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H E A D Q U 4 RT E R S

XXI BOMBER C O M M A N D

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This i s the second report 01'

n s e r i e s covering f iT8 low-

l eve l n ight incendiary a'ttsDt • •

The broBd planning for t h i s

pho.se o.ppellrs 1n tho tlr11't o f

these reports _ l l iesion 110 • .a

ago.1nst Tokyo.

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HEADQU.iR1BRS

D I BOMBER c:mea1D;.po 23 4

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Fie ld Order No. 44 -i . . lon Bo. 41

Ta rge t : Urban ; . r ea or

RAC:OU, JAPAI

11_12 l !arch 1945

Table of Conten t s

Ta c t i c a l Narre. t ive • • • • • • • •

Exhibi t _ Rader ;"pproach C h a r t - Japan

Exh ib i t _ Radar Scope Photo l

A n n e x ; ' _ Opera t ions • • • • • •

E x h i b i t - Trc.ck Char t • • •

P a r t I - N a v i g a t i o n . •P a r t I I _ B o m b i n g . • • • •P a r t I I I _ ? l i g h t Engineer ing

P a r t IV - Radar • • • • •P a r t V _ Gunnery • • • • • • •

P a r t VI _ Air-Sea Rescue • • • •

E x h i b i t Air-Sea Re3cue ~ P .

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Annex B _ Weather • • • • • • • • • •

P a r t I _ Weather Suml:lary • • •

P a r t 11 _ C h a r t _ F'orecast ' ' leather VI

Observed \1ee:ther.P a r t I I I _ Prognost iC lJapP a r t IV - SynoptiC Map • •

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Annex C _ CommunicationS • • • • • . •

P a r t I _ Radar Counter a s u r e l .P a r t I I _ Communications (RadiO).

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Annex 0 - I n t e l l i genCe • • • • • • • • • • •

P a r t I _ Enemy Air Oppos i t ion • •

P a r t I I _ Enemy A n t i a i r c r a f t andAir_ to_Ai r Bombing • • •

P a r t I I I _ Bombing R e ~ u l t san d ~ ~Assessoent • • • • • •

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",Annex E _ Consol idated S t a t i s t i c a l S ~ .

Annex F _ XXI BOClber Command F i e l d Order.

Annex 0 _ Dis t r i bu t i on . • • • • • • • •

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1 . lQENIIFICAIION CF laSSION:

0 .. Fie ld Order Number 44. Heo.dquartere IXI BoIlIber Co-. .nd.do.ted 10 ~ r c h1945. directed the 731'd. 313th and 314th BombozdaentWingo to send 0. lIlQ.Ximum-errort force on 11/12 I.!arcb agll.1nat • t a r p ton Hon8hu.

type ofb . T v n t S p e c i f i e d !

mission, no aacondnry orUrblUl ;.rOI1 o f JJagoya.. BeotlU.S8 r4 the100It rosor t targets . e re . p 8 C l r i . ~

2. STRATEGY AND PLAN q;: opERATION I

a . RUlOn f o r Selec t ioD o f Tarce t ; If:lgoYll wu secoD/! 01 a881'108 a t four t ~ g e t 5se lec ted fo r low-level In4endla ry a t tAck. bymnxlmum t o r ce . a t I nt eu 'o .l s o f two days. I t wtaS bol107l:ld. on th ebo.sis of the suocess o f the to .ct lcs In1tlo.ted 10 Warch on Tokyo (Wi • •d o n No. 4.0) t ha t the enemy could not orgo.nhe : l m m ~ h . t edofeDoea

nga1not th1s type of at tack .b . IQIlortp,nco of Tarn1a

(1) Nagoya. Mil 0. popula.Uon of approxlmllte1y 1,500.000o.nd 11 the th i rd lo.rgeet o i ty in Japo.n. The areo. i ft o.nd lU'OIlM t h hc i ty i s the centor of the Jo.panelle o.ircrnft industry. I t i . eatimatedt ha t i t ia the th i rd l a .rges t i ndue tr ia .l oroo. in Japan, and 2S per cantof a l l i t s ~ r k e r l lore engagad in lome type of a i rc ra f t productioD.In the ci ty i t s e l f are found AAF TlU'gatll Nos. 193, 194.. 8010/195 ~1729. and 240 aDd 1833 11e to th o north a t IA&anigahD.u. Sate l l i tetown,. lIuch all loromo to the eas t . Xu.ana to the a o u t ~ l t .an4 Glruto the north form par t of th e Ooiroraft complex centered on S ~ y a .tbe

oombined produotion of th ole u nite ill estimo.ted o.t from 40 to SO peroent of th e t o t a l output of Japanese combat o.1rcraft and Ing1nes. thisarea aleo produces machine taol •• bellriD&lI. r Q i l ~equipment, metalo.lloys. tanks and aotor vebiclell. nod processed food.. I t i . aD i . ·p or ta nt p ort and i s reported cOopeble or luLndl1nt; 3& . M p ' or 10.000tone. Recent harbor improvements have probnbly ineren.ed t h i . o G P * o 1 ~ .

(2 ) S uc ce ss fu l i nc on di ar y etto .ok on t h i . tarEOt woulddestroy o.nd d el ay v lto .l f n i g h t t ror r io moving over th e country ' .



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, r iBOt ;a l r a i l Uno . t h . t bound t h i s area on the I u ' t aIIIl Welt . ' I h l b' th1 . would hav. i t . . . , a t t a . ed ia t e . f t e c t on a i r c r a f t an d r e l . t e d 111_duetrlo. centered in and around H ~ o y a .other • • • • ntl ..1 war ac t lv i t l • •would be , n i o u d y affectecl . Tho apread o f t i r o . in to tbit ad jacen tan d only moderately 1• • • l n t l . . . . bl • • oction. of the c i ty WOQld _".elopn\llllerolol' t a r s e t . of v1t&1 1IIportanco to J ap an ee e w ar U . . 1l'1lltatry.

o . P 6 , l 1 . o ( P1anft1ng • • O p e r a t i o p a l ;

(1) BOIDbloc PlaM I

Ca' Peterm1Q1t19D o( Bomb Lo'd '

1. I t was decided to u .o i nce nd ia ry bo ab.exc lus ive ly on t h i . t a r g e t . Tho Pathf inder Forco lI U t o u le th e U /

id47A2 boob, the b e s t avo.llabe lncendiQJ'y fo r both I l l l l a b U l t y an d 1• •mediate f i r e . r a i s i n g q u a l i t i e s . Thia bomb ofrera troaendou. t i r e power1n t h a t each a i r c r a f t c a r r i e s ODe hundred eighty-four bomb•• Supplyl imit t l t lons onde i t impossible, however. to load th e main force witht h i s type incendiary . Therefore, an y ~ v o l l a b l eSOO.pound a1mableo lus te r containing ~ _ 6 9bombs ~ r e to be load3d. The 73rd wtng r e .quested permission to us e general purpose bombs in s ~ l lamounts foran ti_pe r sonnel pu rposes . Permission to carry one general-purpose boabIn ea6h th i rd c.ircro.!'t woos given to the Wings, i t they so desired.

l: . F u d n g : E.28::u\d &.36 clus ters were se tto open ot 2000 f e e t and E.46 c lus te r s a t 2500 feet . ~ a x i = u =densi tyconsis tent with proper penetra t ion nnd functioning of th e bombs wasexpected n t t h i s se t t ing , nnd bombing t ab le s could be usod withouti n t e rpo la t ion .

l . Ground SpacinG: From data gathered onth e Tokyo mission, i t waS decided t ha t a graater area should be coveredby the same number of bombs from each a i r c r a f t by increasing t he i rspacing. Tho Pathfinder Force used 100-foot s p ~ c l n gbetween c lus t e r.of 6 nod th e main f or ce 1 00 -f oo t spacing between a l l c lus t e r s .

J. Photo Bombs: To secure necessary photo·g raph ic coverage. th e l a s t f ive a i r c r a f t over th e tar&et were to eachcarry one W-46 Photo Flnsh Bomb.

(b) Bombing.: Method P h n s i

1 . This bombing planned fo r t hi s a is .i on ~ .

based on information. obtained on the Tokyo ~ i . s i o nOD 10 Uaroh. Cban&elin procedure wero made where deemed a dv is ab le a s follow"

.J" ToJce-off t i oes _ r l l I t a g e r e d so tha teach Wing could drop on t he i r aiming point without dan&sr of i n t e r fe r ·enOo and $ 0 t ho t F ir e F ig ht in g procedure would be disrupted.

b Al l a i rc ra f t oarryin& V47-A2 clusterswore ordered to us e th e B_7 ah;ckle fo r susponsion.

£ Separate a ~ i n &points wer.a oonsiderable d.istance apar t ~ n datag&Ored, so 0 4 to leslen8 i b i l i t y of t he i r b e i n ~obscured by smoke•

.Jl. The attack _ s planned for radar boabing b ~ tbombrrdieTs were diTeoted to us e visual .athods i f po.sible and

t o place theiT boabs on aTeas which _T O no t bw'nil\f;.

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Rou.t.e . u planned to a"old lwo J i _ operaUoaby 15 miles .

Use o f l H s h i n o . s b l _ prov1d.ed .. uda r f t I ld ·g a t l o n a l a i d .

. L a n d f a l l was t o ba made at Naksrl P o i n ~ .

II. good r a d a r i d e n t i f i c a t i o n p o i n t a t tb ebottom o f NEl.goya Bay t o r .. d i r e c t route toth e i n l t i n l p o i n t .

~ h 1 si n i t h l p o i n t on No.goyo. BO¥ p". themost d i r e c t r o u t e to the o f f s e t a i - i n s pointan d th e t a r g e t . The r i v e r m u t h a t Akeno& . .hara would mnke (l good rAdar and vhu l l l check

p o i n t •

The 314th Wing wns t o lII.lte an 1mDed1a.t. r i ~ t

t u r n o f f the to . rget . The 13rd 1fing - - tof l y one m inute beyond tho tCloT,.t and tu rnr i g h t to avoid c o n t l i c t with th e 314th. ~313th \ l ing Will ' to ml:lkl!l a l e t t bU d tu.rn to35/l0N _ 136/4.55, 34/.0R - l36 /aeS . 34/161' ...

136/33E to av oid o on fl1 ot w ith l o r c e . en t e ring th e t e r g e t a r ea .

The rou te _& 8 p1annod lIlid'way bePI . . a 1 _ J t . aan d Chichi J111111 to g1vo 1Illl.x11N111 radar aid r r c a1s1and re tu rns ~ d t o u t i 1 1 ~ .1 . a J t -a r ~ .Tonge . t l l t10n .

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(3 ) rUeM; h c i p p v l M pt , . 'M'

(a.) r u s h ' P I p ; The ol'l,'tlre t l i p t . . to 1M . . .by !ndl.-Slbaal a . l r o r a t t u d . . . . plllDfted to o b t a i n - .x laaa rue l . O O ~and ed ' toy IUl4 to GUOW fo r c a r r y l ~or II a A X l _ t o D D " of . . be.

(1,) '.1 LaAdlM'

.1. The 13rd 8.lul 313th B - . b a I ' d " W'lft£. _roebOt to ca.rry bomb 1My to.nkB. ~ l t l &IU\d con te r . t n t t u b _ r o to bef i l l e d to capt-eity. To t a l f l le l would be G.9proxhID.tely 51500 &&11ou •

.3. The 31t th WiD« Wall to c u r y . 1ft Cld41Uoato t l l l l w1n, an d cen to r . t n t t anks . on e t \ l l l boab b..,. t u k . . . t ~fuel load1n, of approximately 7300 ga.llona.

( c ) Bomb Loadip ' i i

f i o d .

~ . The ~ v e r o . g obomb load to bo c u r l e d by the73rd and 313th .1ngs waS est imated a t 14.000 pounds.

