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UISSION ltlJ: 67FLO WN 14 APR 1545

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APe " "TACT leAL .wSSIOH REPORT

Field Ordor No. 56 Kinion No. 67Targetl Tokyo }.rlenCLl AToll.

13 - 14 April 1945Table of Cootentf '"..J.L

Tactical Nnrratlve 1

Annex D - Intelligence Part I _ Enemy Air OppositionPll.l't I I Enemy Antia i rcraf t andAir_to_Air BombingPart I I I - DWllage AssesslIlllnt

Mnl;lX A Operntion. Par t I - Nll:vlgo.tion Track Chart 0 "Par t I I - BOfllbardlers' Alliin(; Pointa lU14 B ~ Dllta.Part I I I _ Flight Engineering C'bo.r'h Part IV Rndnr Repor t . Par t V _ Air .SOIl. Rescue

Annex B - ;1Jeo.ther . . . . . . . . .PQ.l't I ~ o a t h e r S u m m ~ . . . art I I Cho.rt _ Forecll.st l'(o:lther v.ObServed Wflather p ~ ~ I Prognostic l!np .P ~ IV - SynoptiC 1fu.pAnnex C -COlMll,lnicotioDS . . Part I - RlI.dar Counter Uonllure. Part I I _ Rll .d io .

Annex EAnnex FAnnex G

Consolidoted Sto.t1st1cal SummaryXXI Bomber Conunllnd Fie ld Orde r .01.stribution . '0

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SUBJECT. Report of Operatione. 13-14 April 1915TOI COlllIIIanding Genoral, Twentieth Air Porce. Wo..lh1npn 15, D.C,

1. IDOOIflCAtION cr MISSIOIIn. Field Order Ro. 56, Reo.dqunrten xu: Belibel' Ca_ud b t ed

12 .April 1945. directed th e 73rd, 313th Ml1 nU h BOIIbl1ta.at 'ft. topt"xtlclpo.te in M nttnclc: o.go.lnlt 0.1'1 aren to. rgot on BoUbll..b. Tgrgets Speci f ied;

(1 ) Primary 10[gots: TokyO AtSenQl CaapI.x,(2) SecondAry n.gd Lost Relort TtY'Cetpl Kone wen apctel1'ied.

n. Imoortnnee of the T t u ' ~ e t l This o.ron l' probf'.bly the grent_ost oxlGnn} complex in tho Jnpnnose Empire. I t contains over n dOlenhrgo = 4 lwportc.nt tll"lIonnl to.rgets intorsparscd wi th trnnsportntion.industr inl , nnd SCientif ic resenrch ins tc l ln t ions . It :lIso cont:l.lnsm:my Industrio.l workers' qU:l.rters.

b . p ew l s of Plq.nning Operg,tionp.l:(1) Bombing Plgns:

(a) Dotermination of Bomb Load:.1. Bomb loo.d wns as follows: 9S pOI' cent in -

cendio.ry bomb:! Ilnd clusters and S per Cent. 5 0 0 ~ , ! u n d general_purpose bombs.,g. No maximum or minimwn bomb load lmS specl"'fiod. I t wns estimnted thnt the n v o r ~ e nircr::Li't of the 73rd nnd 313thWings lIOuld be o.ble to cnrry 11 po ten th l lond of' npproxi.l:lo.tely 17.000

pounds. I t Wns estimntod tho.t 314th Wing would be nblo to co.rry o.pproximo.tely 10,000 pounds. Aaununition land to bo carriod lmS ost1l11ated tobo approxill1o.tely 200 pounds.

~ Tho U69 bomb in nimo.blo clusters Wn" selected:'IS the bost bomb for th is mission bocnuso I.A. ItG penetration obaro.cteristiCS fll"e s u i t ~ablo for s tnr t ing f iros in l igh t and medium typo buildings.~ ).Iultlple hi ts frolll these bOlllbs would ant -Ul"nte f i re defoMos.

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Jl- Treaend01.ls t i N PORI' b a a 1 dl'Ol'Gt1; locul.:R. _e410.to lIPPUo.noe t i r e could b . expeoted..a. ' i r e . 8010 by aircraft , 10.... - t t b . 1 1 . 1

should 881'1'0 to mull: 10M rec...ende4 31a1ng pointe 80 'Uaat n o M " . a cpIMO' could .1m on those o.roCl8.L Penetration cho.l ' : .curllUos ot to. ....Buitable tor ponetro.tlng hso.vy t,ypo buildibls.... lra1titl.1 tire .,relUl I r e . b o a s WIl14 '"

suffioient 1:0 s t a r t i n g aeo11 scale collf'lllpUtioM S-d t l l _ q ... U . li pt i r e . f i g h t i n g equipment. g1Tlng tho 1169 boab. 4roppea II. bettor obutoe tooretl,te a.ppl1o.l'IOe t l r o l llnd hence etho!' coftl'lGll'a.tloDII... One SOO.pound bcab .. to 1:le 10. . . . . III ellOJlo.lrcr::U't with incend1o.ry bOlllba o.nd clustorll in order to 411",,1: 0I'1Ul

! t e d f i r e ~ f l g h t l n g nnd o.l815t l;One!'o.l_pw'p08l1 be-b . fllae4 with '110 tu i n ordol' to give nil' burst tlbove tho to.r ,et . thereby dhruptiD& o r p a h o d f i r e - f i g h t e r s (lnd keeping tMlII i n shel tors u n t i l ooDf'10ll'a.tl0DIIcould hAve boon llturtlld by inc_ndlQry bomb. or clUltera.

.. .,\ one-hundred toot InterTll.lOll.eter . e t t i q ;WOoS chosen for plnnes co.rry1ng A N . Y ~ 7 " ; ' 2 baubll beCaWlOI

lL. Six bombs would bo cllorried on eo.ch .1;o.Uaa.ll. Density l l u f f l c 1 ~ n t to set 1JIlmedlOote a.p.

p11:mce f i r e s i n nn aTeo. 2500 to 3000 f e e t in length could bl!l o:qlected.1.. J,. f1fty foot 1nterTo.lometer settinr; _.

chosen for plo.nes c:lrry1ng o.1ao.ble clusters beca.use tho e ~ e c t e d dell..ityfro!:!. each plaDe load 1mS bo11evod suff1cient to /let ll.pplia.nce f"ires OV'BTo.n llTOo. of o.pproximo.tely 500 f e e t by 1500 to 2000 f e e t .

Inceo:Uo..ry ciullterlll _ r e s e t to ~ n I1t 2500f e e t o.bOTO tb!l tArget beoo.u.o:A. Doualty f rca individual p l patterM

w::u: expected to be STeo.ter than tho.t for hither open1Dg.k. Str1kiD& veloc1ty obto.1Md by boci ls afterolusters open. o.t 2500 r e e t 11 cOD.l5idered suff ic ien t for penetration oftarget .Jl . l . l o . x i ~ u m u.so of bombing tAbles could b .made without interpolo. t10n.

(b) Bombing Plg.Mingl.l.. The offsot a1D.inr; point Will selected beco.u.e

of 1ts prominonce lUI 0. rlldo.r check point. The mean points of impact weresoleoted beco.uae of the1r 1nflaJrlllll1l1ty rAnd 1n ordor to take o.dTlU1to.r ofth e wind o.s CUl. aid 1n spre,d1nr; the f i ros . These point . 11e n.!lllTly on II.direct 11ne. n!lCess1to.t1ng only Ga:1I.11 chnnSes i n course frOlll the in1tio.1point .


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(b) Proceeding along tho ponia.ulo .outhoae t o tTokyo, tho f i r s t chock point wa.' a. di.tlftCt llUld projeotion a1: 360U t00' N _ 14024'30' E. ;'t t h i . point , G. l e t t t u m 'Wn8 to b. . . . . totho in i tlo.1 point. which wo.' 0. .bDrp projillotloD into 'l'okyo B q tIJot;would rosolvo wol1 on th& scoP".

(0) From tho i n i t i o l point to tho to.rl0t. thecourse of opproximate ly 310 dogron trUQ would 100.4 OYOI' Q go04 radAroffsot aillliog point . t h a t would provide good. l'anse o.ccW'fLOY llDIl uteRI'for orrors in dofloctlon.(5) RAder Coueter )lOll.1lUrell Teo IlCK o b . o r n r . we_ to

conduct searches for (loamy ligAnl (6) it1r-Sqp. Ro,cug flg.nnlng.

( a ) Tho Ro.vy . fUJ'll1abed with tba 401:0.11. o f U.m1sll1on tlnd requos ted to furnish fa .c i l1t1u tor nll'_'on. rO'Oue prupo Tho following fO-cUities woro mndo r'.vnll11blo1l. . throe Il.lbalo.r1ll.0I woro Ita.tiOlled a t tho tol_

lowill& po. l t1ons for tho e n t i r e miSSiODI 34301 - 1404011:1 S30CII 1401S1.:nOON _ 14100E.l . Two surfnco crp.ft 1WOro to bo nt tho toll_1n&posit ions: 2800N. 14100E froc 131200Z to 132000Z1 180011 - It430S t o r

tho ontiro l:Iission.~ Crnsh bonts woro to bo in th o v i c i n i t y ofSnip:!.n, Tininn nne! Gu.c.JlI during; tnJce-ort :.nd bondings u n t i l such tilllO

:u I l'Ol1ovod by tho control tower .i. Ono Nc.vy Dumbo Wo.$ to bo a t 2000N - 1430(fro::l 132000Z to tho end of tho oission.

