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HE. IDQ.U .RTER,s 'T ' l " /ENTI )W'H ,)"lR FORGEAPO 234

T.V::TIC.\L I VI lS SrO N R E PO R TMissions Na.. 321, 322 and 323

.Fukuyama Urban At'sa (90 ..,29)" Nippon Oil Hef inary '0 .\magasak1(90.25.120,3 ), i and the Nak-!ljiraa "ircraft Company (90..,17.356)

8, 9 and 10 :Ulgust 19/~5

Targets:

Tab1eof_ Contents

'" .. . -e .. '. -. Annex :~ - Oper3ti ons. '. '0 '0 '. '.,Part I _ Navigation Report & Track Chart

Part II- MeanPoints of Im_,paot.. ... 0 .. Part III - .Radar ,Approach Charts., 0 .... ~Part IV - Bomb,ing 0 e 0 q Q '0 0 ~Part V _ Fli.]ht Engineering ~pcr t & Chert 0 .. ..Part VI - .lir-S9a Rescue Charts' 0' ',0 .. iPart VII - Qxnnery ~ I Part VIII - Radar 0 .. .. .. .. ..Part IX - Consolidated Nlission ReportVII Fighter Co mm an d 0 , 0

"innex B - \ 1 1 3a ther " .. . . 0 .. 0 '.Part 1- !'leather Sulllll'lary - Mission No. 3210 f ,Part II- I'feather .9.1rnmary .., Missirm No. 322 ...Part III - Weather SUmmary- Mission No. 3 2 3 ...Part IV - ~leather Charts. ~ 0 . ,

.1Imex C - COIlllli.unications.BpI't I ~ ROM . Part II-Radio

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inl'lex D ~ Intelligence ... , .' .' ., . ' e' .' .' 4 - 3Part I .. EnelllY :liI' Opposition .' ., .~ .. 4 - 4Part II - EnelllY ntiai rcraf't e, 0- ..... 4 4 -Part III .. Damage .i.ssessment., 0 .' 47

t . nnex E - Consolidlted Statistical Summary. . . . . . . '. .\nnex F - Twentieth. ,\:ir' Force Field Orders. . . . . . . . " .... ': onnex G- Distribution . '., 0 . . . . . '.. ' . . . . . . . ' .

Prepared, By I: ,~-2SectionTwen1l.ieth.tir Force

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HEADqUARTERST''iBNT IETH AIR Po.RCE

APo. 234SUBJECT: U bE l Areu' Nippon OilRo art of Attnoka on tho Fukuyomo. , r n ,'" " , " ~ d. p., d t'h NnlroJ ima. Air cro.ft COr.lpo,ny on 8. 9 nRefl.nory an .0 ,.10 August 194.5

1 IT., S., Army Struto/;,;,io' Air Foroo. APQCo=anding Gonora 234, Sc..n Fro.J::!ciso o , Cu Lif orniaTO.:IDENTIFIC1).TIo.N OF REPORT:11 . Tar 11:0 ts Atto.c kod :

(1) Primary Vi sual Tu.r gots:Mission Numbor Tnn,,;ot

32 1 58th3'I. .5th

Fukuyo.mo. Ilr bun MOU, Honshu322 NippoD eil Refinory, ilO(l.6llSnki( 9 0. 2 5 . .120.3), HOIlS,bu

314th ND.kuj ir.l,a Airo rll ft Compc,ny fOgikttbu (90.12-356), Honshu(2) Seoondary Visual and .Primllry Radar To.rgot:

Mission Number To.I'ge.t314th Tokyo Arseual C.omp1os.(90..17-3600) at Tokyo, Honshu

( 3 ) PrimC'.ry Radar T:1r~cts: SUIllO us primary visualtargots for Missions Number 321 and 322.b-o Foree Attacking:

Mission_ Numbor Effort321 58th

.315th9 3 a iro rn ft

322 Normal mffort314th 2 Groups ~- Mox.irnW.ol

o. Dirllctivo: Fiold OrdGrs Numbers 18 und 19. Hoo.dqullrtorsTwentieth 11..1r For-co , dnted 8 (lnd 9 August 1945, rospecti ve 1y,direotodtho 58th Wing to Ilttl';ok the Fukuyruna. Urban Arou,. tho 31..5th Wint; tonttllok tho Nippon eu Refinery u.t Ilmugo.sl'I.ki. and the 314th Win.g toIlttnok tho Nakajima Aircra.f't Company q.t Og.iku.bu in Missions Numbor321., 322 end 32,..


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2. lHSSICN PLldmmO:n. Soloction of Targets;

to bo u. dny pro-'bloClkod tho run-1) MisSion Number 321 was sohoduled0is ion attook, bu.t duo to orashes on tl1ko~off thc.tways. it was 0hangad to n oi ght ina ond ic.ry o.t to.e k .

(2) M.is sa on Numbor ,322 WIlS plllnl'lau Q.S a.n o.tt u o letho rHppon o.il Refinery and plo.nnlng was ossonti(,lly.tho aamothat for Mie sLon Numbor 281, tho pro"iouso.tto.ck Il.go.:tnst this

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fo.etor ins o o o n d o . r y(3) ;,fission Numbor 323 hud woather o.s. thO. dotcrmi~ing

the finn1 soloction betwectn tho prirrn:o.ry V16UI.,1 (,~ t~"isu(11 and prim:::ry radnr tc,rgot., as previously 1:tatod.b. Impo rto.noo of T.-.r .,;cts :.

(1) Fukuyamo. is Iocr-tad .42 miles northoast of.Kuro,On the south const of Honshu and upproximll.toly 33 mlloB sou.thwcstof Okll .YrunlJ. . . Ths Ashi da Guwo . po int s up to tho c. i ty .fr om Y.c.sr.olQ trau .FukuY(lP,luhas ll. popula.tion of 56.,6.53, is the sito of tho now br3.uchof thc Ko.wnnishi .Aircraft Compo.ny Sub-AssombLy Plaut un~ ho.s ubu ilt-up 1:1.1'00. of' upproximatoly 1 to 1 .5 square raiLos , 1ho 41 st In-fant ry RopLnc omerrt Rogimont is 1oc ~L ted horb und Fuku;:,mma.!s indust rio soons ist of tho l,lpcriul Dye ,lorks, one of the .5m.o.jor dyi) vrorks inJo.po.n. and of' many smnll fa.ctor 10s ,

(2) As sot Gut in ,Aissiol'l 281. tho Nippon Oil Refineryis consd der od as ono of Ja.pun Is most ililport:,nt rofineries ,1ith L.capaci.ty of nourly 2,000,000 bo.rrcls nnd f. stor~,.go co.p;.lcity of about1,000. 000 bar rc 1s , Tho synthot ie plant is cst i,:t... to d to pr-oduce200,000 bar rc I s annually. Thc rofinsry is loo'lltod in tho Amo.gc.sakiwater-front area, :l.t tho mouth of the Hulco F l . i VOl," [,nd strctche s overon urea of 3000 by 3000 i'c"t.. The m;;..in purt of tho plunt cove r-s1200 by 2000 feet with !l. tunk fc...rmof 12 10.1'150tunksbeio6 ~.:lJout600 foot from tho maIn target ar-en, .

(3) Tho Nuko.j1mo. AirOruft Cor.1pnnyis locatod in thoTok'io ar-ea about; 8.5 milos 'Ncst by north from tho !I.'pori .. l PaLaco ,The Musnashino-Tumo. EnGine Plant (Target 90.17-357) is o.boub 2.2milos west o f" tho ~iming po Irrb , Tho to.rgot is on tho:; nor th fringoof 0. built-up ar-ea exto,ndiag out from Tokyo und is botwoon 2 !il.....nr.o'uroad lines running wost from Tokyo, with tho Ogiku.bo railroo.dstation about.l 1].110 scut hcasb of tho targot. Th.... to.q;ot o.rO:l ex ...tonds e\bout 1100 f.?r.lt north to south und 1100 fout oast to wcst.Besides thorosenreh dud. ex.perimental work boi.lt; oonduobcd withinthe tL.rget area. oil filters,. fu.el vaLvos , pressure vc.lvcs and cnr-buretors o.r.aju st a. fvv; o r tho, industr ic.l products .t (0.) Tho above described targot,. in aoc er danco

'0'(1 h plann1ng, w~s sohodul cd I1 S thcpr 1m.G. ry visual t::l.l.6c:t.....th w,H,thorto be the determ1ning faoter as to whoth0r tho H~kajimu "ircrll.ftCompany or thQ Tokyo Arsonal Complex., tho soccndc ry visue.l L.nd pr Lm.ary ro.do.r till'got I was to be- at tao kod.

