19QOZi and 1740Z-1800ZTIas partially effecti.".Scrambled C :; caarac tcrs bet':7eon 1500Z-160 Z . ""lorepartially effective.

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c . 10305kes: Negligible.d. 3 1 4 5 kcs: (This frequ,eineybas been replaced. by 3 1 60 kc)

(1) Jap not and ot.ber ec,cm",'"stat;i.OOS blceked.traf'fie onthis frequency bet~i1ee.n0900Z and20DOZ l7ere VC'I:"!eff-ective. - - .(2) :Tumbledc r r at IBoOZwas P6 rtially effective.

e. 6055 kes I(1) Steady-OW signal st.ar,\1ngat 1157Zand. la.sting till 14042 naa

partially effective.(2) 0\'1at l531Z was very effective.(3) C'il interference and tone in.creased in signal strength as air-craft approache d target were ];)artially cflee ti ve.(4) Jap voice at l;500Zwas ineffective.(5) Sweep thra,lgh jan:tI:! l ing at 170Q,Z7GS ineffectivo;;.(6) Gri interference at 145%, 173%. 1821Z and 1905Z nas very eff-

ective.

(1) jap ml 100 miles Ofr eoaat en return uas very effective .f. 10880 kcs:

(2 ) C "il and steady tone a.t 1745Zwere very effective.(3) ow and tone a't 1130Z \leN ineffeative.(4) steady tone and ViS by an ButO!latickeyer at 1813Z':1ere v,,-:..!

effective.(5) C~ a.t 1800Z was effective.

g. 3410 1m s : Negligi b1eh. 7310 keSl

(1) .i"l.1.ltanatick~ying at 120& was ineffeotive.(2) Hea.vy OJ code at 163.QZtlas partia:llY effective.

i. 11160 kes: (This frequ.ency has beenreplaecd by 1012.5 kc)(1) Mixed cOde at l:700Znas partially effective .(2) In. tenset eae at '2000Zwas effective.

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SECRET- ~'~ .T '." "" " '" .. .. .I, ~0820 ~s;

(1) Steady tone at 1950Z " " " : . 9 very effective.~(2) (Jii hash bet'l1G . . 5n at identified.Engine feathered positian 23 10 Ii1:4120 E. Feturnedto 'base.Sighted fcur flares two star red.Sighted fOlr flares two star red. . .to Pla.,vmate 48, Sighted red flares an water at pcsi-tiC!l:l Shackle YP l 'NX North TP:,xr; east.Ditching 33 6 Ficadilly 318 11 0.270.Dito.hing 336 Pioadilly 318 . T~is message ii;J,~. s 6 6 t .~3310. kcs. The operator heardlt on a.han:'-~lc. 2CKC.It w as rec.eipted for by Oo.VlBo (Iuc JIru: .: . .J.r Se_Rescue). . . . 1 k . d continums1y "hen tumeCf8. EQuipment lfI8.1fUnctJ.OIls:.)JV.l. I ,Hr. -13. . eye . 1 ... ide tene :-- -- _.. ., t' . 2 antennas broken, . no son and wmid nat c.hanne 1; 1 anope.ro. 1.ve, .. _. .. - . ,. SCR-522 2 inop-.. 2' t tte t a.nd dynamoto~ nOl.se, - _ 00-348 4 inOJ;lerahve; . an erma n . WonB pcsitiOll, 1erati v;. 1 stuck on Channel "An, 2 cn- off - S\Iltchst: :e:as Dr dt~; Ir:t te~transmitted en receive position; .'.N/ARN-7. 4 sense .t.":' 1 mierophClle... . ... tv en ft Liaison~ pOSl. l ......phone. 4 ~nope!["at1.ve j I .:lnopera 1 e ... t. . .2 jackbQ( leakage iswi tch inoperative. 1 microphone ~ tt on lnopera. l.~:' 4 stuck or sluggish.RL-42 , 4 - inoperative, 1 tangled. \"Ilre, 1 lost . . - - rug ,

. A IRCRAFr -1255Z 30v667I530Z 28V6671 7 4 7 Z18022.1905Z

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INTELLIGENCE

P a rt I - Enem y .hir Opposition

Bection 1. - TQkruno. tsuBecthn B KochiSection C - Himej!SectionD - Tokushirno.