(b) This COCl:lc.nd M81gnod 3 Super_INmboovor tho submc.rino positions designated. ClJrplc.nos

c. Ibt;;l1s of PIonDing _ Intell iggnce I(1) EnOr.lV .Air Oooosition: Thoro woro ostimn:ted to bo inthis ~ . r o n 100 Qnomy fightQrs ocpablo of night intorcQption and f ightor

opposition wtt.3 antioipated to bQ tlodcrnto. I t wns nlso expectod t l 'ntimproved n i g h t - f i g h t i n , techniquos, ospeci::l.lly i n coordinntion betwoBndny fibhtl;rs nnd s o ~ c h l 1 g h t to:uns, would bo oncountored.

(2) Eooqy Antinirorg,Ct Opposition:(c.) HOAVY Antiniro.rnft Dofonsgs: In tb; l c i t y ofTokyo propor nnd 1n i t s outski r t s . thoro 0.1'0 434 honvy Qntio.iroraft

guns. Botwoon 250 nnd 300 would bo wi thin rnnge of the o.1rornft onthe plnnnod nxis of nttnck nnd n t th o proposod a l t i t u d e o f n ttn ck .

(b) Soarchlights:hnvo boen oounted in tho Tokyo a.ro,,".n . d ~ . r oontrollod.

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(c) R,gosgr,on4g.t1OO"1. a x i l of Attr.c" I 'I'bo a.x1l of ottllCk OD t id .

typo of m181lion i s doterminod prlDlQ.rUy by tho.t opproCLOh with a f ' t o r utho boat rndnT a r h a t a.ll1l1ng point o.nd n d n r 10.1t1a.1 point 111 lll1D withtho t ..vgct o.raa.. Within thOle I1m1ta. I t r.l.. rooc.MlIlled t lD t a1rcre.f't tlpproo.ch tho Tokyo Msefttl ,l ; 'roc. 118 tol low.. t r ~ ! f t & t L PolDt OD.CMbo. Ponlnsuln OCTOSS Tokyo B n y to th e IIIOUtb ot tho do I b N ' IlJl4thooco to tho targot nron. Th1& o.xis or otto.ck Wll.. oonll148r84 bet terthr.n c. pOl:Islble a.pproo.ch from Cc.po Bo.nzo on Ch1b:. P.DiMulo. bOOClUO I twould "oop tbD oJrernf t out of r:lllgO of tbe lowr.ukl lloIlll tOkohGlla ...Consol.

b 4lt1tud ' I On tbit br. . i lI of l\utCliotlo _"PoneonCDuntored on p n , t 1Il1a11ona of thlll typo. I t WUII roo-.aD4ed tha.t theo i r c r a f t be !l.$Slgned bn.a olt i tudo, of 7. 5. aDd 9 tbou.'aa4 t e f t l a aD.e f f o r t to got thea out of effective a . u t o a l l . t 1 o ~ n a p . I t ...rocoMonded thn.t th e n1J"cre.f't be .tc.ggero4 in altitu.a. witb1D oCllb 1000foot brnclcet.

1.. T i lOOur Tnrgetl I t r e c ~ D l e c l tba.,ovory a f f o r t be ltu!e to put e l l of tb:: niroroJ'1: oyor the t a . r p t lit. t i l ls ! lr ta st poss ib le ttlJlQ in order to s::..turnte tho o.ntlt ' .lrcMtt .sehSgnrchl igb t eoua tgr MeOfyre'l BnBo4 Ob oz .

porioDce of 0. fell individunl a i r c r a f t ovo.dif\!; sonrchl1ghtl (aound-con_t rol lod) in the Na.goy:::. o.ron by dCllynchronhntioD of ongincs. it 1 m ! [0 -ceCl!lOndcd thnt 0.11 nircrnf ' t dOliytlChronhe 2: ongines from lnndf::..ll unt11t ho scn rchl1ght dofenS\!lS 1'cre clo:\r&d. I t ...o.s also rocOllClondod tb::l.to(l.Ch n i r c r n f t cnrry ropo to drop before nnd during t!l run on the tnrget .

3. EXECUTION Cf? TIlE !;ISSIffiha.. Take-orr: Tnko-otf 'WtlS accclllplhb:xl e.s folle...s:

lUng ; '1rcrnf t F i r s t Aircraf t Last ' : ' i rcrnftQirborno Toke-Off Tnlro..Qff

73r4 120 l3075lZ l3C1eS7Z3l3th 115 l30749Z l31017Z"314th 11> 130720Z l30959Zror ; .L. ". 130720Z 13l017Z

Tho llbovo doos not in clude 2 Supor_Dumbos for t1l 73rd Wing nnd 2 forth o 3l3th 'Hing,b. Routo Out. Tho courso flown 'WtlS genorally ns briofod.kJldfnl l 'Wtlll eas il y i den ti fi od .c . Oyer Tqrb9tlll Throe hundred twenty_savon a l r c r n f t drop_pod 0. to tnl of 2119.6 tons of bombll on the primn.ry t (ugot nod :5 a i r -

c r o f t droppod 19.6 tonll on to.rgotll of opportunity.d. Route BACk I Tho routo bo.ck r.lS CoS briefed -.:1 t.h th a OX-caption o f 6 nircrnf ' t of tho 313th ' ling thnt roturnod d i r o e t to bOose

without using Iwo Jimn as n check point .

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Lg,nding I(1) Aircrtd't landed a t bases tlndor good wea.tb. . . ccndlUOftI

c.s f allows IF i n t LMdipg kat kp41p'

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1 ~ 2 0 4 5 Z132120ZIJ21llZ

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The above does not include 5 ai rcraf t from th.a 7 ~ r d YIn!. T 'frOla the 313th.'/fing o.nd 6 from the ~ 1 4 t h Wing that landed a t lwo Jil la.(2) Wiu : Soven aiTCro.tt were los t on th ia mbeion.Two wore reported lo .s t ove r the tnrget a.nd 5 !U'o miaslng with DC) in -fOnl\:l.tion a.s to the calise or locotion of the loaa.

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(a) Long rnngo ftO.vi6ation w:l.S aimplified. by usingtho Bonins ond Nanpo Shoto i sb.nds o.a check points to ond frOlll tho t!U'got. Rndar i l . N / . & P Q - l ~ WOoS used to grout advn.ntC'.go in obto.in1ng f1XO_on th oso vur ious islWlds. L o r ~ n ::md celostio.l wero nlso used on tb14mission with considornble succoss .

(b) Tor6ot a ren nnv ignt ion wns cnrried out nlmostontiroly by Rode'.r A n J A P Q . l ~ . Turning point , i n iUn l point, nnd of fse tl1.1ming poillUl weN nIl eo.sily idont i f ied, Nnvigntors woro nble to leUldrif"t before tho of fse t ciming point wus reOocmd.

(c) Thoro were no major deviOotions from the courseout. ".11 nnvigntion wns within nllowoblo tolorWico.

(2) Bombing I (Soo Annex A, Po.rt I I . ~ o . 1 m i n g points . )(0.) Bombing WM genoro.l ly co.r riod out o.s plo.nned,

All d r c r n f t l1.tto.ckill6 during the It\tor stc.gell of tho nttnck hod tof ly thrOugh smoko clouds towering obovo 10,000 fOet, resul t ing in tur_bulenco 110 groot thot i t Wo.lI often nOcessory for both ~ i l o t f t to controltro e.irplllDc. .\s 0 resul t , in plo.nning for fatu re n ig ht inocndlo.ry o.tto.cll:s; -thO pro"b"o.blo locotion of smoke clouds wil l r ec eiv e incroo sed con sidoro.t1on when plnnning tho oxis of o.ttook.

(Soo Annox AI Pnrt I I I . Corl ight Engineoring:3)ohartll )

(b) I t took O o p p r o ~ 1 m n t ~ l y 3 hours for thc toto.lforco to bomb. nuB time _o.s oonsidered too long. On futuro lII1'l!Ilons:lll. ef for t to iJ!IProve tim comprcssibility fo .c tor wil lbEf. tr ie4 by givingto.rget timell in the field ordor o.nd spocifing a ir speeds en route t. e tJl'>to.rgot.

ing o.ltitudo of(n) Climb to Bombinc; Altitudo I

8000 fect wns effooted immodintolyThe Climb to bombo.f te r t e.ko_off .

(b) Cruiso and Assemblvl Tho t1mo reqUired o.nd fuelusod in tho crulllo to tho tnrgot wo.s sl ightly loss tho.n predicted bo_Co.uso of unoxpectod tn i l wim}s. No formo-tion o.5sombly WO.S Judo

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(4) ~ (SGe ....nnox A. Port IV, for acope photoa.)