e, Timo Fa.etors:(1) Solootion of D-Do.y; Weather ovor

~ho primnry factor in plnnning f,or dato of attuok.Uiss iOonNum'ber .321, oparc..tiOnc.l ..11uro s oh:s..ngod itpreoision to 0. night lnccndbry o.tto.ok.) .

tho Empire was(In tho 00.80 offrom 0. dayliGht

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(2) 30100t1on of Tnrgot Time' TIme Vl,as s,01Qoted toposs.ihlo to taka-off ~nd lund durln dny-onll.h1Q::


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(2) Bomb Loo.ding;: Bomb load osti.mutos wo:roI

58th11l/j.th3lSth

I Dx p CQ to d A vo r ag e. (pounds)potontial Capuoity" (pollnds)

1 7 , o o a 17.0001 4 , 0 0 0 1 4 , 0 0 0.20,000 20,000

( D ) P ot en tia l o ap o. oit lo B for bomb l a n d s wore"1 I' b th~ tot0.1 dl.' ,stnnoo to bo t r o . V o lled.prlmo.r ly governo ( y~. ..(3) Am m unitio n Loo.ding; La.ft. to tho, d.i.sorotion of

the Wing Commandors.(4) Go.solino Louding: Fuel r-oao r-vo da tn indioated

tho following fuel lo a d s . .ouLd be requirod: 58th~Viog, 6500 gul-lons; 314th Wing, 6700 go.ll oris j and 31Sth ,ling, 6600 gnll cns ,

Bo.so to Iwo Jimo.to333lN - 13417Eto341530N - 13334E ("IP)toTo.rget

t O O l3430N - 13300Et oIwo Jim.a to Base

AmugasrJd :,Base to Iwo Jimo.to

3 3.50 )1 - 13445Eto341530N - 13:504E (IP)toT o . r g o tto3453N - l3.526Eto3 407N - 13618EtoIwo Jiroo. to Bc.se

(0.) Mission Number 321. Fu1cu.Y"'maUrbu.n. Aroc,,:Tactical Doctrine.Lundi'al1 was to be j,,\atsushi tugo.-hanu Pointon ImveT Shikokuo.nd cus ily idoutifie d ..Initial point was to' be on tho peninsula. onthe northorn tip oJ). Shikoku. wos t of M....rUb,rruneand ens ily iden:tif' Ie d..Fukuynmo.This poiu't "",80S doslgr;;latod to o.void f'Lc.k ur-oc.s ..Ta.oticUcl Dootrino.

(b) Mission Ni.mIbor 322 . lhj:>pon Oil Rofinery at

Tuotionl Dectrino.Ldndfo.ll WO.S to bo this pror.linont point Ontho penf.nsu1.a on the Oo.st co., 8t of Shikoku ,whi ch 1,'i[lS0a.sy to roo cgniz 0 on tho il.PQ-7.The initial point WL 1 . S to bo on the tip ofNilan Pont nsu 10.. 2 r:ti 10 S south o.f Kouo.. Goodappr oaoh to to.,rg;03t.Nippon Oil RefinoryThi's po:l,nt was to avoid flak, 0. ribht ttU:nwas s p o o i. f io d . Thl.s wns doslgno. bod ~s laud IsondeT ~c tl o o. 1 D oo t rin o

(0 ) M.ls s 10.n NumbQr 129. No.k;'o.,jmn Airoruf't C olnpt.ny :8o.BO to Assembly N~ 1 (Iwo. J1ma) To.otioo..l Doctrine.to

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3437N - 13805Eto3528N - 13835E (I~)to

Londfall wns te be on tho ooust botwoon m:m-o.mntsu ~ClndJ\mClo-snld und eo.s.1'ly idcrgot was not to bo the r adru- t;;;.rgot. For tho prim ....yl'll.dm' tr:.rgct. tho lr.rgo Tokyo Arsonal Oooplox, in north Tokyo wasassigned. The J;rcr, is s0.turntod with t;..rgots and can bo ident.ifiodby rad::',r. Tho COurse is .tho scmo for both t;.rgcts anrl direct rC',d~rsynohronous bOl!!bing 00.0 be usod ,

ReM Fo.otors:

Wing, wore to boworo to curry 50region was to be

(::..) All strike airorai't, oxccpt, those of tho 3l5thoquippo d with 91sotron10 jummors end all e.irc,ro.ftuni t.s a.r rope. So!,.reh in tho 20 to 3000 mcgao ye l.oe o n :t inuod. ~ ~

, (b) Two spooit:l jt,\mming "iroraft woro r oooramcndedfor thO,315th ,Ving targot. the Nippon Oil Rofillcry at A!in"''''sa.ki bocuusc of the fl k d f '0.... I, . ,",' " ~,o ons~s in the, Oaaku ur-oa., Tho 314th Win; wns tofurn,1sh tho , 2 ulrcrnft s i.nce tho 31Sth '''i did ,t'h th. .. . ~ . ''', ng . 'no' .IlVO 0 neoos-tso.rYbinst,Rlt1nhtians.. Thoso sP'OO,il. ll jo.r .unin;; P,Lune a woro to b Q equip' podo arrage 072 to 84 ' d I ' ,j. n " an 90 to 210 rn~gp.oyolo regions o..pd to spotam ~ny radar sigM.ls with -1 i .Addit10nal " gun u . ; y ng and so ar-cbll.ght ahe..rCl.oor 1stio s ropa, to infost area, was to bo oc:rriod.

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(4) Flo.k.Fnotors'

(e.) Mission Num.bor 321; 'At FukuyD.Jn(othoro worotho foIL O'Il'lng o.ntiuj.roraft defonso~q .21 hoo.vy untiL! nnt1uiroro.ft wcupons nzid len 0 stiml.!tod 2 to 6 soc.ro hllGhts.Only mO(l.gor an d Lnacc u ro:to -f10.10 ::wc.s oxpootod ugu. inat 11. ,1ghte< tttlOs ,l\lodium weapons wore not oxpoo t.od to be effeot,i ve at tho pl c,nnod 0.1-titu d e ef 12,000 foot. 'Tho upproD.oh u l l d brouk(l.wny wer e p lu n n od t oo.1701d o't.he.r fInk, ur-on.s , .'

(b) Missio.n Number "322, N1pponOU Rofinory utkno.gu_so.ki'l In tho Kobo nroa thoro wcro ostimatod to bo 47 hoo.vyguns and in tho odjoeont dof'onso aruu of Qsak(l. anethor 289 110avyguns. rHroroft would be wi thin offeoti 170 r!.lJlgoof 9 .5 to 100 gunsU'1d 70soQrohlights on tho plannod z.ppr-eaoh to tho turgot. OnlymodorQte f'Lak wus oxpec tod at tho p Inrinod alt itudo of 1:5.000 foot.Most of the bomb run would be ovor wator and tho breakaway YrQ.stobe to tho north bowoon tho r~yoto and Osc.ko. dcf'cnso s .

(c) Mis s i on Numbor 323, No.ko.j imo. Jl.iro.ro.ft C ot.lP-any of Ogikubu: In thoUnorth Tokyo soctor it wa s ostililc:.tOd tho.tthoro was a totr.l of 370 he avy Ull'ti[,irc r:.l.ft guns ,. and :.i.t T~chikc.Vlo:.:.lir.unediutoly west of the target arec.. itwus bo l rcved thc\t thorewore 4 . 2 hOlevy nnti.:lircruft guns , Southlfost of tho plant there '"Iouldbo 18 heavy guns w.t Zuma, Tho utt(;.ck vms to be from tho s'outmtest(Mount Fuj i area) for tho following roo. sons: il ' IUS dO l mw iud , itavo.idcd most of tho guns at T'o.chiknwa t.nd nIl of tshoso at Z...ma , ~\ndit mado possible 0. sharp bro,ukuvmy to tho north and out of the Tokyode f'cnso ar-ca , Jiircra.ft would bo within ru.ngo of npproximutoly 150guns and, in triov, of bho heavy dcf'onsos 'in the target a r-ca , fin c.lti-budo 0 . 21,000 fGot was speoified.

