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IAISSION NO . 29

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APQ '34

TACTIQA.L MISSION REPORT

F ie ld Ordors No . 28 M s s ion No. '29

Target :. Nakajima. Aircraf t Factory

10 F e bruery 1945

Tabh of Contont c

Tac.tical Norra t ivc Rcp'a...--t

: • IDOZ A- - Operction.s R G I ~ : a r t a

Port I-Navigati.on.

Pnrtt I I - Bombardie r

Pert I I I. -Flight Enginoerirg

Fart IV__Radur

Part V- -Gunncry

Pnrt VI_ .'.ir ..sea Ros cu e

lL'U'.cX C--Camnunic at ioDS Reports

Pm't II--Conmunicc.tiona Off i o:rr ' s Report

Mno::>: o . . - nee Report s

Far t I--Eno llV Fight er Re.:::c t i on Repor t

Fart II- ..F lak Officer' s Rcpar t

Far t I I I - Bombing> ReSU l t 3 and Ik1mogc9 s m o n

E--COllBclddatod Sta t i s t i oc. l &.lmnm-y

AnIlOX J'- J ' lo ld Oraora

Praporal I\y.

A-2 SootUon

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XXI BOMER C a & ~ \ l ' I D ;.PO 234

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SODJ!::CT t Report of Opor a.t ions . 10 Fe bruary 194 5 .

TO : Comnonding Ganor a l. Twonti e th Air' ?orcc . lf03hington 25. D.C.

1.. IDZNI' IFICI,TION OF [fiSSI ON ,

a . Field Order No.. 28 " H o a d q u ~ c r s AX! Bo;::Jbcr Cor=nm .dc.ted 6 Ec brucry 1945. directed the 7J!:'d crd 313th & m ~ itWings to. part ic iputo i n an a tkck on th e Hc.k.. j iDn .A.1rOt'i!Il't , ..aot.crya t Ot e .

b. T2Xgot S Sp.ccifi cd :

(1) Primary Torgct:

a t Ot o. : .'u'IF Object ive folder 90 . 13 .Bomber Connond lltho-noso.iC t exhibi t

NclI:ajitlO : .ircrc.ft Facto ry

tc rgct 1544. (Refer to XXII . her e to . )

(2) SccondITY Target: Port or.d urbcn crens of

Tok;yo : , ... J! Object ive folder 90 . 17 .

( 3) l. .".St Resort Torgct:. • ::;;y 1ndustr icl ci ty i : l

Japan.

2 . STR.:.TEGY .it:.]) P1.l..N OF OP:cR.lTIO NS:

a. Selec t ion of D- Day: The weathe r foreoast pre.eated

to the Commnnding G e n ~ r n on 9 Feb ru nr y pr ed ic ted good ~ . u ~ l b ~ l D 1 condi t ions o.t t he tlll'e;e t o.ncI good bo.se Md r oute condi tiona . F i r .

dec ision wns mOode to (l.ttac k the Nn.lct. jlmn Alrc r c.ft Faotory on 10F ebruary .

b . ~ or Ta rget:

(1) Nr.knjian Aif'Or r.f t Fc.cto r y c. t Ott". 11 on. atth e k ay un i t s in th e ccmpbx sy . te m or f no tor i es opernted by RaktI. ..j l l111'1. the oldos t priV' t:.t e l y cnm.od n,1 r c n r t coapnny in JP.pGll nDd ODe

of the two 1ea.ding p roduce r s or ni r c rn t t ~ n c I engine, ror t h e

ahd No...y. Tho OtC'. plan t 11 laka.j l ao. ' s ma in p roduoer ot n...,. p l u _ .lD.IU'1Ilf'c.oturQl 80me oOQponont. ..... .4 aub-o.saembl1a a. nnd r cpo. l r . r.il'Ol'ott.

(2) I t 1 . be l1ovod th "lt th e rollowing plo.JlO. CU'O

a.aa.. 104 I;1.t the Ot ;:. PIQ.lltl two.on&ino med ium-bo.bor HeleD (1Ia.rt 3)&

. 1 D & l o " o ~ 1 D O tightor rOjo 2), c.nd slngle.on&ine rilbte rOIoCLJ' (1k.rIc 2). The t o l l owq MT be produO:ld t b:lro I I 1 q l o - . t a e

tip'tCI r Prr.nk:. nOO 0. twooeOltll!!8 -Uum-bomber ue' ( no oOP - . . . ) .tho"ll* t o be dea1cned to ,..p1ll.o. t bit c.1roroJ't Seloa..