~ . The ll.vera.ge bomb 100.d to be ca r r i ed by t.bI314th Wing was o 8 t l m ~ t e do.t 10.000 pounds. The groo. tor dlstcneo to tbatnT g e t f o r tho 314th Wing r equ i r ed on e bOlllb bo.y t ~ to be oarrSed.

thereby r ed uc in g t he bomb load by ~ p p r o x 1 m n t e l y'000 pounds.

! .wore to be ca r r i ed in t ~ i l

Two h un dr ed r ou nd s of SO-cal1ber f I l ! l l l w t l o f t

tu r re t s I1nd none in other t u r r e t l .

(4) RgdQ{ Plgnning:

(n) As i n d i c ~ t e d .nI l Wings wore to ule the S ~po in t fo r l ~ n d f a l l .the same i n i t i n l point . nnd a common offse t aioinspoint . The low-al t i tude scope photos previously obtained by reconnai . ·snace indicl1ted thnt the dis t inc t ive fentures of Nagoya B ~ and i t .harbor ins tnl ln t ions would be excel lent for radnr nl1vigntion nnd offBet bombing.

(b) Tho off se t n i ~ i n gpoint WQ' a je t ty eas t ofthe NngoYIl nirpor t . B ~ s e don the I1vailnble lowaaltitude redar photo ••t h i s j e t ty offered th e bes t qunl i f iec t ionl fe r no off se t nlming pointbeol1use of i t s d ins t i c t ive contour. An en . i ly i d en ti fi e d n ir p or t nenrby oould be used ~ s n r ef ere nc e f or loo nting th e off se t ~ i ~ i n ,point.

(c) The method fo r off se t bombi", by r ~ d ~ rwns tobe determined by enah ~ i n g .~ s n resu l t of repor t l f rea Grawe p ~ r t i o i p ~ t i n gin the Tokyo milS ion. the b o ~ b f t J d i e r swere to be p s ~ i t t e dtobomb v i l u ~ l l yi f the tnrget nren were suff io ient ly i l l u . i n ~ t e dby t ~

f i r e . . Fnnning courses from th e off se t a.iming point were to be 7.IS . and 19. degree ••

(5) RgAAt Oounter U2Alurei P1anp;d!

( . )one RCU obaerver. were""'r6 to be performed.

Soorghjscheduled

Three RCJ,l u 'a roh a.1rora.l ' t . e'\Oh wit.bto pnrt icipnte. Tho Ulul11 I • • robe.

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(t..) TM Ra.vy wn..furl lhhed wlt.h th o btc.118 otthel lIlh810ft IUId requo-ted to t u r n h h a.ft .Unble t l l .c1l1t1e. t o r d r - . . . .re .cue purpo • • • •

1. Th r • • • ulaar ln .s . r . . . s819184 to 11t • •

gua.rd duties a.n4 _ r e stnt10ned BII f o l l o ' " i ~ t / O O R_ 137 /30E, 33/001 _1M/OOE, aM 32/006 _ 138/40E •

.!. Three eurtl\ce vo-lSlell were 4 1 r e c t ~ dtel

be ll.t the following p o a i t i ~ n s~ t the spec i f ied t i l l lell ZS/OOW _ 143/0CI.f ro m l 11 03 0Z to l l2300Zl 20/006 - 144/301 fo r the ent i re misllon; nnd1a/006 • 1tS/OOE !'or the en t i r e miuiO!l..

2.Two

Duabo e.1rcrClft _ r e ll.uigned to\bel

fol lowing sta.tiQns for a.ir_sen rescue work duriftb t he m iS li on l 23/001_143/30E froo 112000Z to en d of miu ion ; r.nd 10 miles _ a t of A,grigMfrom l l2l00Z to en d of mission •

. i . Picket BO:l.tI :l.M CrlU'h 8o'1ts were a . s s t p dto carry out n l r • • ea. rescue ~ r k during the c r i t i c a l periodl of tako .off nnd l ll .ndings un t i l rel ieved by the Control Tower.

( ~ ) Super-Dumbo'l: Thi l Cocmnnd I l. lsignod 3 Super_Dw:Ibo ~ i r c r n f t(B-29's) t o o r b i t posi t ions 33/00N - l3S/00E. 32/001 ..l39/40E. nod 3l/00N _ l39/20E to n 5 5 i 5 ~in spott ing. receive dis t rea .signRls . drop emergency oquipment. and d i rec t s u b m ~ r i n e sin event :l.irsea. rescue f a c i l i t i e s were required.

d. P e t a i l l of Plonning _ In t e l l i r ence :

(1) EResy Air Opposi t ion,

(0.) While the Japanese Air Foroe nhd II. cnpBbilitya t opposing the B_29 force " i t h 168 sirll ; le ..enginB end 15 twin-engineday-type f igh te r s . n v n i l ~ b l ef igures i n d i c ~ t e dthn t thoro were o ~ l y

17 twin-engino o . i r c r ~ f teqUipped fo r n ig ht f ig htin g.

(b ) Due t o the enolllY's hcll:: of u p e r h c o e i n com·bnt t ing the type of t r.c t ics being employed. o.S demonstro.ted on tb oTokyo opero.tion. i t wns not believed t hn t a.ny ndditlono.1 mecsuresother than thB 10nding of tnl1 t u r re t s werD neoessary to protec t tb oforce from enemy ni rorQ/ t .

( t ) an t i .A l re rn f t Oppositionl

(a.) Henvy Apti_Aircrnl t GuP!; R ~ y o .i l defendedby 200 heo.vy Bntill.irora.ft ~ n s .most of whioh would be within ro.nge 00..ome pnr t of the oourse of th is mission. A fow of these ~ n shavo ~l o . y i n ~rndo.r. Heavy antio.ircra.ft guns were ecpeoted to be tb o mo.Jordote:nse W8o.pons aga.1nst t h i s tlPO of atto.ek:. This type of f i re WtI'

also expected from shipping 10. Nngoya Bny.(b ) Automatic ,renDon' : Thoro C1re Q J l p r o ~ i l l C l t e l Y

170 t1utomo.tio weapons in th e Nagoya. derenses. With th e B_29 s Btnlt l tudes nbove SOOO ree t Qutomntlc weo.pons were expected to bI onJ7s l ight ly e ffec t i . e . since there l s no known method for r ad ar c on tr olof automntic wenpons t1nd i t is d i ff i cu l t to f i ro t h e . acourately o tnight w1thout cooperation with senrchl ights .

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th e nc t f t1 ty f! I Ill£Oyn, 21 b.1Df; ruBI ' controlled, Thi. b Q t a t r17strong d . r ~ n s l lond. Ml8 lJxpect.d to ahow .cJd.rat.e . r r e C U n M " i t CAW

weather condi t iona weI" t o - ' 1 8 t . Cloud lln4,.rcaat cud ..,It.,i t

. aoountered would servo to door.a.8. g rea tl y . ea rch li gh t efftciency,There la no evidence to date of Q Japanese ' .prend beam' searchl ightCor us e In low-alt i tude illimunntlona.

tba.t wouldplo.nned.

i n d i cn t e(eI) Bg,rroge Bal l000 l1

the presence of bnrrQS8Thore "'1" taO

bll.11oons on thereportllr o u " .

(e ) DeCeM!! ' Wep,surell With the h a t e o.ltlt.1.ldlof 5000 fee t Dnd the aircrBrt staggered form tha t al t i tude to tbe . azimum a l t i t u d e of 7800 f e e t plus th e tcnninE; fUllS t 4 att.a.elca. DO ex:c._aiva damage f ro e o nt ia ir cr Q £t WD S ~ r e d l c t e d .Ho further deC.a . t • •m e ~ 3 u r e swere deemed necessary.

'3 . EXECUT ION CF THE MISSION:

0. . TAke_Off: The f i r s t nircreJ ' t of the 314th Wing 'r.l.. schedul_ed to take_off a t 110710Z. the 313th ~ i n ga t 110740Z ~ d the 73rd ~ 1 n g

:l.t 1l084SZ. The 73rd ~ i n galso dispatct. 'Jd 3 radio-hoDing a1rc r i l i ,scheduled to nrr ive a t lendfal l with the f i r s t ~ i r e r a r tof the 313thand 314 th Vings . Tnke_off was n c c o ~ p l i s h e dns follows:

FIRST P-jC u.s! Ale

m il eIRBOONE TAKE_cpr TJ..'l:S-CFF

""ro 15 . llOS40Z 1109511Z313th 111 11074IZ 1l090l5Z314th 42 lI07l0Z 110619%

--= (homing) - '- 1l0824Z 110625Z

TOTAL " 0 110710Z 110954%

The 310 a i rc ra f t taking-off comprised 63 per cent of th $ circr:l.ft enhand. On e a i r c r a f t crashed shor t ly af te r take-or t with i t s nu:bsr "engine on f i r o . This wns the only a i rc ra f t los t on th e ois5ion. Thecrew of 6 i s co.rried as missing.

b. Route Out: Courses wore flown genprally as briefed.D5vio.tions did not exceed 30 c i l e s . Lnndf:\lls wero generally ncc:.aro.to.Homing o.ircraft were r ~ p o r t e das good to poor for accur3cy. (Por de_t a i l s . see ~ n n e xA, P ar t I , Nnvingo.tion)

c e Oyer Targets;

(1) Prillll\ry:

( a ) Ona hundred s ixty senln tl.!reroJ"t f rca 21hn&:_had no di ff i cu l ty l o o ~ t i n gthe i n i t i a l sn d aiming points and bombedVisually. One hundred eighteen a i r c r o t t froD the third ~ n gfound

th e aiming points smoko covered and usod Tftdarb o m b i ~

methods.(b) Total boob tonnage dropped Wll.SI

6eg e 6 tons7 6 7 . 6 tona112 .4 ton"

E_26 (SaO_pound incendiary c l ~ t e T 'E.46 (SOO.poun4 incendiary clu . ter)»_47.12 (lOO-pound. incendiary b ~ )

(c) Twenty-six Y.46 photo flash bomb. ware alaa dropped over the t"r&et "rea.

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Ca' Tbree b o . l ~- . l rcnn b a b e ' 'Ioldt&lcb1 , . , .n,do.r, 1 1l.1rcI 'I lf t bo.bed Sb1ftS1l by rt\Clar. 1 bo • • ' . . . . . . U ll '1"1.11&1111GIld th e one 8_29 10,1: b coos ide red. t o h a f t ~ b o 4aft Ilnkao-a. t a rp t

of opport\lol ty .

(b ) Tot.&1 bCIIDb W1'lIU',' dropped oa t • • • tarpu . . .

1 3 . 3 tona 8 .28 (SOO-pound. l n c : . n 4 1 ~ yc l l d u r )6 .3 toft ' K_47A2 (lOO-pouBd lftceDdhJ'y bGab)3.0 tons W-64 (SOD_pound . n e r a l ~ p l l r p o•• boab)

(3) For dotai ls ace Annex E. Con.oll4ated Statl . t icl l . l

Swrmnr)'.

4 . Rput t bAle.:Honshu lind Iwo J ll1lll. ca.used

route on r e tu rn .

eo 1 4 n d i D " i

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•as'r ly in g c on d it io n' encountered b e t . . . "an d west d e v l ~ t l o n sfrOB tbe br iof • •

=.E!nt Landing k , t l .endlFl(

73rd 21451. 0150Z313th 2230Z 02051.

314th 2216Z 004SZ

(2) Seven B_29 1s l anded a t lwo Jimo. aDd retl lTned 't o

hom. ba.scs l a t e r .

r. O p e r a t i o p s SUMnev i

(1) Navigation: (See Annex At Pa.rt I for 45t&11" LoranWIlS 90 p er cent opera t ional und gave m ~ i m u mrnnges to tho c o ~ s tof HODshu. Because of la w cloud cover, navigators had to depend l ~ r & e l yupont h i s method, Several navigators took experimental bearing. on th e Nagoya Radio Sta t ion with good r e s u l t s .