(5) Ass8filbly Pe1n us: Sao Routo s , (l) ef -uhi s soct ion.( 6) Dcpnrturo Points; S'O'oRoute s. (l) of thi s soc ti on.(7) Initial Poi,nt_s; Soo Routes, (l) of this soct ion.(8) Rnlly Points: Soo Routos. (1) of this SQot ion.,(9) Routos Bae,k: Seo Routs, (1) of thi s so ct ion.

e, BOlll.bi.ng' Fo.cto,rs:(1) .Altitudos worc dQsif:nCLted, us follows: Fuku:ynmc.,

l2,doO t~.1218?O foot . ; Nippon Oil Rofinory. 15,000 to 15.800 fo.;t("nd No.kuJlmc. Ju:rcro.ft Conpa.ny, 21,000 f'oc b ,

(2) .AXo$ of. Attnok: Dosignu.ted:.t tho followi.n,:; do-grees (t . rue); FukuyamCL. 5 , 4 ' , Nippon 011_R r'. ..U lnory, 3.9; o.u r l Nc,kELjiro.aAircraft Company, 72.(3) .Moun Points of Imnucb.each turg\.lt, us follows.: These were to v(try with

(a) Fuku,yUll)o.: A moan point of' illlpotin tho ocntvr of th tc 01y. A prQb~blo oiroul~r arror ofvrould inoludo most of tho ur bun :1roo..WD.S seloctod4000 fO> . J t

(b) Nippon-Oil Rofil .: A .' ..wns 80Lao tad in tho vi '. t' .. . . lor~. ..m.oan pOJ.nt of 1mpuct. .. O'lnly of th . ". . .o Lrcu.Iar- Qrror of 1000 ft t 0 r-or lnlU; uinta. v(ith C I, probnblolargo storo.Go c:.ron.. 00 0 include nll :.:1.nsto.llut1ons cxe opt tho

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J< m ou n point o fof 700 foot(0 ) N"ko.ojima


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Th oontolllplatod strika(b) rut s d on Numbe\i22: as -e:p~o tad' to meet 1itl e ,on the Nippon Oil RtIli"ine.ry at Amll.ga;~ h~;S haveboen the maJCimum inif' arzy, 0pp'osi.tion. F1i"teso to 20 gflst 6 to 8 vl


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o , T!lrg~t.s: Radar was usod. for wind' dotermil1lo.tion. navlgu-tion and bombing.by the. 58th and 315th Wing;;;aend",as Llsad.as an aidto na.vigation and f'or wind dete.rminati on by the 3l4th Wing. whicbwas f'oroed to bomb the primary radar target.. (For dotails on indi-vidual misSions, seli!Anne:>;B', COl)solidat(ld Statistical SU1IUllary.)(1) Primary Visual Targets: On Missions Number 321and .322 a total of 191 airoraft (lno1ud lng .3 that also bombed ta.r-

gots of opportunity) dropped 1457.7 tons of bombs on pr irn:o.ry visualtarget s betwee.h 0813252 and 091711 2 at 601tiUde 6 r unging fr om 13,100rest to 17.300 feet, with S3 bombing vi suall y. 1 by radar VIi th vis-unl corrections, and l37by radar.(2) Pr im.ary Radar Target; On Mhsi on Number 323 a. to-tal of 70 aircraft dropped 320 tons of' bombs between l000.50Z and

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4. RESULTS OF THE MISSIONS; (For d o t ulls on dllmn.go IlSSeSSI:lOnt.BOO Ann o x D, Pa r t IV. )

a. Mission N um b o r 321, F'airuyal! lD. :or b uilt - up ar-aa, .88 squar o milo s (or 73..3Of 15 s W :L ll unf dont if10d InduGt rio 5 out s1doworo dostroyed.

o r t h o 1.2 s qua r o milospar cent) was dostroyetl.o f t h e built-up uren, 2

b . t lls d o n N um b o r 322, Nip p o n Oil R ef in er y, A rn ng o. sa ki: Thet a r g e t washol iovod to bo inop,nll. ti IOl and almost oomp1oto1y d()s-troy-od as a rosult of this and tho 20th Air Forco Mission Numb",r 281 of19/20 JL lly 1945. Damuge from i'dlssion 322 wr..s pr..rticu1o.rly hcuvy inthe r e f ino r y, t an k s t o r a g e, an d w ar e h o u s e a r c u s a n d a ls o in t h o n o r t h -e a s t s e o t io n o f t h o t a r g o t a n d in t h e s y n t h e tio oil p la n t a r o a . Oft h o o rig ina l oil s t o r a g o o a p a o ity o f 1.496.700 b u r r o 1 s , 78 p e r c o n tor 1, 17 5 . 4 0 0 b ur r e l s w o r e d n m ug e d o r r e m o v o d . o f whio h 4 5 3 . 2 0 0 b a r -r-eLs , ( o r 30 p o r o e n t ) w a s t h o dumago f ro m J


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OPERAT IONSPart I ~ Navigatian Track Chart and ReportPart II _ Mean Points at DnpactPart III ""Rada r . .'l-ppr09.Cb ChartPart IV - 13a:nbingPart V _ Flight Engineering Chart and Report,Part VI _ Air-Sea Rescue ChartPart VII - Gu nneryPart VIII - RadarPart lX - Seventh Fighter CcmrnandConsolidatea -Mission Report

Missions No.. 321. 322 and 3238. 9 and 10 Augu:st 194.5

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d. Ll.verage Maximumrange (Sky Have 58th & 3:15th 'lings)(1) Trailing ";fire: 1450 Nautical miles(2) Fixed lilltep...lla.: 1425 Naut leal miles

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PART I .. . NAVIG;.TICN1. Night tlissions were flcwn to the :fukuyama urban. aros (S8th .iing)an . d the NipPQJ Oi1 Flef'.i.nazy C 3 15th ;1ng) 0 Aircraf't ace CI:lplishad i ndi vidualnavigation to t.he target -areas;, The 314 th :ling attacks d tho Toky 0 ;,rs9na;1COl!lple:xand aircraft ace cpjlllsaed individual navi.gati CD to the asser:xblyareas. No nav.iga t i Cllal definienc iea l7ere rep ort'ed.2. Ra dar wa s u BE l d tOl'l7il!.d determinat ion. naviga tion. an d banbi ngby the 58th and 315 th yf i~_. It .1'1as use d as an aid to nav iga t:l,Ghand

fOI' wind determinati on by the 314th Wing.3. Time cor::tpressi Q'J, VaS eXOEl lle.nt 'b y the, wi:nga f lyi.ng t.he nightmissions.4 Aircraft returned to base, as buieted, wi,th the eoccept ion of26 nircraft landing at 1170 Jim~..5. Loran l70rk VIas pe,rf onaed as ]'0110\1s.: (Air Force tot.ala)

a. Number Lo.ran LOP's 75784514. NUiliber Loran Fixes

~. NumberequilDent lVlalfunct-ions 2 3

(1) Trailingl'/ire:(2) Fixed J\ntenna:

600 Neutiea.ll;lile:s600 Nautical miles

Average Maxi r : lUm re.nge (Grcund ";-/ave 314tf i iling)

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PART IV - BrnmING1.. Mission Number321. Fukuyama;

a. Forty-nine aircraft d: the 91 bcmbing the prir.lnI'"J ta,~get.bcmbed visually as I'l'eathsr was clear and visibility afforded by f1TeSeas ilyident i:ria d the mean .p oint of impact.

b._ The mission planning was considered excellent fran both theradar and visual vi8\"1 points. Radar reported that the targ~ pr~ce~ agood siglJ-al -and bcmbaridera reporto d the target c auld be easlly J.dent 1-fied in reference to the 1 ? canals in the city area.

c. There were no. difficulties encountered and b=bing resultswere considered excellent as general conflagrations .-rere repc:rted thrQlgl":-cut the target area.. The average drift Deported \"78S 3 qegrees right.CampL'essibility for the force was 70 minutes.

2. Mi:3:alQ!LNuobcr 323 - Tokyo J.rsonal Cooplc;.ll! (PR):a, The Pli'llnarjt: ""isueL tta,rget area II, t04? Nakagimil-A.l.I:craf'tCO:lpanyW aa ten tent~s undercast. and the force attacked the secondary visual adpr:ir.lary radar target. The Tokyo Arsenal CcmplGXwas designated as sec end-ary visual and primary radar target. One formatim made a visual release,

3 fO'l:'Datiens made radar appr caches with visual correction.8 and 4 foruaticnamade radar aRProaches and rel~ases.b. The altitudes of attack varied fran 22,200 to 26,200 feet.c.' The mission was ccnsidered excellently planned and no diffi-culties were encountered.. The average drift rep ort ed was J degrees r igbt.Ccmpressibili ty for the f'orce was 9 minutes.