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c . Detr . l1s of

(1 ) Bombing P I rm s,

( 0.) o f Boab Lond:

( 1 ) Tho Otc. pl (lnt pr oaont s n eompnct.

ncnr ly squnr o t arge t . with C\ ma jo r ! ty of the buildings ba ing

r:lodcrn in Cons tr uot i on. Tho ndmln ls t r ".ti on nnd inspe c t i on bui ldings

r.ro of r oinforc e d conc r cra t e with p Oa kod r oofs . Loss thnn 20 perc an t of tho r oo f r.r oo. 10. be lio vod 8U5COptlblo t o InclSlldio.ry c.tt l"l.ck-.This typo o f t cr go t nac€lss lt ::..tod c onc cn tr C'.tlon upon Co bomb l end

th (l.t would c o-us a th o gro D. t e s t do.rnngo . Th e SOO _pound gonornl -purp l"l so

bomb . He; typ o . t ho be s t r.vnl lnblo f nr b u i l din g dOClc l 1 t l on . WaS r oooCl

manded sinc o it WoS of suff i c i on t t o d ~ c n g o off octive ly 1nsto.llc.t1ons of t h i s typ e , Th e l on d so l oc tod \'Jtl.S n mlx turo of eo

po r cant SOO - po und GP o.nd 20 per con t M- 76 inc ancl.i:l. ry ba cbs . This

wns s o if hi t s wor o r i res woul d:l.nd gre nt or damage woul d r esul t .

(2) The ge ne r a l_purp"se boo.bs

fusod with nn i nstnntnnaouS t a i l n 0 . 1 dc l ny nOSG ro r dotonnt i on in t he ovent th nt the t ni l fUso f n i l cd to runction . Thoi n s t ~ n t sett ing r or tho ruse would d c t o ~ ortho bOi:lbs befor e they ponetr ::lt d buil <! ing r I oc-rs . J.!c.xilll.uc bl as t

errec t t o nonr mi sses wou l t be cssu r e d . Furthe rlll.ry r c , i r t a l l ruses

we re c t i v n t e ~ by b u i l ~ i n g r oc rs , n i r bursts w ~ u l d r esul t .

(3) Tho li - 76 inconc'.bry b"cb h ~ " Inst '1.nt

r.noous and t ai l fusing in oTl!er t o s p r e ~ c ! th e f i r e as quicklyo.s possib l a .

(4) l.Unimum intov a. l oc.oter s e t t ingswer e us c.", t o increo.so th e rens i ty of

(b) B o r n b ~ Plnnning:

(1 ) Tho nor t h t ip of Lake Knsumiso. ..

se l ec t ed as th e in i t i a l pO i nt s inc e it is thw bos t visuo.l pointf or th is t :-. r gc t on e i th er o.n upwind o r dcwnwi nc! run . I t 1105 rr .r

enough t r om th e t r.r ge t to give t ho bombo. r dier nn lS-minute b"'mb

run . ApprC'o.ch w::-.s undo upwind so tha t the w e r ~ u n d sp eed .....u.ld

give t ha b Q m b ~ . i e r more tl rr.e re r aCcu.r C'.t {l synohroniz'\ticn .

( 2) The c!esign:lt ot! r.pproo.ch , c.xis ofr.tt:l.ck of 282 deg r ees . wo.s u. s c,l 5'" th :. t tho r m ~ t i would be C'D

th e axis or tho widost par t of the s e l oc ted r g e t ::-ZCD . Tho n1.tag

pOin t solectee! wr.lI betwoen th .a onds or tho waste r TUllcs t part:J-t ...brlcn.

'blons nnd lIub- c.ssomb l y bu l l t! lng ('.nd th e n ~ l ~ s s o m b Md fu.s " -1nge - orecti on buil ding. Thill poInt u ~ e t ! tho en t l r a pl nnt wttbin

n lS00-foot r nd las , which wnl within the c i rcula r cr r "'r pr cbr.bl ttor thla millS i on. Etfec t h e dOJ:lt\&e ~ insurer! i f th e bombl wero

dropped in th e nu i g nod o.iming poi n t nr Elo.. The grit! eoordbaate. ·ottho o.lmlng poin t .ore 188 133 on Bomb3r C ~ D D n D d YoIAie No . 'O.lS.t c.rge t 15"'.

( 3) F or r r.dnr br-mbin& CIt tho leoo D 4 : f

tr.rget . tho ci ty .,r Tokyo, the googra.phic ooordln.'\to;11 ct ssoll ' .11_139° 68 1 00-1 were aelootod Ilnoo the lo "-aacribs 0. pC'lDt Mal' . .

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cen te r of I nc onQinr y Zone No .1. This t one is Q P p r ~ i m n t threemiles north of the bnso of th o ~ V " f o nnoQ by th e mo ... th o f the Sumida.River a t Tokyo Bny. The l r-.nd-wllter c on tr o.s t woule! mnk o v. good r o.dc-.r

check a nd c.im1ng po in t . nne! thiS zone wcul d be vulnernb l e f or the

cOr:lbinnt i on generc.l -purp oBe nnd incQooia ry b omb l ond s o r.r r ied .

(2) Nnvi!!;l l t i C' n P l o.nning:

Rou t e Re n sona f or C

.os ,

1700N

2900N

2715N

3000N

3440N

3542N

1451SE;

13545E

14053E

14053E

14000E

14033E

3609N - 14019E ( IP)

36 l 0N - lUOOE

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Dop n r tu r e p Cl i n t .