Po.rt II - Enemykntic..ircroit W1d ....ir -to-';'ir EombingPElr t I n- DQII l o .ge i .s so s s mc n t

Mia:sions No. 247.248. 249 Q,Jld 250'5/4 July 1945


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P;'U,I .. !!:NEll!!AIR QPPOSITION

c.. Ja.p fighter cppo s I tion continued to be 011 to negllgi ble,a IllY~' int~rc epta Is be ing enco,un tsradon th e T D J.c (lJ JH "tl;!u-Kcchi ~Himeji ..Tokuahimo., nlght s tr ike IS. Trw Jup s mo.de 8 0.tta.clcs. and 1 B-29 wasdOOll.Q.gedby A cornbinatlon of enemy fighters and !'lo.k.The crews madeno Clo.ims.

,b. ABetty which wus seen a.bout 175 miles south or land'send on Course launched 0. Bo.ka. " TheBo.ko. went Int'O a. slow di ve thenIJu110d up for an o.t,to.ck from 8 0c Iock 10'1'1. Two red bursteor

flame were eb sez-ved to como from the Bako.. but it did not get ,o.ny010ser than 300. yo.rds where it o..ppo.rentlyd.isslpa.ted I tspower o.nddiso.ppoo..red. 'In t,he meurrtdme the Betty 0.180 mo.de one attack from11 01clock high.

o. One Bo.ke. was Sighted in the target area. The pilot ofthe B.. 29 111.09ased speed to an indica. ted 245 mph an.d Ilppeared to bepullin'g C ' . w o . . y . It WOo S soon apparent thnt the Bo..kll was go.ining as itO;ppeo.red at 4 0' c1 eek hi gh. The pll 0t the n d roppedthe nose o . . ' lC l go.I nedspe ed, These t:lctics w e re continu.ed for o:pproximllte ly 5 minute e,ThG Bckc, f'ad.ed. bo.ek o.t 4 . 0' clock high and turne d of r to the rigpt.

- .Pi..RT II - E N E M Y ;,NTlJ.IRCRJ,E'T lJID l.IR-TO ...aR BCiffiING1. !.Jiission No 2.47- Takamatsu UrhO,n brect:

0,. The primary tnrgetw::l.s bombed by 116 lIG of the 58th ":Jingbetween 1755Z nnd 1942Z from. 9,900 toll.100 feet. ;'ver,o,ge axi 8 ofo.ttMk Wo.s 780 Cloud unde.rcast was reported as C:..W to 4/10.

h. Enroute to the tllrgetflo.k W o .s encount e'red as follows:Locg,tion Coordinates.d.shi.t uri -Saki 3243N 13301E Moager Ilnd 1llllccuro.te.medium.

l!a'o.ger and iIlllCOuro.te,medium.Me a.gerand inllc cur ate Imedium.

3330N .. 13317E3415N .. 13334E

C. Over the target, areo. flak 'WaS reported a.S mea,ge'r to moderate,lnacCl.!U'"a,te, and medium. Hea.vy flo.k wo.s nil, Only 1 possible, seQlrch-light beamwas see.n in tl;l;rget o.reo.by 1 A l G .

d. Onwi thdro."we.lflak WaS Insignif loo.nt .e. No A le were lost or dlll1\aged o.SB. roau1t of flnk on thiS

mission,.f. Th e lHlI.ckout in the to.rget o .re o. ' IllS oonsidered excellent.

2. Mission No 248 - Kochi Urban ,\r!!Q~e.. The primo.ry targ.t WOoS bom\)ed ~ 125 }.fO of tho 73rd "11:1&o-

tween 1652Z and 1752Z from 1Q.300 to 11.. 500 fset. Axis of o..ttaOkvo.r1.d from 2660 to 3130 'lVell.ther 'I'i'o.1Ieported 0,8 0 - 2/10 II.ncle....ca.st 1r l .ttl winds of 27 knots from 3200

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b, Enroute to the target fLnk was nil,c, Over the target area flak was described as meager, In-

ac~urnto and medium by npproximnt ely 25% of the ~C, The remaining75/ reported flak as nil, One searchlight Wo.s soan in targ ... area,

d, On withdrawal 2 l/G received meagor, inaccuraterlalc from surfo.ce craft 3Q - 40 miles south of target,

e., No .:jC were. lost or do.maged o.s n result of flak on thismissiol'l, One ;jc was lost to unknown cnu se s ,f, Miscellnneou D b Observo.tions,

complete,tack,

(1) Tho blackout of Shikoku and b.rget ar ea WIlS fai ByKochi A lF was 1ighted o.nd remni ned so throughout the o.t-(2) The conical shaped fir I maase s previously reported