3. Mission NumbGr 322 - Nippon Oil Refinery, i.mai"'soki:a, :\70 3ircraft i7ere dispatched as wind run aircraft to obnadntho Ivind direction and veIocdty and. to tr'!\llsmitit to the msIn force.b.' Bombingwas accooplished primarily by r:ld~. Ninety air-

craft made radar runs "lud releases, 'lild 4 - aircraft made visual r-eLececson fires in the target area, ',iheB their radar sets became ino"cro.tive.One aircraft made' a r'ldar run wi til vi sua 1 ccrz-ee t ions.c. '!be rJission nas considered \"fell pl.anned, The aVOl'"\Ue driftreported U3.S 1 degrG riGht. Cor.'.pressibility for tho fan,_, \,:13 102 ni nubcs ,

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P.iRT V _, FLIGHT ENGINEEIUNG1~, Narrative o!' Missions as' ]:lo1'1nl

So RQ1e aut: Cli.Iilbs were made immediat ely after takeoff toC'llUl.s ing sIt i tudes betwe en 5.000 and 9.000 feet. C li.Iilbs to bombingaltitudes Vlere made iust Cf the coast of Japan. Aircraft of the 314th'iIiDg assembled off the ocast of Japan and baubed by squadrons. Otheraircraft bonbed indi vidually.

b. Bombing Run: Banbing was ccmducted at an average altituCecC 21,000 feet for the 314th hng and at 13,000 feet for the 58th and315th lVing~.

c. Return ta Base I Returns to base cOIlS iste d C it descending toan average of 8.000 fa et and crui sing t hare unt i1 a gra dual desce nt t0base cculd be m a d e .

2. Cancents en the Missions: Nine per',cent of all airborne aircraftlanded at 1wo Jirm. Part of the 58th WiDg and al1 of the 314th ,ling loadedbanb bay tanks.3. Elchibits:

a.. Far historical record see Chart that follews this l'BSe.b. For load and ccnsumption data see Annex E, ConsoliaatedStat istical Summaryo


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I ". < f ' G U A M. ICra sn n oa ~s o n St att ,n Vlc 1n tt yo r T we n tie th Ai r Fo rc e Ba se sd uring tak e- orr and land ing .

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II135"AIRCRAFT.

Crash Boats on Statton "1ctn1tyof T .. entleth Ur Foree BasesdUl'll'lg take-oN' lind lend1ng.

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APRIL 1945 PART:m. AIR13~

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PARI' VII GUNNEF!X1. Number ef aircraft firing: None.2. Average turret lced.

1600 400 400 400 4003l5th - s o o3. Average numbe of lI'cundB fired in 0 Cl:lbat per turret I

o o o o o4. Number of rrunds fired in OQJloot: None.5. .fIJ'w:lberof r cunds use d for te st firing: 8107 . 6. Guns Loaded:

a . 28th ninS: Hot.b. 3 1 4 th \Ving: Cold.c . il5th -11ing: Cold.

7. M e . lfunc tions:a. O.F.O.: Selsyns (20. Turret COler.b. CAL.. 50 M.G. : Eject or. Elttrac tor sui teh, Gun c ever.

S. Total pementage of equipment operative:a. C.F.C. I 99.7%.b. CAL 50 M.G.: 98.8%.

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1 . Radar Banbing - .\.N/f"B-13 :"a. NUr.lber of s e t s operativs en take-off: 173' Q . Number o f s~:ts operot iva over target : 1 6 : 3e . Number at sets operative on lanrling: 1 6 4d. Number of pl.anea using azimuth stnbi 1i2.ati en:e.. Number of set failures in lead aircraft: Nonaf. Average maximum rafll!.9 in naut ieal milcs Q!' tnr.3ats:

(1) :.74 - 5,000 - 10,000 fe~.10,000 - lL5.000 feet.,

g~ AVerage maximumrange in naut i.naLmil"!ls, of beacons:(1) 121 - 5.000 - 10t r:00 feet.(2) 1 4 3 - 10,000 - 15,())O fee'G.

h.. No interfereme was encQJ.m;ered.,i. Average ronge of Japanese, CClast: ]9 Nautical mi lea 0j. No recurring trcuble waS repQrtee.l . c . C cmm e n ts :

(1) Briefing ~terial Wf\S reported as g)cd.,(2) Aiming points were fair. The 53'.;h ",;in::;fam.:!. i'~necessary to use reference points to ide:"l.ti ly aimi!'lg point"(3) landfall was identified at maximumdi st ance;(4.) :Radar release was o r direct syncbrQnQls methcd"

2. :Radar Banbing - AN/!~jr7:a. Sets opeFative on take-of'!: 96b.. Sets operat ive over target: 91o. Sets operative on landing: 90d.,. Averae.e maxtmun; range in naut iea1 miles, of targets I 65 at15.000 teet.e. Average ma:ximumange in nautical miles I of beacons: 140 at~ .OOO feet.f. Interference r Noneg. Japanese CQ!.St line pinked up att ' = > 5 nnutica1 miles.h. EqudLpnent failures: (,


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1. Reourring failures.. ~ . Timer AdjustJrulnt I and No BeacOIl.j~ Canments ~

(1) landfall and IF were easily identifie~(2). Briefing material was 'very satisf


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Pl..m' IX _ CCNSOUD1I.TEDMISSICN REPORl' VII FIGHTER Ca.t .l1.NDHEAD.Wf.:RTERS VII FIGHl'ER CCMMIJID AllFOff ice oft he CCDll l I8 . l l di ng Osnera 1

1'1'10 Jima

CONSOUD.'.TED MISSION REPORl'

12 iLUgust 1945

Uni ts and Targets: 15th Fighter Grrup - Escart Tokyo Area.506tb ..Fighter. Gm:oup- Escort Tokyo J~ea.2.. a. Type of Mission: Escort of B.:29'a (]'Ier Tokyo area.

b . . . Date of Missionl 10 August 1945.c , . Fie Id Order No. 164 .d . VII Fighter CommandMission No. 2 59 . VLR Mission No. 5 0

.3. , a.b.

15th Ftr G p5 2349o4907040 7 3 21 0 3 01030

1030~1l201 1 3 01455

506th Ftr Q Q _5 2o53o530717**073?10301 0 3 0

1030-111011151 4 4 0

Totals1 0 43102*o102

UNITS . . . .R ~OUND TOt,_~Deat Frob Dest Dam Dasf Prob Dost Dam Dest Prob D st l'am15th Ftr Gp 2 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 5506th ltr Gp il 1 2 - Q Q . Q . il 1 &TOT~U. 6 1 11 0 0 0 6 1 11

'" Includes one BIlBrO which accompanied strike force over tar,3ot.** SUb cover flight too k of f at 0636.Friendly tdrcraft Losses: NoneFriendly ~lircraft Damaged - Total; 2One P-51 was damaged in release of wing tanks and the otherUsa hit by F/':" Neither pilot was injured.

28 1 4 .b. _ Ene! l lY .Aircraft ,Lo ss es : T ot '81 destroyed, probably destroyed andd ama ge d 1 8.

'lYPESI DaatrOYlJd- Air:- Ground:

4 Z o ko s .2 Tojos. 'Ncno , '

Damaged - .Air : 6 Zokos. 3 To jOs, 1 Rampand 1 Oscar.- Ground: None."6. Narrative. Both groups made rendezvous with the navigator B-29s ontime and experienced no difficulty on course.'

Group..I/c scheduled.V C returned early"I/c over target area. t . / C lost.'l/e completing missiong., T/o last alc offh . Time RV w/nav b o m b e r sL, Time over IlPTime of landfallTimo over targetTime at RPTimelanded last ale

c.d.G.f.

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P r o b a b l y Destroyed - Jlir: 1Zoko.Ground: None.