(2 ) Bombing! See Annex A, Par t I I to r de ta i l s ) YecbBDie ol f ai l ur e. were l a rge ly re lease malfunct ions. The 3l4th I1ng h i ti t s assigned aiming point ; the other Wings were shor t .

(3) Fl igh t Enginepring! (Se. Aftnex A. Part III , ford eta ila ) A iro rd 't t hn t 01 imbad to th e bOClbing a .l ti tu de u si ng 1 I l t L X ~automatio lean powers saved a.pproximately SO gallonl of fuol. Testsw111 be oonduoted to determine th e a 4 v h a ~ 1 l 1 t yof UliQGIlUilllWD auto

matic l enn powers for low a.nd lIIedil.ll:l G l t i t ude climbs. The Il.ve.rll.t;l!

fuel re .o rv lU fo r a l l ' l ings _ r e QS predioted.

(4 ) ~ l (See Annex A, Par t IV, for d e t a i l l ' Morm.lemployment of a l l radar equipment .0.' experienced.

(5 ) Gunnery: (See Annex ~ . Par t V. for deta i l l ) ' i r i a g. . . oonfined to t o s t . f i r i n g and f i r inb a t searchl lgbt l by t a i l ~ e r l .

( ( A P a , ' VI, to r d ata 1b )6) Air_Sqa Re,cijol See Annex •

There ~ r e no ditchings on th is oporations •

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(2 ) T u g t l p t "'11i h l a r t M4 Opp9'1en"Y;

h') Three hoalDg d r c r a t ' t bOllbecl Tok:ka1ch1 ' "

radar. 1 I l i r c u f t bombed. Sbift!ll by J'n4ar. 1 boabed. a . . . - ' t . a " . u a l l , .o.nd th e one B-29 los t 18 considered to ha'V'l!l boIIbed an U _ D O W n t .. r p ' tof opportuni ty .

(b ) To'te.1 bomb 'toMo.&e dropped. CD 't • • 11 t a I ' ~ t . .W U I

13.3 tone E_28 (500.pound incendiary clu.t .er)6.3 toni Y-47A2 (lOO"'P0UM incendiary 'boab)3.0 'tons U-64 (SOO-pound ~ n e r a l - p u r p o . ebomb)

(3) For det0.11s see Annex E. Conaol1d.llted Sta t i s t i ca l

SUll'lltlar;y.

d. Rout,a Bnldk:Honshu and two Jima causedroute on re turn.

e . knd iog t j

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f lying conditione encountered betweenond west deviations f r ~ the brlefed

( l ) The qatn force lQnded a t home bales ~ followll

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(2) Seven B_29's landed a t Iwo Jiaa and returaed tohome bases l a t e r .

f . Operations Summary:

( l ) Nayigation: (See Annex A. Par t I tor datal1 ' ) Loranwas 90 per cent operationnl ~ n dgave maximum r n ~ e sto tha coast of BOD-shu. Because of low cloud cover, navigators hod to depend l ~ r g e l yupon

t h i s method. Several navigators took exper imenta l bear ings on th e Uo-goya Radio Sta t ion with good rosu l t s .

(2) B o r n b i n ~ 1See Annex A. Par t I I to r de ta i l s ) Yecbanl cn l ra i lures were l arg ol y r el ea se malfunctions. The 314th ~ n gh i ti t s assigned aiming point ; the other Wings worG short .

(3 ) Fl igh t Engineering: (See Annex A. Por t I I I . to rde ta i l s ) Atrcraf t thn t climbed to th e bombing al t i tude usin& ~ ~automatic lean powors saved apprOXimately SO gallons of tuel . tes tsw i l l 00 oonducted to d et er ai no th e 1I.4visllHl1ty or '.I5i11bc.u:i::.u=: !lute

lIIatic lean po_r s for low lU\d lIledill.lll o.lt t tude climbs. The averll.g&

fuel reservQ$ for nIl ~ i n g swere as predioted.(4 ' bW.1 (See Annex A. Par t IV. tor de t aU I ' !'Corlll.l

employment or a l l radar equipment was experienced.

(5) Gynpary: (See Annex A. Part V. to r de ta i l . ) Ftrin£Wall. confined t o tes t_f i r ing and ftriD6 a t learohlight. by t a i l gunnera.

(6) Air-Sail. RagCijO' (See Annex A. Par t VI. to r deta11a)Thora were no ditchings on th is operetions.

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C. " , t M [ I ( se . 4 n n n B, for d e t a n . ) Weat.bel' . . . . ceaaraU,lU I forecll..1: with two tel ft tM 't o nine ten1:h. c10l,l,el t roa ' bu . to ta rp1:an d retW'ft. Rain belel . ~ Il1rcrat1: a l o t t for & .bor1: t i M duriftl 1aA4incs a t Salpua .

It.. fg=nntg l l tLpp ' I

(1) RadAr Counter U e Y K e ' t (See 4nnex C, P u t I , torde ta i l s ) Tbe S ReM 9_2; '8 logged 27 l i £ O , l . . Attar aDalY' i ' t h i . wa.resolved to 15 d i r fe ren t s ignals . fto Q/r ' ing waa posaible due to lackof sui t ,b1e equipment. Japanese radar.control1ed equipsent . . . . DOtice.ably l ~ c t i n gon t h i l mission.

(2) ~ ; (See Annex C, P a r t I I , for de ta i l . ) Paci l l_t i e s and net disc ip l ine . . re good. Several instances of Japanese j ~

c ing , ,s well 11.9 a t t ~ t sto send deceptive messages. were reported.

i . In t e l l i gence S\JIIIIIIl\ry:

(1) Enemy ~ i r Opoosi t ionl (See Annex D. Par t I. rordeto.116) Althougb th 9 Jll.pll.MSe had a t lell.st 2 hours pr io r warning oft h i s ll.ttock (a s indiCated by broadcast ing of a i r a l e r t s ) . 93 airborneenemy a i r c rn f t made 47 ntt l lcks. 1'170 9_29 ' s lftlre d ~ ! l . g e dby thesea1:to.cks. Enemy p i l o t s s h o ~ dno indiCation of having baen t rained i ~

n ig ht f ig h ti ng .

(2) Anti-AircrQft Ooposi t iont (SeD ~ e xD. Part. I I .t o r d e t a i l s ) Eighteen B -2 9's s us ta in ed damage f roe ~ ~ t i e l r c r & t t .mOlt.ly of 0. minor nature. ;'11 types an d cal ibers of f i r e were reported.Fi re WIlS inllccuro.te and meoger to intense in nature. T hirty to 1 0 0

soorchligbts were encountered. but they ~ r e not os e f f ~ c t i v eas tholein the Tokyo c rea . ;,. to t l l l of 6 bllrrll..g& billIons WIlE; reported. 3 u r o dNngoya Caatle a t 2000 to 3000 f e e t :lnd 3 c.t 5000 f ee t blllrwe.y betweenthe bc.y Md the t a rge t . . - . i r- to-c. i r boabing o.nd rocke'tS and uoUllid-to.a i r rockets were reported. None were efrec t i7e .

(3 ) Bombing Results nod D A ~ » g s~ s s e s s m 3 n t t(See ADfte%D. Por t I I I . for de tn i l s ) A submarine 15 0 miles f r o ~N l l ~ O Y l lth e 201'ning n i t e r the nttllck reported v i s i b i l i t y reduced to 1 mile due to wood

smoke. Photo Interpret l l t ion of reconnoissnnc3 photographs reveeled at o t a l destruction of 56.892,000 squore f e e t in npproxic6tely 10 0 ~ r e ~ s

throughout the e i t y. InCluded ere et. l ens t 18 known industr ies d ~

aged o r d es tr oy ed . ;,. t o t ~ 1of 3 9 ~ . 6 6 0s q u ~ ef ee t (15%) o t t4rse'nUlllber 1729 (EITOlU PL . .NT,i;,lCRI ].IRCR ....FT ':ORIS) wtlS destroyed.

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10 MILE SWEEP

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Par t VI _ Aft-Sea RO.bOO

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(3 ) 110 o.ttellllpt w u !lad. t o lUaeable e t e . n t . or p-oaped ur1 nt the m . . lo21.

b . Cl ipb to bo!Rb1PC a l t i tw ; l , 1 I

(1 ) The time required to c l l ~to bo abln, al t i tudo or6000 to 8000 f e e t wa e aho r t fo r l!l1ror&f't u . l ~ra ted p ~ r aDd. approaimatoly only 10 ainutol average for a l l n i r e r o t t .

(2) Several a i r c r a f t were able to make th o c l ~ ullft&ma.x:1mum tlutollllLtic lonD powers i n opproxtmatoly 1 5 l I. 1n uU I. I t ap p • . , . .thnt o . l r c r ~ tt ha t made o . u t 0 m 4 t l c ~lean c l l m ~laved approximAtely50 gallons of fuel 1n o.dd1tion to reducing extreme entin •• t r08 • • 0 t ha t r e l u l t trom ra ted power opera t ion .

c . Crul ,s to t ; r g e t :

(1) Low powers were required to obtain m n x ~r ~airspeed in t h i s cruise pr io r to 8 t ~ t l n gth e bombing TUA. The o p .proxiQQ.to avoro.ge power s e t t i n g WI.S only 2000 rpe and 30.6 iD.cbumanifold pressure .

(2 ) The average power se t t ing r eq uire d t o obtain 250mph c n l ~ b r Q t e da ir speed on th e bombing r ~ n wns approximately 23SOrpm and 41 inches manifold p r e 5 5 ~ r e .

d. Return to bose;

(1 )a t 7000 to 10,000where letdowns atconsumptions were

In nonrly a l l Cnses th e r e t ~ r n 5to base were =adef e e t un t i l npproximntely one hOUT from th e b u enpproximntely 100 f ee t per minute were made, Fuelo.s predic ted ,

(2) Some~ i r c r n f t

in th e 73rd Wingc o n s ~ e d

addit ionalf ~ e lc i rc l ing the base waiting fo r improved weather c o c d i ~ i o n sbeforoat tempting landings.

2. Comments 0D renu l t , or mission;

a. Tho 73rd and 313th Wings carr ied nenrly equivalent a ~ e r

age bomb loadl . Al l aircro.f t of th e 73rd 'I'1ng carr ied spncif1ed \loebloads while those of the 313th Wing Carried vuTring lo.ds in aCoordance with crew and a i r c r a f t capab i l i t i e s . In most cnse. maximum oapaci ty bomb londs were carr ied by a l l ~ i n g s .

b. V.ore fuel wal consumed to th e ta rget by the 314th Winethan ant ic ipa ted: h o w e ~ e r ,e ~ c e p t i o n a l l ygood crui lo oontrol pract ice ,on tho return lo g resul ted in Q fu el rese rv e consistent with tha t e ~

perionced by th o other Wing ••

o. Test wil l be conducted to d e t o ~ i n etb l advis .b i l i ty atusing 1Il0.:.dI:lWll o.utomo.tic loan powers to r low nnd MdiUM. &1t1twie oUeba.

d. Po r fuel consumptioD Bnd w o i ~ h tdata . so . C o ~ o l i 4 a ~ dS t ~ t i s t i c ~ lSummery,

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One a i r c r a f t _11.6 reported to have crashod i n th o water a t t8 rtll.ke-off. No informnt1on was obt ll .ined relll.t1ve to i t s posi t ion aDdsearch could not be i n i t i a t e d . Thore were no o th er i nc id en ts r.qui r 1B&the use of air-aoa. rescue f a c i l i t i e s .