Glver Sasob o and Kumamoto were o.gOoinreported. with 10 to 15 suchbursts bein~ observed,

3, Mission No. 249 - Rimeii Urbnn";'reo..0.. The p'rimury tnrget wo.s bombed by 106 :J C of the 313th

'Jing bct'lreen 14502 and 16292 from 10,100 to 11,500 feet, :.xis ofattack averaged 38, Wellther WIlS reported as 4/10 to 6/10 under-cast with winds of 26 knots from 3100,

b. Enrou to to the target me o.ger, ilw.c cur a'te , medium andheavy flak WIlS encountered from tho islo.nd chain (Nishino - Shima,E,Shima, D a nko . - Shima and Bose - Shima) along tho bomb run,

c. Over the target f Lak 'NUS described as menger. innccur-o.te, medium and heavy. mostly medium.

d. On withdrawal 3 h i e reported meo.ger, inaocurate andheo.~J flak from surface craft Oot 3330N - l3430Eo

e. No )./e were lost to flak on this mission and of 106 :!Cbombing only 1 or 0,95% sustained flak damage.

r. Searchli~ht Activity: Inerrecti ve seo.rchlights were ob-served as rollow~:Location Coording.tes NumberTo,ktlilUI.tsu 3420N-13403E 2Oko.yo.moo 3440N-133 SSE 2Hiketn 34l4N-13424E 2Shodn Shima 3430N-134l5E 2.:..leo 3445N-13423E 2Hibi 3425N-13355E 2

g. Mlscelluneous;'_;' ,Qbservg,tions; One crew reported strllllgegreen ground lights. appllrently flares, In the t~rg6t Oorea. Theyappeared when flak WIlS In action and wont out when it ceased, Thismanger description falls in line with previous roports of strangeglOWli pa.rticula.rly in the Tol


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1. Summaryta. Oomage to the city of Takamo.tsu rosc.lting frot:. ro

Bom Com 1:li5sion 247, 3-4 July 194;5" c.mountcd to 1,4 sq. mi whichr-ep res 0nts about 78% of the e:nti re bui 1t:'up portion of theC ity(1.8 sq. mi.).

b, Dnmage extend,s in :1.11directions Crom th~ center ofoi ty. 'l:lndamaged portionso!' the built-up :.rea. are along t:'G cntir0N :rhor.61ioe, a.t the extreme Btl:) and o.hng tho :$edgco S (of thebuilt-up areo,).

c. There are ne numbered to::rg~ts oJ'fected, but in the !:l)ortiGln of the built-up area. SW 0.1' the prison, t;1cro is an uo.-identif ied industrial aT-eo. (about .2:3 s


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The built-up urban area (residGntinlC\.udc cmmerc ial concentrutlon) extendsE nnd rt C\.b~ut 1.5 milos a.long theshoreline and a.bout 2 miles inland ntthe fur bounda.ry. 1.8 1.4 78%

b. No flak was reported enrouts to ta.rget,-c. Over the target area about 251. of the attacking planesdescribed flak as meager . inaccurate ond medium, ;. very few J..le

(11) reported heavy flak as meager and inaccurate. Qne or 2 in-effective searchlights were seen in the target area,d. On withdrawal 2 A le encountered me age r , inllccu,ro.te, heavyand medium flak at land's end.e, No A le wt;\re lost or dama.ged as a result of flnk on thismiSsion.f. Mi scellllnsou6 , I . , ) . Observ:l tions : 0,'l0 instance VIas re-

ported of medium flak hitting fulling bombs and exploding them.

P:.RT III -. SECTION .\- D.';.:1.GE , :.SSS1s:EET REPORT > :.rea:Numbered tflrgetSI N o ne

RR Fel:'ry T'ermi nn.L, Rep Ilir Shop.s, Ynr dslCuu.shiki Spinning Mill (;JC Plnnt)Milki til ho n \'for'k.i;.ChemicClI PlantSeo.p Inne Baae.-.t least 31 medium o.nd small 1ndus-'trial plants, and .2 militarybar rue ks o:r e as

None visible10m destroyed25%destroyedNone vis'ibleN o n . e visible15 industrialplants and 2barracks areasd e s t r o y e d

4. Tar gets Ou.tside Built-up :.re 0. (with1 n 5mi.le radius centerofci ty)

Numbered targets:90,27-25'33

~ 260.2T 0 .1 < a mo.t s uKiral arfLelet

llano vtsibl:.~:one ~isible

O t h e r t o . r g e t s :Small Indus trial Plants (10) None visible

Gener6Jl: T Q l c r : l J n o . tSIl is an important harbor city on Shikoku.The shore line for 0. distance of Smile s on 131her s .ide of thecity is deV0te d to por' t rae iIiti0s or S1l1t prod uction ~ no docage..1s visible ...