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aineD tho navigator B-29a roportod that the fighter force ~as fivGminutos a h o a d of schedulo the climb to DP ail. ti tudo, 2 2,000 feet. "HSRostpon~. but the farce of strike bombors was alao ahead of schedulo.and s o t h e P - 5l s wore 2 0 0 0 t o. JOOO fuet b e l o w the B -2 9 s as they star~edfor tho IP. Higher power settings ,",oro necossary to make up tho altltudGdiffere.nce.. Fi/!hters arranged thomselvQa above and on each ,side o~ thebomber stream in line astorn of flic;bts. .~bout 50 % of tho onemy hght-ers; vmre aeen botween the IF and target. Eoemy };!:ilots r-angod fromaggressive to unaggressive with two enemy reported as merely f0110. ...n&the bomber stream without making a " Z W art;tempt to attack. One of these,a radial engine Tojo oarrying a bomb, m a have boen paoing the formationl}rior to. attatcking it. Both of these planes were driven off, and theTojo jettisoned its bombwhen it w a ~ ettacked. No.unusual e n e I D taticswere_no,ted. and o.ur planes maintad.ned mutual support tactics with soodresul ts,. and in some instancos follo17(l1d,enenzy aircraft down to 1011aJl.titud.es in'Dressing attack.s. Retirement to the RP was made by uay ofChoshi point. and all fighters returned safely to base.7. Flak:

Moderate inacourate predicted concentrations of heavy flak wereob.served betw.een Ha:chioj i and TokyO. From .~tsugi to Chou, modorart;einaccur&te cantinuousiy pointed heavy flak was encountered. Meager,inaccurate hea:vy flak was received in the Naruto, alIrl North 'Ibkyo area.

Some of the flak bursts thren out shredded metaUlic looking materialresembling Christmas tree tinsel.In two instances there appear~d to be deliberate attempts by ene~aircraft to draw aVo over airfield flak defenses.8. Communications':

Loud and clear.9. \"lea ther a1S it affected the mission:

~o to Empir~ - variable Vio to 6/10 cumulus and strartoeumulus basedat_2000 feet with tops at 6000 feet. Visibility 20 miles.

Target Area - 6/10 cumulus and stra~ocumulus based at 2000 feet withtoDS at 4000 feet. Visibility 8 to 10 miles in ha~e.10 a.. .'lmmUnii on expended;

UNITS15th Fight';;-Group506th Fighter GroupTOT .iL .

ROUN DS c.:a :.rBER ~4;3135inG9.429

b. Gasoline remaining in R1anes com~eting mission (gallons):UNITS AVPE R . V O M O W ITH M .UC RES 4 / cmT " r l _ n - RES15th Fighter Group45th Ftr Sq. 70 90 5547th Ftr Sq. 95 137 4678th Ftr Sq. 140 216 82506th Fighter Group457th Ftr Sq. 74 93 57458th Ftr Sq. 95 110 60"462nd Ftr Sq. 132 177 66... 165 ga;l1on tanka.

11. Qbaervations:8 .u.rfie1ds:Tbkprozawa_- Seven to e1~~t Nlcka~ reported around the edges ofthe field.

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Shimushizu _ Seven T/E u/r seen around the edges of' the field.I m b a ~ Three $/E U /I which ~ have been dummies observed nearthe center of the field.

b. Ground installations: Jl lar"';6 scale, earth grad,in6 operat ion wasobserved '8 short distance Nn of Omae Saki.

c . Others: Th e sub cover flight obsorved the submarine at t h e RPpick up a downed Navy pilot,'1 2. Re ma rk s: Of the 2 8 Jap fighters sighted on this mission, only 3were showi~ aggressiveness toward the bombers. Theso'were intercoptedas they. approached the rear of the bomber stream at 23,000 fect. Mostof thG interceptions were made by 2 fliGhts of P-51s ,/hieh were detachedfrOm the escort formation to gLve chase to enemy aircraft. iVlore thanhalf of the e n e m y destrqyed and dnma&ed w e r e claimed by these 2 flights.The majority of the enemy 17ere encountered NH and NE of Tokyo at altitudesvarying from 500 to 15,000 feet. Most 'of the enenw pilots WG.re un-aggressive and broke formation when at tacked ; In t170 or throe instanceslone enem,y fighters were encountered.

This was the 50th VIR Fighter Mission for this Command. The firstVias co~plGted 7 \pril 1945. It took 85 days to run the first 25 missions;less than half that time , 41 days, 178re required for the next 25 missions.Seven of the la:,ttor i-7ere completed during the first 10 days of August.

t/s/ E. lV iOORE ,Brigadier Gener.a1. US~~,

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Part II - Final \leataerSumm8l'Y., Mission No. 322

1fEN.rHEflPart I w WeathGr Summa r y ; Mis.sion No. 321

Part III - ;'feather &lmi:nary. Mission No. 323Part IV - 'ileather Charts

Missions N O. _ 1 g _ l . 3 2 2 and 3 3 .

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Targets:

pI..ANNIN} FOBECAST

4-5/10 low cloud base 1800 ft. tops 8000 ft; 2/10 middlecloud and 6 -8/L O h ig h cloud an d scattered shcwlera.To 18N: 8alm as baBes.oro23N: Two zones about 100 miles Vlide e:venly spacedalong the -area having 6/10 low cloud base 1200 ft. tops8-15.000 ft. "lith occasional moderate snone re , and brokenlayers of ciddle and high clouds. Away from these zones,4-6/10 low cloud~To coasti 5/10 10\, cloud base 2) 00 ft ,. tops 7000 ft. \7i thsea ttered middle an d h ig h clouds.All: Very light wind 10.'1 over all Er:lpire with no frontsso that cloud will be diurnal, havil~ 5-7/1 0 in hill areasbreaking to 4-6/10 in eoas tal areas and less in Inla.nd Seaand Shililonoseki areas.

O P ERA TI ONA L E OR EC J,S TBase at Take-Off:Scattered low and middle clouds and broken higb clouds.

Target:

Scattered 101/and middle clouds 'Ii.th broken overcast clOudsto 1 9 t > : N . From 19.No 27~ there nill be broken 10-(/, rJiddleand high clouds" with ligb t to moderate suoeers , From 27D r 1 lto target there will. be scattered 10\"1and high cloWis"Fukuyana: 3/10 cumulus, base 2000 feet .. top 5000 ftj 2/10al tos rratue , base 15.000 ft" top 1.7,000 ft. \'Jinds at 12 ,000ft


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PJ.FU ' II - F IN t.L W EJ:.T HE R SUM MlJl.Y9/10 August 1945Mission No.. 322

Base a t Tam ..Off:Scattered Iml c'louds and overcast middle clouds,.-There ve re scattered low and overcast Cliddle clouds to 17"N.From 1.7CNo 21.J :N there were broken 10., cl~uds . overcastDiddLc , Olo..1d~ and scattered cumulonimbUSV/J.thIJ.ght toracderat e rain. From 21~ to 1vlo Jima. there were scattered1017 and IJiddla clouds. From IV/oJir:1a to target area therewo re scattered 101"1 clouds ..

Target~ Jl..U'B.gasakil3/10 (a.verage) stratocWtlulus. top 5000 ft.Winds at 15tOOO t Vlsre 24015a.t 9 knots.Base on Heturn:Scat tere d 10"1 -1 and b ro~ n high 01ouds Remarks; 1ilce.ther Vias as foroca;;t ..

PARTIII - 'iVE i.THER SUMMARYMission No. 323 ro .august 1945

PIANNINGFORECAST6/10 low cloud base 1600 ft. tops 8000 ft; 5/10 thin layersmiddle and high cloud and occasional lll.oderate,ah'OWers.

Route: To 16oN: SnmerBs bsses.o :. L L:, - -...' .~ ~TOI'l25?lIT~tom-:-ar~a' (uest edge) '1lith: ..5-7110'low cloud base'l~O ft., . tops 7-15,000 ft and a few to 20,000 ft. Over-cast layers of middle and high cloud to 30,000 ft.To Coast: Cloud rapidly decreasing to 4-6/10 luw clouds,base 2000 ft, tops 7-10,000 ft. and further decreasing bycoast. Scattered thin middle and high cloud.

Targets: 'Iieak high cell over ~iest Japan, giving light gradient ofvariable direction. All areas to have patchy low cloudamounting to 5-7/10 in hill areas and 2-4/10 on coasts.

OPERATIONb.LORE.Cl.STBase at Take-Off:

Scattered low. broken middle and high clouds.There will be broken low and middle clouds and overcast hi~hclouds with mcderate showers to -l7oN. From l70N to It10 Jil!lathere will be broken low and scattered middle and high cloudswi th light show-ers. From 1\'10 Jima to target area there willbe scattered low, and high clouds.

Target: Tacaichawa; 7/10 stratoeumulu8 base 1000 feet ,top 5000 ft.~iinds at 20000 ft will be 3400 ~t 15 '!mots.Bases on Return I

Scattered low and higb clouds and broken middle clouds withlight showers.

