21st bomber command tactical mission report 303, ocr

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HEJ..DQU.:.RTERST'.'l'ENTIETH AIR FORCE

APO '3'TJ..CTICkL ~ I S 5 I O U REPORT

Fiald Orders No. 10. 12, lUld 14 )J iss iona No. 303.310, 315'furgets=- Shimotsu Oil Refinery (90.25- XXI BC S046), K Q w a . ~ iPotroleua Complex (90,17_116/127/130/128). UbeLiquefaction Co, (90.32_1841),

28/29 July, 1/2 Cl.nd 5/6 "\U&ustTable of Contents

TactiCo.l No.rrQ.tiV6 , , , , , , , 1910"314"021

. , . .- Operlltions. , , , , , " ,PQ.rt I - NaVigation Roport and Track Chart, , ,Po.rt II - l!ean Points of Impact r a r t III - Bombing. , , , , , , , ,Far t IV _ Fligl>t Engineering Report CLnd Chllrt , ,Fo.rt V - Ra.dor Report and ChClrts, , , , , Fort VI - Gunnery , , , , , ,Fort VII - Air_Seo. Rescue Chtlt"ts. .".


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HE.\I:QU.'JlTERST;;:Jo,'"l'IEI'H AIR F(R;EMD 234

Report c Attacks Against 3 Prec is i cn Targe ts1/2 and 5 /6 . \ugust 1945.

TO Cawnnd1ng Gcnornl. Uni ted Statea :.rmy Strategl-c Id r Foreo.APO 234. Sun Francisco. Cal i fo rn ia1. ID:J'Jl'IFIC.\TIGl' OF RZPO:Rl';

a. Fiold Orders Number 10. 12, and 14. H c a ~ u a r t c r s . 1 " : l e n t i ( ; t h.lI.ir Faree. dated Z7 July. 1 and 5 AUGUst 1945 rcsJXlchve]Y. di:oetedthe 315th Banbardmcnt ","ling to par t ic ipate in n ight t l ~ t e . ~ k S agtlJ.nst 3proeisicn ta rge ts on Honshu in Tnentieth Air Foree MJ.ssJ.Q1S Number 303.310 and 315.

b. Tor.rets Specif ied:(1) PriroTV Visual and Radar Tnrgots:

Hissicn Nuober Target Force l.ssian.ed


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Miss icn Nunbcr 315=!lees criB fo r Solec t ion

Tac t ica l DcctrineThis point (InCDinO l li aa ki P oin t) on the l ~ ~ : t i _par t c Shikoku ';1I1S eXplcted to be e o . s i ~f i ed . of "l'''''''h ~ I Q BThi3 is land (Hi.r.lc l ima) . north . ~ u, 'cxpocted to bo oa:::lily i den t i f i ed fe r tho boatradar BPprcach to the tarGet

This point \1a3 chooon in ordor to avoid f ly ing(Ncr f r i end ly facoD.To.ctic!l.l Dcctr ine.

(2) Radar Fnctors:(a ) Missian NUr.lber "103: l andfa l l . lceated en the

la rge pointed peninsula Q1 Shikoku, uoold be excel lent fa I : l a k i n g . r ~ ~'l7ind runs since tho apJTooch to th is point fran the south :7oold D1n:u:uzethe error in \110d dete:rc:ination. Tho in i t i a l point . excel lent ly locateden a poninsu1:l.. 'dOS expected to be easiJy ident i f ied by a l l radar ope:r-at or:;. The planned axis >rhich apprc


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t ilro a i rc ra f t g i t h -prev ious miss!ClD.s .. The planned rQ.lto \7=1d br1ng sr. to fil'Elin ,. . n . ..nr and In:wcurllran,ge r:: SQ:lC very smal l defenses but on...,. mc'"O" t~ : I S CX]X.ctod a t the pl:mned a l t i tudes or 10,000 to 10.800 t e e 0(b) Mission Nunber 310: Str iko a i r e r a f t . an t tD d i!an 128 h guns i n the 1.r.ne -P nod apprcach, w ~ l d be \7ithin range of cavy. Y i t Ita te v ic in i ty et ' th e t a rge t , approximately 30 heavy guna 1n thE< 0 OBU 11area (Sagami Bay approach) and approxi.mately 6 heavy guns of theHiratsuka dcfc:l3Cs ~ p ; p r ~ i l : l n t c l y . 5 0 to 70 searchl ie ;hts 'J'Q.lld '00

er ract ive an the plcnncd Ilpprcach el rod undcrc6st and soorchlich:tccuntor measures uero expected to dec re as e t ho effect ivenesS 0 : t ~ D Osearchl ights . The rcutc and axis of at tack nero detormood prlJllllrllyby the standpoint d ' alIening fa tho best radar return . In ardor topenet ra te to tho Ka':7a3ald docks arca , i t 11nS dif f icu l t to plan II rcutothat vQ.lld


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. ns accCOplishcd byb. Rcute Out: Long rango navigo.tl. CO 'rI b -d the l i n i t s,_ . . N r rc r s oy..... '..........1.1dual ai rcra . f t on a l l . 3 015510150 0 e . ft f


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OP:ERATIQ\TS

Part I _ Navigaticn Repcrt and Track Char tPurt II _ Mean Points c( ' ImpactPart I I I _ BQllbingPart IV _ Flight &lgiceering Boport and Cha rt


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P.\RI' I _ NAVIOt.TIW:11 1. Long r lUlgO navifPtion ':'las accQ;lplished by i n ~ i V i d u a l .)15 th1'0ns ai rcra t ' t to precis ion ta rge ts _ Shimotzu Oil Ret'1ncry. K/lwas3k1~ : : 1 e u . r : : : l . Center , end Ubc CClQlllquot'actiQ'l Co. No errors beyond theb 1 S r:r navigat ion accuracy r lerc repa ' ted and no pInneo to. l lod .toCJ:lb th e p r1 cary ta rge t due to l l svigat ia la l or ror .