References I !OF 90.27 Okayama Area 22. .A\l...,oust1944M8 IV l' ann. o.tated to shO"ll' ~eInclosure: Blow-up of 3PR5 7-=follows this. report.

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P ;'.RT III - SECT ION C - DA~L;.GE,:,sSE 3stiEHT REPORT HlMEJI

I, Summe,x:y~e. , Himej,i City damo.ge resulting 1'rom XXIBom Co.mmesioD.

249 or 3-4 July 1945 is 1.216 squ.o.re miles or o.bout 63,2> percent of'the buil 1; ; up o.reu,

b, Old. and nel'l~o.mc.ge totals 1.476 squc.re miles co 76.7percent of thG ent.irebullt up o.rao. (1,92 :square r.lilcs ),' T::.duatl'ialdama(:e total,s .547 square miles or 92 percent of the tote). industrialbuilt up area ( ..38 5 square miles)~

c. Domo.go is: concentrated in the SandE portions oft.hG built up aren. Li ttl.:;; or no damage is in the ;lo.:ld S"{portionsof tho built up o.reo..

d. Cons idora.b Is druno.ge is vis ibl e in nil itc.ry barreekswithi n the Cas tIe groul'ldS (Thi S 1a omitcd on the annoto. ted priP.e).

2, ItemizQ,tien 0 . 1 ' Tota.l .~reo. DOj'IlD,ge:Sq.::i. Sq.:';1, PCl'c~ntof o.too:. D=gcd D.::un.c.ged

0.. The urb,o.n built up arGo:. f.s0.11 around the castle. The grca t~.r partis S of the castle; extends E and ": r 1.535 1.129 13,5

b. Industri 0.1buil t~up o:.reasinclude To.rget 2047 E of the palace,railroad yo.rds a.nd unidentified indus-try S of tho castle o.nd two small unid-o'l1tihed indl.\strial o.rea-a SW of thecastle. .385 92,0Total buil tup Oorenl 1,92 1,416 76.'

c. ~Urb[Hl built up ar en ft :;LSused here jJO~S res id"ll ti. :: :. l : :tr .icO.!!IIl1crci::W.concentro.ted areaS.

3. Iterni:r.a.tiop of Industrial OOO(\g9:0... Red lroad ya.tds:: 0.11 bui 1ding.s us sooiate d wi th reil read

yo.rds destroyed except roundhouse in E portion.b. Several small unidentifiod industries adjo.o9nt to the

rai 1re Qd ya.rds reported -e.s ' t~'xt ilo. mi11s C a G e .t(lf 0 renee bel 01'1)d~stroyed,

c. Reported mo.tch and electriC bulb fo:.ctories (Me reforone,,~SE ef co..st1edestroyed.

d. To.rget 2041. Knwo.nishi .:"1rcraft Comp.:mr. Him6j1 J>lo.nt:destroyed. by XXI BC Mission 217, 22 June 1945,

a. Textile mill (reference) shewn :::.8 2047;, on "XI BGL1thomesa.ic 90.27 __2047: a.boll.t 80 pe'=~r~" destroyed bl' XXI BGMissiQn 217, 22 June 1945 (not raportad previously).

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-". , .r. .La 0.the r pl (lot {refe renee) . ,Sh01fl:nElS204 7B OIl XXI Be Litho ~moso.lc 90.27--2047; o.bout 80 pe~rcent de.s't.rey"d, by, )'XI B.C, Hisdon217, 22 June 1945 'not reported previously).

Reference, rti.F~.tr Objwct~ veFolder 90,.27, 22 ;'ugust 1944.Inc1 osur-os , I, Enlarged mos0.1c showing da.mo.ge follows this po.g.a.

P ~.RT II I- SEC TJO ~1 D - D ,L~GE ;.SSE3 Ir.@ :~ R EP O R T * 'TOKUSHnL : .