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O B'3 El1 VE D W F AT H EF IBe.se at Take.Of'f:Scattered low clouds becoming brdken and overcast middle

clouds e"Scattered to broken low clouds with tower.ing clll~lus BRdov@reast middlaclouds becamingsc


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cMissions }l,...321, 322 and 323

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1,. Purpose:a To D/F en.emy radar s ,b. To conduct a. general searoh in the 20~3000 !lleg~cycle

region.II. To barrage jam the enemy gun~laying and searchl.ight radars

in the 72~84 megacycle and 190~2l0 megacyc,Ie regions am te spot jB1l lany enemy gun~la ying or s earchl.igh t radars that appear .outB ide the barrage.e. Te conf uae enerw radars by the use' .of r-ope s

2. Meth.od.:a", Fifteen R eM Observers participated and used the following

equipment te accomplish the search and jSImling: 127 - ld'l' ..l. 64 '_ I..R;.-2,8 ~ ARQ.8, 15 _ APR.4. 15 _ API..~ll. 2 ~ 11:1"1>-24. 1 .~ARB~7 and 24 - l l .PI'-3Modified.

b., Two special jsmning airplanes were .furnished by the 314thWing to cover the strike of the 315th 'iiing.. These special janmingairplanes were equipped tobaTrage and spot jam gun-laying and search-light radars and to infest the area with rope.. One airplane of the3l5thvfing equipped with 8 electronic jammers and search equipment cempleyed electronic countermeasures for the first t.ime by this 1 ; 1 in g .

e. For the daylight strike of the 314th ;ling .. each flightsquadron was equipped to barrage and spot jam the gun.layingradarbands.

3 . Results:a. Fifty-eigllt intercepts :weI's recorded and ere listed at the

end of this section.b. The barrage produced by the special j8mm:i,ng airplanes andflight squadrons vua.s rceported as adequate except for slDB.ll gaps which

were filled by spot jammers .c.. Rope eorrt rnued to confuse enemy searchlights.

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FilliT II - H:!!m.QI I. t.ota1. ....,.21 S"'r.ilre Reports l'Iere received by Strika ROBorts ~ .. ~~ ~~~ ,,~ vtoo \: ing Ground Stations.2. FbxTransmiastons: Eis;hty-one per cent qf all ra?io operat:;s

S~CC!;lSsrW.ly recsived."F" type . ~ . D u l : w I Y " lllSSSe.aElS. durinG thlS '"ser;9s 'nellU.Ssion.s. Each l"iillGGraw;.d.Station transru1tt~d at .leas~ 2 ~ :tlllS ! ! d, ? me.asages. ReGUlarly scheduled broadcasts l.llclude,d TUlle o).gnals ~,leather transmiss.ions.

3. Fregusnc';esl Sir;:nal streIl(.;tllS. of all \~I~nG.tril>e frGq;~cies.avera,c-;sdS_4. R ' - 4 for to o entire lllissl0.D. ~Fo.llo.'/l.D,GJ.s a va rC=Il~a~e oo_~rbl'eakdol'ln of traf.fic per frequency; 21 pe.rcent on .3IOOCacycl~s. -,7 ~.ce.nt on 7meeacycles; and 4 2 per cent on lln:e~acyc.les.

4. NaVigational Aids: Thera llara no requestsf'or fixes. or bcarillljl(i1.ll'i.llC these missions. jl.jos oitha aircraft utilized radioraIl{,ss,~lomers and br'oadeas t stat i ons for navica ti onal aid.

Sa Net Disci u1ineand S!cur i~ No violatiOns o r securt tyOl'bl.'eaches in net disc.ipline '[Iere recorded.6. &nemyTran.smissions: The folloning incidents of jamttling,eneIiq'interference aJ:1dtrWlSIilissions \/ero recorded durinG these :mission:n

a. 30'20kcs: Negligible.b..6615 kesl

(1) Tuo inatar.ces of' tone jamIling nere ineffective,(2) Four instances o r C i ' J jamminGnere ineffective.

c. J.0305 kcsl Negligible.d. J990 kcs: Keyed e m at 1900Z was very effective.e. 74.15 kcs: Keyed D r l at 19.3oZand 011.5Zwas very e.ffective.f .. 10820 lecs I NeGligible ..g. 1810 kesl Steady Ct; bet1:mcn l019Zand 1915Z mas effoctive.h. 6640 kcs~ C\' j and voice from 1030Z to 220oz. ,:ere ineffecUvo.i.. 10965 kcs~ 0\7 and Voice bet'.'een 11200 to 2200Z Here inef-fective. ~

7. Distress: The 58th IIing reported sevel'sl HerDine tran.s:missiollSi'rom aircraft in trouble; honever. these :planes. rCBcb.adbase saf'ely.8, Eguint l'.ialfunc ti ODS : AN/AliT~13: 2 inope rative; 2 d~'namotorsburned out; 2 no side tone; BC::34B~ 2 inoperative.; 1lyn.amotor, inopera-

tive; 1 V01UIm con.trol and boat frequency CScillator. inoperative;. ICl"'Jstal phasinG. inOllerative. ~VMlN-Z: 1 loop ante nna. inoperative.; 2inoperative sets; SOR-522: 1 receiver, inoperative; 1 dynamotor resetrelay. in0p3rati. ve; Intarphone I 2 inoperative; llL-9?; .3 ioo:r;erati ve;1 'l'seic;ht lost. ~ ~

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P.'.RT I - ENEMY oUR OPPO.sITIQ!L_

1.,, d in tho 2 night. e.. .Approximately 41 O1l01lzy" fighters stei: ,se~n Ilr.". To\'-"'ostrikos and 1 daylight strike at FuH:uyama, Nippon 0)'1 Reflnery WId 'V

.I.r Senal Complex, re spa ctLvely. on ' 8, 9 and 10 J.ugu,st 1945. Thor o poreno attacks, no lassos nor damages, and no claims b. total of 5 onoll\Yfighters were seen during the Fulcuyamastrike.c . Du r inG tito n iGh t s t r ik e o t Nippon Oil Refinc~, 011 breakingarray froln the target. 1 B-29 almost collidod "itil a stUbbily-constructed

tl7in-engine fighter 1711ichwas described as haviIl6 \"Ii~s tapered on bothl~ading and trailing edgas.Shortly after bombs anay. 1 B-~9 or:T!sil.ghted 8 unidentified enelClYaircraft simultanoously . Runrllllg ll.glltson each >lorc obscz-vod and the lights from 1 of the ononw aircraft weroreported to be "soarching tho sky". Thoso p,ro:'t lcular C11011zy" air craftcrossed from loft to right in front of and above tho reporting B-29.It was' obsorveCl by 1 B-29 cr01'1 that .on a green li,Jht signal fron thoground, an cnomy aircraft raado a' pass at a bomber which Uaa '.7ithin thobeam of a searchlight; instantly. ji .J~ gunfire ceased; and, upon completionof tho pass, anothcr greon 1i[;ht from tho BFound lIas noticed and i.Abatteries resumed firing.d

d. During tho daylight striko at Tokyo Jrsono.l COClQlcx J3llestimated 6 single-engine and 3 twin-engine aircraft noro encounteredbut thore \lere no atbacks , .~pproximatoly 40 P-5ls of the "scort noroobserved. The fighter escort rras very active and no enomy fi;3hter~no a close approach.

I.. Mission No. 321 - Fukuyama Urban ;.rca:a. 'rho primary tar;;ot 11.'3.3 bombed by 91 aircraft of the 58th':lingbetween 1325Z - 14.35Z fro;;.l 13,100 - 13,800 foot. Axis of att ckvariod from 2)20 - 3270 >;lcathor' was reported as C.~VU-4/l0 undcr-cas't ,b. En route to the targGt flak was nil.c. Over tho tarGot flak '103.B described as moagcr , Lnaccurrrt

and heavy by only 3 aircraft. lJ)out 20 aircraft r-opcr-t od modIura fl kas meag"r and Lnaccur-at o, The rell1Rining aircraft found flak to be nil.No searchlights were reported.

d. On with d rawal f lak was nil.c. No aircraft m:!re lost or damagod as a result of flak: on this

( 1 ) O n e aircraft bOr.IbcdUse. throu,sh a 10/10 undorcnst 9.ndrecoi ved no flalt., '(2) Five pUI'achutc flaroB uero observed descondin-.; over thotarL"Ot area.( 3 ) Blackout conditions on route to, over the tarBet, and onlI'ithdrawlll uOZ'c doacr-Ibed aa poor.