2 . Targ et a re a navigat ia l >7ind determinaticn and ba:lbing wercacca:lplished by radar . Threo c ~ s e s c incorrent radar orienta t ionand,/c:r O1en-ulming tho i n i t i a l po in t ' lere ropcr tod, but proper cOZTcctions ; 'ere :cade to the ta rgots in a l l cases .

no t3 '"3 . C an pre ss ib ili ty '.7as used

used en the other 2 missions .was sa t i s f ac to ry .on Missicn Number 310 only and WQSTiJoo conpression on rJission t-iuollcr

4. Return to b::1se was a s b riefed , l1ith the cxception o f 14 a i r -c ra f t landing a t l i lO J'ima.5. loran 11 ark on t he se missi ens l1aS as f ol loos 1

a. Number loran LOpt s 22775b. NUl:l.ber loran Fixes 9172c. Number h:alf\metiQ'ls 8do J,verage Distance received Greund.,/aves 500 N.U.


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MEAN POINTS OF IMPACTMISSIONS NO 303 - 310- 315

MISSION NO.310: YOKOHAMA OiL. 315 WING


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1. llissicn NUJ:Ibor 39' . S h i ! ~ o t s u Oil Rcfinorv:a. The Shir:lotsu Oil Ref'inery 'I'1QS attacked by 78 aircraf t(including 2 ':7iOO run aircraf t ) o f tlE .3l5th ,ling ';7i th 11.1P1 d03i3P'J.tedas pri:::lary radar targot . Altitudes c attack varied fr ln 10,100 012,000 feet . Banbing nus entirely by rad:1r aa there flero no pos:Jlblcmeans at prcf'arming visual sighting, as the ta rg et emld ~ o t . ~ Idcntlf'ied visually. The Qission 'l7QS aeccmp1ished at night '::ly J.ndJ.vJ.duel

airoraf t .b. The missi CIl 1103S considered ne l l planned and there TIGro nodif f icul t ies enccuntcrod. The average dr i f t roported ilas 1 degree l e f t ..

Ccmprossibility fOr the Jing 'I1'8S 121 ~ i n u t e s .2. Missicn Number 310, Kaussaki Petroloum Ccrlplex:

a. The Ka\7Qsaki Petroleum ccnplcx nos attacked by 120 a i rc raf to f the 31j th .Hng nith 1 MPI designated a5 primary radar t a rge t . Alti_tudes of at tack veried fren 16.400 to 18,600 fee t . The Iilissicn nasaccQ!lpliS'hcd by radar except for 6 aircrof t tha t encamtered radarmalfur.ctiOls and had to bmb visual ly , u sin g small f i res as ai.!:l.ing


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P.\RI' IV _ FLIGHT ENGINEERING

1. N::l.rrati VI:: ct Missi ens RS Flcan:a . Rcute f u t : Cli!lbs t7ere made iI:eedintely a f t e r tllkc_offt o cruis ing a l t i t u d e s bomecn 5 , 0 0 0 and 1 0 ~ O O O feeto ,o.ltitudes andairspeeds d if fe re d t o canpress thlll s t r i k i n g force. Climbs t o bO':lbing

a l t i t u d e s were made just o f f the cQ\st of Japan.b. Banb Run: BCJ:lbing gas conductcd a t aD average a l t i t u d e

of 12,000 feet and speeds up t o 220 MPH C/:3.c . Return t o & s e : Returns t o rose consis ted of dcscendir:g

t o an average a l t i t u d e of 8.000 f e e t and c r u i s i n g there u n t i l 0. grfldaa.ldescent t o base ceuld be made.

2. CCl':IU!nts on the Missicn:a. Spced5 used t7ere 3 - 4 miles per heur f a s t e r thanrec a::rrlnd.ed.b. CCl:Ipared t o other ,iings of t h i s c


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1. Eguirnent P u T f ~ = e of' I IN/M'9dla. i'o'u.cbcr a: sots opere.t ive on t a k e ~ < 1 ' r l )11b. !\iu:lbcr of sots qJCI'st ive ~ a tarGet : ) 0 ),. :-''ur.1ber of se ts operat ive m landing: 299d . l'\'umber Of' sot fa i lu res I 14c. Average cax ic .uc rango ar ta rg ets in naut ioal mil;

(1) 75 a t 5.000 - 10,000 fect .(2) 6f:; a t 10,000 15.000 foot.

f. Average oaximw range of beaecnsl 121 nautical miles a t8,000 fec t .

g . Nannal interference fran other ll.JQ.-7 radars . Beacon IGhost_signals appeared en Mission ~ 1 . u : l b e r 315.

h. ,:lverage range of JaInnesc Ccast : 65 Mut ica l n11::5.


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P.\RI' VI _ G U N r I . ~ y

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PARI" 'I _ FIN.'l.L ,1E.,THER SUMMARYlf lsslcn No. 3D] 28/29 July 1945&SoB at T : t k e ~ { ) f 1 ' :BroJm:t 10:1 e10J,ds and overcast DIddle oleudD.

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Sa 3610 kcs:(1 ) High spood koying tr= 29104.57. to 291940Z. \1( lS in -

etrcc t ivo a(2 ) CantinuCUS keying and into:rnit tent sending o f -BC

betwooD .95090020 and 05220az; 'gore ineffective.(3) High spc


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(2 ) Oppal i t i ca l1as lit::lited to 2 p;1sses and o n 1 a:tto.ck.Ole pass frQll the r i gh t bolU:l, l evc l , \7D.S nade en tho ba::b ru ." l .bY nt" in-engine f i sh tc r . Bet-olsen tha ta rgot and tho point c turnJ.ngtlX1ards l and ' s end a pass f raJ 2 o 'c lcck . biBh. o;:aa ~ d by anothert-:lin_ongine f ' ie;htcr against another B-29. In tho casc c each pe.ss the

eDu:J,y a i r c ~ t closed to lo ss th an 100 yG1!dI:Io(3) A fe'lJ' cUe s ooy.h1ch at tacked f rw 4 o 'c lock. l " v e ~ The a t tac .nos brcirell c:f ' f a t 500 yards.

