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UISSION NO. 59

FLOWN 7 APR 1945,COpy 11'0.118

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n. Bo.rrll.!e JtuIllIIing was emplO)lod in lMlf_IIurf icient _quadronllover tho rO!ion 155-205 mo from the ooa . t l l ne going in to the coal l t l inegoing out .

(1) .\ totCll of 57 jDJIIDf:lTII. both l.PT_l llnd APQ_o2, WD.Il n l t l l l l ed in thf:l 3 l3 th ''-'ing. They were Ipnced 2 mego.oyolea ILpart.S ix ty -t hr ee o f these were uaod by the 3 l3 th Wing OVGr t m t n r ~ t .SacnlUle nssembly WQ.l1 not 1l000mplllhod amootbly, the 3 U t h Wing flewthrough th G 313th nssembly arGa and pioked up approximately 20 plnnellnnd t h a l r j!llJWors from the 313th. A4 a r e l u l t . the finiU forllCl.tionlof tho 313th

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na p1a.nned.(2) Enoh of 54 cUrc ra t t in the 314th lf1ns oar r i ed t APT.t .

Ec.o.oh IIql,lo,rdon ha.d a t lotUJt 9 jaamerll opa.oed 2 mega.oyolel apar t . 1. __lembly d1fficl , l l ty relult&d when II0IU plllnol d,id not form i . : t h e i r own_quadronl.

b . OTGr the f h k al'GQ., rope wns disponsed trolll the t e . a d i ~llll.d mlch:l.lG squlldrons of oo.oh wing oolumn o.t tho ro.te o t 10 bWldloapor seoond per squadron.

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St r ike Reports!_ r e received by

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r. en ty - four s t r ikegroum s t a t ions ,

r e p o r t . (Bombs ~ w n y )

"ignnls Fo x Tran lmi" igns r" 1 ' 0 trnnslll1't'tod. 'Ku,th8r. encoded In O'COP.ioC, an d Time

3 . Freouenciesl No unulull1 Ca.es of ja..RIng or in ter ferencewero notod, The 314th reported t he i r &round s tn t ion l 1I1yuu WD.S low,bu t readablo. over tM t n rge t Il.r01Lo Following III II. percentage break down of trUOflc per frequency I 15 pe r cent on 3 l18p.cyclsll; 6S percen t on 7 _gacyclo l l ; nn d 20 pe r cont on 11 IDlIgllcyoles.

ROXtgptionpl Aids, Seven BF/DF requellts were oJl obtninod.RtI!ISOi 0J'Id homers ""ro ulled e f toc t iyo ly. The 3 U t b 'I'il'll. " ,por t e4 .CIIIeore .... \lain,; UIID e t fec t ive ly 1000 mUe. t rol l Sa.1pUl.

5 . It,D U9ipl1M aM ecyrUYI l e t di,clpl1Dl1 . . . s n c o r d " d . .poor, with correot ive notion bein,; tl1lr:en to p1'ewbt reow-renee. 10outl to.nding b reo .ch e. o f lecu1' i ty were " p o r t e 4 .

6 . ioeay TnORlJ l l ioQlI The f ol 1_ 1 ng i no i" en tl of e n n y j ..lh& nnd in ter ference _1'0 noted"

a . 3290 k C l ;

(1 ) CW a t 0240Z Wall e ffec t ive ,

(2) Unreadable em a t 1900Z w u pnr t1a l ly e ffec t ive ,

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(1) Ser ie . of V's CC) a t 0240Z was e ffec t ive ,

(2) CY.' frOIll 1950 to 2015Z wall eN'ecU"II.

c . lC1629 k e . I CW a t 2330Z wa' i . lleffeetive.