Thi s p oin t d I owa n the s r oups t o

J:: in in win!; f o r r.lc.tion o.o r e than75 mil e s nwny f r om Iwo Jima , thereby

e l imino. t in 6 dnngc r o f ba ing da t

acta1. by e nemy r o..c!nr o n th l'.t i s1nnc. .

This mooe use o f },1ishinc - Shimo..

I s l o.nd nS Il. r ncc.r check pbin t .

A no r the r l y h OQ.:Hng vtQ.s plo.nnoc. t Cl

prev en t h w i . n t l . This permit te i use c f Nnnp o Shoto

Islo.nds a s check p e i n t s .

Alth <"ugh seloctec1. c "u r so If:'.S SO

miles W;}o t o f Chns i P e in t . it prc

v o n t e ~ nav ignt or f r om P ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ n0n th e co.s t with0u t oo.king I

Knsumibll L:::k e VIaS thO best v d s u . . ~ l :lnd r c.:1.c.r i n i t i n l p oin t in th e

Tho r oute wa s n 1 5 ~ r t h ofTono Rive r . which is a ls o ec.s i1yi ~ e n t i f i e d . l\ r i g h t tu rn wo.s

pIllnned afte r b0mbio6 .This wnS plr.nred so t h n t 0. t :-. ll

win d would be c.vr.ibbl e in o r de r

t o l et.vG e nemy t err i tory wi th tb o

grontos t possible speo1.

Mos t di rec t r oute t o bese

r ce('lmr.,onded.

( 3) Flight Encine er 's Planning:

( a) The f l i ght p lnn f l own waS u t l i ~ o d inXXI Bomber Command Rogul r.t1 on 5S-J. f o r mnximum fue l ec oMmy C\J\d

i . f t pe r formClnCo .

(b) To ut i l iz e the var i at i ons in effec1 0ncy

indiv i dunl o. i ror nf t ... cd crows, i t w ~ s spec i f l d tb r. t bomb l e-nda por

nirc rn t t would be m D . x cCl ns i s tent with snfe t y . or.. profiC1eao

y,o.ru! cho.rc.cteristios of ind i vlc!u0.1 o. i r c rnf t . I t Wf'.& deoided tbepow""iminimum bomb 100.1 f or o. i rorn t t of th e 73rd Wng bo 6,000wh il3 that of tho 1ea e_oKPo r i e nc ed 313th Wng would be p G U D 4 . ,

( 4) BM W PIsnnlwp A1th'lugh the Oto. oi ty aigno.l

CM bo pioked up. lW'rcoQDdlng l ignnla nre ccnfuaing. _ ing ' tb1l Q.

di f f icu l t r ndnr t o. r ge t . Because of th i s d i f f iculty I t WD4 40014.dtbD.t it the pr1mo.ry tN'ge t wo re oblol,lrod fo r dluo.1 boAbin&. A. w16e

bft turn wna t o be mo.de c.tter po.aai ng over th o ot ty . .A.1reratii

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then pr oceed on n cours e of 120 de@;r ae s t ru e t o TokyobO:lb th e s oc ondnry Th e e x .c t a il:lint; po in t in Tnky o wns

dcs i g na t ed on enl nr god seop" p ictur cs in the r ad ar m1s s 10n ro11er .

(5) Rnd'\r Counte r !.!onsures:

( 0. ) I t wa s dec 1::l.ed t o sen(. out s even RCU

.:l or-.r ch o.1r cr :\f t o f tho W ng e.. t H_hour 1':11nus 65 minute s . :.tw o- r-. i rpl ano f.tt r. ck was t o be mnd e on ~ n m : - . t s u t e nl er t Tokyo de fon ses no d f e in t a n nt ta ck t owc. r d t he Nc..@;oyc. e.."ror. . The t'ItIo r. i rc r rtr tcropped r ope (CHR _2 t ype which i s of fec t iv e "\gni ns t Clos t o . , ~ .ec.r ly wr.rnin g r a(.r.r ) 100 mi l os f r 'lm t he mr-.in l o.no! . s t opp in t; when

r ec.ch1ng th tl t a r go t (H nnam::. t su ).

(b ) Rou ti ne sco. rc h Wl.S to b e 00:'.0 f or enol!lYr ac:lr s i e;n" l s on f r equ enci es be t wo3n 100 IiIC 3000 c:.c cn ':.oy v" ice

cOllll!lun i cc. t i ons 1n chl\nnol s betweo n 28 mc '1.nr'. 100 r.:.c. All enoJ:lY

ConvGTs nt i ons

Y3TO t n b e r ece r dod on a1r - bo r no r cc::l

rdG rs;.

N/P-.NQ

- 2.The wo rk w...s po r f orr.lod by f our R:lCaT Ob s e rve rs I)n th18 l111osion .

(6) Rescuo Pl nnnin v, :

(n) Tho Nnvy wns furnish ed with the e t ~ i l s of the l:116s 10n MC TGqU0s tC:! to fu r nish a vUlr .b l e c i l 1 t 1 f or

ni r - s on r e scue purpos es . The f ol l o win6 sur fac e f ac i l i t i es were

mila" nvai lable .