(c) Cruil9 to ToriOtl The c rv in Oft I ' tbe tAr..-wns mnde W1 tb:lut d1ffleul ty a t 230 to 240 IIpb co,} lbr.::l.ted :l11' .,....

(d) ReWo to 801P I The retum to bu e .. br 1Dd l v 1 d n ~ o.1f'Cr:l!t . J ..1ret!l.ft roturning a t 15.000 t ee t tound DO ' b . ~winds thr:l.n tb('so ot lowor al t i tude. ond cODlOqucntly they bu!'M4 dlpt-ly more fuel ,

(0.) Esulapnt Pgrformanee IJ... W iJ'Q_13 lOts over to.rget were P4 p u 0.'opcro.tlve and upon Inndlng woro 93 per cent operll.t1YO."-of tho nirc ra r t o.nd .;.pR-4o.irora!'t.

SCR-69S aota were oporntlve ill. i i i Pel' 00.Iota wero oporll.tive 1rl. t6 per Cellt flit $

(b) Radlll' IQYhatl Slu.L fbore _ ro 2362 LorM f i n a ' r i th lUI QYerap

DUU1.m.um rcngo of 1250 no.utlcnl IIlUOI.),la.ximl1lll rnnge of JJf!APQ-13 w s 100 Il.ll.",tlca.l

milos with nD n V O r ~ O m ~ x l m l 1 l l l rengo of 6 D o . u t i e ~ l milos.....vorngo Illr.xiCl.11Ill rnl'lgO on lcndfoll WD.' 49

J m u t l c ~ l m11os..i . Thoro WOTO 265 wind r",ns ta.Jcon wi th c.n evcr_

ago dcviCl.tioD frOlll tho o.vornge wind being 13 dcgroos/e knots,ll.-ucaum To.ll.be of bencon r.lS 165 mUos withM c.vorngo mnxlmu::t rnl'lb0 of U:Il..2,

(c) Rgdar 80!jlbingl1. Two hundred fif ty-niDo c.ircrnft bombed by

ro.dnrl. ....vorago dovi.::l.tion from oxil of nttnok WOI10 dogroos.

(5) Gunnery: Thoro were no o"'tst(l.odillI; gunMry problom~ oqulpl:l.ont wo.. 100 por cant opcro.tivo.

(6) ;;ir_Son RopelJo: (Soo hnnox :.., Po.rt V, for chnrt . )Thoro _ ro no known ditehings on this tli.;don.

&. lI'nntbgr: (See ....nnex B. Pert I , for dot::l.ih.) The won.thoreor.ditiona oncounterod hnd l i t t lo effect on tho ll.ccolllplishDont of thechaioo . Te.rget woather we. clonr to 2/10 clowi with 7i.:1ibllity of 5to 10 t l l l is . This we,fl l::l.ter reduced to tero bocll.U,fIO of s:oko.

h. Comt:l.unlcnUoDs:(1 ) R"dnT CO\lntQr lleMuros: (Soo i.nnox C. PnTt I, fordotni ls . ) A to tcl of 64 .si6Dnls W(\8 louod. 40 en routo to or from

tho tt\rgot nOO 24 in tho tnrgot nTOn

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I , Intoll i6oce Su'i'DRCP( l ) noD";"ir Ogpp'lt1op" (So. AnDIIX D. Part. I , to r

dota i l s . ) Enelltf Illr oppo.l t1on Wl11 1I116bt to IDOdora.te with 131 ...-ro.lrcrnft sightod nnd n t o t ~ l of 102 o.ttnCkl.

(eJ Strike pbotoa ,bcowo4 ... ~ o t lr . . . !be .....loco.tion, 1dth th o excop tion o f Cl. few IlIoJl t i r o l bOrth ot tbo letJcaR!voJ', could not be det6J'1l11ned.,

(2 ) ~ (See Annex C. Part n. tor dota.Us,) Allstr ike froquenchs were tm:orfer&d 1I'1th d\at1ns tb18 ai l . IoD. " ' 1 0diacipl1M Will good :md 0. tota.l of 45 str ike roporw wu reM1Ye4 ...,.tho ground at::l.t1ona.

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(2) Mep hnt1C:1rqnrtl (See.ioQnoz Dw Pllri I I , trwdo td l e . ) En route to. avor, ~ n on wi thdrc.wnl fTC. the t v l ~ 110_bonvy c.nd medl\Wl llDti:l.lrerC'.tt were encounterod.

(b) P ost_strike roeonnniuo.neo showed ex tou l "d:u:l.o.go to North Tokyo 0.. rosult of thil l nttnck. SIDote s1:111 obscured 0. portion of th e burned ~ r a r . on th e do.to of th e lo.st luccefulphotogrc.phic reeonno.luC'.nco sort ic (15 .>prll 1 9 ~ ) . t1c.1l::ing Il n oxnet~ s $ o s $ m o n t of dnmnge impossiblo. Visible n e ~ d ~ m ~ g o 18 sot tSDtnt1volyn t 296.000,000 squll.re fee t (10.7 squ('.1"e mlles or 6850 noro.) p6ndin&;noro c.dcquntc photogrr.phic cover. S6vcn nW:lborcd t::u-;;ete ~ c r e dllllUlbod.Twonty numbered tnrgets nrc within o r ndjn ccnt to burned nren8 nnd . show c.ddltionr.l da.lllngc when bettor photogrnphs ~ r o.vO;Unble.

(0) Yoro thn.'1 20 Photci>rc.phio reoonnn1asO;nce 11118_lIions hc.vo boon flown to the Tokyo "roc. s1oco IS I .pri l , but none ho.wsccurec photo cover of tho Tokyo "rllonnl Cocplox, " 3 n ro su lt , f ln nlIr...lil.;;O A8sonmont Ropcrt hns not bOllo. publ1shod. \:hon photos llTO 10.cured ~ f inal nsiJossnont is possible, n copy of tho D : ' . l : I ~ o .J..no88ClontRoport wi l l be forwc.rdod to tho recipients of t ho Tc.ct lcnl l. !lsalonReport.

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Part IV Rader Scope PhctoePart: V _ A1r-8ea Rescue Chart

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iART I - t7F.ATHrR StWilX

BASE: 4/10 10Jl cloud, base 2000 f t . top 6..eooo f t , becca1D8 6/10with l ight showers in the evening.ROUI'E: To 19CWI 10/10 low cloud, base 1200 f t , top 7000 f t , n th6/10 middle cloud, base 12,000 tt. top 14.000 f t . 118htshOl'l"ers.

l ; to 2ZON, 3/10 law cloud, bese 2500 f t , top 5000 ttl310 middle cloud, hese 12,000 n . top 13,000 f t a t eDl ~ _ 2J9N to ? 9 ~ 1 10/10 law c lou! . base 1200 n, top 7-10,000 t t l 710 middle cloud. base 11.000 n , top 14.000 ttl JD04C'at.ra in shOPers.2 2 to Coeat: 5/10 law olClUll. base 2000 n, top &000 f t .

T.AHGlS: Tokyo I: NnsoYB.: 4/10 10lJ clouS. bu e 2000 f t . tap 6000 f t .l ight haze.lobe I: Oaalcal 4/10 1m cloud, base 3000 f t . top 6000 "i3/10 middle c loud . b ase 13.000 n. top 14,000 n,

Operational Forecas t ~ e s t h e r EnCountered4.5/10 101'1 cloud. base 2000 f t .top 6000 i t j scattered shOliBrsin Saipan area .

Base ItTake Off: ~ 4/10 lw - cloud.base 1800 f t , top 1000 f t j 2/10middle cloud, base 14,000 f t j 4/10high cloud, base )0.000 t t ; v i s i b i l ~i ty dropping fran 12 mles to 1mile in ahClllers.Saipo.n: 3/10 lCll' clou d, bese 2000r t , top SooO tt.Route Out: To 19CN: 3/10 la l cloud, To 19CN: 4/1010;7 cloud. basebase 2000 f t , top Sooo t t l 3/10 high lSOO f t , top S.6ooo t t ,cloud at 30,000 f t . 190N to 210J.l: 6/10 l a l clotld.1 9 to 2lct-l: 10/10 lCll' cloud, base base lSoo r t . top 8000 f t j 2/10lSOO f t . top 1-9000 f t j 6/10 middle middle cloud. base 10,000 t t lclouds in layers . base 11.000 f t , l ight ra in .top 14,000 i t j vis ib i l i ty dropping 2lCN to 24"N: 3/10 100;; cloud,f ran 10 miles to 1 mile in shooers.. bese 1500 f t , top 6000 f t .210rv to 29ON: 3/10 l a ; cloud. bas;e 2 4 to 2 7 ~ : 10/10 100 cloud,2000 ft to SOOO tt, 'be.se 1000 tt, top 8000 fi; 9/102 9 to 31"'N: 9/10 101t' c lo ud , b ase middle cloud, base 12.000 t t ,1500 f t . top 7-9000 t t l 7/10 middle top lS,OOO f t j moderate ra inclouds in layers between 11.000 and and turbulence.14.000 t t l v i s ib ih ty dropping:!"ran ?T'N to 290N: ) /10 lOll cloud.10 miles to 3 / mile in ra in . baae 2000 f ' t . top 6000 f t j 3/1031ClN to Targe t Area: 8/10 100 c loud, middle cloud. be.se 12,000 r t .~ s 2000 tt, top 6000 f t l 3/1 0 m id- top 15,000 f t .dIe cloud a t 13.000 f t . v is ib i l i ty ?9ON to 1l"N: 10/10 lou cloud.12 miles. base 1000 f t , top 8000 f t . 7/10

middle cloud, base 12,000 f t , top15.000 ~ t heavy rain and moderateturbulence.