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. . Three RCII Search a t r c r . r t partLcLp.ted lD. u 4 0" , ,1 • • 4th e mll181on. Searcb . . . . performed t o r I!lDeIaY t r a n a a l a d o u La. tb e f re_quency ban d . o f 10-90 a c . 90·120 IBO. 120-170 IIIC, 170-300 _0-30 0 .. 1000 Mo.nd 1000_:5000 lIIc. i1b.1le oyer t a rge t . search . . . . . concen t ra ted Oil l o g l a cradar 51&1'.18 with high PIP' and abor t p l l h . 1ensth CharacterLlr t icI .

b. A tot .1 of 27 a l ~ a l s. . lII lo!&ed. but af te r analr-L. to rr epe t i t ion and ambituitYt t h i s t o t a l was reao]wed l ~ t oIS d l t t e r e a tl i g n a l . . The analys is included coincidence ot t ~ sl tn&ls with . I l ~

act ion . t h e i r possible t ransmission frolll par t i cu la r enemy equip.enta,

and provious i n t e r c e p t s .

c . No offensive countermeasures were e=p1oye4.

eo The s ignnls in tercepted o t par t icular l n t . ~ s t~ r . AS

f o l l o w s :

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(2 ) 77.5/2000/4: Nagoya.

These ~ k fA l!odel 3 AAFC sig-:,,1II were intereeptedin the are" where set l , rchlighh ",ere very act ive . c ~ i D gbeic.g e:r:plo,.4when one l i g h t i l luminated an a i r c r a f t . Flak was described a . a c c u r a ~

to inaccura te . heavy ~ n dcontinously pointed f i r e .

(3) 195/1800/7 I Shiono 1!isaki

(4) 197/2000E/6: U ji YllI:Iada

These s ignals . though not lobe switoh1nr or t n c k i ~ .

(and since both are associa ted with f lak and searchl ight act iv i ty) . aree i the r the Mark 21 AJ,FC or th e Mark 41.4.2 searchl ight C1ontrol. pou ib lye m ~ n a t i n g f r o ~Nagoya.

(5) !I000/2000E/Short, Th1.s signill intercepted off Sl:l1tb.Island tracked for several m in ute s. th en s t a r t ed . w e o p i ~a t 8 r p ~

This 8ignal was in tercepted 30 minutes af te r a fr iendly naval . ignalwaa heard. I t i s probnble t h a t t h i s Signal 1s also from fr iendlysouroee.

(6) 220/500/14: Uj1 Yamada. Early Warning.

b. Other signals in the ta rget . r e a l

(1) 78/750/17.11 Hallhikake-Salci.

(2) 80/750/22.9' Sb1ono-ll1saki.

1)\O.e two lIigll.all with no lobe . w i t c h i n g r . U .,... p"""lIUl1led to be " ' t l l : 229 f ixed a i r Ie arch equipment.

(3) 90/750/31.41 Mear Ujl y . . . . d• •

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The.e a 1 ~ l sare , "HaTed to be t r o a th e 1Iarlr: 11F l ~ e dAir Se arch type equlp.ent .

o . Sitna1a lo!&ed on route to t a r£8 t .

Cbarac te r i s t i c .

74/750/45.878 .5 /350 /34 .399 .. 5/400 /8ISS/S00/8185/700/ . -

Suspected Location

Haahikake-SakiHachljo Jim..Intercepted 33/005Chichi Jimo.To r i Shima

Poesible V ~ r kzapP o u i l l l e Irle.rk 22Sl'

131/4S!!:

lIark 1 Model ,

3. ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS;

a . No

ab le eqlilll'Clent.n a l s .

D/Ft ln g of an yTho l o a c t l o n s

~ l g n a lwa' posSible duegiven are the suspected

to lack of sui t_lo ca tio ns of .ig_

b. Radar-cont ro l led equipment was n o ti ce a bl y l ac k in g 01'l t h l a

l lI ission. Search l igh ts '/fere used ez t ens lve ly an d f l ak WIlS codera te . accl,lra te to inaccura te . bu t the ~ we re p oo r1 v coordinated. ?a i r yt51bll i t y an d t . ~ ef a c t tha t many AlA guns s e e ~ e dto f i r e a t 1 1 1 ~ n a t e da i r -c r a f t visual ly tend t o v e r i fy l i ~ i t e dAlA radar use for cont ro l •

•••••PART I I C O ~ l l C A T 1 0 ~ S(R;DIO)

1.. Str ike Roports: .n.ircroJ't radio opera tors t r ansc i t t ed 29s t r i k e repor t s (Bombs Away>, A ll · , ~ e r ereceived by the G ! ' o ~ n dStllt1on.~ l l s t r ike repor t s contained i n r o r ~ a t i o nd e sc ri bi n g s pe ci al incen ·

dio.Ty r a id .

2. Fox Trnurni!lSions: i"/eo.ther encoded in OOOP:..C lUld t oe t iclcs~ r etro.nsmitted simultaneously on 0.11 s t r ike frequencies on the hGlfhour o.nd hour respect ive ly. A fte r s ev ara l of th e a . i r c r ~had been

diver ted to Guam fo r landing. the Ground Stll.tions of Saipll.n ~ d T i n i ~t ransmit ted the Guam weather tmmedintely fol lowing t he i r oYn .ea the rt ransmissions.

3 . FrequepCies; L i t t l e jamming was notioed by th e Ground Stat ionalhowever. e i r c r a f t r ad io o pe ra to rs s t a t ad intense j ~ ; n gand i n t e rference ware encountered a t d i ff e ren t t imes. The f o l l o . i ~ ~i s a per_onotage breakdown of frequency t r a f f i c : 42 per cent on th& 11 ceS-oycle frequency. 30 per cent on the 1 a e ~ a c y o l .frequenCy. L ~ d28 percent on t h e 3 m a ~ a c y o l efrequency.

4 . N ~ v l c a t i o n a lA i d s ; A t o tn l o f 61 B ! / D ~b ~ ~ l ~ ~ Sr e q ~ a . t - ~

ed , a l l were obto.ined. Seven ViiP/UF b e u l : 1 ~. e r e r e q ~ u t e d i:111 _ r o tobtained. R ~ d l onUl(es an d non-dlreet iona1 HOIllers ",oeiTed exten.llltv:sus e by a l l Groups par t ic lpa t in& and exce l len t r a . u l t . were report-4.0.W.1. Stat ion W!UI ~ s e dfo r h o l l l . i n ~Md IIti l lfaotory r e .u l t s _ r t I report ed . A destroyer w o ~used a ' a homer and tho.e u s i ~i t reported!i

0 e d r e su l t s . Air_to_oir holllin& W f t S used with roported rllsll.l t • offrom poor to &000.

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s . " 1 ; D l f g i J U n , a M S tcyrU YI r .ceU ea1 : - . t ' b O l p l 1 . - . . .lIluntained. dtarlDS th e e n U r e m i n i o n , ill41Cftt.1ftl t b a t " r h l ope ra to r.l i s t e n e d before tranllll1t.t1n,;. Sec:loU'lty wa • • l L C . l l ~wltb on e _"tip.t lObl Ground S ta t i on r e c e i _ d a - u a r oontalD1D& _I.' code pOQPIIan d clllar te .. t .

6 . Eoemy Tr l P a m 11 , i o n l li n t e r t e r ence were enoountered

a . : 5 1 ~kCII:

The r o l l o w i q c • • • •du r in ! thl1 1Il1• • 10n l

(1) Unident i f i ed e'1' II.t 2201Z _s very e f f e c t i ..." ,

(2) At 140SZ. J ~ p s ta t ion sending ~ code C0n51atlng of

I U ' which was repollted OVIH an d over.

(3 ) Intent iono. l HCI'{ i n t e r t e r ence u t 1557Z r. l .1 part1s.11ye ffec t ive . but 10.6tod a shor t t ime,

b . 6055 k c s ;

(1) At 1530Z ba g pipe jacming W ~ .encountered, but wa.not effec t ive due to w e ~s igna l .

(2 ) ' At 1730Z de l ibe ra t e ~ J j ~ l n gand Ground S ~ t l o ~r . l . S

e ffec t ive ly blocked out.

(3 ) Sta.tion using Cal l of \m.D sendillf; Jap code a ~ 18UZ.A sho r t tiQS I n t e r . a s t a t i o n u s i ~ gGround Sta t ion c a l l sign. i n i t i a t edc a l l s t o the a i r c r a f t . This s tn t ion was unable to &uthebt!cate i t s e l t .Later t h i s s t a t i o n was using all. a i r c r a f t c a l l sign was s t i l l u . ~ a b l etoauthent ica te an d consequently fa i led in i t s a ~ t e a p tn t d ee e? ti on ,

e . HOBO kcs ;

( l ) CW i n te r fe n e rc e c o n s is t in g of v ' s . s ignl l1 s tr "l 'l&thvery s t rong . nt l430Z.

(2) Stendy CW signo.1 was very e ff ec t ive npproxice.tely 1hour from t a rge t .

d, 3 41 0, 7 31 0, 1116 0. 3990.7415. 106aD,k9S: Neglible i n t e r-fe rence .

7, Dis t r e s s lceived during t h i s

: ~ o d i s t r e s slI\ission.

or e l : l e r ~ n c ytra."lsc!llsions wtlre r e ·

6. Egyipl!lent l!nlfunetionll: AN/ART-I:51 2 u a n s a i r t e r s with DOaide tone, BC-346 I 1 jnck bo x f a i lu re ; oroa ' ta lk i ot er pb o ne d ea d;1 CW osc i l l a to r i n t e r m i t ~ e n toporat ion, !NVARN.71 Z dead; 1 i n d i ·ca to r spinning and one hunting, SCR-522, 1 burned out; I iDOperstJ Y a

;

1 VF.P garbled, Interpho ne, 1 -Call- p05it ion inoperattYei 1 in ter .. ,~ t t e n toperat ion; , microphone .witches inopurat ive, . ' n t e n n ~ S I1t r ~ l i n ~wire antennas inoperat ive; 7 t r a l 1 i n ~~ r eantennas s t i ckingl :5 t ro i l i ng w ire a nten nas b ro ken ; 6 radio c o ~ a s .sense n n t ~ n A a S

broken,

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P a r t I _ Enemy A ir O pp os it io n

PaM: I I _ Enemy A n t i a i r c r a f t an d Air- to-Air B_b1Jl&:

Par t I I I _ Bombing Results llDd Damage J.aseaaaellt

Exhib i t - Photo .

Mission Ro. & l

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f igh te r s

PARt I _ EJIDlX AIB CPPOS nIDI

Qeoera 1 ;

a.. En&lllY a i r opposition ~ & 1 n_.. 1 M U . l ioety- three epellYlIulde 47 at tacks . Two 5-29' s w en dalllao!;ed by eMmy n1rcrat ' t .

b. I t i$ moat unlikely tha t the enemy _aa surprised on th iamission. Ai r ra id nler ts _ere brott.dcnst in the Empirs before time OYert a rge t . The enemy's air_ground c o o r d i n ~ t i o ndid not function. boweTer.and his pi lo t s sho_ed no indicat ion of having hnd t ra ia ing in nightf igh t ing .

c. Twenty_seven of th e 47 at tacks cam3 frOID th e t a i l . 10from the nose. 6 from the l e f t . and 4 from the r ight . On d ~ y c i s . iooa .attaak8 from the nose approximated f i f t y per cent . Two expIllQatioosof the p r e v ~ 1 e n e eof t a i l at tacks a t night are suggosted: (1 ) Theanemy f ighters io m ~ 1 4 ~ ga round s tumb le on the B_29', and chase t ~ l D ;

(2 ) The exhaust f i r e given o ff by the 5-29 engines a t t rac t s the atten_t ion of the e n e ~ yplanes to the reaT.

d. Crews report tha t enemy f igh te r s W$re m i l l l ~~ o ~ ~10the t e ~ g e tarea , depending on the fo r tu i te . s e ~ l o ~ e n tof s ~ e r c h l i & b t

to guide them to ou r a i r c r a f t . Airborne r ~ d ~ r~ 8 used eCfecti701y 1 ~

spot t ing enecry f igh te r s .2. Type of Enemy ~ i r c r ; f tAttacking:

No. of .Attg,cks

Unidentif ieds/E Unidentif iedTIE Unidentif iedIrvingGeorge

TOTAL

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1313

1....l

"3. Enemy Aircr.$t Sighted Bu t Not Attnckinrl Seventy-three nlr_

cr tJ ' t were si l ;hted vlhich did not o.ttack. Two w eN p ro bl lb ly Nicks; 1probo.bly Irving; 1 thought to be J ~ o k ;1 bolieved to be Tony; 19 uniden t i f i ed TIE; 21 unidentified S/E; nnd 28 no t ident i f ied ~ to IUt:llI

or type.