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7. pls t1 'e , , ! One urgent QUJ followed by QUG (I am fo1'cod tole.nd) was r e c e l n d ,

8 . Sgutpzpent J4l 'y"ncUonll JJIt!.ART_l3r 3 inopera t ive . ~2 r o c e i v e r s i nt e rC l it te n t o p e ra t io o . 5 ' I IMe lUltennall brokon. SCR..s2211 s e t inopera t ive . ~ I , l inopernU"" , .&c!.&1 16 inopera t iveo r s t icking,

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1, QonerA1l k i r oppo. i t ion f t ' moderat- t o . t ron, ; . P o ~ rbun-w4rod t:wtlb:ty ..i:lro OMIIIY al rcr f . l t WDf'O r op o rt od a i ,; h te 4 a.M'133 a t t u t r ' lI11.de. On. 8-29 WaJI r(lDlDed by an . neay f1l>ht- r. the oDly 1 0 " WeMmy d r o.ction. OM B_2P _ I I dlllllar;ed by f i gh t e r f i r e aJIll 5 . . . . .d t u I l ~ e dby fi t ;htel ' l ClPd f lak . EM.y t i p t e r - , 0..1 uaueJ. o o n o e D t r a ~en a stro.g,1er. There were . no ra ] . instana, . of what appeared u "ooordinated lltto.Ck.. Chi l l s wore 21 4e1troye4. 11 probo.b1y de.trO)"lld.Mit 22 dOJll(l,Iod.

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:5. EMily J.. irs;raf ' t S h h t o d But Not Attgck; in ' l Two hundred l i s :enemy nirerort which did not a.ttll.ck 'Were I1Ytted. or W . DWIIbtlr,40 ~ r o Tojoll. 26 leke 16 Tony., 15 Ir. ing. , 12 O.car 12 Wiokl,:5 Din:lha, 1 Jaok, 1 Jl:u!'e. 46 ' lnt1,a.onglneo, 2D twin.englno, an d 5Wholly u n i d e n t i f i e d ,

4. pirectipn: Gad Love1 of e t b c k l Two hundred t h i r t y - t h r e e~ t t ~ k swere sustainod ~ B_29. on ' h i ' ml ~ o n . Forty_two pOl' coa twere from th o nOle. 21 per cont trom th o t a i l , l ' por cont rrom th e1 . r t , Clnd 20 per cont frolll the ri&bt. T'weDty_niftO per MDt or th enoae Q.ttcok. _ r o hir;h. On tho o ther q.Ul:.J'tan, dia t r ibu t ion f t eCl.pproximnto1y oq.ual bo t_en hir;h. l e n l , Il.Dd low.

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5. ';'OgUf\l,Cy of EMmy Pi9 I One B-2P (.5% o f the toHe') .wo.,s destroyed by enOillY r. l r a o t h n OD t h h lhhlibo-t btJ,t 1 0 " w u 411e ~rtuMling. One boDe!" wnl d D J l U l ~ c l'by a r i gh t e r nJ\d 5 ! . l ' . were . ~ .~ g e dby c o m b i n ~ t l o not enemy n i r c r ~ tnnd f l ok . A t o t a l of 3.8 pepCIID1: of tb3 toroe wn8 dQJllated nnel/or destrO)fecl by o n c y : ' l i roport .

6 . Type, 9f Pro1oo1:i101 MaGRino-gun t i r o Wn,s 1 . 1 . Qed 1 2 . ' ~Iwenty_lIl11Ullleter t i r o WU ll1l0 eMoun\l:lred. One lUck w u r o p o t ' ~ c lf i r i n g 3 0 ~ ahe l l ' ,

1. EnemY ToctiAII

o . lIany enomy t i & b t e n llppeared t o llUlftOh on B.t'U.ck wheneverthoy got i n p os it io n f or a pW' . l l i t CllrTe. IObow HaG l an t I I I o 'c lockexpress ' a t t ack . wore favoreel, a few f ly ing t h r o ~ hbllt th e m ajo ri tybroaking ll.wny low, Attack. on lead nnel low o1ellElot. 1f$re prororNl4by 80me onemy ! l i r e r a t t .

b.0.11 tm WfiYpraISed.