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Target: 5/10 100 cloud, base2500 f t . to p 6000 f t ; vis ib i l i ty6.8 miles.RouteReturning: Same as Route outgoing

Base onReturn: Guam: 3/10 1017 cloud, ,base 2000-ri: top 6.1000 f t ; 3/10high cloud a t 30.000 f t .2!iI!!!!: 4/10 lCX1 elou1. ",,"se 2000f t , top 6_8000 f t , 2/10 middleclouds, base 11.060 f t ; vis ib i l i tydropping frcrn 12 miles to 2 milesin ra in .

JlDri' to Tara t ArMI 4/10 lGlf base 2000 n . top 5000 n; 3/10middle cloud. llae8 12.000 f't;. tClP14.000 f t .Clear to 2/10 1or1 doud. VUl1d11ty5/10 miles 1Cl11'erins to 0 tal ' la te 'erens due to amoke.

same as route out80iD& except thattront a t 31CIN eeemed to be a l i t t lemare act ive .

4-6/10 lClll' cloud, baN 1800 n.top 6-8000 t t ; vis ib i l i ty 12 a l l..,

~ i n d s Aloft - ForecastEase to 200N 200N to 29Cfl 2 9 to ' 3 5 ~ :rs:m

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PART I - RADAR cotlNI'IR ",fUILE

8 .. The purpose at RCM aelrob on 'bi. JIli.lliaD . . . . to . . .tinue 8. general survey at 1apaneee radAr obaraoter1atioa aDd appral_1mBte locations frr frequencl88 in tb e reg ion 38-3000 IDO.

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b. Special authorisation " 's luued the 7)rd Wu.. to \1MRR-3/0 to divert searchlights aD4 f lak.2 . ~

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a . Etfcetive w i t h th is repor1:. search u ta .Ul be PO"sented in 12_col\mlIl tarm. This method o f jreseDta'UQIl ie t le4 1A'I1ith JlPintenence of a l l RCM 4ata on hbulaU..I1s..ach1ne card8. ft_principal dOCUJ::lent being used in identlt'71ng 81snab 1s SecoD!Edition, rap Radar, confident ia l publication of am. SilPA. OCSisO.Sec. 22.

b. Headings of t hese s tandnc l colmma Q1"C DS t o l l an IChnracteristic No, at dlBit8 EZDep},

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Frequency (me) 5ffiF ( p m ) 4a ( ~ ~ ) 2Latitude (dagrccs) 5Longitude (degreo;s) (,Date ot f ix ( CIO _ day _ yoar) (,Local time ot t ix (hours) 4Reporting orgo.niZlltion. (Air Force or )(Banber Call1)(lnd N o.) 2Method or obto.inil\i: data. (nu:nariclll code) 3Relil l .bil i ty (SU8pected. probable. cer ta in) 1Roder func:tion (EI. GL. SL. GC. AI W. 5S) 2Rlldar designation (l!lk _ mod _ modit type) 9

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(1) Hwldred 8erles1(0) 00 CcmbluatiOD of iteJlll GO'f'ere4 b)" 100-900.(b) 100 , ,"", .(e) 200 B-a.

(2) Ten serie8:(a) 00 Cmbin.otioD at UII!IIlIllI COY8l"ed lIT 10-.90.(b) 10 Lons airplane.(e) 20 Port at 8 tClll'OO.Cd) )0 AlonE; bvt J)peI'&t1raa 1n CODjUDOUCIl vitJt.a force.

(3) Unit series:(a) 0 Canbination at itUll8 CO'ff4"ecl b1 1 .. 9.(b) 1 No OF.(e) 2 Rotating DF.Cd) .3 Fixed antcnnns Sl7ltched tor Dl'.(e) 4 A P A ~ 2 3 record ina.ef) 9 Photographed.

d . Signals lOBBed on th is mission in the ta rse t area. tl'ereas follCJl7s:Radarf\IDct. &m.E a Lat. JdmB.. Date Ie Mthd .. a. desig.

00068 0900 20 350.5N 14050E 041445 0029 21 121 5 B1' em00071 0750.30 3S0SN 14050E 041445 0140 21 121 5 Ei CHI00074 1900 09 3S0.5N 14050E 0411145 0140 21 121 S SL C7T"-03

f 00074 0000 11 )SOSN 14050E 041445 0130 21 121 500075 1900 09 350.5N 14050E 0.4l445 0140 21 121 5 SL QT..'l.()300077 1900 09 3505N' 14050B 04.l445 0140 21 121 S SL cr;.0300077 0400 32 3505N 14050E 041445 0003 21 121 5 g,i em00078 1900 10 350.5N 14050E D4l..445 0140 21 121 5 SL OT.\0300078 0800 15 3505N 14050E 041445 0110 21 121 5 7 CHI00050 1900 10 )505N 14050E 041445 0140 21 121 S SL 01'11.0300092 0370 26 J50SN 14050: 041345 2240 21 121 5 :Eli 00101GJ


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00140 0000 05 3505" 1405Q!! 0414115 0130 21 121 S00156 0300 06 3505N 14050E 041445 0117 21 121 S I \ i 0010300196 0500 12 3505N 14050E 0414115 0045 21 121 S . . . 001020300196 0000 07 3505N 14050E 041445 013!l 21 121 3001'8 3200 02 350.5N 14050E 041445 0110 21 121 S SL 0040100196 2000 03 3505N 14050E 0414115 0130 21 121 S 3L 0040300200 3000 02 3505N 14050E 041445 0130 21 121 S GL 0040100201 1600 a2 3505N 140502 041445 0130 21 121 S 8L 0040300203 2700 03 3505" 140502 0414Il5 01115 21 121 S 8L 0040300205 2000 03 3505" 14050E 041445 0130 . , '" S SI. 0040300240 0300 06 3505" 14050E 041445 0024 21 121 S 5i01003 1500 00 3505>1 14050E 041445 0024 21 121 S ,\1 OJD2101012 1500 02 3505" 14050E 041445 0125 21 121 S a I 0ID21

o. Sia ,no1s logged on the route to ard fran the ta rgetuere as fo11orrSl00060 1000 00 2000N 14400E 041345 2030 21 121 S El7 00300068 0400 33 3400N 14100E 041345 232.3 21 121 S m CHI00068 0490 34 2910N 1.40500 04.1345 2400 21 121 S Ei CHI00068 0418 33 2940>1 14045' 041445 0040 21 121 S J!:(j CHI00071 0650 60 .3430N 14053E 041445 0155 21 121 S ]),7 CHI00072 0425 37 J23CJN !.4100E 041345 2.352 21 121 S Fii CHI00073 0450 38 3230N 14040E 04144.5 0020 21 121 S m CHI00074 0500 35 3305N 1.4040E 04144.5 0026 21 121 S BJ CHI00075 02.50 .50 3435N 14100E 041445 01.49 21 121 S m CHI00076 0425 62 3400N 14030E 041445 0007 21 121 S &i CHI00077 1600 05 )kOON Itl-100E 041445 0056 21 121 S EX. aI'AP300080 0488 42 2745N ~ 4 1 0 0 E 041345 2317 21 121 S Eri CHI00080 0418 40 3230N +l!-100E 041445 0040 21 12llS E1 CHI00090 1000 16 3453" )4055' 041445 0143 21 121 S J!:(i 0010100093 0368 34 2700N 14300E 041345 2116 21 121 S FiT 00101020000096 0500 30 3235N 14015' 041445 0005 21 121 5 Fit 001010200

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17/'900/'i/3505N-14050117/'600/513400>1-14'00178/'900/'/35050'4050180/'900/'135050-140501b. R4dar neer 74..ao me AS det1n1tel7 ~ 1 a t e 4 n th . . . .ob.118btll. In the to.rset area. l lIearchl1Bhh opened oa. tbe a1rplaDea aidcontinued tro.cking. Such activ! t,. ..,,8 coincident ..,ltb h1sb lnteDlllt7signala. Flak was meaSer and did not 8pl*U' to be asaoc1e.te4 vi th theradar signals eJ[cept that UIUlll.luated airplanes vera t i red upoa. ThOlleairp13ncs aot dispensing RR-)/U SIlIplayed OJ:16ine dos}'DC.broniaaUon witb

no apJ:IlI'ent re su lts in eludins searchlights. There are '9BI'1010W CCID-fUe t ing r ep a rh on the ef fect! veneea at delll)'llcbrOll1aUa:t. aDd. 811 dtCW'ti s being made to cl.:u'ify theac.

c. 240/Joo/6/3505N-14050E. This ai,pal callrlOt be 14Gt1tie4.Signals with similar chorectcristica have been beard before.

d. '003/'500/--/)5050-140501'012/1500/02/3505>1-140501These signa.ls


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0"'01" the target , vn . t rnnaoit tod by the 13rd ~ 1 1 D 6 srOWlll . t aU, . .InterrOjpt ion nod rndio operator loge r e ~ l e d tb4t C)O out: at u.sradio oper.:ltors r ec ei ved thi ll meuage. Other duUea a t tbe t t . eat trnnsr.:Ii5sions kept the reDliniIl6 radiCl:l8D t rca recei'Yi.DB i t .