(4) I'r.:lctie.:o.lly a l l the f igh te r s cndc usa o f ::runningl ights and the ca lor CQ!l.birulticns {lore sa id to be nixod . Sa:::.e c tho1i8hts 'Jere repcrtod in colors {I.."ld pooi tiena as follc:os:

1 . ',"ling l igh ts : rod on l e f t i green on r i gh t .2. ,1ing l igh ts : rod


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e . Over t h e t!l.:rget f'lak ;7as doser ibed a s n(l3,3cr and gEl! lc ra llyinaccurate. heavy end o e d i ~ . One a i r c r a f t enccuntered.accu.r a t e f ' 1 . r ~fn'Gr t h e t ~ t . CliJ::lbin,; turl: lS


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! . ~ o a . 3 e r to nc:dC%'!loto oDd in-GCC\lr&tc. 1.1odiuo and he - vy.t Jc :deratc nnd i : l8ccurate henvy. .~ a B e r . innecurate. uediw::4

c. No ai. rc ra f t flcrG loot to f lak , and of 120 a i rc ra f t at tc .ckinJ.22 or 18.4::. sustained f lak d.::unae;c.

f . Searchl igh ts v ~ r e ro po rte d a s f o l l ~ l s :locat ionlandfal lI .P.Oda.18r.:t.F.iratSl Ita

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bolC'f1b. En rmto to tho target f'lIlk \'las onccun tc red a s tabulated

l.oe;!tian Coa-diantc! ' B ~ r ) O

Ship 3343N-13149E l ~ e a g e r and iQ!).ccurate,modiu.o.HiDe Shi.:::IEI. 3 3 4 3 K ~ 13.141 z.:eaeor and inaccura te , l l j _ t .

Tokuym."la 3493N- 13J49E Qun flashes observed..K a k a ~ N o - - S e k i J4oON-13132E Ucaser and inaccurate,heaVY !1nd DC d

c. Over the targ ot nren, flnk ':7as doscrlbed ns n i l to r;;eager.inaccura te . heavy and m c d 1 ~

d. On \7ithdraool meaeer and inaccurate . medium f lak t"Ias repcrteda t Beppu (3313N 131JOE).

e. No a i rc ra f t were lost to f lak en th is mianion, ond on],y 1 or0.9.5%. su st ai ned f lak damage.

f . Searchl ights l7ere observed as tabulated belca .. They weregene ra ll y ine f fec ti ve ..

loca t icn Coordinates RenarksUo7a JiJ:::la. 33131'-132341' 2


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.l.RI' III _ SECl'IG< A _ D..UAGE ....s.ESSlENI' _ SEr,taI'SU O!L R E F n ~ Y90.25-2252 (FoJ:::lQ.T1y XX1-.5046)

' I ' rentlotb Air Fa:r-eo tHasia ' l Kuobcr ) 0 3 . 28/29 J u l y 1945. J15th . l ing

0.. DestnlCtic.n r e s u l t i n g fra:l the abcrvo mission. 88 obCTl'n enCQ:lplete 4 0 ' coverago r: excel lont q u a l i t y , 13 d i e t r i e d e ve nly tl.rcuL;h-cut the v i t o l areas c the t a r a o t . Only tho extrene scuth and OBt ytor'tl.OnEcontainin,g \1srcheusea and n i n a storo.ge bui ldinus. and Aroa 7 (see inclosure,c c n t a i n i o g 4. pipe furnaces ond prooobly sGCaldo.ry still, r e c e i v e d no d=&..;o.

b. Of the t o t a l storage tank capaci ty ( l t 2 4 ~ . O O O bbls .. ) , 92'7.300bbls. or 75% has been destroyed Q ' d a r o l 3 ~ c k

c . The I:lajor p o r t i o n of t h e probable hydrogem.t icn oreas (2 . Jsnd 4) i s o b c s t t e t a l l y destrC3'ed. includiI1(J 5 of the 7 GQ:3a:1eters t ~ a . l l i n g 1 .156,000 cu. f t . , or 90% of the or iginal 1,274.100 c u . ft. cap3ci t y .

d. Heavy d=age nas i n f l i c t e d on the ref ined prowcts stora9area (9) and L, the refining (l,n8 (8) , tbQ1Gh the extent of d.anae i nthe l a t t e r area cannot be definitely a s c e r t a i n c d ~e .. The Kiesi . lest Line RR has been destrO'.fcd. frcr.1 the tU!lLe1entrance north or the crude o i l storage arell (1) t o the point uhcre itturns SQ.l.th, in the center of the ta rget area .'. sl;w,11 FIR s t a t i o n , 12.50'SQ.l.th of tho cxtrer:e sQlthern ccrner of the t a r g e t a r e a , has been destrO'jl.;d.

There are st.-vera I sidiJ1BS a t the statia:1 ..


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:.r...t . 2 IDE!1TIFIC!TIONFrob. h y d r a g o ~ a t i o n aroa.1 l c r ~ c buildinc roor aren6 1 . ~ O O O sq . r t .

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: ,roa is 1 b O s O D c t ~ r s , cnpncity1.21':'.100 au . f t .1 ~ a 1 1 bui1dinb5 c.ostrnyodDc!:trcY


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t:.Rr ;Il SECTIQI.' B _ D'-";".GE ...sSESSpENI' _ 90.17-116 t ..n.:rs..J@lSHIOIL R E F ~ y _ "10.17-127 HiS.':':'. FETROL.E1f.'! REFDWY'.