A fow enemy fightDrs t lying t h r ~the forlllAtloft t i r e dthrollgh. '1'hll type o t l l t t ~ c k f t l a.w-.e1" ruul 010.o1y

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6 . Solie t i ~ h t e ullppDo.red to ~ n e a n . t r o . t eOil. II B.n o u tor forlllation.

d. y ~ ~ t t n c k awere m o . ~ eby . i ~ l ep lane . betweel l. , aB41 2 o 'D lo ek , . t a r t i , , & h i ~ h .bUoJr:lll& away low. On. enemy & i r c r a r t ,p o u l b l y a TCIIlTI c u e 1h a t t o 'G100k .h1p UId. woll1: nrustd oui e.t 6o'cloCk:.

a. 4 c r o l n t l c . ,

a . Ba.rrel r o l l . and aoroba . t i c . " r a perforMd b y eoe.,t 1 ~ t e J ' l l .One coord lna ted ll.ttack: Was repor tod in . h i o b f i & h t e uperformed acro\ lo .t lc h U e ~ twin-efl&lne f lgh te r oame tbroue;b theformo.tioa.

b. two ' inr ; le-onr; ino t l & h t e r l t l y in r ; with 0. '!Hok _ r o dol n ~ o.crob"tio

9 . CoordlMt94 A A t P U ' l

a . Th r coordinated at to .ok. were reporied. 1 n i b ftC) 'e.1:11.:1.1'. One ooordlno.tod attaOk: W1lS 4eeeorlbod above YAhI' Aotpbat12 ' .

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10 . ENmy P'or!l!),t1oM I Ton Tony. 111I1'8 ob.erve4 to&ether ~ oo.ah.t1t;,1lllU ) lea l .4 o U to r IU t l.Pdh'1.dil4l l l tu .ck .

11. Rp,miDgl Dna Nlck t l y i n g through tho tormntlon r ~ e da B.2 twhich burs t ln to flnme. end went down. The 8_29 . ~ chnDgln& pe.ltlo11.i n to rmnt lon when the rCll!llllng occlU'red, lIhUo th8 RioII': WOol t l y b th ro ug h th e tormo.tion i t lust0.1nld 0. grOtl.t donI or B.251 f l r e . I t Wll.4tho opinion o t o b lo rv 1n g c re w lIlemllon tho.t thO ro.mming wal uain\ea t loQo.l s ince the p i l o t wna thought to be .deu4 a.. . . t;.b.e \ ime or C191:lla.1o.n.Tho rt'.llllll1ng occurred 30 aeconds n1'tor Bombs .n.wny.

12 . O pr TQcttSf and F i r e p m r XI EpIR! A1r9rnf t , Ou.ZIDeu opo,,_od f i r e o.t long ro.nge, . o m o ~ i m O Inl 1000 ~ I Oftamy t i g h t e r . t ~ r f t \0mnlr:o tho i r n t t a ~ k .diacouraglng mnny at\a.ckln, n1roro! ' whiob brOkeo r t tho a t t aok botoro r .. a.ehi" , t u l orfect i 'V8 ro.nge.

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1 t o jo1 Tojo1 Tony2 Niok1 Jaoll':1 Rule2S/ i1 TIE

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S50n t1aain& an d in .p ia _ 1 rojo, 1 Z.ke~ l o d o din mid.alr .. 1 I r w i ~Di.lntogrntod .. 1 ZekeW i " , on f l r e CLnd i b m ! f t " i n ' p i n .. 1 IJ"VingEnV'Oloped 1 n t lt ul lU .. J Zok.Trnl11ng .moto, wing o t t .. 1 Tojo, 1 O.oarSmoking, par t . t lying ofr, .oon lItvint .. 1 TojoSboking. out of control .. 1 Tony, 1 ZOke, 1 O.oarSpinning down in .lIlOko .. 1 Tony. 1 I rvingSpiM1Q& .. 1 IJ"rtns. 1 Tojo&IokiDi 'ondly, ' P in .. 1 l " l n IPnrta . ho t o t t I apia . 1 fojo

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l ;L. (1) Prlanry t n r r t 1tl11 o.ttll.ckod by fa Ale of th e 313thWill(; bGtwo-a 0207Z 0.1'4 o ~ n trolll 10,000.25 ,000 t t l nlo,,& o . ~ 'ofo.tto.ck: bet.eeZl eeo Gll.4 ,,0. ~ 4 by s s Ale o t t.ho 3Ut.h Willi ' - t R O l l0203Z ond 024,Z from l a . O O O ~ 2 1 . 1 5 0f t . o.long ax" a t attAck b e ~ O D830 QDd 105.