30 ' N - 142°25 ' £ durin6

s tnt ionec! r.t 20°00 ' N -

(1) SubQar i na wns s t a t i o n a t 300

the en ti r e m i s s 1 nnd t h ~ r subocrine

1440

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092315Z t o 101400Z.

(2) One des t r"ycr Wl'.S a t 20000 ' N - H4 ...

45 ' E f r oo 1010 1S Z to l01400Z.

(1) Cr ash boats we re nss1gnec ns w s : One in Maglsc i ono Bay f r om 09205S Z 102230Z j one In t he o hanne l

between S l l . p ~ n f rom 0920S5Z t e 102230Z i nnd ~ n e to c ~ 1 n southwes t of ilo r th nt T1n 1-.n froo 101000Z unt i l a l l a.ir c r d ' t

had l andod.

( b ) ThIs Commnnc nssIgne1 the c w 1 n ~ 1

(1) Two supe r Dur.tb'" '\ l rp l Mos 1f6ro

nss 1gnafl. t " f l y ove r tho s ubmnr1ne p<'Sit i ons 1as1gna tad o.bcw 1n

pc.r ng r (l.ph ( 0.) (1 ) .

(0) A . . . ,. Ow:It.-o w"'.s .: '.uigned to t ho fo l l owing pN i t1,m: 2Jooo ' N _ 145° 15'£ r r CIIU l ooOOOZ t c 100200%. ;"neth er

Dumbo wns on br ound nl ert Il.t ba s o .

d . Potni l s ot P l 9 A p 1 g - - l n t

(1) Enemy Fight! r The r epor t of 2~ a r 7

1945 showod n t o t n l o f 480 f i gh t e r s i n th o Tokyo nrca

..us sw:l1OC 70 pe r c ")nt were ops ru t ionc.l , it wc.e sxPec t ed tbc:.t

eMIII¥ o. ir'croJ' t would. be Q,vnU c.bl e . Thi s fc.ot " r . pa . t slEper -

1eneo. indiC o. t ed t ho:. t reoant atl l81 .:oQs hr.c been subjeoted ta '\gr enter ftumbe r at o k a by n e m y AlrorrS t, l l y Sn ~ t r o orCA. BOCnu8 e o r tha p lAnned. l t l t u ....t tho Il.ttGOk. 87.000 t ••"

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and because the a t tack from e nemy a i rc raf t was not an t i cipated tobe gr eate r t han for othor similar op er ations, enemy f1shter reac.t10n

c o n s i d e a t i o n ~ did not ente r into the pl ann i ns for the mission.

( 2) Enemy Ant i a i rcraf t . Base d on averaSe winds forthis area , 260 degr ee s a t 106 knots . the best r oute of appr oac hinsofar as an t i a ir c ra f t f i re was concerned wall on a headins between

70 and 120 degrees. Howeve r , the s t rength of the antia ircraf t

defense s, 1 2 heavy gunG , did not warrant making enemy an t i a i r c r a f t

opposi t ion a primary conside ra t io n in select ing the axis of attack.

3 . EXECUTION OF THE V,ISSIO:J :

a. Take - of r : The f i r s t group of the 13rd Wing was sched

ul6d. to take - orr a t 09200SZ and the f i r s t group or the 313th TYing

a t 09203SZ. Actual take - orr was ac comp l i sh ed. as fol lows:

Aircraf t Firs t L u t

Airborne Aircraf t Take- orf Aircu..ft T ue _of r

73rd 63 092105Z 092l5 4.Z

313th 35 092126Z Q?2150Z

Totals 116 0921062 09215 'Z

No assembly d if f i cu l t i e s were e xp e r ienced.

non-effect ive, d eta i l ed reasons being given

Consolidated S ta t i s t i c a l Summary.

Eighteen

in Annex

a i r c r a f t were

E. Par t I ,

b. Route ou t : The cours e flown waS genera.lly ..s b r i e fed .

Use of s e ve ra l i s lands en r oute as naViga t ional check points ! ..ve

the navigators several radar wind runs befor e r ea c hing t h ~ in ! tidpoin t . Aircraf t of the 73rd Wing made land f a l l as br ie fed "!ld went

ahead on the axis of a t tack e.S br ie fed in a majori ty of caseS.

The 313th Wing 's a i r c r a f t also made landfe.l1 as b r iefed. bu t mllde

to o wide a turn and were blown eastward to Ches i Poin t which. combined

with a s t rong head wind, caused them to f ly di rect ly upwind for 4.S

minutes . Weather on the route out was good.

e. Over Target :

(1) Primary Target : '\ 'lith v i s ib i l i t y ove r the t a r ~ e t being est imated a t 30 miles and with weather co ndi t ions b e i n ~ be t -

te r than predic ted . 84 of th e 100 ef fec t iv e a i rc ra f t bombed theprimary t arget , These a i r c r a f t bombed in 9 fo r mations , with 70

dropping t he i r bombs on th e 9 l ea de rs and 5 mak ing indi r ldua1

range s ight ings . Clouds encountered were t i lO s t r atocumulu. between

2000 and 8000 f ee t , wi tb 1/10 to 2/10 coverage over the ta rge t .