'I'o7ent i e th Ai F 315th , l irebon t i e t h l iT cree Missicn 291, 25/26 Ju ly 1 ~ r Force MiSSioo 310, 1/2 :.\lu"'Ust 1945 J15th . i ingNote: For 1l0SosSDlcnt of danage to p r inn ry t arGet (90.17-128, FetrwGUJ:lCenter) , S eID Docase i .ssesseoent Report 1 7 4 ~

1. Sur.'lmary:. a . Fhotoo aha7 the Mi ts ub is hi O il Refinery to be prac t i a l ly1noperat ivo . 'I'i1elve of 14 primary tr.1ildin@. as wt l i n cd by Ref . A.are destrOYed. The Hayama Petroleuc Refinery sustained cr ippl lng darnlge.401: oJ: ~ t prir.:ary structures beiP(i d e s t r ~ a .

b. and dest ruct ion encanpasses practical1,y a l l of Targfl't116, PQr t icu lar ly tho centra l . t /estern and ( 'ont ral soctiOIlB o f tl".e plan 'hc . Uost of the dest ruct ion a t Target 127 i s loca ted in thescuthern ha l f c the plan t area.. Resident ia l nnd office areas . in tho .ncrth..7est par t or the t arGe t r eceived ext ensive damaGe. j re.flnery unl t

and tank sect ion. lcc::l.ted in the northeast par t cf the plant . rem in sllpPll'ently UOder.!aged. Foor piers I7Crc d e s t r ~ e d . A RR yard receivedseveral direct hi tl3.d. A total of 537,400 barrels of 3ft' ur the otorage tankcapaci ty (1.404.400 b b ] S ~ ) uere destrc;yed or dar:J.3gcd a t the ! .htsubishi

O il Refinery. In addit ioo, 1 3 ~ 6 2 5 barre ls or 30.4% ct' the intor:::x:.diatetank capacity (44.7.50 bbls,,) 'I1cre destrcyed cr d a n a ~ e d ~


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nrscr.!PTIOU Of' '1.";_,GE. __J:u: lC :!os Il(). l.[; 0 :; ;3 0 . . 4 n, , - r r.l..;lt > t r u c t u r ~ cl..""cI.:''-C -v ldL lc .

. C1 ., 1 " ' ~ 'liinor '''1.\0,,''C _ C1'tL!1' ....' 1 . S ~ . , ; C - t ~ . n k s(1 ) 220::> bUs(5) 3 v ~ 0 bb1s(1) ;00 b>lsS t o r - . ~ c t ....nks _ (2)440C )bJ.sRese.... rch l . ) , o r ~ t o r yOf.ficcsPersormel bldf'Proo."'.l;lc s h i ; ' ~ i n C off ices\ { . : ' . r e ~ o u s cH:.:.rchou::;cOfficeDolleI' hOllS/;:

S t o r ~ c t.:-.W{ - 400L 0blsPossible ~ J U I " I ; l houseCherri.c.::.l l : ' _ ~ o r " t o r ; ) ':2 in ter . t . ~ n J ; : s _ 220X bUsJ" It 150C ohlsF'o::;::;11.1l:: L!'


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C...!JFIDIJITL,L

- - - - - - - -- - - - - Pcorccnt:- - -S'I'Ci.',G:';

761,600JJ4,?OO

U'T .... j'Ei)L,TZ S'iV.... ,C.;;ilu(..,...,o..

- - - - - - - -ITE:iIZATION OF ! 1 J : ~ G E - T;'iGL."T 121. .N!KlT_liO.

IDnTfIFIC;.TION ~ E S C ..TI'TIO" OF 0;.1:'/'DestroyedDestroyedl li no r roo f t ~ G cD,-,stroyodjloof dcn=.coDestroyed _ c r ' t ....r vis ib lu . ~ ' ) o u t 4i.. 1 I ( r

wlit .P""of < ' ! ~ . 1 . - c cRoof t'.:ulD.GciDa! (:. n,::.r,ci:::Iof -:. -:0.... [.;0Liner c l ; ' J . : : : : . ~ c - erc.t.,;r J . . . , I . ~ l e U l t . " . n l : ~l.:i.nor :!=.r-.,;c - ho1(; on to:)S t r u c t u r - ~ ~ - ~ G ~ d"

i'rob.:::oblc off iccUnidcntific;u~ n i d c n t i f i e d~ r o . r c h o u s eUniO::cntificdS t i l l

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Uniclt;ntificdUnic.t;ntifiodT'rob....l-lc store.'.,!Not iden t i l id l .Stor::.;c t ~ _ r l l C - ::.:(", ....w... bblsIt 11 " 1l

34510II1213151(;192 )2426


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CONFluntrJ...I.

9ge l D E N T I F I C . ~ ~ I O N? in t*p . _ c m c d i ~ . t c t ~ s J 1400 t-bls

rJ.r.nry b i lcl.ir:[s.


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FIDe:NTIAL

- -


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P.Rr I I I _ SECTICN C _ D:J:..GE .\SSES.S.::EN1' _ 90.17_128 PE'I'ROW'MCD


51/92

,.. bb l s .-%5Cl, COO

1 _bib- %

117, Xl"--Tot!!.1 druaag6nnd Rl:-r.tovul- l 'bls .

-1."Origin'3.I ::loans capacity visi ' t ' lc on f i r : ; t eovcra&C. '..!JlI,,::J T.C"l' ' U , ~ " I "'II ':lddod. .