(2 ) Wenth'r over to.r&et wo.. 0100.1', oxcopt t o r .01llOground h&.o, and _tn4 0. $ bombing a l t i tude wo.. reported 0. . rro. 26&0.aBOD n t 50.65 I .

b. .oUl tlalc enoountered on t h l . 1111. . ion 'W:l.I o f Mo..,- .0 .11NI ' .Continuoualy pointed f i r . o.ft4 prodiotod conoontrntlonl p r . d a . 1 f t n ~ .with .ome bnrl ' : l . r. repOI'\ed.. ' l t l k WIl.IIlOdero.U to i n t e n t . _ p n e r -a l l y o.oo""ro:te 0"1 ' th e t U l e t o.retl,o

o. One;./e or th o 314'th f ( t n ~wtl.. l o r t to tlo.k ov n tbe tnt ' ...so.... Sixty ; . ;e ot the 313th 'l'1in&; n d 11 AlO o t tb e 3l4.th war. 4 u o . p t

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d . Rwteroul b t L r r ~ ebll.11ona: l I 8 n obaerved 'oy the 313th Wlnt;

(1 ) Two group. of 15 barrage ba l loon l each were obaervodin the lllOuth of Ohl ttl. V!o.n.

(2) Another u o u p of 30 b ar rc &e bol looM W'Q,tI obeert 'edIIlOrQ to the e a a t in ~ o u p a :of I , 3 , nnd 5 . Thele _rEI Ipread between34t145N .. 137/01E:, 34/'41 _ l36/59E, c.nd 34/49N ... 136/581. Al t i tudewo.a not e l t ima ted .

(3 ) Two o the r bal loonl were lllOored :::.t 3000_'000 f t . a.l-t i t l ia M a r o.n J./P a t 34/591 13'l'/&6E.

e . An unlpeoi f ied ~ e . at alllOko po ta , , I e n in and to th eMr'Untoat o t the t a r g e t tLroo., I n " o f t e. d i r t y. !roY.iSh llIOke.

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c . TMro lIOro 2 r epor t . of b:l1l1 of f i r o ooming up frOlll thep'ollftd

. a . T h h re p o r t 11 bnlod on Sp ,o io .U . t informc.tion. compllod n t c.lo.\er date than the Consolidatod S t a t i s t i c n l S ~ n r y.....

PMT I I I ohMAQS OSSESSl!ENT RQ>CI\f

T;JtCEt 19 3) U u u b l l h i : " i r c rn f t Engine '\Vorb

JU .. io n 110. I 3PR51l 134. Onto ' l own t 12 ; , p r l l 19&5

n. T1lJ.. r epor t n l l e " e , do.Jll!lgo to 'hr t>"t 19 3 re .ul t i f1! ;r r ~ %XI Bombor C ~ n n dl I ieelon 59 or '7 April 1 9 ~ .

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o. Sixty_three b u il d. in g l w i th II to\o.1 root llJ'oo. or obol,i,t5 0 ~ 3 O f' l l . f t . I or U.7% of the toto.l root oreo were ' l ' i r tuol ly d e l .v o ~ A ho deatroytld wo" n _ 1 l U 1 1 1 l . u . . 1 1 4 i ~ 1with 0 t o t a l rooto.reo. o t nbout l 5 S . ~ 4 '-ll . t t tholO bul1din&_ QT.not f t ~ b o r o 4onplo.nt dinl;l'c.m (Ret. tI>'

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, . S E C R E T - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . -

XX, BOMBER COMMANO

CONSOLIDATED STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF COMBAT OPERATIONSFORM 34

MISS'ON NO. 58 59

1 :.prll 194.5

MisSion 58 - f Ti r m ' y ' lt U' t; Ot - t!Oknj1.':Xl : ' /0 Engine : ;orks? !,.'USeahino p lan t . TokyoMission 59 - pr.L: : ry ' IUrBot - loll t sub i sh l 0'./0 Ens1ne p lan t , Nagoytl

EFFECTIVENE3S OF MISSI0N3

~ i r c r a r t ~ i r b a r n o porcont Of ' ; ' i rcref t or. sand.