A t o t a l of 187 tons of ge neral purpose bombs and 49.5 tons or inoen

diary bombs were dropped f r o . a l t i t ud es of 26,000 to 29.400 t e e t

from l00605Z to l00641Z. (See Anne x E. Par t I . Consolidated Sta-

t i s t i o a l Summary. fo r de t a i l s . ) Damage assessment reyealed 755,900

square f ee t or root area were clama.ged in tha t a r !e t area .

(2) t l lTeraloga" ftol!&£Y rau,e t : The two a i ro r . t t

&s s l tned to . t r ike a t B . . . . t . ~ d . r o p p ~ four t on . of iDOeDdlary

bomb. a t l004l3z f roa 30,000 to SO,GSO t e e t , with the h a d a1Nratt ;

eighthc the ta rge t ..ad the o t t . r a U o r a t t clropptng OD the 1......



(3 ) SeCondArY No ai r craf t bombed the secondary

c (4) Las t Ro sor t Trrcet : Thr ee B- 29 ' s bombed the cl ty ofhO.l and airc r af t inllt llUations in the c t ty. dr opping 6 . f tons of general: u r ~ o s e bombs an d 2.3 tons of incendiary b s . (Fo r detllilB Bee AnneT. E,

& t I , Consolidated St",tis t. ica,l S u C " . ! \ I . l ' Y . )

(5 ) IIIo[ iiSiU Q ~ : ; ! ~ : t ~ Q u . ~ ; Eleven B- 29 ' B dr opped 25 . 8tons of ge neral purpOBe bo mbsI n.g t argets of oppor t unity in

an d 7 tons of incendiary bombB on the follow_th o f ollowing me .nner :

.cams ~ T O N S l N'u.mb er of Geme r alM ra ra f t Targ Si t Pumas" IncendiarY

2 497 TateYll.l1la and Koga A/F ' . 5 1 .5

1 498 Hachl jo Jlme. 2. 5 0 .8

2 499 Hachijo Jlma ' . 5 1. S

1 499 Pagan Island 2. 3 0 . 7

1 500 Ta teyame. . . d Hato A/F 2. 5 0 . 5

2 500 IVlo Jime. S. O 1 . 0

1 500 P lI.gan I s land 2. 5 0.5

1 505 Un i dent i f i ed Peni nsu la 2. 0 0 . 5

d. Rou t eB.::.

ck : After bo mb i ng. forma ti ons br oke up beyond enell)'"f i ghte r r ange and r et urned by the mos t di r ect r oute . as br i efed. Weather

fo r the r etu r n t r ip s to bases was good. On t r i p back , t he o ~ e sflown to date by the t wo wi ngs. s even di t chi ngs occur r ed .

e. Lngd i 11 p-!

(1) Ai roraf t of the main force l a nded a t bas es und er go odweathe r condi t ions as f ol l ows:

!!.nu Fira t LM d 1r; r Li l t I.e pd lD I

73rd lOl l l OZ lOl350Z

313th lOl:506 Z lOUUZ

Total lOlllOZ l OlU 'Z

(2) La s , . a l tol ae, .er. reported due t o t he followins

(a)

(b)(e)

(4)(e )

EneI:lY al ror . . r t I 1£ n e ~ antialrorott a Ron.

Acoident. and & D l o ...l l S. On. orashod on at .

t'mpted take-off and two collided In mld-alr.D1 tOhill£ll ' 7..Unkrunnu 1.

,.. &ru.x &. Pa.rt 1. COAlo11d.t.. 8t&U.Uoal 8 - . . r y , tOT d . t aU" .... . . uo . p t tOT 41tCh1llli'. -.bloh oan 'b . l'ovnd 1ft 4 l t d l In Ann a A . . . .. )

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r . t i o n s Summary:

( 1 ) v 1 g ~ t 1 o n (S ee, A.nne x A. P u t 1, f or d et a. i l . ) :Naviga t i on on thia missio ns wus ge ne r a l l y as bri ef ed, wi t h r ~ u c hec k po ints be in g used ef fe c t iv ely by the crewe . Theinst i tuted t o g ivw i ncreas ed turn and tQr ge t t r a in ing is expeotedt o r e medy s ome of the weakn es s e s dlsplQya d. As indicated , ODe ofthe s e e r r ors CQus od t he 313th W ng to ma ke l o.ndfo.ll o.s b r i efedan d t he n mllke 0. turn tha t W[l. S t oo wide , co.us l fl(; the o.l rcr t l ! t tobe blown eo. stwa rd .

(2 ) Bombing ( See Anne x A. Pa r t 1I . f or det a ils ) : .\11bomb runs wer e made vi s uQ. l1y, a l though t he r e WUII 0. s l igh t a.mountof' in ter fe r enC e on some runs in the f in a l s econds due t o scatte r ed

c l ouds , which a ls o pr eve n te d ade quate p hot ogr o.phicObserve d r esu l ts we re gOOd. Ue c hnni c(l. l d i f f i cu l t i es enc oun te r e dwere chief ly in the A-2 type bomb r e l ea.se . I n add l t i oa.. per so rone l

e r r ors ca us e d a numb er of bombs t o fa l l shor t of the t:::.rgot.