ITE"IZ..TIOll OF' D.1t .Gi:

f b l ....;- ,", ,_!, edId ; ' - . r ' ,D ,C:'IPTJl"tl

2 D i r c c ~ hi t s , c ~ d sDir-c t h it e;\(15 ofI. '-,!',nt 50:1' d ~ s t r .'!cd~ : i ; , n ' roo'f h;::..z. ~ u " " "~ : , p : o x 2 5 d c s t r ~ J u d

~ " " l ~ ..... . - " . t r i . v ~ u

""A2ao""n 4 g r o - ~ , ; . r t .n 5750 s ~ f t .

IDENTiTTC '.TlCll' - ' : r o h ~ u s e 23,200 s c . f t ." " '",

.\NKOT !:O.

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.\NllOT'0 .\0 'lOS'0 610 'non3lH"5

!DEl/TIFle/,TIOUProb c a n n i n ~ & Pnckin[ ~ 3 4 0 sq. ft.Stol"n"e tan.l.,., 19000 bbl cap

" n . ~ 2 0 0 0 " ..4 storage tanks sceo ~ b cap e Stors!';6 t.enk 20000 bbl cap4 S ~ o r o v e t n ~ 3 (2) :DOO bbi cur ee( I) 20000 bhl cr."

( I) 32000 bbi c a StoraGe tank 75000 bbl c a Storar,e tnnk 4000 bbl cap

DI:SCR!!'TI0n OF ~ i ' : ' \ G E 'otelJ"ls\.royed

Do.::l'),l':"dDlllt!l1C;cd2 deGtroycd 1100 bol ~ ~ . 'Dcstrojed(I ) 32000 "u';)1 Oil> . 1 e s t r ~ ~ < ! .Iiostro"f ...d1:C6 troy,.d

a eOH'lOUTlAl


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:lIO, 1-2 Aug.1945.y

Il!Xl GulledlIID Old Damage

A-- I 3 .t ,,I- I,lIIlill

IIlIllI []]illITlIllIJ IIIIIJ]

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S 110IIIJ 8

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IJ .. , , '

481

... ., , , m, Ir u 4''''' m, m m'1343


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Structurally d ~ r o d" "nos troyod90stroyodBo.::'ly ,1=':;011DestrOYOd

..""

.."!k1.Lly d:-J:'.f'.redDcstroyod50% c ; u t t . . : ~ . 50; mn r reot Uru.aoDo.:: troyccl.ca;,: cuttc.d3 C ; ' ~ ( ; u t t , ; : d ~ 7CJi; ninor r o ~ t dt:o'\;-cJ)cstrcycd

6,3606,3607,7751,93;;2,5203,72056' Di= .6,:!2010,200S.2:013.20010,300

"

Coke convoyor" '!Iter g:l.S plnnt ," " "Gas ~ u r i i c a t i o n b u i l d i n ~U n i d o n t i r i o ~ builrlinCColur.nUnidenti f iod buildinG"Ga.s holder

'-";;>rk shop" "Punp houseTowerUnidentified builGinCFuol c r u s h i ~ ~ p l ~ n tFuel oonveyor

C o n t r ~ l power s t Q t i o ~ . - boiler housen II nr,cnCl'o,t,r hol l 5 ~ 100Unidcntifiod 'buildinG ::-. :::30

.'JllOcrT " 3 0 , . _ " , , " - ; ; : ; , , , , , , , I D ~ r : , N T T . ' ~ F " ' ; ; C ~ ' f ' " ! C ; ; I , . I __ 2 S , Q , . , C ' T C ' ~ _ " " O;:SC:UM'!C'fl ('F E . : : l ! ~ ' = " = . , - __13 Gne hJ ldcr _ ineonplutc l)cstr:::>ycdIS L.T.C. :: 'ct:lrt house 13,300 t.o,1: structurA.l, r.q": :l.incr r ."rd 1.:1:;0, 2oJ,; [.Utto".22 Conveyor B ~ d l y d ~ r o d27 U n i d c n t i 1 ~ l c d builrlinc; 101,:'50 Dosi;roycd29 " .. 12,000 "'0"""


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l"WENTIETH AIR FORCECONSOLIDATED STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF COMBAT OPERATIONSFORM 34

MISSION NO. )0), )10 ' )1528 July, 1 &5 August 1945Field Orders #10, 112, 114

cosr OP MISSIONS

"of,

, , 03%126

Aircraft LOllt .Percent Of Aircraft Airborne.

Aircraft Damaged. . . . . . . Percent Of Aircraft Airborne.

gO Aircraft - Shimotsu Oil Refinery110 Aircraft - Kawasaki Petroleum Complex (AAF Targets 116,127,128)100 Aircraft - Ube Coal Liquefactl.on Company

68,7%.. 94.1%

}15th \li ng }15th \/iI1G 315 th 1/ ing -

)2 7

msaion '*'303 _JHssion '*310lUssion It"}15 -EFFECTIvlrnESS OF MISSIONSAircraft Airborne . . . . . .Percent Of Aircraft On HandAircraft !ombing Primary Targets. . 302Percent Of !ombing Aircraft Airborne.

. . 0.03%1rew Member Casualties. . . . .Percent Of Total Participating.L'.nding At 1"'0 JiCll\. . 14ircraftthe following damage;

65 Tons2621 TonsIor.lbs Dropped On Primary Targets.

Bomb. Dropped On Other Targets. !ombing Re.ults _ Preliminary repor ts ind ica te1}03 - 7 5 of tank capacity deBtroycd.'310 _ (Indicates damage to data) _ Target 116 - 4 1 storage tankcapacity destroyed. Tnrgl!t 127 - 4 3 storllge capncity nnd 35:' intcr-Qcdiate t.ank capacity destroyed. Target 128 - 3 5 BtOrlll,'C cnpncitynn1 1 5 Lntcrrncdiato tnnk cnnocity dostroycd.'*315 - l O of refining unito nnd 80% of storcs (\lid workshops d...-stroyed o:r dLunngod.'1IIUe: 1L. ..." ....... ~ t ~ ~ .:"'''' -SEC;RT- , ; " , , " ~ . r " T l s r I C A L C O N T I t O L U N . r ~

3QPTU 7' ' ' IS

S SOB I T------ " - MIISIOI }QJ, 310 &31;.lIReB..lr'! P J . B . T IO I P . l T ING DAft 15 July, 1 & ') .AWllt 1945


60/92

_ " , u aCU f t f i l i i Qi' un on '!no: OJ' lm'lUBB !ltMBD or AnCIiAP!7.uJ,ID BOOING BOMBItlG BOMBIIG COMPLETma- I 1lI 1_ 10 AIL- DAD YlU! US ! .... YIIlS'l US. P . ' I W ! r ~ O o I l l W l T ""DR 4lII1Ltw """OTIVI ~ ' LAID,..