3067 3 ~

COST OF hilSSIQt.B

. i r c r a f t LOSt (B-29'S) 5percent Of : . i r c ra f t :.1rborno 1.&,(

..:..ircraft Bocbine ?'l'1;:Dry 'IUrgets 254porccnt Of Bo:iliing ....i r c r l l f t _ i r ~ o r n e

' : " l rcraf t Bonbing othor ' lUrgcts 3 ~

8 4 ~ i r c r e f t D::l.l:X!.god perc.ont Of ~ i 1 ' c r e r t.. 1rborno.

:15249.6%:

Boobs ! l roppod on pr iOlry Targots Boebe Dropped on other 'IlU'gets

1101 TOn8132 Tons

Cro .. M,:lnbor CQsual t ies 65percent O! To ta l pa r t ic i Jn t i tI G 1.9%

E n o ~: ~ r c r Q f tDestroyed By B-29's 101Eneqy ; . J . rcrnf t Destroyed By F i g h t o r s . . 21

BO!:lbiDB; Reaul.te _ M is si on 5 8 - St r ike photographS indicate S8 h i t sr. i th in 1000 f t . of e.ioina point .

Mission 59 - St r ike p h o t o g r o . p . . ~ sindica.to 113 h i t s~ i t h i n1000 f t . of niIlins P i ~ h iW t n n t i a 1dlll:Jlge i .n:t1ictcd. R

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314th- : ; ine- l2 :.Yc shor t of f\1l1.1 :' .)0 ongino t roubb .

fue l .15 :Jc short of fuo l .

2 :.Jc e ng in e t ro ub lo o.nd shor t offuo l .

)fission JJ59 - 313th ;ang-14 _]0 shor t of fue l .I " :./e ongine t roublo llIldsho r t of fuo l .

1 Jc be t U e daoage an dshor t of fuo l

supor dw::Do. I:. on ly m o groups JO.%'ticl}:8ted. I

P-51ls of 7 th F igh t e r co."Y.Jlnd; bo.I3od a t D70 JiJ:Xl. 'lfi.ls islth e f i r s t XX I Bod;)cr CO ..DUld ::U891on in .. hleh t l 6h to r

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B O I J B I N G RU N

TARGl::T OOMBED TDi.t: OF R6L:.il.SE ;,L'r 1'l'UDE OF IlEJ..Ei,.$ VI&W.. Bu..l!W;G MO M 11l6tl:llI'i1 /e O P ~ 1 ' WBY IAle

DHVk'r.WG A/e Sight ing Fo r Ale Ale ~ JAIJE Oi T . a l t ~ ' I ' Dropping Bombil16 Dr o pineTn'E NWIlS E a r l 1 u t Latest Lowest HiGhest on e- l lobnua:.R & D Ranse L e a d ~ / eby lladlU Lead A!e

Iuij",131on J/I;fl

NUDJ1m!1 ~ C Engino l,;'orkD p 101 0100 Z 0106 z 11500 15650 10 1 90 - - 10 91lIf.&8neh1no plan t . TokyoShhuoko . Ni l Sh1JD::l ~ F TO 2 001.5 0019 z 15000 18200 2 - - - 2 -- - - - - _ . . - - - ~ - ~ - - ._--- .. _---- -- - -- - - - - , - - . _ . - .._.-