Ct. DQJl\o.goto the city of Toku8hima resulting froll :leUBorn.ComMillsion 250,3-4 July 1945 totcJs 1,7 sq.rni, which representsabout 7 4% of the entire city. ':'ddltiopnl druILl .go to o.reQ8 outs idsthe oity toto.1so.bout 0.1 sq. mi. , br.inging tho totc.1 c..reg..d;!JJ.c.gedo1.8 sq. mi. (Buil t-up nr ea of TokushiJna total s 2.:5 sq, 1IIi..)

b, The eoti re bun t-up o.re~oi' the cit~" 1'1'1h the 0xcep tionof thrt!>'G small distriGlts in the exbr-cmo E, S !lIld 1 '1 portions of th3City, bo.sbeen dostroyed. i > . r m y b:l.rr:'..cb3[lre loc~ted in the justme.p.tionod W portion.

c. Tal',get XXI 6108, unidentified and the only nurnb(ned in~d ustr 1al target in the buH t-up:lroa, was do.mo.god. Three bui 1d1ngs,totaling 443,000 sq. ft,. were gutted, and :lpproxilllately 14 s!:.dlbUi.ldings we.re destroyed. The power plant appeo.rs to be ur.d=::..god.

d, Target XXI 6102, an tnidentil'ied in.:!ustry a.bout !c.11eN of the City, was dumaged. Two buildi.ngs, tob.ling 253.,000 sq. !"t. I'lore gtttte'd and several smaller building,s destroyed.e. To.rget XXI 6088, a smnll unIdentified shipyaril. 1 cJ.l


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XXI 6088,. Sml;l.ll Unidentified Shipyar-d.XXI 6103:. Un_identU ied

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FUELmWNINGAverage 7 3 4 7 9 1 6 7 6 7 6 2Max imum. 1 2 5 0 1 2 2 5 1 2 0 5 14)0Minimum 3 0 0 2 0 5 2 3 5 2 0 0

A VG . GA LS. USED PER HOUR 3 9 1 . 0 4 2 6 . 2 4 2 2 . 7 7 . 9,-TOTA L USED O l~ A IRBORNE A /e 7 3 9 6 3 7 7 5 7 7 7 6 6 3 9 9 4 4 7 8 1 8 2 7

i'1 EI GHT D ATANO . A IRC RA FT ,URB OB NE 1 2 8 1 2 9 9 5 ! , 1 3A VG. :B A SIC lIT. O F A IRORA FT 7 4 9 1 9 7 5 0 0 0 7 5 1 2 5 6 3 3A V E .. . ' t \A G E U S E F U L LOAD 5 9 0 9 8 6 1 9 5 3 60719 6 0 2 8 1A YG. NO . O F :B O M BS LO JU JED M ixed Load M ixed Lo& .1 Mixed Load l:i.xed Load, A V G. lI T. O F B OM BS LO AD ED 1 4 9 9 9 1 7 4 5 5 lS42 B 1 5 615

I . . : EBA~ ?UEL LOJ \m :D 6 4 5 4 6 5 5 3 6 6 4 1 6 6 0 5AVG . tiT. O F FUEL LO AD ED 3 8 7 2 4 3 9 3 1 8 39846 3 9 6 30AVERAGE M I SC . WEIGm' 5 3 7 5 5 1 8 0 5 1 1 3 4976A VG . GB OSS " IT .A!j! TAD O FF 1 3 4 0 1 7 1 36 9 5 3 1 3 5 8 3 7 1 3 5 9 1 4

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A1titqde enro1.:lteto tar;'_,'et': 3 000 -to 3 ""'0 it, . IOV_.. and 5,000to 5,800 ft.

(4) Bomb Load: 1 group - M-76 IDs:3 groups - Clusters containing l!-69 bOOlbs.(5) Take.off: 03l915K.

c. 313th Wing;(1) Target: Hi.-,nejiUrban Area, Prirre.ry Visual 2nd Radar

MPI Force Requiredll3097 3 G r o u p sMPI Refere no e: XXI BomOon Lith c-Mosai e lUmej iHirahata Area.

(2) Route:Base1 ' 1 1 1 0 J i m a333 8N - 1 3429E342lN - l3415E ( IF)Target - Left Turn3423N - 1 3356EIw o JinaBase.

(3) Aititude enroute to target: 4,000 to 4,800 ft., s . o o o to6,.$00 ft. and $,000 toB, $00 ft.

(1 .1 ) B0nID Load: 1 group - M-47 IBs2 eroups- Clu.sters contamlnt; M-69 boms.(5) Takeoff: 031730K

d, 314th Wing:(1) Target: Tbkushim.c:1.Urban Area., Pri.!":ary Visual and Ra.dar

MPI Force Required053063 Nornel EffortMPI Reference: XXI BomComLitho-Mosaic TokuShima Area 9 O . " Z l -Urban.