IWID 1UD uoon IHIlD ...... . ..GET . . . . . . . , MISSIOBS Of I1Il~ I 1.\1"'0 *'"'111 I 52 ~ 1 2 8 Julf 063010756128 Jult 2003 Z 2200 76 - 1 - 77 5 I 2'5WGI 1 5 15 - _ _ _ 2 22a - 2- r . issio *10

}I5\1G1 16q 1 } ~ 1 I 1 2 l' A"'I 06}0 1074411 Aucf 201 Z 22091 1 2 I = I I 2 I 1 2 I 6 I 71(15al *1 101 I ) I 512 2}}8 106 - 2 "Aug. 06}0 0823 5 A 2 2}I5\1G1 16j I I I 1 111 - - -- 2

5 - )07 I 14 I ,402 - 64 7 J26 15 321 - - 6'roTJIJ -- 6

a Wind run Il1rcr3f' t.i Includes S sparo a1rcraft .! Includea 1 spare aircraf t .1I0TE:

30$ PTM 7-1 ' ....Missions '*303 and '*310 lIero previously reported on Consolidated S\1mI!IlU"ios 297-303 l.nd 306-310. R o p o n t ~ d horo fo r purposos of conlparing thr " missions of t h j15th l1il"\B.

~ " - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .!J!.J!I 0 _ ! " - " ! ~ _ " " _

!!!!!

HISSIOR }QJ, :po, ' J . 1 . ~RE.AIDOWR all' .iLL AIRCR.U'1' J'.A.ILJ.:rlv TO BOMB PRIMARY TARGE'!'


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Ian .2 8 .M y, 1&5 lu g 45~ M1oa.t:rlCAL rAILUBI PDSOJ!nlEL ERROR fLIGHT CONDITIONS ERtMY ACTION OTIID-- JOII- BOMllED lfOIl_ BOMUD "'..... 1I0N_ KOR_we ICIIIIID BOOIllBD Jll'J'lCT_ BOMBED EFJ'ECt_ EFnCT_ llOMBlD BOOED Bamn _.-- SECONDARY 0.... SECOllDARt &r. . . SXCONIaBI 01'llE1l D'JECT_0 aOOJlldI cnu 10 I"" ''''' '" SECONDm "'BlR!Hu l0 * '0 '

Jl$G - , - - - - - - - - 1 -iUssio *'10Jl5IIG 6 2 - - - - - - - - - - -- ~ l i s s 1 0 ,*",

1 1 - 1 a - - - - - -1511G -4 1 - - - - 1 - -1'O'l.IIj 12 1 - -

.

!. Ail' 0I 'h ' error.

SECR!i'---


62/92

PSiSbS@!PWh _ ~ - - ~ - . , = = ~ - - - - - - = , . . . - -. .. ~ . . . U - -:;;;,: ' MISSION 3 03. 310, &.315 r

~ DIS P 0 S I !l lO B a 1 11 0 M 11 S DJ.TE 28 July, 1&5 AU\1nt 1 ~ 4 5


63/92

). J'OD LCWJID OR Alll- un: 'SED OR TARGETSII f tIR BOJIIU J.IRClW"l' I." nn: or ... PRHtARy PRD1ARY on TAJl.GEI'S or OPP. JlTTlSOBED UTOlDD 0TIItI

. 10 . . 'fall Ro. TOnB No. TOil. No. TOM If, O. '1'011. No TODiliolission 'no, . No, TOni No. fO&l ) l AlJ-Ii4 500# O.P. .1 !!.D. 2


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AIRCRAFT LOST AND DAMAGED - PERSONNEL CASUALTIESAIBCBAF'I' LOST AIRORAFT DAMAGED

PJ:RSOJiNEt CASUJ.L'l'I1SENEMY Ace, TOTAL ""'ALDDY AOC. UlI_ ENEKT ENEMY AfjA' , OlIN OTllER Oll- PARTICI_ KILLED MISs.. WOIl!lllED TOT. .alI t DDIT DDIT Alc, OTllEll nroWN 'OTAL A/C A/A GUlIS 1Ol0NN MAJOR MIMOB P.A.TIRG UG " I1UtlRlD CASlT"mAlc AlA A/A MI.. ""CRMiBs on V '!3. - 2 350 E'one1 - - -one - 1 -151Mis!> on *10

2 21 1316 - - 1 1- -2 - -one -15'mas on *!2

ll55 l:ono- - 1- - -one -15'"- 1 14 3321 -24 - 2 - -one -oT

8 ~ - - - . C ; ~ .......w ;- _

!!!!!MIS8IQI 303. 310, , 315


65/92

D . \ ~ 8 - "cd;. laS ""'oa" 1945.cr 0PP08I'tIOR J.ID MllUlIfIOI DPaDU'l]UI:IIIfr Ale mSDODII II DA,.. .cpn , . cw.1BIR .......,.,0. UPnIn. . . .. r AftACDl i n ! /e IT 1/& PROBOLl' DAAQD 'lUI) II .... ~ t S O D J ) ..11_ DS'!IOUD DlSTI.ODD COlIBl. IIUIl LOft '/ 0 !O!AL

Mission iO '- 2709 - - - 2709-5\!G 12 -Mission { 10

90 4405 - - 4495-"5'tG 30..35 7 - "~ l i s s i o n 3691091 - --5-35 1 - -"51'"2079 .296 - - lU75-7-112 8 - -OT"" -

!! ~ ! ! !