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r T! f t """ LOlIlIlD 011 .ua- REL&\SED ON TARGETS JETTISONED ilErURHi:!l u'''''''''''1I&1OH1' ( I sue SETTING IllllNB l I .C 'U! mDUlY L.R. 8: T.O.N o - ....11 ; .. - -00 .0 " 0 0 "0 ---;;;n8~ 0 . . "0. 'ron_ Mo , 0 . . " 0 0 . .1IillO! n . '''8

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AIRCRAFT UlST AIRCRAFT DWCFn PERSONNEL CAS{IALTIES

EIIDlI EIlDIJ EIIDlI .CC. UII- EIIDlI E. . . . . EII!JI! ACC. OW N UN- TOTAL TOTAL MI55- WOUNDED TOTALJIIIT Ale AI. . / e & & 0TIIEIl )CN>W!f TOTAL Ale AI. Ale & eon; OTII'" KMJWN MAJOR UIIIJR PARTICI- KILLED I i i i & llUlJlED CASUALTIESAI. IlECH. AI. IlECN. PATH"

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73 riG 165 531 80_ 23- SO- 205137 12635 - 22500 240272. - ---=, ssian J 5913 riG 375 169 20 11 18 48612 19180 4750 - 7254214 ;ia 47 64 1 - 4 29240 5010 6000 9000 49250

.- ~ . - . - - - - - -21 Be 422 233 21 11 22 77852 24.190 107.50 9000 121792-

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O lD

~ . , , ( S ~ . _ .nrl..J :u.tr.c.Ale COIIPLETING IISSION 6'1 100 44 l44FLIGIft' DATA

b g .. Tille At Low Altitude 7:00 7:26 ' :59 7,00

Avg. Tilll8 or Climb To B o . ~in g Alt i tude :2 7 :2 2 . )2 ,:IS

Avg. Time At Bombing Alt i tude 1:01 bDe 1121 1.12. h g . n.,.1Dg TiM 15:22 lJ.:29 15.)2 14./08

1vg. Distance flown (Naut icalA i r Miles) 2959 2'196 2IJm 2799

FUEL CONSUllPTIOIl

C a a a ~ dTo Target ;Average )"06 3858 /J5S 4011

IIoxawo 4369 1.634 1)367 4B67VJn1. 'M J56C 3299 3'112 3299

'tS) ConlJUlled rroe Target To Base 1( i / c Without .ufunct ioo)8 0 . or l lr-ers.ft 65 98 /J W

Average 2)00 2237 >.27l 22/07

~ 2588 2554 3002 300:>l I1nimm 2048 1655 1946 165,ConsUl'led F r O I i Target To B6se:

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8 0 . Of Aircra f t 4 2 1 J

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Force Requ1J"ecl

All Ale

Axis of Attack

88 Degrees "ll"ue

Aiming Poirt.

Target: No. 193 (Pr imuy Visual EI'ld Ramr)

'lhe 73d "1!'8 " U I diape. too :3 9-29 1 to liro J 1 a CIIl t i l lnight befcre ~ a ff a ' purpose of COOI'dlDat1rw br1etiIWand takeo-otf plan with t igh tna ot 7th Pirl l t . . C " ' .Hanget lore! 8-29 escor t with t ightera w U I arriYe a t wiDIdeparture poizt. I l t D-Hour. A ll ~ t four t i lbt . . . . 11 1escort. tro atrikJ.n8 force through the tqe t a r e a , 0Illlproceed to am crb i t submarine a t paid. (35OQ1 - :u.or..SI)which is th e r l l1ly poin t to await ngl*. . . a retur'n1lW rnas t r ike ..cI to oseer t them back to t igh te r base - - th l foal'remaining t i ~ c r ew i l l f ly with navigational . . ca r t t o I i ....protection to 8ubmarim whi le Slrfaced.

In order to nctify the f ighter cacer t t.bI a tt it ud e th eB-29 1 e wi l l f l y, the lead group coammdor wL11 ca l l thef ighters givinB the a l t i t ude as base al t i tude plullthoJ.M'lds of f e e t , u si ng 8 ,0 00 t e u t 8lI the baao al t1t \ l le .