BaseIwo JirreJ.353N - 1350330E (IF')Target - L e f t TurnIw o J:ilraBase.(3) Altitudeenroute to target: 7,000 to 7,800 ft. am 9,000

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F. o. # 9 5e. Omit.ted.x. (1) Method of. Attack.: By in.diViQual A le with m1l5nfo . _..I'. .. _I W .. ,.. . _. ....,. rce prec..uedby 12 pa thfl.nde:r Ae. l.ngs W J. II attempt. to compre -, tt .over target to within 70 minutes. . :os a ack

(2) Fir at 12 A/e will be deS~glated path,finders. flown by bestradar crews and loaded w~th M-47 IBs. .(3) A le loaded with M-47s will takeoff to strike first.(4) Altitude of Attack: 10,000 to 10,800 ft.(5) All A le will climb to a min imum of 12,000 ft., .im:aediate1y

aftar bombs away.(6) Bomb Fuzing: M-47s - instantaneous noseM-76s- instantaneous nose and non-delay tailAll Clusters - to open 5,000 ft.a'oove the

target .(7) Intervalometer Setting: M-47 and M.q6s - 100 ft.All clusters - 50 ft.

4. Tactical Mission Numbers:Ta:kamatsu - No~ 247Kochi - No; 246Himeji - No; 249TokushiJll:a - No. 250.

5. a.O" (1) JC{I BomCom SOl and SOP f or strike reports, contact report s

and IFF pr0cedt.lI'e s,(2) E:a,ch flight squadron will be equipped to barrage jam. the

region 190-.210 megacyyles.(J) O"IDse!t'Va1;iens of th e extent and reliability of the barrage

w:i:n be made"..mile OV8l' the target.(4) Spot jamming will be conducted'ewer the frequency ranges

180-190 and 210-220 megacycles, as desired by the wi . .ngCOI!1JlJBlldingGereral and as gove'rned by the capacity of eachwing.Jarruners will be kept in operation at all times when closa:'than 50 miles to Honshu and wiII bet urned off atall otro rtimes, except for preflight and postflight. frequency che~S,which are to be, made on the ground while thejanmers are m-stalled in the airplanes.

b. COlIlffiarA Post: Hq., XXIBomOora,Guam.BY e m n M N D O F M AJO R GENERA L LeM AY:

A W KISSN :[email protected] General. USAChief of StaffOFFICIAL: :.;!~/.r ( " .) 49 'F/~< . ./ .. ~ . . .: : : J ' J O H N /B MON1ZQMER 1/Colonel, G. S. C.D cis, Operations


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Commanding General ~ A r n w A ir For ce sComroand~ng Gen~ral; U.S. Army Strategic Air Forces (Rear)Commandlng General, U.S. A r m y Strategic Air Forces (Gu am )Chief of Staff, U.5. ~ St.rategic . . \ . i r Forces (Gu am )Commanding General; Twentieth Air FqrceCommanding General~ Eiehth Air Force' (OKinawa)Commander in Chief, U.S. A r m y f or ce s, P aci fi cChief of Naval Operations, O P - 1 6 - vCommander in Chief; Pacific Fleet (adv Hq )Commander in Chief I .Pacific Fleet (~ar Hq )Commander' Air Force, Pacific FleetCommander; Third FleetCoromaader; Fifth FleetCommander; First Carrier Task ForceCor.:unander.:MarianasCommanding General.; U,S. Army Fo rce s, ' Wd dd le P aci fi cCommanding General~ Allied ~Ur Fo rce s. S IT PACommanding Geaeral; Far East Air ForcesC Ol1 lI IlE nd iMa en er al~ U ." S tr at egi c . 0 . 1 ' Forces in &tropeCommanding General~ Mediterranean Allied Air ForcesCommanding General; Fifteenth ..!.irorce00mmanding General; Seventh Air ForceCommamil'lg General; VII Bomber CommandComnaming General~ VII Fighter CommandO ommanding General; Eleventh Air ForceCommanding'General, 30lst Fignter ningCommand Hq , Allied Air Forces. ~A'ATTN: Senior Intellieence Officer, 'R.A.A.F.Commalilder in Chief, U,S" A rmy For ce s, P aci fi c.ATTN: G-2 (For ,section 22, RCM)Officer in Charge I Joint Intelligenca CenterPacific Ocean Areas

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