(3) F l i ght Engineer ing (See Annex A, Per t I l l . f or de

t u i l s ) : Unfavor a.b l e surfac e winds co-used b oth wi n! s t o toke 20 to

25 minutes l onger tho.n predicted t o r e ach the po in t o f cHtt.b. usingan av e r age of 130 nddi t i onn1 g al lo ns of fuel pe r o.1rcrof \ . Unpredicted n l t i tude winds c:l.used the 73rd Wing t o romain 20 minutes

longer n t a l t i tud e than p la nne d a t an aver age c os t of approximately

250 gal lon s of gasoline per aircref t . Unpredicted winds o. t alti

tude, o.n o.ttempt to o.void runti -a i rc rn f t concentrnt ion , o.nd d r i f ~ ing off cou r se caused the 3l3th Wing to rellUl.in 40 minutes longoetr

o. t o.ltitude thrun p l nnne d and cos t 500 gallons of fue l per c.irc r af t .

(4) Rndar (S ee Annex A, Po.rt I V, fo r detnl1s) : No r lllQ.l

employment was mnde of SCR -71B r o.d i o nl t imeter and SCR-695 IFFequ i pment . Fixes were to.ken a t an c.ve r c.ge r o.nge o f 750 miles .

(5) Gunnery (See Annex Por t V, for de t a i l s ) : Both

Wings d isp la.yed high prof ic iency in equipment o.nd gu n ope r o. t ion .

Enlimy a i r c r a f t mo.de o.ttacks on loose forlllc, t ions . ).lore effective

us.e wc.s made of the centra l f i re cont ro l system.

(6) ; . i r .Sea Rescue (See Annex A. Pc.rt VI , for deta i l s ) :

Seven 8-29 ' s di tched, with 30 survi vo rs being piCked up f rca three

ui r c ra f t . Negntive r esul t s were obtained in the other fOW"

g. Weather (See Annex Bf Pnr t I, f or d e t a i l s ) , Excel lent

weather wns foreCast a nd we n the r c ond i t ions o n the oper a t ion . were

about aa p red ic ted . The foreCast of wirds a t ta r ge t was l ow. Thet a rge t area: ha d 4/10 s t ra tocumulus and coverage ove r the ta rge t

was 1/ 10 to l O . Winds were 270 degrees a t 1 '0 knots . Woe tber

oordi t ions a t bases _ r e good f or both t ake-of f .. nd landin g .

h . Communioatien.;

(1) Radar ' Oouater Meuu r e a ( s e . Annex C, Par t I fe r de

t a i l . ) I Six ReM searoh a.1rorart flew the miss ien , wi th t r l ~ " ; ~ ~ : ; : !ing for enemy Signal . from the main fermaUons an4 oat ........

the divers ionary ..tt .ok made en Ham. . . . . .u. A to t . l t 33 radar

signala . . . logged. Reau l t a ef the divers ion were net iced _ad

eign-.la for gun-laying radar were in te roepted . Tber. w r . DC .qol.J• jInePt faUlll"ea.

Ca) ge ' ' 'P io ._ t iollf (Se . Annex 9 , Pa r t I I te l ' d.tau.hA.ll . t r lke f requeno1e . wer. 3.-d or ln terferred. wlth _t . l l t t'....

per ied . during the .1Ia1o.a.. Radio. d i . c ip l l ne . . . . &004. altboup,tbere .. , . c a . IUUIOC. . . , . , . t a l k . Sevent..... t r ~ repOl 'u . . . .t r an .1Ii t t ed to the 5I'0lIDIl . ta t1eD..

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i . In te l l igence S U ~ ~ a r Y L (1) Enemy&!: Op?osition (See Annel!; D. Par t I . for de t a ih ) l

Enemy a ir opposition '11M moderate to strong . with 230 enemy a ir -cra f t mD.k:ing 330 a t tack . , a low er averago tl:lan on rece::.t IJULjors tr ikes . One 8-29, 1 pe r cent. VIMI dest r oyed an d 21.13 per cent

da.maged by Japanese f i ghte rs , E ; i ~ h t y f i v e pe r cent of a l l at tacks~ d e pr io r to b o ~ b s awa.y. a higp cark for Japanese a ir de -

fenso , Tony again mado the most at tacks on our a. i rcraf t . 32 pero ent . Nose at tacks totaled 50 percen t of a l l at tacks millie an d

high at tacks wor e favored in 39 pO l' cent of tho cue s , A tota. lof nine Coordinated attaCks WaS observed, Some new types of unident i f ied a i rc ra f t wer e enCountered ove r the p r i o.a..ry ta rge t . 1he

diversionary raid r ep or ted tha t 15 onemy a i rc ra f t of a l l types

we ro encounter ed . but no atta.cks wero mode . 1ho B- 29' s destroyed

21 enomy a i r c r a f t ; 15 were p r obably destroyed; an d 2S _re dar.taged.