! ! ~ ! ! !


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IUSSIOJf 303, 310 '" 31528 July, 1 " 5 August lS4?DAn

nIGHT D.l.t.l " rtlEL COJlStMPTIOSNISSIOB BtIIalU. 1303 "'310 "315

"'If 315TB VI G 315TR \11 G 315TF. VI..J..IBCJUJ'T COlJSIIIEBID 76 US 10';.lVJ:RAG1 n.nJ'G !DB 13:59 14:02 15:16FU%L COll'SUKID:

.l...er .p 53s4 5491 5517..."'- :;775 5970 SSgsM1Dau. 5097 5130 51')01'UEL BDU.InIG:

.l...eraca 1145 l039 969... 1656 1 4 ~ 0 1295765 551 596


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(5)

(6 )

Bcx:fJ Loo.d: 4 roups &-4:1 Jr.:;! fused to open 5 1000 I t . ~ b : : r / "t.!:i\l t -u--ct , l 'fith t'tc oxccption of 12 pc.tt>1inc:lcr :1i.rercftT/hich wi l l cttr ry l!-47 IS s f u s ~ d i n s t . ~ t . : m c o u s no:-::.IntCl'V.:-.lcnotcr Set t in" :(.:1) lJ-47 lBs - 75 f t .(b ) E-41l rcs - 50 ft.

(7) B ~ b i n /.1rspccd: 195 C L ~ S .(e) T.r t.:u-"ct: ICHn:m:IYh U?.,B:J' r'lJUsT?..II.Lil?3..

0650G7 4 Groups


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F .0 . /IlO(1) PrinL.1ry vi:!lu.."l.1 and rad.u- ttlr":


71/92

F .0 . filO(2) Route:

(.:I) B ~ 5 0mo JI:.L\]roJfJ - D900EJJ51N - 1J4.49E]4501'1 - 13lJ.9E.]520N - 1)604JOE (IF)T


72/92

x.

F .0 . nO( ) Altitudes:

(3 ) ftuooutil to tur ;o t : 5,000 - 5.S(X) f t . :'\no ?,rxJO?,ooo ft .(b) "tt..:J.ek: 10,CXXl - 10,eXlO ft..(c) Enroutc froa t .=ect : 15,500 f t . mininurn.

(4) Bcri> locd: 500 Ib GPs fwmd 1/10 nose and non-de:l_:-.y t 3U .(5 ) IntcrvnlOClctc.r Sett ing: Iftn:ir.ntr.l.(6) T:J.kcoff: 2616)OK.(1) Method of h t t ~ c k : By i n d i v i d u ~ l : ' \ i r e r ~ r t c o m 9 r e s s ~ n in toes short strike t ina 35 p n ~ s i b 1 0 .(2) Pathfindors: On 1111 to.r.;:,ts, cxccpt'V 'G13C 5046, t'.irer.:lft

cont.Unin; best r ' ~ ; ~ r c r ~ s wil l t . ~ k o off in order to strikef i r s t .

4. T


73/92

FIELD ORDtRS)

AUENO:SNT HO.:1

T.lEJITITH ,\IR FORCEGU,it! ,'27 July 194.5 - 06001.

C h n ~ p ~ r n g r a p h 3. b. (1) to read;(1) PriOlll'y visual and radar tarGot ' ICHIIIQdlY.\ URa.!1INDU3TRLtL ARI:fl.

FORCE: lIEQUlRE..Q.095087 4 GroupsUPI Referonco: XXI Boobcr C o ~ j L 1 t h o ~ ~ 0 3 o . i c ICHINOLIYh,.REA 90.20 - URa."?,,BY CCJ!::f,.ND O? ~ w o a GE11E,.".r. L e ~ W :

A " KISSnffiBribadicr Goncr:;,l. USAChief of St.. f f

s".cRr.l'Auth: ~ G "OAF


74/92

FIELD OrDErS )l'ijll"R 1 0 )

.vnlDllr1iT Nl1'l?F.R 2.Chanl e peraln":JJ5a. - IJ/.45f. (IP)T"rgetR1rH. TUT!IJ()()(11 - 13'X>O?r-n J n l ! ' ~Ease.

In i t i u l a ' A . d ' _1m _ o ~ ~ - i 1 ' ~" " ' E : r ~ I r;1'1l II ' ""0"(CUP'27 Ju lv 1 9 4 ~ - (/7IIV..

A ;" l Kni;-:i!':RErir,adier ' ;encTnl, USCl:iuf of Star"


75/92

F.O f lu


76/92

(2) R , u ' ,lksuIro .:rIi:A))';3:1 - 136081:3uH.l - 13(,OBC3( ..~ - 1J"".z; ( IP)3!:.4.L'l - 13713 r. (Inrr:o>t)

3 , ~ 3 e . f - 1)805;!;;O J"IiILl.Poso.