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accurate d ntly renderedth~s d c r e : : e hea~. The scattered cloud ~~derc,st aPparc tho same~- less effective than on Mission No. 320 floun over......a.d. The time over targct-damego relationship is presented bol0'i7:~~ No:!LCin Form~tion NoJ.j C DflI!lB4':ed0049tz 6 60050Z 9 400502 Z 10 40051Z 8 10055Z 9 500562. 10 00057Z 10 50059Z 9 2

. e. ~\s' in the case of Mission No. 320, those figures aa~nilld~cate only a small degree of satura;t:ion of the defenses. ~ru.n a4-mlnute break occurred between grou1!!S, giving the defenses a chanceto get set for the second grou:g.

f. On withdrawal meager. Lnaccur-ad;e and heavy flak W8.'3en-c~untered near Kasumigaura. Lake, Nari ta (35 46 N - 140 20 E), Mobara.urfield. and Cho.shi .Boint._g.- No aircraft were lost to flak on this mission, and of 73aircraft bombing (a~l ta~gets). 27 or 36o~%.,sustained flak damage.Itwas na..ted.that these s ame defenses iBflicted 56.6% damaGean MissionN o . 3 2 0 under identical conditions with the excc~tion of cl ear weatherin the case of Mission No._ 320 aIIlda 5-7/10 undercast on tl':tis missiono


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1. Summary of Damloge~Built ~up area; Sq. M,i. "'t ota 1 ~ l.2: Sq . Mi. destroyed ~ .88Per cent destroyed - 73.:J

Per cent destroyed'; 88lanned target area: 1.0Tote:l damage to date: ~88 Per oen.tof built-up ar-ea r 73.3Target,s damaged by ourrent strike: 2 numbered; 26 other.

2 . DelOOgel'Ii.thin limits of built ~up ar ear >:le.stroyed59 .Mi.~".. S g -. iJ M i ~ J Pe: :o_cent ;. ,:.res. damall: from' current 'strike:

Built-up area (Urban)Built-up ares. (Industrial)Built-up ar-ea (Total)

1 . 0 8q121.20

.B O. 0 6. B 8

74,.066.67.3.3

b. . Dam a g e . to targets:20% cloud covsrad'~- about 60%

of visible partion destroyed20% destroyedGuttedGutted.Gutted

Imperial Dye liorksUnidentified Industry

n

Of at least " 2 3 additional unidentified industries in the built-up area. 20 were destroyed .3. Damage outside bun t",up area: (Wi thin 5 mile radius of centerof city)a. llrea Damage: Noneb. Damage to Target-s'

90.29-XXI 6282 Farracks l"rea 15% destroyedOf 15 small unidentified industriesoutside the built.up aree. 2 "",ere destroyed.Inclosure: itnnotat d "h'- rot ane moeaac s ,owing damage

.Ba sed on 20th 1,..F. OIU D..A. Report N~. 182


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FlIRT III _ SECTION 11 _ NIPPON OIL REFINERY & TANK Fi.R~ - AM[,G.iSIcrDJ,M'~GE,l.SSESSMEW'".. 90~25 - 1203

1 SUJll!Il8:r'V :e Goo d 40~ photos Cno at ereo) reveal the target to be ~n-.

operative, clmostcompletely qestroyedes a result o.f the above 11!l.ssioIland 20 .AFMission 281, 19/20 .Ju1y 1945

b. "hile damage froin the earlier mission was concentrated inthe ta nk farm (l.:r ea C) and th a$Yo"theti c oil p.lant (1~rsa .t.). danagefrom mission 322 was particularly heavy in the refinery (1..reaB),. tankat crage (Lor ea D ) ,. the wareh cue e area in t he northeast sect ion of thetarget, with additional heavy damage to the synthetic oil plant (seeInclosure)

c. O f the orig.ina1 total oil at oragecapaeity of 1,.496.700bbls. (lj:2 USG).,. 1.175,400 bbls. or 7!'%have been damaged or removed.of which 453.200 bbls. or 3 0 % is ne';.!damage from mission 322.

d O;;ing to la ek of at ereo pe irs I .it is impo9sibl e toascertain the damDge to the refinery (21. 22, 35. 36 ~ },rea B). Itappears that the damage ranges from only slight in the northeast portionto almost complete destruction i.n the southwest portion.

e. There is no new damage in the tank farm area (:.T8 C)wherepre;vious damage and removal amounted to 555,J00 bbls., or 75%of the or igiool total st or-age capac it Y (7.3 8, 2 00 bbls.)

f. H:eavy damage was i n:fli ct ed on Tar get 90 .25 -540B, Sect ionNo.2 of the Iiansai Kyodo Steam .Power Plant, the 1arge:st generatingstation in Japan. This daffl9ge to the reinforoed concrete generatingplant and adj aining structures may have been the result of tee currentsU"ike or of mission 281, when clouds restr icted photo coverage toTarget 1203 only. Target 540B is about 1300' east of Target 120~h

2. Summary of Damage to Tan.kage:. (1 bh1s. 42 lEG.)

T YPE O F ST OR i.G ElI\'TEFt-- UN -MEDI ;~TE !KNO\ iN REFINEDPRODUC'IS TOI':.LRUDE

rig Capacity - bbl.s 738.2GO 141,300 :330,000 287,200 1 ,lI.96 ,700New Damage - bb1s. 106,600 :?295.100 51.500 4 5 3 t200- % 75% 90% 18% 30%Old Dame.ge - obIs. 431.900 5.000 .21,100 129,300 587.300. . . ; % 58% 4 % 6% 4 5 % 39%Removal ~ bblS. 123,400 None None 11 .500 134.900- % 17% 4 % 9 %Total damageand removal - bbIs. 555.300 111,t,00 316,2.00 192,300 1.175.400-% 75% 7 9 % 96% 6'f). 7 8 %Inclosure I J,nnotated enlargement .s h o W ing aam8ge 0110118 this section. Based on 20th A.F. CIU D .I.'),.. Report N o. 191

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ITEi1IZNl'ICN OF D:JnGEAmiOT.110. IDENTIFICATION DESCRIPTICN OF DlJLGE

Unidentified B l dg.II U123

457!l10111 31 41 51617H)1 92 02 1

Storage"""""Un id en tif ie d Bl dg .Stora.r;e"II"""StillUnidentified nldG

Cracking plr.'.nt2 2 Cracking pLcrrb23242 52 5

8 Rundown tanks 2 0 0 0 lJb lsn 11 11 114 " "

11

6 Interwcd to.nks5 0 0 0 b b l s en6 Intcrwcd tnnks5 0 0 0 bbl,s en4 Irrterwed t.anks5 0 0 0 bbls e o .

2 7282 9303 1

Possible Cf'f'Loe11 "1 2 s t or ar ;e t nn k s

(refined) 9 5 0 0 bb ls e a4 banks (Unknol'm)334353638

5 horiz prossl'!'e to.nIcsLube Oil Plnnt4 Storu;;e to.nks

1 t un k

3 9404344455 25354

5 s t or c .g o t a nk sStorar;e shodStartlES tmilksn n

II II3 sr.'k'\ll to.nksP a s s punp houseUnidentified bldG

5 9 Associo.tod wi t J i J . 505366G76 06 970717273

Gu s conv0rters & b ld gSulphur renovo.l systec

Prob purn.!J hous oAssociD.te~ with 70Co~pressor h o us eContact oven house

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S Jl C R B l'------321 - 3 : : : ' 3MISSION

DATI S, 9 , 1 0 AUGu s t 1 9 4 ~

FLIGHT DM !A & 0 r oE L C ON Sl Jo lP TI ONMISSION N U M B E R #321 #32. #323

OIi'IT 58TH 1"G 315TB f i le 314TH W(A .l ll .CBAFT CON s IDEBED 87 88 66AVEJUl}E FLYING r IME 14:11 14:22 14:41-FUEL CONSmaD:

Average 5863 5387 6 4 4 2 -Maximum 6.'300 5815 7020Mlni.urom 5400 5135 5880

F UE L B EMAIN 'IN G :

~Average 1 0 5 1 9 4 1 84 5Maximum 1650 1333 1288MinimllllJ 500 470 226

ArG. GALS. USXD PER H OUli 1+13.5 374. 438.1,rOUL USED O N AlR BO llN E ~/C 567493 548843 509556

W lE IG lro ! D AT ~t : l ."98 1 0 9 784 G N O. AIRCR AFf AlRBO RDAVG . BASIC WT . 011 ' AIRCBAF'l ?l, . ,988 71205 7"~7FAVE RA GE U SE FU L LOAD 5'17')0 63322 60"0"AVG. NO. OF B OM BS L OA DE D Mixecl 38.1.5 Jixeo

Lop, M"~64 LoadAVG . WT . OF BO~rnS LOADED n669 2n64f 9 ( . . . 4 ( ,.A .V ER AG E F UE L Iru DE D 6qo7 6321 , 7 2 9 1AVG. W T . OF FUEL LOADED 4 1 1 , 4 2 - 379L).. . I 1..3746.A.VE lUG E MISC. W EIG H'f 6h39 4730 711J. A.VG . G li OS S T. AT TAD OFF 134738 H 131..27 13(;063j~

Bomb~eights:M-17A1 465 1bs.M-47A2 70 Ibs.r.~-64 (TNT) - 535 Ibs ,~'-66 - 2055 Ib s ,M-64 (Camp B) -" 550 Ibs.