(2) ~ n e m Y Ant i -Aircraf t (See Annex D, Per t I I for de

t a i l s ) : There were no losses to a.nti - a i r c r a f t . Enemy anti-a. ir

c raf t f i r e was repor ted weak and inaccura te from i n i t i a l po in t to

t a rge t area . and also th e same in the t a rge t eraa . Once againone of our a i r c r a f t re po r ted see ing what ViaS bel ieved to be •

phosphorous bomb. It spread in umbrel la- l ike fashion. with long

white s treame r s , Over the t a rge t area a t 29 , 000 f ee t an enemy

a i r c r a f t r e leased a prOjec t i le descr ibed as a -b a l l of f i r e ' . I t

was not seen to explode . pass ing about 200 yards over the forma

t ion .

(3) Bombing Resul ts and DBlllB.ge Assess illent (See Annex D.Par t I I I , fo r de t a i l s ) : In te rp r e ta t ion of photogra.phs obt&ine d on

12 February 1 9 ~ assessod v i s ib l e damage t o 75 5 , 900 square f e e t or

roof area , re p resen t in g 33.5 pe r cen t of the t o t a l bui lding area .

A ma.jor por t ion of damage was conf ined to the eas t hal t or thep lan t . It was repor ted poss ib le t ha t the ren:aining pa r t ID&j' be

s t i l l op'srat ional , or could be made operat ional in • r e l a t l n l y

sho r t t ime.

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ANNEXA

OPERATIONS REPORTS

Exhibit _ Track Charts

Part I _ Navigator '" Report

Pai ' t I I - Bombard1 er ' s Report

Par t I I t - Fl ight Engineer' 8 Report

Par t IV - Radar Officer ' s Report.

Par t V _ Gunnery Officer ' s Report

Part VI _ Air-Sea Rescue Report

Exhibit _ Air-Sea Rescue Report

Mi ssion No. 29

10 February 1945



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1. llo.vig.:.tion to ttle ass em':lly po i nt :It Nis:-.ino-Shima '/fas gen

eral ly as br iefed. but the t i ne of depSl.r tu r e Ylas 11 I:li:'l.utes lo.te be

c ause of' e. delay in tako_off . t he e l L!!b was i nitie.:t.d a t 300 -00 'Nor th wi th the f i r s t 9000 fee t ma de in instru1;lent con:Ht io ns . Alt i -

tud " ~ ' I a s r e aohed :lot :H.o_OO' Nor ,th op po sit e ~ ¥ & . k l ! ! J i m a . Z. The cou rs e 'Has flovm e. s br i efed ' ,1ithin 30 :ni les o f the

;;anpto- Shoto Islands to p rovid e navil';'l.tion;:;.l e.1d from AN!

r eturns , The use of t hese i s l ,.!".!s and the ";,Ie et er n T o ~ y o pe n s in sula gave t he ns.vl g!!. to r s s ev er ", l < ' wi nd r un s befo r e i ~ g t;,.o i n i t i <'l po i nt . "finds br io f "d :.t 2600 a t 128 lmots , and

actual compu ta t i on was 26 3 0 a t 143 Imots .

3 . 7:16 7:' rd '7i:'l1:; l andfa l l and ax is of a t tack we r e as r i e i ' e d . 4 . The 313th Wing r.la.d o lo.ndfa l l as b r i efed , bu t mad e to o .,..ide

a t l \rn a.ld was l o ~ m eas t"lla.d t o Choshi ?o in t . This , b i n e d with

t :-,e st rong il e ad 'Ilind, gave thew. a to t a l of 45 mim :.te s di rec t ly up

Yli nd.

5 . Th e 313th 'iii ng r eques ted, tha't. fu tu r e miss ions t o th i s

t.::.rg3 t be . ) lanned do':mVli nd, e;(cept when wind " e l o c i t i £ ~ a, e >:nc',mto be excessive . However , an .lp'IIind rU:1 i s prefe rab le fo r the fo l

lowing reasons :

a. The Tone r i ver lakes in

s t a n d i n ~ visu: . l and r c. dar check ;Jo i n ts.avo.i lable on the dovmVli nd a ,,!1 roach.

th i s r e6 ion p r o v i d out-

No G,:..:d check points are

b . L .:..ck of an t i a i r c r a f t f i re in Cta.- hoizuma. ~ g i o g.'" DO

increased :poss ibi l i ty of dar::agc from upvdnd ru::ts.

6. The 3 l3 th -.'!ing compla ined of th e in3.ccuncy of Lcran F i xes

because of the poor cu t of tr.a Guar.: Oond Uli"i:hi Ch.::. i ns . SeTsr: . l ef

t h e i r f ixes a nd g round speeds gav e poor ? ~ s i t i o n s but c " J . T . eCan be 5rea t ly reduced br i?ro?er s e t c :.l i :' ra.t ion 3-D":' ~ c c u . a t e i n t e r -

; : ~ · e t < . t i o n of sky v e

7 , The aver3.ge times to th3 u 3 ~ wa l 8 as f o l lows: 73rd

(6 :4 4 and 3 l3 th ".'ing: 09 :03.