4. Direction ond Loyel of Attgcks;

~ . ~ t o t ~ lof 4 ~ ~ t t l l c k Bwr.s ~ ~ d ~by enemy f i ~ h t e r s .as compared ~ 40 m ~ eon the previous night aiaslon over Tok»o.

b. Tall a t t ~ c k s .3gllin, ~ r e~ o a tnum3rOUS. 27 of th e .7 a t -tc.cl::a coming frOJ:l the renr quarter. On the pravious night :UlSion. 2 'of th e 40 attacks ~ r e Dade a t the tn i l q u ~ t e r .

c. Dlstribution or at tacks on direction c.nd lavel bill i . appear.on the followinl; c ~ r t .

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5 . Aocurg.cy of Enemy FighWr8 t No B.29 wa.s destroyed by en"my~ l r c l ' o f t .Two p l ~ e $(.7% of th o forco) wore d a m a . ~ e dby f ighters , ~ a

oompa.red ' l ' i th 0%. 0%. 0%. 1 6. 5% . 4.7%. 22,8%. 13.11:.& 53.9%' res1l8cti..-olydnmnged a.nd/or dostroyed by enemy o i rc ra f t on th e 6 previous m l l s 1 o ~ .

6 , Types or Pro1ec t i l e ; Enemy a i r c r a f t f i r ed tra.cer ~ u o l t l o n .

7 . Enemy T g c t i c s ;

0. . Only M I f o f t.he ell8my aireT:l,s't s igh ted llL:lJe at ta .cks ,ind ica t lng . QS in ~ l l l o n40 ngoin t Tokyo. th e enemy's i nnb i l i t y or

unwilllngnslB to c lo se .

b . At tacks were n o t c l o s e l y p r e s s e d , probably du e t o t h eenemy ' . d i f f i c u l t y i n I l la . lotalning viall:!.l c o n t a c t , In SOld lnllto.nceat n o ~n i r e r o . f t o.ppearel1 t o be f l y i n g ai l l l iess ly : lbout t h e to..rS_

ta r e a

<l.ependinr; on l Ioucbl1r ;h t8 t o r;l,li<l.e them. Other f i S h t o U were repor tedf i r i n g frem o.bo'fO a t thlll s l lhol , le t te o f B ~ 2 9 'a fLso.inat th e t i r e b e ~ .



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'b . T'be tarr;et . . . b _ b e d by t.be 311th ' \flnc b e t . _ l S I ' ...11ooZ, trOID 5300 _ 6800 r • • ' t . under CAW 001'1\U1:1Clft• • \d i l l ! a x u ofa t t ack froID 2 degroo. to to dl lp-ae . ; by tohe 313t.b "'DS be'tween 1558 ...1735Z. froID 15000 _ 5500 t e e t , throllf:b 1/10 - 4/10 uadue . I t , 01'& III .,d e ~ e eu:.la o f a t t a c k ; by the ,?:Srl! ""lns between 11507 _ 1817Z, f r .

5100 ..e280 f e e t . t h r o u ~0/10 - 3/10 IUldercut , u d D ! . . . o t a t t ackfrom 10 degrees to 18 dogre • • •

c. Confirming F l ~ I n t o l l l ~ n c edata , ~ . in the ci ty ofN ~ g o y awere found concentrated 1n the south ~ d southwest . e c t l o ~ .

par t icu la r ly around th e docks, in the oostorn edge, in th e T1Clnityof Target 193, and around Nagoya Cast le .

d. Both heavy and medium fldk were reported, ~ n db ~ r r Q ~ 1

prodicted c o n c o n t r o t l o ~ .and cont1nuously pointed f i re were encoun

tered. Different Ale r3ported flQk as meager to 1ntillnoe. ~ n d~ e n e r .~ l l yi naccura t e , No AlC waS l o s t to f l a k . B1ghteen AlC s u s ~ e l n e d

f lpx damage. mostly minor.

e .30 to 100.Area.

Various . ~ C e sti ma te d th e number o f searChlights as fromThey were repor ted l e s s e f f e c t i v e t ~ ~ those in the Tokyo

f . Three barrage bal lons were seen by n/C ot the 313th T i n ~

around t . ~ eNagoya C ~ 8 t l ea t 2000 - 3000 fee t .

g. The 314th •! ing repor ted 3 b ~ r r o . g o ;balloona a t SOOO t e e t .half-way between the bny and t : l r ~ t .

2. Ou r Tact ics versus ; ~ t S o ~ eAle took evasive a c ~ i o neon·s i s t i n g of turns a f t e r bombs -way. l lost Ale took no 6 v n s i v ~action.

3. Air- to -h i r Bombing Qnd Rockets:

a , Following inCidents were reported!

(1) \1hile held in t). s e ~ r c h l i g h tcone. one crew observedwhat they believed to b$ phosphorus bombs or larga rockets comingfrom above, Fa l l ing s ingly nnd in pa i r s . they had l i t t l e veloci ty.t r a i l e d flame. and had largo white burs ts ,

(2) Tho crews of the 3l3th lf1ng rllportod det in i te rooketobservations, lot lens t14 f i r i n g s w.)re seen ovsr the sDuthern pa r tof Nagoya. These rOBG to 5000 fee t before burst ing. ~ d s e e ~ e dtohang in the sk y fo r some time b ef or e e xp lo di n! . Th&y s e e ~ a dto ~ ~ v e

. ' 1ourious appendages. resombling cables or wire mash. The s ~ ~repor ts 2 instances of rockots f i r ed ovor the t1Tget from blgher ~ .t i t udes than B_29's poss ib ly from night f ighters , ·Green f i r e · b ~ b '

were reported ~ 8 d r i f t i n g down from 6000 f ~ e t .

(3) The 314th W i n ~crews reported:

( ~ ) A s i n ~ l e _ e ~ l n eEV A fir1n& rockets, f b i . p l ~o ~ r r i e d4 rockets wblch W$re f ir o d i ne fr ec tl ya ly,

(b) Fire from n gound i rus ta lb t lon f i r ing rockeU.Fire was i n ~ c c u r " , t e .

(c ) Saver",l inst",nCes of bursts ( from heavy AlA)widely sprend nnd amitt ing 611131l:;r chc.rgers whloh bl.lrllt dl.lrinlj de.oant.I t 18 thought thnt theso possibly re:;lulted from pho.phorus oh3rge. r i r .ed in Urns f l . l ~ I H 1shel ls ,

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PJ.8T I I I .. BOlJBIHG RESULTS ORO lWIpCE ' ; 'SS§Ssypr

D...J,l;,.GE 'IO N . GOYA CITY •

Do.mo.ge t.o Xo.t;oyo. Ci ty 18 Qaseued in t h i s f h a i r epo r t . d..ted18 ~ a r c h1945, on the resul ts of I I I BOQber C o ~ . n du t • • iOD 11. 11I.la.rch 1945.

A provious repor t ( ~ o . & eA B 5 e a s ~ e ~ t~ p o r tRo. le o 14 Karch 1965)provided a preliminary assessment based on photography in w hi ch . p or .t ion of the c i ty was obscured by ~ o k e .(This explainl th e 1 .5 6 squar emile est.lmn_ l i s tod 10. th e Consolidated S t a t i s t i e a l Sum=ary)

City Ooten destroyed to ta l s 56,892.000 square f e e t (2.05 squarec i los , 1,300 ncres) . D o r ~ g o15 s c n t t e r ~ dthroughout the ci ty 1 ~ about10 0 creCLlI but tho gr"at .or p a r t 1s so u th o f t h ~ c ~ s t l e .

; " t l eas t 18 indus t r ies were damnged or destroyed. Inelu!ed 1 ,d 3 m ~ eto 15 per cent of Target 1729, the ~ i c h i i l r e r ~ f t· ~ r k . ~ i t o k u

Pl :mt ,

....nnotc.tion

No Descr i? t ion of Draa

Squ:J,.re Peet.[) tIs troyed

• XXI B . C . , C.I .1J . 0/; , Repor t No . 21

7 ,000100,000100 ,000100 ,000

70 ,000

1 ,800 .0005 ,000

220.000100.000100,000

1 ,000 ,000so. 000

4040,000250,000

40,00070,000

120,000275,000220,00<1

3 ,600 ,00070.000

370,00070,000

'40,0009,500,000

290,0002,50 0 ,0001,<1.60,0 00

Warehousei f i r e s s t ~ r t e din lucber bas in ,Three ~ i s c e l l a n e o u snreasU n id e nt if ie d i n du s tr yThree r e s iden t i a l areaSUnident i f ied indus t ryWnrehouses and miscellaneous area. a tNo.goyo furbor - Targe t 251Unident i f ied Indus t r i a l type buildingFi re s in lumber bc.sinTarget 1 7 9 9 , Hokeku ~ c h i n a r yGompnny

(8 5 per can t dastroyed)l l i see llo.neousResid(mtio.lUnidentif ied industryTarget XXI 4065 (unident i f ied indusr ty)Four r e s iden t i a l areneUnidentif ied industry destroyedBc.rrncksUnidentif ied indus t ryHiro.no Loom "/crks ( r e f . A) 33 per centdestroyedTwo unident i f ied indus t r ies destroyed

;tellidantic.lResidantic.lShrine ( r e f . A)Residllnt1rl,lTarget 197 - Nal;Oya ; ' rsenalSix residentio.1 areaSI.liseell o.n60USResidllntill.lTwenty eight aisee11o.:l80U$ BransFour res ident ia l arens

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2.600.0009.500.0002.900.0006.000.000

500.000220.000500,000

5.100,0001.460,0001,100,000

lBO,OOO150,000360,000580.000360,000290.000

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36 .31 .36 .39 .40 .41.42.43 .44 .<S.46.47 .48 .49 .SO.51.5 2 . ·

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Unidentif ied industry destroyedRippon WOolen Ui l l (Reported oou.er tedto Il1taubishi a i r c r a f t plantJ r e t . A)BllrrackllRe8identialTex ti le m il l (fI.epoThd. con_1'1;.o4 to a l r -cro. t t p h n t ; Tof. J,.)Resident in l nrea and. reported epinninEmill ( r ~ f .A) destroyedResidential nnd small industryEusiness o.nd res i den t i a lMiscellnneou8~ e d i c n lCollege ( r e f 1)Resident ia lThree r e s iden t in l and business nrea8Business and r e s iden t i a lBusiness and r e s iden t i e lBusiness end I ' ~ s i d e n t i a l

Business ~ d r e s iden t i a lTwo business and r e s iden t i a l a r e ~ 5

Three oisce l laneous areasResident ia lTwo r e s iden t in l and i ndus t r i a l areasBusiness Qnd r e s iden t i a lTarget 194, Mltsubishi l l i r c r ~ twol'ksTarget 1729 _ Aiehi ~ i r c r a f t~ o r k s

(15 per cen t d ~ a g e d )

. (Not in llr3e of Qnnotated p r i n t . Soe D a m ~~ s s e s s ~ e n t

19 fo r a c o ~ l e t er epor t on th is p la nt ) .