3. j 'requenciea: r.!odernte to he.:lvy Q:i (leey) ilRert8I'eDCe . ..received on a ll strike l ' roqueneies. AtDosphcrlc 1ntert8l"eDCe . ..reported as sUght . Sane hell"" cr;; j :ad l lg occurred on the II aDI11 meg:J.cycle frequencies, but oircr.:lft .ere .crked throusb th ain ter ference . FollOlfing i s a percentage breakdCIWD at trottic perf r ...Quency: 20 PE:r cent on 3 megacycle.; 53 pm " cent OD 7 llI88llC1Cl"lend 27 Pd ' c


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t0820 .'1 Sill'Uon Htl5 trca 1'111 to l 6 1a_Tb18 stot101l bo.8 a1DCe _DIP'" fl 'eQ__)t .etrectiTe.g. 'lUo ke., DiO . gOO .11 . . , t p 1U .b. Cbo.nDel -nna- aDd CbeIule1 lQaeeD.., 1BI'. . . . u.ooW ...by 8 dronina signal a t 150m ter )0 ~

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Bc.sod on P'lo.lb Report.F1n....l DcLmnge :.lSollllllontRoport 11 not yet ll.vll.il-ll.blo 0.1 n result of lll.ckof luitnblo photo covera.go. Finnl I>nmagO ;"ne,-mont Roport. ",hon pub..IhhOd, wil l be ronrnrdodto recipionts of t t . To.o-t ical Mi.s1on Roport.

Hhaion No. 67

13_14 hpril 19.s

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2, Typo or Epwy Ailor"" AtteAkt'"

I , General: SnOlll)' ...11' oppod tlon f t11gbt. to _dorate. f I .eneny f ightors IlIt1de 102 c.ttacka, n.1lllorl n11 of wh10b _ r e by u14eat -1 fhd c.lrerntt . Thirty-sovon o.ttaoks "n trOfl the ta.1l t r _ _ noso, 21 rrCGl the riGht, nod 15 from the lof t . Ba.1t or aU a.ttAobworo from lovel . There were 1I::Lnf In.ta.UCu or -Salls of Pl ro ' , ...pNlvcd coordino.tlon betweon t i gh te r . nnd IInoll)" .oU'ob11p:y .. DOtieoo.blo. No 8 ..29 W(I,II repor t ed" lo , t to on. , . o.lrcratt alo.., ..-ever ,S woro 10l t to unknown 0:\\188. nnd 1 to eh0lly tlil'Ol'tI1't p Ia tlGk.Tho nucbar of B_29'. loat to unknown o o . ~ on night atloDt ~ t lcro nro lllnny encounters with 'Bo.11. or Plro ' .e. . ot .1p1t lo . . . . . .8_29 1 , destroyed 3 T/F.t I , 1 stE, lU'd a ~ a 1 b of Plro ' IUd . .1 s/E end 1 IIn1400t11'104,

Epemy hi"rntt.Irving. or Niole.I rv iDf i '"CkTojaZ,oko"/1S!E U/ITIE ViI

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102:5, Enaw .Alrcrgtt Sighted Bl1t Not Attnclclnl!1 .A t o ~ . l ot 2$1onomy o.irernft WOol roported 0.$1 l ightod. or theso, 129 did not o.tto.olc.

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5. Enemy Tactics I The gron t major ity of the atta ck s were 1n thoi m m e d i ~ t e vicinity of the turgot. The B-29's wero frequently rrncketod by sonrchllghts and attacked. In 1 instance a B_29 was coned by 20soarchlights and n t t ~ c k e d by 1 a lrc rnt i n t ra i l very close togethe r.Fow attacks were coordinated. In some instances enemy aircraft usodlanding l ights to i lluminato B-29 's , formation of ~ 0 - 5 0 enemy 0.11'-croft in echo Ion wns reported flying at on alt i tude of approXimately6000 foet in tho opposite diroction of an observing B_29 nfter the bombrun hnd been star ted.

6. Our TActics And Firepowor vs pomy AirerQ[t:p ~ tho gunners did not f i re unt i l it was neeossnry.notion wus reported QS sufficient in mnny instances.

For th e mostSl igh t eVnsj.om

n. At l3lS41Z nt 9500 fee t jus t before bombs away, 1 n i r e r ~ f troportod 3 sets of 6 or 8 red bel ls being lnunched from ~ o t h e r nirornft .


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Tht:ly rOr.ched 8000 fee t o.nd 41ar.ppelU'ed. No 1:0.118 we" . . . . On. a i r -crc.ft encountered ono 'b:l. ll of f i re ' na it wna c roaa l . the cou t oatho l'Jtl.Y home. The 'bnU" WI weaving orc.l11y QJ'ound.1 I t IUaappoa.redwithout an oxplosion Q11d without o.tWllptlng to fellew thll a.ircraft .~ o t h e r roported n 'bel l ' , f lrat loon In tho nit', lovel nbd ta r beh1D4in tho ta rbot aroa, which trc.llod out nnd ft . e;rt.lnw.abed wi tbout t o l -lowln;;; :'J1Y ~ l r c r o J ' t . One a.lrornft reported 2 "bella ot t i r e ' SA tb .exOr'. of the tnrb6t. No! ther aeCllled to follow :u' c.lrcrl1tt. l1Dd botbworo soon to h i t tho ground. 1 of .hlch bW'DIId Uke r.. g a . ~ l l D . t i n_Ono n1rcrnft reported 2 ' ba l l I' f ly ing ~ m l o .. ly o.J'ound ont ' the c iV1 I 0 U t h O ~ $ t of tho t. .. rgQt nre:'l. Both were soan to oxplode !1Dd t r a i l totho ground. Another nircrot t It1.W 1\ 1too011' nt Choshi Point., I t ...npproo.ohino:; ...t 12 o'clock:. ~ 1 h : ; m the o.ircre.tt UlrDOd aouth. the - " U TIC!.9 off the l e t t wing nnd tl ':-.illng by n thollannd yr.rda. I t tol l0w4tho plano for n whilo in thnt pos it ion, then grndunlly d 1 . Q p p e ~ d .; 'notmr nircrr.ft reported 0. ' bnU' north ot tho tc1rgot ~ t e r the tQmout. I t followed thc pinne off i ts le f t wiag nt nn ttanted 7000 t .tbolow through 0. climb of : s o v o r ~ l thousnnd teot and through Q DMaber atturns, but i t did not bot any closor. It tloa.111 Io n n}tl tu_, __plodod in tho nir, n.nd wnll aoon no llloro.

c. Tho general roport on the nppo'\rMco ot tbll ~ d l a : thnt thoy wore c i r c u l ~ r or 5 p h o r i o ~ 1 in s h ~ p o . They ....180 lor t u ta!utt ra i l unt i l thoy oxploded or bObOon to disintebrnte, ~ e ioh t1ao t.bepoithor disnppenrod entirely or trci led ort in soveral stroemers, 80"_timos s ~ o m i n g to Whirl. 00.0 crew estiontcd th eir a i:e nt ~ p p r o z i m ~ t e 1 1b..'\lf th..~ of tho dinmct;;r of ro. 8..29 fu.selagol ~ t h o r ostlJ:lr.tod theirsito ns being 6 or 7 tioos tho SilO of n trncor bul lot . '

e . Claim' by Typo Enemy "'irs;r:J't ",M Gun P0A1t10PfDestroyod Prgbpbly DestroyOd Pnllh"qyd Guo Po,lt ioo

I TIE RSG1 TIE TaUI TIE RB, RSG1 Sis To.l11 S/E RSG1 V/I Tn11

1 Bnll of F1ro RB1 Bull of Fire RSG, RB9. Results of tl1t; on Enomy iJ.rcrg,f't:

c" B-29 sc:Jnt trnCQrs 1nto B ~ l l of Fire ' , snw i t burn, gQdown Md explodo on sround.b. B-29 h it SlE E/A, flumcs broke out, o.nd (Lircrc.ft wentdown end oxplodod 10. burst of flumes.c. B-29 fired o.t TIE plnne, $OW it turn nnd orcsh, . t i l lburntn&-d. B-29 Gunner opened f i re ~ 2 'Bnlls of Fl ro ' coeing infroe 2 o'clock. Londing 'Snll of ~ i r e crnshod nod oxploded.