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S E C R . : ' !: TAuth: CG, ~l)t:i,~h Air For-ceInitials: ,r.' ~,t!-7Date: 8 1;.u.,"Ust 1945T \O lE lN ' I'1 E l'H A IR FORGEGUAM[1 AUgUst 1945 - OBOOK

FIELD ORDERS )N1 JlJJ3ER IS )Map I . JAPANAviation Chart 1:218,880.. ....MPI Reference: "Twentieth Air Force Litho-MdSaJ.C FUKUYAMA AREA90.29 - Urban.

1. Omitted.2. Twentieth Air Force attacks FUKUYlIHA URBANAREiI ona August 194.5.3. R . 58th Wing:

( 1 ) M P I: 094097.(2) Route:

Force Required: 93 A/e

Base)1'10 JDJA3331N - 1 3417E341530N - 13334E (IF )Target (3428N - 1 3.322E )3430N - 13300ELeft Turn!W O JT hfABase. "

(;3) Altitudes:(a) Enroute tq target: 3,000 - 3, !~oot. and 6,000 -6,000 ft.(b) Attack: 12,000 - 12,800 ft.(e.) boute from target: Minimt'lr.l 15,000 ft.

(4) Bomb LQac.: 1 groupM-47 lIls fused instantaneous nose, inter-valometer setting 75 ft.; :2 : groups M- 1 7 rcs fused to open5,000 ft. above the target, intervalometer setting 35 ft.

(5) Bombing Airspeed: crss 203 MPH.(6) Methe:d" (If Attack: By indi:vic1ual A/e with main ferce precededby 12 pathfinder A/C. Maximum compressibility of striking forceover target pequ.ired. .(7) Pathfinders: First 12 A/e SCheduled to strike target firstwill be designated pathf'inders and will be flown by the best

radar bomhing crews.(8) Takeoff: 0 8 1 6 3 O K .

b . Omitted.c. Omitted.d. Gnitted . 'e. Omitted.f . O m i t t e d .


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F.O. #18g.. Omitted.x.. Orni"tted.

4. Tactical Mi55ion Number: )21.,5. a; (1) Twentieth Air Force SOI. and SOP for strike reports, contact

reports and IFF procedures.(2) Eaeh flight squadro n will be equipped to barrage jam the rebion

190-210 megacycles.(3) Observations of the extent and reliability of the barrage will

be madewhile over the target.(4) Spot jamm.ing will be conducted OVC3r the freq'~ency ranges 180-1 9 0 and 2 1 0 - 2 2 0 megacyclesl a s desired b y the Wing Commanderand as governed b y the capacity of the wing.(5) JaL1.I'lerswill be kept in operation at all times when cl-oser

than 50 miles to the mainland and will be turned off at allother timesl except for preflight and postflight frequencychecks,. which are to be made on the ground while tl' jarnnersare installed in the airpJ.anes.

b . Command?ost:' H q . , TWentieth Air Force, GUAM.B Y C OA lM A N D O F L OO 'l. 'E N A N T G E N J i B A L T \ U N I N G :

R K-TAYLORColonel, Air Corps

Chief of StaffOP:FICIAL:

l~/, c.:/r/~' /?(.()I :.7 ~ ~'''''''',_'..,'J B MONTGO I~ /./ Colonel, G . S . C .D cis, OperationsDT:TRIBUTiON:2 - CG, 58th BombWing'2 - CG; 73rd BombWing2 - C~,313th BombWing

2 - CG:. 314th BombWing2 - CG, )15th BombWing1 - C G , V I r Fighter Comd1 - CO, 3rd Phot 0 Recon Sq6 - J . . - 3 Tactics, Twentiet h Air Force2 - 33rd SCU, ~entieth h i r Force1 - RCMOffice, Twent~th Air Force1 - Communications, Twentieth Air Force1 - OAS; Twentieth Air Force2 - c r o J Twentieth Air Force1 - A-2 Reporting, Twentieth Air Force4 - A-2, Twentieth Air Foroe

SECRET-

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S ECRE Tll.uth: CG~' Twentieth Air Fore(:Initials: I I '. j'Date: 9 Aur:ust 1945'II"I.ENTmTH Am FORCEC ; W , (H9 Augu~t 1945 - 0.500K

F IE L .1 ) O R D ER SNUMBER 19

Mapi J/,pAN Aviation Chart '1: 218,&:30.1.Omitted .2. Twentieth Air Force ~,ttacks targets 90.25 - 1203 and 90.17 - 356 on

10 .August 1945,3 . a . V I I Fighter Command:vn FiGhter Command will furnish two r;roups of fiGhters to

escort 314th 1I1ingbombers into target area.b. Omitted.c. Orotted.d. Omitted.e. 314th Wing:

(1) Primary visual t2:rget: 90.17 - 356, NAKAJIMA AIRORAFT CO.!API FO RCE R ]t2U!R :ID14J091 2 GrQUps - l{aximUf.lMPI Reference I XXI Bomber Command Li~h0...Mosaic TOKYO;..R'U.90.17 ._ :3 56.

(2) Seco.!'ldary visual and primary radar target: 90.17 - }600,T O K Y O A P8 EN A L . C O M P L E X .

Base1 " ", 0 S IM i \. (l1.ssewJ.,y)3 4J7N - 1jS05E .3 528N - 13835E (IF)Ta:rg"t. 3 5 5 $ N - 13950E3 5 5 8 N - 14000EJ 5 3 5N . _ l 4 0 3 0 ErIO JTIl1AB : ;'5 e .

(4) Altitudes:(a) Bnl'-dute to tar~t: Not specified.(b) Attack: 41,000 feet base.(0.) Enroute from texget: To be at or below 20,000 feetpassing TI',OJJMA.

(5) Bomb Load: . Maximum number of 2,.000 pound GFs fused 1/10nos e and 1 1 1 l 0 . t.nil, aupplemun"ted with 500 pound GP&, fus~d1/10 nose and non-delar tail, to desired tonrlil~:e.


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SECRET~F,O. #1 9 1!cth",dof Attack: By co.Lumnof squadrons with mirUJOIur. t time

i.nterval between squadr'Ons.3l4th "ling W i 11 furnish two special R.G"M. jamming. aircraftto 315th Wing to orbit point near tar (Set 1203 on n1ght of9/10 August 1945.

(8) Takeoff: lOO300K

(6)

e, 315th Wing:(I) Primlryvisua1 t!,nd radar tar>;et: 90.,25 - 1203UPI055066

_ F OR CE u R.3 Q! JIR EDNormal SHort

]t.lPIReference: XXI Bomber COr:lfl\9.ndLj tho-Hosa ic l;:U\GASAKI~OSAKI..AREA 90.25 - Urban.

(2) Route:Basem o JTh!A3350N- 13445E341530N - 13504E (IF)Target3 l i. 5 3 N - --13 526ERight Turn3407N - n618E]'10 J lMABase.

(:3) Altitudes:(a) kroute tEl' targ:st: Not specified.(b) Attack: 15,000- 15,800 feet.,C c ) Enroute from t


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F . O . # 1 9The spec.iol jamrring aircraft. of the J14t.h "Ving will be equippedt.o barrage jam the regions 190-210 and 72-84 P.1,egneyc1es. SpJtjammingwill be conducted over the frequency ranges 1BO~190and 210-220 ll1eg&cycles as de,si';roo by thawing co:u.:nnder andas governed by the capacity of the wing. Inaddition, ellstrike aircraft will be equipped with one, jammer within thebarrage band listed above providing sufficient equipr.lent isaV


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