.lanotaUOft..

~ 1. ~ i s c e l l a n e o u sarea r n e ~ sor. a re n c on ta in in g res ident ia l .business and i ndus t r i a l typ3 b ~ i l d i n g s .

2. Areas given ore ground aren destroyed unless spec i f ied tocontrnry.

Referonce§: A. ~ m e r g e n c yProvisiono.l Edit ion. ~ S . N ~ g o y nCity ~ P I

( in 4 seot ions) . 1/12.500; Januo.ry 1945.B. A.O.F. 90.20 Nngoytl 6 June 1944.

Photop-rgphy; Pro- s t r ike : 3PRSl.l 73 • 2:.28-43. 9 l.:areh 1945.17PLS77RS 5 ~ 3 42V:20-34. 15 Fobrunry 1945.Post_s t r ike : 3PR5M eo 2:18-34. 13 Warch 1945

3PR5U 60 lV:29. 30. 31 . 13 ~ ~ r o ~' r4S.3PRSlI 79 2:19_35. 12 rerch I N S3PRSU 78 2:32_40. 12 ~ a r o h1 9 ~

St r ike , None D."aU::.ble.

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This r epor t nssesses d n m ~to T a r ~ e ~172P reaultlft& t roa t h e

I n c e n d l ~ r ys t r i k e on n a g ~ ~City on 12 m ar ch 1 94 5 (1Xl Bomber C ~JUls ian 41) .

~ p p r o x i m n t e l y394,660 square f e e t (IS per cen t ) of th o plGnt rocl

a rea~ s

damaged.;JnDng the d ~ g e dbu i ld ings i s a m ~ j o rsubassembly buildiQ& ~ e b

was cOlllpletely dOJ!laged.

3T ...: 'ISTICbL SUlC.l;,RY OF DA!M.Q8

SnUQTe Feet of Roof ....reo. DMTJ.ged Per cen t of I o t a l Roof k u

• Destroyed; 164.200 7 per cent

Structura l O1mnge 75,700 3 p er cent

Super f l e io . l DI:Ull0.g6;

'. Gutted133 ,800 5 pgr cent

2. IUner damage 950 . . Q U e r COllt

Tot0.1 Deuno.ge 394.660 IS pe r cen t

Tota l Roof "'reo. 2.612.000 square f e e t .

-XXI B,C •• C.I.U. O/A Report #19 •

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ITEJ,lIZ,ATION OF IlUl.OE

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..3 bUildings Die storage

4 bui ldings-- E n g i n ~ e r i n g~ l 1 g _ ~ 1 c .lnLu:.

F un ct io n o f BuildingofRoof

7 0 ~ Pot tern shop.100% .2 bulldln{ts s t o ~

100;: StoragE;100% _ 2 bulldl.n&:ll ¥ Storage

24,500 1 0 ~ 4 bUildings _ Engineeringond nlO'lni ll i :_

1 buld! n i ; . ~d"':m:"""". _

18,000 100;(

15,200 100;(

16,1001J. <100

9,612.l\:> I G00

of dl.hIOp;O unknown

9.50024.500

15,200

18,000

Roof Area Domnge in Thousonds of Squore Feetin square SUPERFICIAL

f e e t Destroyed Structura l Gutted MJ.nQ.r.. Tota l37.000 31,000 _ 37.000 10m! FAbriC sbop77.000 9iO 9Sa l'i! Slib Assembly. Cuse1e,o

4 ~ 5 9 0 4,500 , 4,500 100% ~ l d e n t l f l e d

lO,OOO

200,000 66.200 133.8QC ?DO. DOD 100'l! Sub asSembly. fyselo&:,1. 260

900 2.100 __ - k l ? Q 100% 2 buildlnl : l3 unident i f ied' ,600 , ,600 ...... 00 100$ 2 bui ld ings Trade School

Hi,OCO lti,OOO 16,000 100% 2 bui ld ings Point shop______ ond p o r t s .

9,500 ~ W l n ~ ~ 5 s e m b l v2 Q ~ 0 . . Q::'.4.500

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5.1002,5007.660

12 23.200 16,10013 11,400 17,40014 g,600 9,60015 19.200 .19.200

11

Tot ..l OJO.400 184,200 75.700 133.800 9lQ17 Por t ion of domnr;ed bu t .ld1nr. r emoved _ COU!le16 13,800

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FORM 34

SECRET

oren r ~ m b e rcasual t iea • • • • • • 9percent Of Total FIlI'ticip8t\1II . ' 0.31

PC6T OF NISSION

a i r o r a f t namagod• • • • • • • • • 20percont or ':"irCU"ntt .:.irborne • • , , .. .

. \ i r c r a f t Lost • • • • • • • • • • 1percent or ~ i r c r a f t ~ i r b o r n e• •• O.lI

priIlary ' I8rget .. urban Area. Nagoya

83%

1790

23

291• • 94%

310

• None

285• • • 92%

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SECRET

MISSION NO'4l

11 M lr ch 1 94 5

BClDb1rlc RUll1ts - IlllJrage aasuslIll'Jnt photoe revea l about 1.56 sq.. m i l u ot

Malaya destroyed.

XXI BOMBER COMMAND

CONSOLIDATED STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF COMBAT OPERATIONS

Bombs Dropped on pr1.mry T8rget

Bombe Dropped On Other 'f'Irsotlll.

DeIllY . . .1 rcra t t Dut royed • • • •

. l l rc ra t t Bo.lli)ing .'.11 TSrStl t8 . •percent Of ...1rcraft :.ir'borne

lLircraft .llrborne • . • • • • •

percent Of . \ i rc re t t on H8M..

J.1rcraft Bombina p r i d r y • • • •

percent or . . .1rcratt Airborne

EUECTIVEl$S'S OF MISSION



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~ L . Q B ! I - ' ~ r C J S r O l ;

A. 1 R eR A F T PA R T I C I P A T I N G Ot..re

AlC T1bll:. W' T.U\£ l;fF Tnl£ OF R€TIJRN A/C A/C""Web 1910

A l l / C r AlcUlJBIllC Bt.:l..:;.L.\C - r0 fAj .

i.o.l -.C1il.J- '.. l J . J J . ~ G UR - i"tiJJ,oIUIY .:> ... COll1'-B ~ l l : 1 G AlC

t.:!lTI 1lJA..1 U.L-;.DJ.'(,I BvJi/.'.iE D.;d'l. " i O J r LA-Jr DAT. F JAsr lAsr TAkC.:.'!' A11Y I 'M. L.n. hi'[) RlIIlRl6t"7.&:CU VI

1_ '" C2l' T. v. "'.Ill<

497 45 35 1 34 """0841 z 09,37 z U - 12 2245 Z 0055 z 34 - - - 34 I -~ r c h

498 43 '"1 39 • 0845 z 0946 z • 2320 Z 0150 Z 36 - 1 - " I -

499 46 42 . 42 • 0843 Z 0954 z • 2J.45 Z 01,32 Z 37 - 1 3 41 1

500 45 42 - 42 • 0840 Z 0954 z • 2257 z 01,38 Z ~ 6 - 1 - 37 5

113 Ie 79 l,S9 2 157 8. • 0840 z 0954 z • 2145 z 0.150 z J.45 - 3 3 l,S1

6 41 36 2 34 • 0741 z 0849 z • 2,308 Z 0054 Z 32 - - - 322

9 39 31 . 31 • 0834 z 0906 z • 2314 z 0205 z 27 - - • ~ 4

G04 27 24 3 21 • 0741 Z 0819 Z • 22,30 z 2346 z 17 - - - 17 4

505 39 29 4 25 • 0826 z 0905 z • 2240 z ow z 25 - . - ~ -~ ' 3.. 1-46 120 9 II I • 0741 Z 0906 z • 2230 Z 0205 Z 101 - - • 101 lC

19 26 22 1 2 l • 0710 Z 0810 Z • 2216 z 2356 z 20 - - - 2C 1

29 24 2 l - 21 • 0747 z 0819 z • 2,320 Z 0042 z 19 - - - " •to 5<> 43 1 42 • 0710 Z 0819 z • 2216 Z 0042 Z 39 39 ,- - •

I,,,, 12I " " • ~ 1 0• 0. '" Z • 2J.45 z 0205 z 265 3 3 291 "

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B O M B I N G R U N

~ TIMl OF RBCASE ALT lTUDE OF Rl.l.,.E;.SE V:ll>UAL Bu.,iBliIG Al\DA,R ~ 1 " i W 1 l G\l../C W'i.L!l"W a I trAM::T BOWBfJ) AlC Al e ~ 1 g h t i r l 8Fo r Alc Ale .!.'I.,c.

DHvr.l'JllG Dropping BN,tbu'6 D r ~ r l \ ' "I C-lLliIT I i w - , at r..RGl:.T TYl'E B<lJllS 2 a r l i e s t l a t e s t Lowest Hleb-est R &. D Rance lLeodo2/c by l ( 8 d ~Lead w e

497 r""> r " .. . " . , .p 34 1637 Z 1750 z 6000 8100 3 - - 31 - 17 17

1£'18 urblln Ares NBg0y8 p 3" 1700 z 1816 z 5100 7900 19 · - 19 - 38 -5'_ U l 1 1712 Z - 7250 - - · - 1 - 1 •499 tJl"blID .ares N8Sqya p 37 1607 Z 1817 z 5700 7400 4 · - 33 - " -r

wn TO 1 unknPm> un con - - - 1 - • 1oidlaichl IJl 3 • 1620 Z 1649 z 24000 25900 - - - 3 - 3 -00 tJ["blln :.rea NSdoyll P 36 - 1643 z 1800 Z 5850 8280 19

-- 17

-36 •

_ t a u IJl 1 1723 z - 6200 - 1 - - - - , •::; IIG Iu:rbMAreB NBeoya p 145 1607 z 1817 z 5100 8280 45 - - ~ ~ - "'" 111

6 ItJrben• rea r ~ 8 0 y o . 3 : 1558 z 6510 -I n 9 z 7300 32 - - - - ;Z l:19 prban•ree 1188o,J)'f1 p 27 1632 2', 1723 z 6000 8500 22 - . ~ - U

. ':'Ij I]rben ..ree wgo.va p 17 1558 Z 1705 z 7800 8000 14 - - 3 - 10 7~ ) 5 jr'b:m ..roo NUgo:,re. p 25 1630 z 1735 Z 1400 6000 21 - - 4 - '15 -3 liG Jrblln !.reo l;Qgoye.