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.. 8_29 fired on ntttloklng F/A Md i t dived a - . , lUl4er lott;winb Bmoking.t . One TIE unidentif ied wnl UOIl to c r ~ h .

g. One TIE unidentified hnd nn ensine l e t on t i r e , itthon I08n to oxplodo.h., Trnccr. were aeon hi tUng c.n unidont1t1ed 0ntlll7 I l 1 r c r " ' ~

10. Enemv J..lrcrM't. l lnrklnl!:S1 One enelll1 a.lrertLft n. aeob with rellnnd greon ~ n l ights on, plus n white l ight under r u e e l Q ~ . SeveralZokes wero observed to be silvar. Other unidentified enemy o.lroraltlION roported 0.8 s i l v e r and BOlllS 0.11 black. Blue l i g h t . 1D U . on.noPT"'1'0 reported 1n nvol'a.l lnsto.nCCle in tho target area.. Seas Illao bA4ru:m1ng l i g h t s on. Some onemy t \ l r e r e t t were oblorved bllbldag t h e i rwing l ights P.n.4 lIome were lo en wit b burnlDl; landing Up , " . ODe B o two.a lIoon with wing l i g h t s plus 0. Inrge f ixed wbite l i g h t On the bottollof thO russlngo.Jl2Il.I fbo atat1st ics praaented in the torego1Dg a.re bn..cl on lOot..

dntG thnn t h a t inoluded i n th o C o n . o 1 1 ~ t e d S t n t l . t l o a l ~ PORT I I EHQt{ AlfTllIRQW'1'

1. Enemy e n ti n ir c r p ft F i re la. The Primary Target Area was attacked byl(1) One hundred f i f t e e n Ale of th o 73rd Wing between1nSZ and 15522 frCD. 6750.7950 t e e t on axes of attack frOlll 24.00 .. ~

(2) One hundred tan Ale of the 313th Wing b e t " u n H23Zand 1736Z frOlll SooO_l1,Ooo r e o t on l!I.Xes of attack frOlll 30,20_315.(3) One hundred two Ale of the 3l4th W i between l3S7Z

and 1653Z from SilSO.lO,SOO f e o t on a.xea of attack frOlll 2800 -321.b. Tho weather over the t a r g e t Wa' c l e a r , and the . i n d ...

from 275 ..305 a t 27-35 K.c. En routo to. o"er , and on lJithdrawal from the ta.rget, both

heavy and lIIediWl. flak lfere encountered.d. The intensi ty and aocuracy "arled from me&6er and inacourato a t landfal l and en route to the t a r g e t to intense and aCourate

i n the target aroa. On withdrawal from the t a r g e t , AlA f i r e f e l l offgradually to meo.ger and inaccurate.G. Possible a . llll1n;y &$ 200 uarobll&hts wsre 1n act ion. work.ing 1n groups of 6 to 12, each group aQtin& a$ a . i n g l e u n l t . SingleAle wore i l luminated by 10 to 20 , and sometillles as many as 30 .earch..l i g h t s . Thul, a t any one time. only a Imal1 number of our Ale werelllUlllinated. Tho learchl lghta were well coordlno:tod with tUM, (lAd tho

guna f i rod only on i l luminated Ale. The defen5ea appeQred to be moretIul.n saturated. An OXtllllpIe or t h i l 18 contained ln the repor t frOID. the314th Wingl ' I n the 2Slth Group, S out of 36 a i r c r o f t bOlllbing the p r l ..lIID.ry t a r g e t wer6 ablo to r un through the dofense without moetlng anyonolllY f i r o .


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t . Thera __ ftC) eftective n, loh or uarohl1pta oDGe aDAle wall coned. About th o only way in . .bleh Ale l o . ~ UShy , a t_they ho.d once been p icked up . wu by flytns tbroUlb 010110 o r .-oko,Tho reports of the e r n . that d0l')'ll.chrolUzatlon or 0ItC!DI. a lud 1 .eVQ,sion of s o a r c h l l ~ h t . lack cancIlle!y. 8upport1ns 1doaae.

g. Three Ale of the 73rd Wlnc. 1 Ale of tho 3IJ1:b 1J1ac.o.nd 3 Ale of the 314th " i n ~ were lost to unknown ow. . . . .At loU'tpo.rt of thes . loase, lDU8t be pru.. .ud duo to flaJr:,

h. Fifteen Ale of the 73rd '!fins. U. J./e of tho 313th Wlac.lUld 13 Ale of the 314th Wins wno daaard by t lak .1M t b , JI " '. -All Ale..,1.ye4 eva.in ..OUOIl at....It conahtod of cbtulf;el in cour... a l t l ~ UMl . . . . . . .

0. . Ale tt,-69817 t lyln,; lLt 9600 teet d p t e 4 s ...., alror.r,in tho t ll l'S et aroo.. These droppod " or 110.... bcab. , whioh buo.t Of t ! 'thO B...29 .

b. Ale U-69773 reported 0. phosphorus 'bOllb a.t1;AOk p l o r Ml'Oa.chil'l45 the tl;l.rgflt area. Tho bombs were 4roppod r r.. Gob . . , d r -craft in 0. sho.llow 41To from 6 o'olook h 1 ~ b an4 bur.t .11&htlf abo.lUlli 150 bo.rds aWll.Y.O. A numbor of ineffectivo ~ r o u D d . t o - a 1 r rocket ~ t t o c k 8 werereportod.d. For reports on " a ~ 1 1 5 of Fire". 50e ~ n e x D, Port I.

PART III DaMAGE ASSESSMENT-

U1salon No; 3PRml 14 '1. PBmngo to Tokyo City:

Oute Flown: 15 April &5

n. Pest strike r e c o n n ~ i $ a ~ c o show. oxtonsive damage to NorthTokyo ~ s rosult of XXI Bombor C ~ n d Mission 67, 1 3 ~ 1 4 April 1945.Sooko from smouldering f i res s t i l l obscures a portion of the burnedQren, mokin& on o x ~ c t a l a e s ~ e n t of d Q D A ~ i ~ p o s l i b l . . Visible newdamago is set ~ n t a t i v e l y a t 296,000,000 sq f t (10.7 sq m1 or 6650acre.) pending 1II0TO adequate cover. SlJven humbored indll .t ri lla are damagod. Twenty numbered t a r g e ~ are within or adjaCent to bllrnad areasand Wly show dnmll&e when bl:ltter photo coverage i l obtained.

b. No de.magl:l to YokobMia or Kawuaki 1a visible on tr1.llletobl1quo photograpM.c. Total visible damage to Tokyo is now o p p r o x i ~ o t e l y

792,646.000 aq f t (27.5 aq tll1 or 17.650 acre.) .d. Extensive construction of fire i j r o ~ 1 i l visible through.out Tokyo, Yokohamo and Kawosaki

XXI Bomb ...r COmt:lond C.I.U. Fle..s.h Report No.1" .

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~ a E T 20. Japan Art1flo1nl Forti l l tor Col '11'01 . o ia planton roconnalssnnco photography or 14 April 19&5. Extent or d.-a&. oaanot be dotell:linod frolll present eoverQf;o.

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IORGET 201T,;RGET 202WGPI 293Tj.RGET 29S

tl!RGET 214 Armory= 1l.inor da.m&&o.WGg 352 J.ruy Arsenal and ~ l n o o r l n r ; Seboolr Mbor d......URGET In 3007 Unldontlf1ed IfId\llltT)1'l Major d URGEr XXI 3OQ./i Unidentified Industry I )(aJor tARGEt XXI 3109 Unidontlt1od Ar.OftQ.lt Kinor

r . Smoko hiUO oYer ClI'OU l lat t8 . . . . . .8IIOD't or to ._W&ot l which ure o.djacont to or in burced o" t CU'o..a . 'farceu 110 ob_Icu rod a ro IAko.bo.no Po'lldor Storll.geArmy Centrlli Clothinr; DepotOrdntlnee Supply Depots (Powder .Sll.&1DU)Army Arsennl o.nd Jl i l l tary Gtmpowd.or ""rial (ItGbQ.ah1 Powd ..or Pltm t)'URGEr 20 OJI Army Az'8onsltARGET 297 14111 tory Gunpowder \forks

fi,MST 298 J.rrIJ Bunch Powdor P'actoryT.l,RGST 209 llUito.ry \Yorks (Takinogawo. Army .\:olenn])tARGET 211 I n a ~ a h ! r o Tranatormlng StationTARGET 212 ; 'uh! Eloctro Chelll.io:a.l Compo.nymGET 213 Klnuga.wa. S,Pill.m Power StationTARGET 217 Powder FactoryX4RGET 218 Ordna.nco StorehousoThRGET 219 Powder M a g a . ~ 1 n 8IABCEi 224 Taba.ta. D1ppor1 Railroad Tardar.:.RGET 229 GovornCIont Power StattonT ~ G E T 1335 Unoonflrood Location of Naval Gunpowder Work.tARGET XXI 3006 U n ~ d o n t l f 1 e dZJlGET XXI 3052 UnidentifiedtARGET XXI 3904 Unidentif10cl

chuts .Roference I Tnrget Chart Ne. 90.11 _ 205, February 1944.For lccntitn of areaa uae .tandard grid and road right-up.