(h e Ale of each squadron IOrlllatien wi l l a t t . p t to obtameeversl 800pc photos ah(lll'Ulg rellervo1re a t )S46R' - 139261.BOIJi) r el ea se c lr c le to be turned on and se t a t 10 l I1lea, , . .mile rars e or sweep expansion to be ee t to pJ.ace bomb r e -l.::lasQ circ le M a r outer engravod c i rc le . Altitude hoI. to1:.13 h f t in .

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AP Reference: XXI Bomber Comnand l l tno-l loeiac 90.20-193

(3) The !:1l'5t group wi l l leave d ep ar tu re p oi nt a t D-Hour p l aone hour.

(4) Route to tarsct :

Ba.sa1wo Jima3407N - l36l8E (Assembly Point) (Departure fo in t )345SN - 1355%

3511N - 13606E (IP)Target

(5 ) Return Route:Target3soaN - l370JE34200 - l3725E11'10 JimaBe,.

(6) Bomb ~ a d : 500 lb opts f us ed 1 /1 00 aec. noae an d non-dcl.ayt a i l .

c . J14th Win8:

(1) Target I No. 193 (Primary V i ~and Radar)

(2 ) Aiming Point Axis of Attaek Fcree Required.

123069 as Degrees True . A ll Ale

AP Reforence: XXI Bom Com. Litho-lloeiac 9O.2C>-l93

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(6) Brlb Load: 500 1b GP's tuacd 1/100 soc. nose md IUIIt-de1qt a i l .

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FIELD ORD;m NUlmSR 53 CONTDruF.D

ident i f ica t ion by voice . ("'!Me ia Oycl.cno Able ll ) a tth o erd or each transmiesion.

&0 For tho b e n . t i t or any f ightera who' have not reachedtho rendecYO\ls betOl'o i t s departure, th e la l l t n a ngationa! B-29

(Cyclone Able)wUl cmt inue to t ranll-

m1t to r '1Jncle 001 11 han1ng on channel IIItem ll "Cl27.62.110) m.t l l i t i s within 15 0 ,lIl,llee of 1 _ Jima. Att h i s point the navigational B-29 (Cyclone Able)should be withitl the. hom1ng zme or "Brot:J\ar Agata"and t\1rttmr transmissions might be O Q 1 f u l l a d withthose or "Brot.her Agst." . 'the l a s t navigational Boo29(Cyclof'lll Able) w i l l aontinue to monitor chamel ''NAN''(134.10 me) l o r a c a l l by a l I t raggl ing f ighter whor.dsht Mve been horn1n& on i t s "Uncle Dog" trlll1llmi_d o n . I f Sl.ch & c a l l i s received, the nav:1gational B49wil l g1 vo the straggl1ng; f 1 ~ t a ra cour so tar ".lg:ate8Me" an:!. th o f igh te r " i l l f l y the course \U'1til he

hears "Uncle D ~II eign8l of IlBrother A&ate II on channe l "Item" (1Z7 .62 me).

1. CCIlIrAlnication between t ightere and n n i g a t i o n a l B-2911i n connection with "navigation w i l l be conducted encha.nnel llNAN" (}J4.10 me).

ll. In the evert. t ha t han1ng o f f igh te r s to navigationa.l8-293 1a requircid other than a s described in pararaphe 1. an d l . ab aee .. . ta r 1 ) 4 w ~ ,

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1n t h i s roepect . Trc:ns::itters wi l l b e turned on bySCHlie r egu la r crew member 10 miles pr io r to crossingthe coast ,going i n and off upon cro8sing the coaeta f t e r l c a v ~th e tar,get .

( ~ ) R o ~ ew i l l be d.i spensed from the !(lading squadron o fth e column in such a way as to achiove a to ta l d i s -persing of 10 bundles per second. Tho leading 8qUad-ron w i l l begin d i spens ing appraximstely 5 miles priorto crossing the coa s t and w i l l continue approximately5 miles boyond the t a rge t dispensing approxilllatelyf:J:XX) bundles .