(.i). Alt..i t.ud'Jo:(n ) Enrouee to t n r ~ c t : 5,000 - ~ . 8 0 0 f t . one 8,000 - 8,e00 f t .(b ) Att.cck: 12,000 - 12.800 f , ' ! , .(-::) Enrou'..!' fl'o:" t . : l r / ~ g t : lHnimum 1;:>,000 ft.> ''i"um 1r"OOO f ..Bornt Lo=.:d: 2 ,:-oup:; - T : 1 i : . ; . ' ~ . \ If'I:'d fr)l' ':.lo)' ~ i r c : - n f ' ; , II? 1(\."\ 1il-!.7. IEt: ond 1/2 lw d a-17.1Cs. 2: /,1'0'.11'0 - ' ~ - 1 ' 7 TC5. 11_ /7 I !'lfused inst.I:l..1t:lnt/ l /": lOUS !lOS.) ~ l - l " Ies fU:;CC 'to o p ~ ' n 5,000 r,. ..:'!I'.o'IC th


77/92

~ . O . "'12.


78/92

1210151351 ~ 5 />. Ie5.' i l 'e

'W I F ~ : - c r ; ) n c e : XXI Bor(:om Li'?lO-;;Of:nl(':'! PI 121u15 K A ~ I A S , \ K I UF.:Jlr; AT:EArlPI 1)5150 - Yot:OH.".-U Ijil3JI.i1 t \ R ~ I I .

(2) Rout... :"V I I

~ s , , )1l"'0 .ilm..'1K36JD:f .!.JS51EJ457N - 1 1 ~ ' 9 ~ (IV;

J ~ J 2 J C l l - U,027:: ' i ' a r , ; . , ~lifo J lw3 l l s ~ '

?as '!1'fC' Jil"lRJ/.JW 131lJFJ,O.2rJ - Ij8',7)0E:; ~ J 2 J O ! I - HO,2'7:'Ir.c Jinc.r..'1Stl

(TP)T..rrr ~

(4 ) x.1t:!..uc!.e:

(J j Ir:!lAU::t -i}' hf'or1 ;,nk_ o r f :.111 Fin" CO"::!'.2in- r , r 1, : ; , ~ I J . ~ ' : : l ~ i . O " I : " s c 'hie! : rou-. m Il L" \ ; ~ i l i ~ :i,~ s ' d r:..n ~ . h e la:.es:. eer.':.'m!' fc:recast.

(n) ~ r o u t e to t.'C'L;et: 5.000 - 5.800 ft, ~ n 8,0008,800 ft.


79/92

=uth: CG, ' l\ 'ent1eth Air ForceIni t ia ls : &'Data: 5 A u ~ s t 1945'I\/ENTErH AIR FCRCEGUAlJ5 Au';Ust 1945 - 0400K

Jlap: JAPAR Aviation Chart 1:218,880.1 . Cbit ted.2. Twentieth Air Force attacks D.Q.BAiU, SAGA, NlSHINOUIrA/UIXAGE, andMAEBASHI tJRBIJl JI.REAS, and 90.32 - 1841, l.'BE COAL L I Q l I E F A C T l a : ~ CO.,

on n.i;:ht of 5/6 Au:'Ust 1945.3. a . 58th l"1ing:

(1) Prb:lary visual and radar ta rgets : n.tAB1JU and SAGA URBANINOUS'lRL\L :.REtiS

TARGET(a) D!ABARI(b) SAGA

12S114082060

F'OOCE REWIRED2 Groups Norl:l3.l2 Groups normal

IJPI References: Twentieth J.i.r Force Li tho-l !osaic3:

F' .0. ,14


80/92

(1 ) Prir.ury ViSU31 and radar tarc;cts: llISHnK'HYA!J!lKkG3 U3B/.:jllIDUSTIUAL .\..'lEASTAReS!

(a ) llISHINOlU}';;.(b ) l1IKAGE

!!t i11.1091042040

FORCE R71'IRED.3 Groups rIortJ.3.l1 Group Norr.:o.l

lPI Reterences: XXI Ba:C


81/92

F .0 nr.Dase'D'1O JDLAJ545N - 14105SJ 6 0 9 ~ J - 14019E (IP)J727N - lJ85lE (TarBet)R.icht TurnJ605N - 141005

l ' , t ) Jm,B a ~ .

() Altitudes:((1) Enroute to tarr:et: 3,000 - 3,800 f t . and 7,OCXJ 7,800 f t .(b ) Attack: 12,000 - 1 2 ~ < 1 O O f t .(e) E:-eakaway: :.. bove 15,000 f t .


82/92

f .0. I lA(c) Breakaw


83/92

F .0 . I/l4(5) &loolb Fuzil'lG: J.l..l inccndi.sry clustors fused to open 5,0CXl f t .

above tar.,;et.. 1Y.E4 Fra; cluster fU5:x1 to open 3,000' f t . ~ l o w",ircraft. 500 lb GPs fused 1/10 nose and 1/100 u ' i l .(6 ) Intcrvf\lot:letcr Settin-::: AU clusters - 35 f t . 500 lb GPs

minimum.4. TZlcticAl Eission UUl:l.hcrs:SAG:;. 312l ~ . E B . . s H l J13NlSH.nJO'.JIYk/1:IKAG::: 31490.3-2 - 1841 J15

! M A B t ~ I 3165. t l . (1) Twentieth !..ir Force SOl ~ n SOP for strike reports , contactreports .:md IFF procoola"es.

(2) The 73rd ~ n J14th ;'lin-s wil l dispatch j ~ ' I : : u n G ai rp lanes toorbit the point 3443 "N -'13515E, with radius of 10 ci lcs a talt i tudes runginc fran 17,000 to 18,500 f t . They va l l beequipped to b.:lrrarrc jar.!. tho 190-210 me and 78 nc rc:;ions andspot j.:l":l a!l] '1un-1:l.yi.n,c or se.: lrchl i ,:ht signc:. ls.

(J) The 313th l'ii.n[; wil l dispatch j 2 l r ~ I i . . " ' G airpl:lOes to orb i t thepoint 361511 - 13923E, vdth .:l ten ci le radius at alt i tudes of


84/92

G

DrsrRIB1Ji'Irn


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.i r Forces (R


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81828J'"58687..

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