Two oroas totaling I.S00,OOO .q r t destroyed a t (7.5_10.4) and (S.2510.2) .:..rOll. tota11ng 10.400,000 09 f t destroyed a t ( 6 , 8 - 9 . 2 ) ( 7 . 2 ~ ~ . 4 ) ( 7 , 3 5 .9.2)(7.6_9.0 ) ( 6 . 6 ~ , 4)(7. 2S-e. 3)(7.25_.,.9)(6.7-7.9 )(6.5-9.95)(5,9-8.85).Two nrons totaling 2.100.000 oq f t destroyod at (5.5 ..7,9) and (6,1-&,0).Area totaling 6,500.000 .q f t dl;t"troyed a t (8.5-9.15)(&.8006.4)(9.5.8.3)(8.5-7.S)-:l6_


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Area totlll1nr; 5.700,000 aq t t 40.troye4 a t ( l S . ~ . ' 7 S ) ( l t . O ~ . C I I )(14 6 1-5.5)(13.3-5.7).Area total1nr; 71,000,000 Sq tt d.estroyed at (9. ' . ' .&5)(10...' .11)(10.1.7.5)(12.3..o,6}(12.5-6.5){12.5-6.6 )(13.45-5.35)(l3, l-ItO)(13.6-4.25)(13.35-4.05)(1!.6-3.6)(9.5-6.4)".l-6.t)('.o-I.'}(S.S_6.S )(6. 0.6. 0)(9.75_7.6)Area totnl1ng 134,000,000 sq r t destroyed at (6.0.7.0)(' .5-6.1)(0".5)( '.3.5.9 )( ' . '5".5 )(U.,. . . 2)(12.1-4,1)(11. ,-3)(11.25.425)(11.15-3.9)(11.05 ..425)(10.65-3.8/(11 O.a. I I '( 2. . . . )(9.15.3.2 )(75.3 )(7 5)('.1 0\(. . . .-3.01)(5.05.25)(55.2.75)(5 0)(5 ,)(5\ ' )( , 1.)(3,8-3.5 )(3. 4.3. 1 )(6. 55--5. 3 )(5. 4005.8 )(5.85-6.1 (5 .5-8 , '

A r e ~ totolln 2.300,000 sq rt dostroyed at (7.1_2.9)(6.' ..1 '(S,SS_2.2).two .ti.reQ.8 tota.l1ng 3.800.000 aq rt dutroyecl a.t (6 ,a . l .1) ...

(5.35 ...1 . ' ) ( t . 2_2.1'.two o.reu total1nt; 2.300.000 all t t d. troy04 a t (3 ._ -1 . ' ) ...

(3.6-1 ).un total1Df; 1.900.000 .q t t 40.v0)"04 a t (40._ _1 .1 ) .

Rotoronee I A1.F T a r ~ t ChArt Japu 10. 1S61. rebnu'7 lM6Twa CU'OQ,' t o t a . U ~ 6.300.000 .q f t do.troyed. Q,t (6.1-140.1)(1.11-1, ,")

(5. . . .13.9) IUld (5.1.13.0) .AroQ, t o t o . U n ~ 17,400,000 .q f t dostroyod o.t (6.36.13.3)(6 .,..11., )(7.15.13.3 He. 25-12. 5 )(6.1 ..11. 6) (7 . 5 ~ 1 2. 5) (6. 9_12.6 )(6.3 ..12.1)

Aroa t o t a l 1 n ~ 2.300,000 'q t t destroyod a t (6.6_11.1).Two Q , r c ~ totll.11n& 9 ,000 ,000 sq t t destroyed o.t (6.65 ..13.16) aDd

(8.6.14.7)(9.6_14.6)(9.55 ..13.7)(6.6_1 1).Two area, totalin& 6,700,000 sq f t dostroyod a t (10.2.1 95(11.2-1' .15)o.nd (10.5-13.65)(11.4-13.1).~ Q toto.1in& 400,000 sq f t dostroyed a t (11.55_12.0).Re.1'erenco: Ai.F TllJ'get Chart Japan No 1394, PebrlW.!'Y 194.4.

Two creal tot41ing 6,000,000 sq f t destroyed Il.t (4.1-10.2) un4(5.2.11.2)(5.6 -10. 2) (5. 0.10.1).Two D.%"CIl.S totnllnt; 2,600,000 sq f t dostroyed o.t (4.65-&.3) llnd

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XXI BOMBER COMMAND

CONSOLIDATED STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF COMBAT OPERATIONSFORM 34

MISSION NO. 67

13 ":"pril 1945pr:Lnnry 'IUrgct Tokyo ..rscnal :.roo

EJlAACTIVENES OF MISBIW~ c r o r t irborno 352percont Of _.i rcraft on Hand 70%

COOT OF MISSION~ r c r a t t !ps t percent Of .i rcrar t :.irborne 7 2.0%

...ircro.tt B o m b i ~ primlry 'Jtlrgot 3'Z7percent Of Bombing . ircraf t .irborno 94:%

Bombing Rcsulto _ p o s t ~ t r i k o r o C O ~ i D 3 o . n c c indica teo10.7 sqUo::J.ro milos of Tokyo dOJ:llgod.

..! rcror t Bombing other rnrgets Bombs Dropped on pr iIlllry 'IUrgc t

32120 ToM

.i.ircraft [lO.llllgOd. 51pc;rcont Of :;.1rcraft .\1rborno 1 4 . ~

crew tpmbor caDucltioD . 87percent of Total IQrticip.,ting . 2.2%

: . i rcrat t IPnding . t ~ JiilO 18

33110 STATISTICAL CONTIIOL UNITSECRET


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.li JLIJ::Tm:TIJJ< en TJoHGT TJiRGET TAAeE'l'S El-TI:CTJVi.73 182 121 1 120 13 :..pt ' 0751 z 0857 z 13-14 2045 z 0004 z 115 - - - 11.5 5;0 2 - 2 _.pril - - - 2 2 -

- - . - ' - .. ---- -- _. _._.-- .- . ..-. - - ._.__. . _. - --- - - , --_....- - - - - - - - , - , - - - - -13 180 120 5 115 13 :.p'. 0749 Z 1017 z 2120 Z OO?! z 110 - - - 110 5 co 1 - 2 - - - 1 1 1._. - - - .. . -"- ... .. .. -- - - ------ ._-- . _. - .- - - ... - - _. - ._.. - - , - -- _.__ ..- . - - - ~ - - - - --_.- _.14 140 125 12 113 13 0", . 0720 Z 0959 z 2111 Z 0112 Z 102 - 3 - 105 0:iG

- - - ---- - -.. _- - ._- ._.__. . -- . .. - - - --_._--- . _. - - - - -- - - - ..- - - - - - - -_ . -21 502 369 18 352 13 0", 0720 Z 1017 z 13-14 2045 z 0112 Z 327 - 3 3 333 19Be pr i l

sup:::r-dumboD.Includes 1 DparO ai rcraf t .

0$ : XXI B.C. Field ordor colled fo r IlDximume f fo r t on this mission.

NO'E: :./e {pnding :. t 1':10 Jim9-;314 -.Jg 2 :./e short of fuol.2 .Je engine t rouble.

1 .Ie fuel transfersys t..m inep:::ra t i V0 1 :.Ie fuel gouge out.

73 ~ i n g - 2 :Je s ho rt o f fuel .1 .Je engine trouble.1 ~ / cnsinc trouble and short of fuel .1 :Je propellor stuck.313 :iing - 1 :Je short of fuol .1 :Je bottle daEJ-go.1 :./e propeller ra n u ~ ; n y .2 :Je cn,sinc trouble.1 :Je or>.ginc trouble and short of fuol .1 .Ie minor rcpo;i-.:.. 3 .