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TACTICAL MISSION B E P O R ~ S

Commanding General. Twentieth Ai r ForeeCommanding General. XXI Bomber CommandDeputy Commander. Twentieth Ai r ForceChief of Staff . Twent ie th Air ForceChief of Sta r f . XXI Bomber CommandDeputy CIS, Opns. XXI Bomber CommandDeputy cIs. Sup a: lIaint, XXI Bomber CommandAC of S, A-2, XXI Bomber CommandCommanding General, Army Air Forces,

ATTN: AC/AS. Intel l igencoC o m m a n ~ rin Chief. Pacif ic Ocean Areas (Adv Hq)Commander in Chief . Paci f ic Ocean Areas (Rear Hq)Chief of Naval Operations, OP-16_VJ o in t I nt el li ge nc e Center, Paci f ic Ocean AreasCommander Ai r Force, Pacif ic Flee tCommander, Fi f th Flee tCommo.nder, F i r s t Co-rrier To.sk ForeeCommander, Forward AreaCommanding General, U.S. Army Forces in Far EastCommanding General. U.S. Army Forces. Pacif ic Dooan Areas

Commanding General. Allied Air Forces,Southwest Pncif ic Aree.eCommanding General, Southwest Pacif ic Areas: ATTN: 0-2

(For Section 22. ReM)C o t r ~ a n d i n gGeneral. For East Ai r ForcesCommanding General, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in EuropeCommanding General, Eighth Air ForceCommanding General. Mediterranean Allied Air ForcesCommanding General. Fif teenth Air ForceCommanding General. Seventh Ai r ForceCommo.n4int Genero.l. VII Bomber COlmland

COlllDU1nding General. VI I Fighter CommandCOftIlI.anding Ganerd, Eleventh Air ForeeCOftIlI.nndill& General. n Bomber COllllllQ.ndCOIIUIo.ndint Genero.l, 38th Fly in ,; Tro.inint 'YingCCIlIDo.n41ng General. 58th Bombardment " i n tCOImlQ.nding G ener al. 73r d Bombo.rdment \f1ngCommandi", General , 3l3 th Bombc.rdment Win(;CCllllllo.nd1DgOenern!. 3}4.th Bomba.rd.ment WingCamma.ming General. 31Sth Bomb::Lrdment WingCommunding ot t iGer. 3rd Photo Raoon SquadronCommanding Ofticer. 33rd StQt ia t ica l Control Unit

Chemion! Wnrt(ll'e or f i ce r, XXI Bomber CommandTo.ctic8 llnd Tro,ining Section. A-3, XXI BOlllber COllllllo.ndOr4Da.noe orUcor. XU Bomber CommnndCClIIIIlnA41ncGenera.l. XXI Bomber COlBl1lo.nd. Deto.chmont I A IH i . t o r i e d Ofticer. XXI Bomber Com.mnndCCIIllIIlo.ndlng Genera l , Army Ai r Forces,

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Commanding General, A ~ Air Forces,Pacif ic Ocean Areas, ATTN I haF Evaluation Board

Commanding Officer, 6th Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Officer, 9th Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Officer. 16th Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Officer, 19th Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Officer, 29th Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Officer, 39th Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Officer, 40th Bomb Group (VH)C o m m a n d i ~Officer, 330th Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Officer, 331st Bomb Group (VH)

Commanding Officer, 444th Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Officer, 462nd Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Officer, 468th Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Officer, 497th Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Officer, 498th Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Dtficer, 499th Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Orficer, SOOth Bomb Qroup (VR)Commanding Officer, 501at Bomb Group (VH)C o ~ a n d i n gOfficer, 502nd Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Officer. 504th Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Officer, 505th Bomb Group (VB)Commanding Officer, 655th Bomb Group (VH)

Commanding Officer, Twent ie th Air Foree Lead Crew SchoolCommanding Officer, 15th Fighter GroupCommanding Officer, 21st Fighter GroupCommanding Officer, 506th Fighter GroupRepor ting Unit . A.2, XXI Bomber Commnnd (Fi le Copy)Report ing Unit , A_2. XXI Bomber Command

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