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" S5101 1558 Z 1735 Z 6000 8500 89 - - 12 -l ~ )rbe.D ..roa Nagoya p 20 1519 z 1655 Z 6000 6800 18 2 - J,5 S29 ~ b e . nloren N380)'8 - -19 1602 z 1700 Z 5300 6700 15 - - 4 • 14 5

fO l:rbtn .:.rea Na60)'8 p 39 1519 f- 1700 z 5300 6800 6 29 11/33 · - •-Be prbe.n.:.rea Nagoya p 285 1519 z 1817 z 5100 8500 167 - 118 - ,,, 1I6-



. . l : J <J l l :I MlSSION "'OF B O M B S DATE J ) ."rob '9ltc§D I S P 0 S I T I O N

tIJZE LOADED ON A m - I RELFASED ON TARGETSI ",,"UA/€I) Il ~ ~RESORT :JDD JETTISONED U",,"OIIIl

UNIT ITYPE • SETTING

BORNE AIRC!U.FT ~ _ .."JlE.", N:..GOV_". Iamr"ny

"'one IIJn --;;::-one t ~ T 'f oDsItlGHl' ( § Bum" ' a i l " 0 mons " 0 '!'ons " 0No . . I 10 I 1. 797 § 8 -500/1 I. 01 •• Ib.7 No"" 1228 204.7 1218 203.0 - - - ·

M-t7.:.2 -100# m ms t. • 552 19·0 552 19.0 - - - -498 B-28 -5°011 ! . Clu. '5.5 • 1440 240.0 1390 231.7 - - 40 6. 6

I ~ \ ' : 77 ~ -100# m IInst. • 552 19.0 552 19.0 - · - - , · , .4 ~ _28 -500# I . Clu. 16.0 • 1435 239.2 1393 232.2 - - - - 7. 0

u-n.t.2-10011

IB 1m". • 55219.0 368 12.7

- - 184 6.36 Fbotoflaah 17.2 • 5 - 5 - - - - -J-64 -500# GP Im·t. on-D. 18. 4.5 - - - - 12 3. 0 6 1.5

500 IE-28 - 5001/ I . Clu. 16.0 NODO 1560 260.0 1336 222.7 - - 40 6.7 181 30.1 I 3 I .5:47:.2 -100# m Iu>". • 552 19.0 368 12.7 - - - - 184 6.3

l i3 '0 iE-28 -500/1 ! . Clu. 5663 943·9 5337 889.6_..

00 13.3 2434o.s I 3

I ~-7:.2- -lOOd IB 2208 76.0 1840 63.4 - - 184 6.3 184 6.3 ·,6 Photat14:sh. 5 - 5 - - · - - . ·;4 -500/1 01" 18 4.5 - - · - 12 3. 0 6 1. 5

6 k - ~ 6 -500/1 I. CIll. ..986 197.2 954 190.8 32 6.4 , ,- - - •' ~ 7 ; ; Z-lOOfI m In,,· - -:one 432 14.9 281 9. 7 - - - - 151 5. 216 Ebotofl$h 17.0 • 10 - 10

13! 1 7 . ~

k ~ 6 -500# I . Cill. - - - - - - -. 935 181.0 790 158.0 106 21.2. 7 ~ -llJOfI:m - - . -~ . " o ' o t l a . '

n l l t . NO"," 144 4.9 144 4.9 - - - - - -504

17.0 • 8 . 6 2-5001 I . Clu. - · - - -. 679 '35.8 563 112.6 116 23.27..2 -10°11 m p.••• - - - -505 Uone 432 14.9 288 9. 9 - · - · 144 5. 0-500/1 I . Clu. ..

856 71.6 853 170.6 5 1.0 , . , •

- · - ·1 3 " ~ -50Oj I . Clu. 3458 91.6 ';160 6J2.0 259 51.8 39r ~

7;Ml -100' 18 · - - -lbotot laab 1008 34.7 713 24.5 · - - - 295 10.2 .

18 - 16 - · - - - 2 - -• ~ 4 00 hClR1n& 1!I1r t __ _ 3

er a t - bCllllbl!l uaed a 1lBati 6 bomba hOd no tuae aet. . . . .a•. . . . J< 1I .. I



' > j ; ~ 1 l j ; 1 MISSION ~ '"

D I S P 0 S I T I O N OF B O M B SOATE 11 Y!rcb 191.1S

I S : : N C

LOADED ON lm- RELEASED ON TARGETS

UlIrr ITYPE • BORNE AIRCR1FT IURllBli~ u ~ , · · .'"" JETTISONED I "","MEl> I -

~ U G H rOF BumT.:.RGET OF OPF.

Noee "'ail MO ' o n s Mo Tons " 0 "'one " 0 "'ons " 0 Tone

191 x.46 -500# I. Clu .. 35 2 70." 328 65·6 - - - - 2J, 4.8

~ 4 7 L 2-100# IB Inot, l ~ o n e 721 24.5 721 24 •.\ - · - - • .29 Z-46 -500# I. Clu .. 499 99.8 451 90.2 - - - - 2J, 4. 8 I 24 I 4.8

~ 6 photoflash 20.0 5 - 5

;. t : ~' i i ~~ · 4 6 -50011 I. G1u 851 170.2 779 155.8 - - - I - I 4 ~ I 9 : 6 \ ~ I ": 8!l-'4712 .1O'J# m 721 24.5 721 24.5 - - . -~ 6 F h o t o f l a ~ h 5 - 5 · - - •

.. ... . --?L Bel E-.2B -50r>/J I . Clu 5663 943.9 5337 889.6 - · 80 13.3 243 40.5 3 .5

E--46 -500,1 I. elu 4303 861.6 3339 767.0 - · - - 307 61.4 63 12.6

u-47k2 -lJJo;J !J 3937 1 3 5 ~ 2 32'{4 112.4 - · 184 6.3 479 16.5 - •

1....... 6 Fhotoflaoh 28 - 26 · - · - - 2 - - •11-64 -500,'; GP 18 4.5 - 12 3. 0 6 1. 5

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AIRCRAFT LOST AIRCRAFT DAMAGED PERSONNEL CASUALTIES

EMOO Ace. UN- Emer ENOOENEJIY ACC. OW, UN- TOTAL TOTAL MIss- lIOmmm mAL,- EMOO Ale. • OTHFll Pi..RTICI- lILLEIl

UJIT AlA Ale " • OTHIR KOO'll'N TOTAL Aie AlA elms KhUWN Y.AJOR MII{)R 'IC " IlU'tIIID .,..-leAlA IlECH. AiA IlECH. PAT] I( j

491 - - 3 2 1 314 · . - •-496 - - 1 - 1 . 431 - - • -499 ,. 1 - 2 - 2 356 - 8 1 ,500 - - 1 - 1 - 413 · - - -- --

73 1 1 2 5 4 3 1520 · 8 1 ,",,,,e

- -+--!-- ._- f - - l - - - - -_.

6 - - - - - - 382 - - - •9 - - - 2 . 2 346 - - - •

50, - - - 3 - 3 156 · - - •505 - - - - . - 2'<4 · . - •

.313 . - - 5 - 5 110S - - - -lD:G .

19 - - - 5 - 5 2) 8 - - - -9 - - - 3 - 3 245 - - - •

~ : " - - 6 8 483 - - - •nil - - --21 1 1 2 16 16 8 1 ,

4 31U -

AIRCRArI' LOST A ND D AM A GE D

! Jitched a t t e r t 4b : -o t t o1th #4 ens lae on f i r e .

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DJ.TE 11 !,)U'eh 1 9 ~

b Halt fired a t aearehlisht.!J and halt t i red tut1n&.

S E C R K T

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j , l J . o ~ ' J : J . ~ . i : . M YA/C D.t:.Jl'flOYcl> & DAMAGED . AUI1JNITION E X P E U D 1 T U ~

i.i;,. A r l ' A " ' ~UNIT _l:./ATn-.e; vI { D ~ PROB. DAL:AGED

20 M.M. .5(, CALIBER

uAJU TROYED DESTR' 0 FIRb:D LOSrrA'C l'aI'J.L "WI> , n ~ ~,1 0 TVW.

497 15 19- - -

498 •• 450 - 50

499 6 6 650 400 1050

500 7 740 - 40

13 ',;G '5 36 14 0 a 400 1140

6 4 - - - -9 24 2 100 - 100

504 3 2 - - .505 14 1 - - -

- - -_ . - ' - _ . ._- - '

)1 3 ',j 45 5 100 - 100

19 13 - 2010 • - 201029 20 4 2680 ~ - 2680

314 "' 33 4 I 4690 - 4690

21 Be 93 45 .5530 400 5930

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• Ale ta r _bleb f u e l da ta a r e . . . ·aJ.l..-ble.

A!e Landing a t Iwo J ima :6 Gp. _ 1 a i r e rn f t sho r t of gas.9 Gp. _ 2 o.1rerflft shor t o f gas.

FLlGlft' DATA. FUEL COIIISlJlIIPTJOII 11 . m h JIMI

6 Cpo 9 Gp. 5 " ' ' ' . 505 . . . I. . . _.

Ale COMPlZI'IHG IIISSIOIf • 32 24 17 25 98

FLIGRI' DATA

.vg. T1. . At Lew Altitude 6 :4 ) 6:40 7 : ) ? 7.00 6.55Ayg. Till8 or Cl i_b To Bo_b-

log Alt i tude :10 .0 7 .0 7 :1 0 .0 9

l v g . Time At 80fIIbing A l t i t u d e :20 ,56 '45 . )0 ,)6lvg . Flyi..Dg T i _ 5:29 5.25 15:04 14:48 15:11

l vg . t>1stanee nown (NauticalAir IUles ) 2627 2659 2760 2653 2665

FUEL CONSUMPTIOH

CoDBUbed To Target:

A_rage 3684 3639 3607 )641 3649

IIoxiOUD 4075 3965 J'*" 4049 40751 l W. _ 3369 3157 3431 3360 3157

Conswaed From Targe t To Base:(i/c Without l l a l func t ion)

No. Of Airc ra f t 27 23 17 U 91

Average 23U 2241 2136 2286 22581Ioxi . . . 2401 2)63 2293 2593 2593

l l inaw- 2 1 ) ? 2140 IB15 1973 lBl5

Consumed From Target To Sese:(Ale With Malfunction)

No. Of Aircraft 5 1 None 1 7

Average 1934 2219 - 2311 2029

Jlaxil1lUII 2263 2219 - 2,311 2)11

1 l W. _ 1730 2219 - 231117)0

To ta l Fuel Oiled:

Average 5909 5880 5743 5775 5839

Maxire.UIIl 6212 6328 6126 6289 6328

MintllUlll 5 5 1 ~ 5297 5486 5531 5297

Total Fuel Hautalng:

AVe1'll.ge 8; .. 890 1042 916 911

lh.xilllun 12 ..') 11..73 1291 1249 147)

1 l W. _ 55'· I."'" 650 491 1.57

l v g . Cue. ConsW'Mld Per Hour 38: .7 J ~ l . J 381.1 390.2 )8...6

Avg. 001 • • ConSUMed PerKi l e 2.25 2.21 2.08 2.IB 2 .19

TOTAL FUEL USED ON AIRBClfUrB Ale 195088 18)278 105131 144375 ... , . , . . " ,



I I I 8 l I I l l I ~ " ' = - - _Dl'I'I U . . . . . . 1945

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* Ale fe r . b l e b f u e l ciata ar_ . ~ b l• •

PLIGB!' DA n • FUEL C01ISUIIP'I'IOII

19 Gp. 29 Gp . 3 1 4 " . 21 B.c.

Ale cc:mu:rING 11581011 • 20 19 ) 9

---LIGIft' DATA

A.-g. T i _ At Low Altit .ude 7:02 7 : ) 4 7:18 6'S3

Avgo Tlae or Cll_b To 8 l a b -iDg AI t i tude :10 ,12 , i l :16

"vg. Time At eo.bing Alt t tude 1:26 5'SS 30)"7 1:18

"vi · Fly ing Ti . e 15 :40 15:35 150)"7 15'0/,

Avg. Distance flown (NauticalA ir 1I11u) 2llO4 2788 2796 2752

FaEL CONSUMPTIOM

CaDaumed To Target:

Average 4ll.4 4038 4092 3717

lOW""" 459S 434S 4S9S 4S9t

II1nimwo 3620 37S0 )620 3157

CODSU.ed FrOlll Targe t To Base:(Alc Without l a l func t ion )

No. or l l l"eraft 20 18 )8 2S9

Average 2)24 22S6 2292 22)8I I u U u n 3040 2497 3040 3040

lI1nimm 2090 2030 2030 1807

Consumed From Targe t To B e 5 8 ;(Alc With Malfunction)

No. or Aircraf t None 1 1 21

Average - 2140 2140 2331

1Iax'_ - 2140 2140 ) 2 2 )

1I1n'_ - 21402140 1730

Tota l Fuel Deed:

Average 6420 6279 6351 5920

Ma.xiN.UIIl 6 8 ~ 2 6501 6882 708S

MinllNl1 601 I. 5900 5900 5273

Total Fuel Reaslning:

AVllTat e 9J6 liDS 1018 92 0

1Iax1."" 1346 1500 1500 1527

1I1n'_ 6'l.O 900 610 347

Avg. Gals. Con8UJ1ed Per Hour J.0C1.7 1,0) .0 406.6 392.8

.4:"& • Gols. CODBU_d Per Mile 2 .29 2.25 2.27 2.15

TOTAL FUEL USf1l ON AIftB(IlHE Ale 128413 125124 2535)7 177)674



DATE U !4U'cb l245

Nom, .... x1Dla P O " l b ~bClllb lca4 t . I - 2 9 . lnrat t ,J J.R 1 1 1 ~ ... 1_26 I , 01\&101'., or 184 . . . . . . . J . . . . . .