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WISSION__ ~ ' ~ 7 ' - - __DATE 13 prj) ]911:5

IImIWIIClL FAIWRE PBRSORHIL IRROR FLIGHT CONDITIONS EtmlY ACTI


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- - _ . _ ~ ~ ... .. " . , ....... ~ ' 1 ~ J.'j . , p n J . J.'tq.'J_ . - .- --TmT:NED II Rl;'T.F .sED ON ~ J l G E T SI J'tJ:1l! I La:.DJm ON ..:..m- mm..RY-TOKYO - ,I SJlTTIHl I RETURNED UNKNO'.INB ~ I R C R . F l ' ' .\nl;"_\ L,R. & T.O.~ 'Itl11 NO. ,.... No. TOn, Ni NO. Tons NO. I Tons ; N O ' ~ _ NO. TO".IN0no 17.9- 4610 922.0 4406 881.2 " " 197 39.4 7 l .h21""". I I .D. I 120 30.0 115 28.8 - - I 5 1.2 I " -17.2- None 51 - 48 . I - - 3 - I . "21.5 . - I I ..I - - --f no 20-22 13m 755.4 3544 708.8 20 4.0 208 41.6 I 5 I 1.0:rns t . N.D. 119 29.8 113 28.3 - - 6 I 1.5 I " I -rns t . Nono 961 33.1 961 33.1 " - - I - i - ,I -20.5 None 45 . 42 - - - 3 - -r"-- ' -- . . - .._- . - . - - -- ---_. ~ - ..._- . ------ - l:one 22.5- 1414 282.8 1127 225.4 , I 73 14.6 214 42.8 - -22.8rns t . N.D. 106 26.5 91 0 22.8 4 1.0 11 2.7 - -Ins t . none 5697 196.4 5 4 8 ~ 189.2 " - 211 I 7.2 - I "mst . N.D. 4 2.0 4 2.0 " - - - - -25 None 54 I - 4 4 - 2 " 8 " - -r -_.. - - - ~ ._-- --- ------- --- _._- -- - - - -- - - - - ---_.9801 1960.2 9077 1815.4 93 18.6 619 123.8 12 I 2.46658 229.5 6447 2223 - - 211 7.2 - - I1).5 86.3 319 799 4 1.0 22 5.4 " -4 2.0 4 2.0 . " " - - -150 - 1 3 1 ~ " 2 - 14 - - -16958 2278.0 15981 2119.6 99 19.6 866 136.4 12 2.4I safo n tnrg t ui th omp1etc rming 'V . res .) safe on ta r e t _ 54 lith com 1ete ar ing ~ i r e 20 u it broke arming res .

ar e 0 t ~ r ~ with. C mp1c t e o ~ mil18. ',;1 e ~ . ' .,: d _;t9t._OI!-_ . k9t Yilt .cO!l!P.10_ .. ~ _ n g rqros! _ ____________ ._______ ._:___ . _.______ .. _. - , ___L _._

50Off. I . C1'

500;; G .P .lOOt! 1.8.1000# S . . . .PFhotoflnsh

500,] I . 01-h6u-64u-47:.21:i-59M-46

M-64 500# G.F.M-46 Photoflosh:ii:-46

o 3 bombs rc.1eo.st.'o 74 bombs re10nsC 1 bomb r c 1 o ~ s c d'l!: _l{J},Lbombs",,!,?.!cn

73'JG

21 12.-46 500/1- I . C1BC i . I - 4 7 ~ 100,;' LB.bi-64 500# G.P.M-59 1000# S . ~ . Pn-46 Photoflash

TCII'_.L

U51'l' I 'n'm OF BOW

314:JG

313 IE-46 500# I . Clu.:G rJ-64 5OO;} G.F.1t-47:.2 100;'; 1.8.~ Fhotoflnsh


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AIRCRAPT lDST AKD IWIAGED P:fllSONNEL CASUALTH'S

Bissing , no fIOrd. 11 I1xm aboard.c Reported h i t by f lak over tarGct. 12 m:;m aboard.d !.jissing over targot. Bc.lievod duo to cnell\Y act ion. 11lOO11 .::Ioeard.0" :r.1issi!lG. no l iard. 11 lOOn obO:l.rd.

AIllCIlAFT UlST AIRCRAFt DAMAGED PERSONNEL CASlJALTIES- EIIIIII EmII ACC. .It- EmII E-.y E- .y ACC. 0"' TOTAL TOTAL MISS- WOUNDED TOTALIIIl't I./e 1./0 o/e OTIIER "_" ftlTlL Ale 1./0 I./e 0UJ


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By Auth of CG ' ( ] [ I Be14:.!- ,(W BCICB:1l CCHWI)GUAJ!15:30 14 April1'l105

ma : COY GEN XXI BOU COlIoro : COlt! am 73 B a \lJING

COY lE i 313 BOn t'lINGCC! Gm 314 BOLt WING

DlFO: ero 93.4CO, DET A, XXI BOOCOM, FlO J ~

FIELD ORD3R NU:illER 56, PZRDITION NO 1HAPS FOR PLOTI'ING: Japan Aviation Chart 1:218.800. UPI ReterencealXXI Bc:mCom L i t h ~ s a i e Tokyo Area, Target No. 90.17 - 201 - 209.1. ' Ibis is one of a series of tarse ts to be attaoked In order to chok_orr the supply of artll8 and explosive materiel to the 11&1'machIne.2. The XXI Bcmber COllllM.nd attacke target all des.\gnated below on Hon8hIlwhieh constitute the Tokyo Arsenal Cc:mple:x with !Mx1 err'Ol"t.3. e. 73rd W i n g ~

(1) Times or take offr(a) Firs t Ale of Pathfinder Forcer Zero Hour ad..nas 10.(b) First AfC of !.fain Force: Zero lklur.

(2) J..1titude Fnroute: 7000 to 7500 feet or 500 feot aboveovercast.(3) Altitude of Attal:k: 7000 to 70Ci) feet.

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FIElD ORDER NmIBER 56, PERDITION NUYB!J't 1 CONTIHU!D(7) The 314th !fing will plan route to noid Rota Ia1aDd 15miles enroute to target.

x. (1) Kothod of AttflCk: By individual aircraft sttacldnl wltibminimum interval botwDen aircraft . A definite 1'8daI' ttc.Macron will be made on the radar otteet a1m1n& point betoremaking a visual correction.(2) Pathfinder Crews: Six or tho boat cpal1t1ed radar c:r. .from each wing will bo designated as patht ind.. crewIItor purpoae 0 ' preced1nl; llI!l.in forco to tm-got and plaoiDS

banbs on rre!leribecl. aiming points.(3) Routes:

....11'10 Jima3450N - 14000E35leN - 1402430E3532N - 14OO1.)OE (IP)Target3550H - 13953E3537N - 14033Elwo Jirna.Btlse

(4) Intervalornetor Setting:(a) M-47 Bombs: 100 feot .(b) All Clusters: 50 feet .Banbing Instructions: Crews rl1.l be CllUtioned be checkposition ~ ~ e t u l l y before r e 1 e ~ s i n g bombs. I t i s imperative that bOOlbs be concentrated on the assigned lIPIin order to obtain well-deviJlopod f ircs .

(6)

. ,

For this mission pins am. c..r-o-sMl wire may be removedfrem fuses prior to take off.All Alc " i l l salvo ir.mediatel,y after intervalonetor hubeen run throU{;h. Ale carrying bOOlb bay tanks will makeuse of sprooder bars on IL-2 release unloss otherwisef!1Odified

(B) Armounition loading: Loft to the d15cretion of the wingc o ~ n : : l . c r

(9) Gunnery Instructions: Instruct gunners to fire at aerialtnrgiJts only and only when fired upon.(10) Radar sets will be tunled off tor 45 minutes :i.l:mediatelyafter leaVing ton-get so interforence will not be mad.c inother aircraft on boobing run.(11) Aborting Alc on routo out will turn 900 trom pTO.:!!cribedroute and fly 5 minutes before turning on return haading.(12) Brief ~ i r p l . M e cananders that by desynchronizing thtl.T

flo. 1 ru'Id 4 engines appradmately 100 !1E1, sonic soarchl ight director.:!! 'IIill be effectively confusod.. To be effective, thu engires must be deeynchron1z.od from landfallto landis end rather than wait unti l picked up by s e 3 r e h ~lights.

4. a. No changC!l.b. Thi5 is Tactical Uission No. 67.

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a. (1) Radio silence will prevail enroute t.o tnrpt . except 10cases of ext.rl!l:l.G emergency.(2 ) No contact. reports .ill be sent enrout.e to tarcot .

tnct r epor ts wi l l be sent on return rCJUte cnl7 when northof 28 degrees North.(3) " f ~ s wi l l designate one plane per squadron as the cnl7plane to trnnsmit a strike report.

(.) Special strilte report will COM1st ot ti_ ewertargot (2.f('), tl1.rget bombed, meUlod or ~ i n g ,cloud coverage, rosults obtained., t ighter 0p -position and flak opposition.:llm2. Over targot (GIlT)Target Bombed P Primary0 - Clpportwlit 7Nothod of Bombi.ng V - VisualIladar- N - N4vigo.tia'lCloud CoverMe 1 to 9 tor tontha, I tor10/10Banbing Results A Excellent (GeneralCont1.8gration)B - Good (Several largef i res that have notconvergod into a gen-

eral conflagratim)C - Fair (NMy scatteredfires in target area)D - Poor (Few seatteredfires in t p r g ~ t area)- E - UnobservedFighter Opposition - A - Intense- B - Uoderate- C - Meager- D - NoneFlak Opposition"- Intense B - Moderate- C - Meager- D - None

(4) All Alc wil l monitor channel Able thirty minutes froJ:ltarget unt i l banbs away for direet1Dns' from the XXI BaltCc:mttMnster of Ceremonies tt who wil l identify himself D.S"Dragon lt / " '/'/ - ,(.0:.... : / .--", I/ .tiN1uo2RY

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