MISSION_Jj4 .. _

4 1 ~ 1 I 1 I

WEIGHT DATA

' : " . 1 -1&bt • y...J,j7M2 - IB equala 70 lba .. . . . . . . . . i&lIJ;. ... 10046 - I . Cl.ua . q . . . . . ~ 5 1 .be .

,.,. AVERAGE .VERAGE .VERAGE * AVERA,GE WT . . . . . GE J.VG WT OF rtJEL .VERAGE 'VIRAG! GIDSS

UNIT AIRe""'" BASIC f t . USEl'lJL 11) . 01 1DIBS Of 9JIIRS FUEL LOADlD MISC. lEI"'"AIRBOIUIE OF Ale LOAD LOADED LOADED LOADED (6 LBS PIJl GAL) 1lE1"'" " fA D orr

497 34 74700 59200 39.6->:28(31 ~ O ) 13774 6770 40620 4806 13390084 - M47f3 M)

498 39 74520 58840 4 O - E 2 ~ ( 3UC) 13914 6775 40530 4396 133360

7460384 - r , ~ 7 ( 3~ . ~ )

499 39 • 58898 39.9,oE2806 ~ . c ) 13682 6800 40800 4216 133501

500 4284 - H47:.{3 !It':)

74775 59545 40-EG8(J9 :.0) 139 2 0 6750 40500 5125 134320

f - - - - 1 - - - - - -I, " '7"3 . ~ )-_ . - _.- _.----- - . - = - = - ~ ~ - , _ : ' . . : . . . -~ - - - -- - ~ - - - - - - - - .

13 ; l I t e 154 74650 59127 3 9 ~ 9 - E 2 8 ( 1 4 2.\ 0 138[;0 6768 40608 4039 133mDh -t.i!'i"12 ' r '"

6.' "" '1

34 75320 58032-

31 8-::'-l.t(31 : ~ O ) 1)2]2 6763 4057" 4 ~ ~ 2 13335'

9 31 7 ~ O O 5840544 - M4'?(J : .C)3 1 . 2 - F . 1 ~ 6 ( 3 o.\0) 13157 6770 40620 4628 133905

504 21 75100 59853 .~ 4 - M'j?(l .\C)34-E4 6 l20 : ~ ) l4242 6785 40710 4901 134953

505 25 74215 5906544 - 1'0:47(1 AC)34.3-£46(25 .\0) 14578 6780 40680 3804 133280

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Pathf inder A./e: !l.-47 Boo.bs fused instal taneous nose.Main Force: E-46 I ncendi a ry C lust e rs fused to open2,500 feet above t a rge t .

(6 ) Pathf inder crews: S ix o f bes t q , la l i f i ed radar crews w i l lbe desi.gl.ated as pathfinder crews fo r purpose o f p re ce ed

ing rroin force to t a rge t and placing bonbs on prescribedaiming point. .

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b. 313th W q :

(1) Take ( ) a ~ Fjr s t Ale o f patht1nd . . CZ'W'a 1d.U t a n o t t at..aero hcu ' mnua 20 lQmrt.ea. Firat . Ale or aa1n t o r e . w i l lU k . orr a t sem hOIiIl'.

(3 ) Alti tude !:)\route: 2,CXXl f e e t .

(4) Altitude of Attack: 7,000 to 7,BOO feet.

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Route:Bas.2lOON - 14J(lO£271SN - lJ.053£3100N - 1J845E (Slar t ot cl.irrb)3416N - 13654£3433N - 13642£3504N - 1365230£ (ot.P)Target3510N - 13645£(e n withdrawal deviate to r ight o f prescribednecessary to avoid enemy defenses.)

3440N - 13628E3414N - 13633E24)ON - 14300E

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(7 ) Offset Aiming Point : 3504N - 1365230EUPI: 105084Course frClll OAP: 19 degrees t rue .

c . 314th Winr,:

(1 ) Take e L f : F i r s t Ale of pathf inder crews 1II'ill take o f f a tzero hour minUl ! I 50 minutes . F i r s t Ale of W n fo rce wi l ltake o f f a t zero hour m inus JO lI l inutes.

(2) Route:Bas.2450N - 14240E

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(4) Alti tude f i t At.taclr:: 6,000 to 6,sao t . . . . .

(5 ) . """ Lead.

Pathfind . . AIel ......7 bcIIIbe fused in8't.&taneCiU noee.Ua1n FercoI '&-46 Incendiary Clw t e r . rue.d to open2,500 t e e t abOfe t a r g e t .

(6 ) Pathfinder Crew.: Six of beat cpal1l1ed radar e r - a _ i l lbe del l1gnated u pathfinder crewe fe r purpose ot ) r8CMd-1Ilg main torce to t a r g e t and plt lciq: boIIb. an prellcr1bed.aiming po in t .

(7) Offset Ainri."Ig Point I .3504N - 1,3652)0!UP!: 052121Course fran OAP: 7 degrees t r u e .

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x. (1) ).Iethod of Attack: By individla l Ale a t t a c k ~a t m i n l o .t ime in terval . Plan of at tack w U I be fer radar bc:IItlingro t visua l methods w i l l be used i f possible.

(2 ) Speed dur ing bombing run: Calibrated a i r speed of 250 MPH•

(3 ) Boobing Ins t roc t ions : The d i rec t ion of th e surface windis forecas t to be 290 degrees t n e . BOllbardiers w i l l beb r i e f ed to p l ace t he i r b<:mbs i n v ic in i t y o f aiming pointon a reas which are n ot burning. They wi l l also mdeavcrt o develop th e genera l l i n e o f conflagrat ion in a direct ionperpendicu la r to the wind d i r ec t ion . Ck1 l a s t lII.iesian ba::bawere dropped Q 'l f i r e s s t a r t e d outs ide of Tokyo area . C r _ sw i l l be cau t ioned to check pos i t ion ca re fu l ly pr ia - to r ele a 51 ~ boIIi:ls .

Intervalometer Set t ing : F i r s t t h i rd or Ale o f main ferceof 313tb ald 314 th Winas w i l l use spacing of SO f e e t . Bal-ance o f for ce of 313th an d 314th 17i..ngs w i l l use :.pacing o f100 fee t . A ll '73rd. Wing Ale \'i. 11 u se sp aci ng o f 100 fee t .

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For tb is mission pins and c a r- o - se a l. w i re s ma,. be removedfrom fuses p r i a - to t ake o f f .

A ll Ale w i l l salvo iJlI:lediately a f t e r intervalc:aeter h urun through. Ale carrying bali! ba y tlll'lks wi l l cake us eof spreader bars on A-2 and A-4 releases unless otherwi:5e mal i f ied .

All Ale carrying the M-47 A-2 Clus te r ...i l l us e the B-7l!Ihaekle for s\Ulpension 1.£ ava i lab le .

Anlrmu\ition Loading: TaU t u r r e t s on ly w i l l be loaded. .Yax1JllWll load o f 200 ro un ds p er gu n o f t . a i l t u r r e t authorized.

Gunnery InStruct ionsl Ta i l gunmrs w i l l be inSt.n1cted tof i r e onl, . when f i r ed upon.

Radar se ts wil l be turned o f f fo r 45 lIlinutes 1lImediR t e l , .aft .er leaving t a r g e t .

Aircraf t with inopera t . ive radar se t s w i l l bc:Zllb a t 7,800fee t . U c loud bale i s l o n e r than 7,800 fee t a i r e r a r t_ i l l banb a t 8,500 f ee t .



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a . (1 ) Radio s i lence w i l l prevail enroute to target except. 1n caseof. extreme EIIIergenc y .

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Frequency

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P i • • a i r c r a f t f:6 the 131'd 1ftqj; .ch.ta.l.ed Gr" t . a r p t lMt.w i l l CMIT ell'-. each 11-46 Pboto Flallb B c a Ind 1-198 ~ .9clIIb wil l be louted l u t in c r i e r to be 41'Opp8d f i r l l t .

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(3) JCUll:ling t a c t i c s may be e m p l ~by eneClY bu t a t l e a s t oneof three frequencies should be o p e l .

(4 ) No CQ'l.tact repor ts w i l l be s en t e nrou te to ta rget . Contactrepor ts w i l l be sent on re turn route only when North r1 28degrees Ncrth.

(5 ) Wings w i l l de:dgnate one plane per squadron as the m l yplane to tr&.n5mit a atrille repor t .

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Ca) Special s t r ike report wil l cons is t o! tillle ovt!Z' t a rge t (GilT), t a rge t bombed, tl'ethcd o f b ol lb in g. c lo ud

coverage. resul ts obtained. f i gh t e r oppoeition an df lak oppos i t ion .

TimeTii i ie t BombedUcthod of Bombing

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10/10_ A _ Ge."Iaral Conflagra t ion_ B _ S9"U"al Large N.J"n

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C o m m ~ d i n gGeneral, Twentieth Air PorceCOllllflo.nding Genero.l. XXI BOIIIber COIIMndDeputy Commander. Twentieth Ai r ForeeChief of Sta ff , Twentieth Air ForceChief of S W f . XXI Bomber CODlllandDeputy CIS. Opns, W Bomber COllllll.andDeputy CIS, Sup & 1Lo.int. XU Bomber CommandAC of S, A.2, XXI Bomber Commo.ndCommanding Ganaro.l, Army Ai r Forees. ATTN: AC/AS

In te l l igenceCOll'.lllander in Chief . I'l;I.cit1c Oce:l.ft Areaa (Ad" Bq)Commander in Chief, PQ.cific O c e ~Arey (Rear Bq)Chief of N a v ~ lOperat ions. OP-16.VJo in t In te l l igence Center, Paci f ic Oceo.l1 A r e ~C o ~ a n d e rAir Force, Po.cific Flee tCommander, Fi f th FleetC o ~ a n d e r ,F i r s t Carr ier Task ForeeC o ~ n d e r ,Forward AreaCOJ::!!landing Genero.l, U. S. Army Forces in Far E u tCOJllllanding General, U.S. Army F or ce s, P ac if iC OceanAreasCommanding General. Allied Air Forces, Southrel tPac i f ic AreasCommanding Genero.l, ~ V P A ,ATTN: 0.2, (For Section22, RCI!)Commanding General. Fa r East Air F or ce sC o ~ n d i n gGeneral. U.S. Strategic Air Forces i ~

EuropeCommanding General, Eight Air ForceCommanding General. ~ e d i t e r r r ; L n e a nAllied Air ForoesCommanding Generl;l.l. Fif teenth Air ForceCommanding General. Seventh Air ForceCommanding General, VII Bomber C o ~ a n dC o ~ a n d i n gGeneral. VII Fighter C o ~ o . n d

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