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FART I I - BaiBARPIER ' S RWOffl'

1 . An attempt nos made to co.mou.f1age targot 1510 (Koi%Wld) tosouth or targ et 1544 . but the sr:ooke did not interfere wi th bombingprimary target . Sca t t er ed clouds interfered a l ighly on someruns by obscuring the targe t durina: the f inal seconds of the run.in a ll cases a vi sUlll run was mde.

2 . The Il> an d AP we r e oosi ly identifiable . Resul ts were reported visual ly as good ; however . due to cl oud coverage , no adeqUllt o photo

coverage uas obtained . Bombins photo r esults of the f i r s t squadrononly waB obtained . Thoso wore concentrated in the eo.stern b.o.lt ot theta rget area..

3. Although inodequnte photo coverage wo.s obtained it i s believed from an analysis of l ead cr ew information that forr:ntion f ly ing

nas poor and personne l er rors uero made by l"ing bomtordiers . These

includ ed pramture r eloo!le of bombs before r eleo.80 W0.3 I:Il Go tr,l tho

lead Ship , causing a Dumber of botilbs to Inn shor t . Bonbrock troublenas again en countered and . as before . most prevalent i n tbe A_2 type

r e l onse .

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fART I I I _ nIGHT EN:;.WEbR ' S REi'ORT

1 . Assembly and torr Alt i tude Crui se :

a . The group Qssecblies of the 3l]t1l and 73rd llings ~ c r c noor th e base as on previous missions.

b. The i n i t i a l cru ise of the 73rd Wing a t Ion al t i tu de wasmade in individual group formations to the isle.nd of Nishino Sbiml

"\"Ihere a uing assembly m lS m!l.de .

c . The i n i t i a l cru ise of the 3l3th Wing uas I:Jlde in Sf"OuPformation .. i th no attempt of uing assembly.

d . Unfavorable surface "\"linda caused both "\"lings to take 20

to 25 minutes longer than predicted to reach the point of climb. Thiscost approximatoly 130 addi t ional Callons of fu el per a i rc ra f t .

2. . Climb to B o m b i ~ Alt i tude , Tho time requi red to climb to

b o m b i ~ a l t i tude uas as prct tc ted for both "\"lings .

J . H i ~ h Alt i tude Cruise to Tnrg e t :

a . Onprcdioted uinda a t a lti tude oaused tho 73rd Wice toreunin a t a I t i tude 20 minutes longer than ant iCipated, a t a c ~ t orapproximately 250 galloDs of fUel per a i r c r a f t .

b. Unprodictcd r.inds . in addit ion to on at tanpt to QTOido flak concentratioD, and dr i f t i ng off courso when cMngina lead .

caused the 31J th Wing to rElllllin a t al t1 t ude 40 minutes longer tbllD

onticipatod. It is est imatod tha t th is a d ~ i t i o D O l time a t a l t i tude

cost approxinntcly 500 gallons of fue l per o.iTeralt.

4. Retu.rn to Blse. Retu.rns to tass pere by individual at rcratt.

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a . This miss ion.8 the 100&88t miasion flOOD the 7.3r4

and 3lJ th Wings to date .



b. llIlforseen headwind conditions a t law and high a l t i tud eocaused an unexpected quantity of fuel to be consumed. The averagofu el remo.inill6 per a i rc raf t m lS 576 gallons t or both wings .

For deta i led fuel consumpt ion data eea COnsolidated Stati s t i ca l SUmmary , Annex E.

PART IV _ RADAR ourem ' s REl'ORl'

1 . Of' the 112 a i r cr a f t equipped with AN/Al'Q. 13 , nine ty-one pos

sessed se ts s a.t.lsfactory ' fer bombing .

2.. Wnds nero. obtained by .uV,APQr13 cn the is lend cbnins en appreac h to. IP as planned .

3 . N::Irma l empleyment "\'1QO mode of tho SCR-71B (radar Altimeter )

and SCR-695 ( IFF). Ona SCR- 695 fai led due to. batt le damage.

4. ANlAPll.'-4 ( l e ro n) \709 nOI"JWI , with j'1.xes taken a t an Qverago

r ange of 75 0 no-uti ca l miles .

~ A R T V _ GUNNERY OFFICER ' S REPORT

1. The nission from a gunnery otondpoint was excel lent , bo th

nings displaying high preficiency in e q u i p m ~ n t and gun operation . Thc

upper forunrd a nd loner forward f i red the c s t perc entage of a D

nunit ion sinc e the nose D.ttack nas s till thc . favored ' a t tack by t heJapanese pi lo t s .

Z . The enemy orcrof t pressed at tacks ron l oose f on:ra.tions and

f l eu through these f ormaticns . but th is uas nct the case r.i th t ightf CI'IlXlticns.

3. The gunners have gained confidenc e in the C.F . C sys tec and

are beginning to. usc it more eff ic ient ly .

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Ammo EXpended 4 1 ~ 8 rds (85 ",e) 97,508 r ds (25 Ale) 189 .956

CFt: Equipment 100% 10'0% 100!ll

' IUrrcts 99 . 4% operativo 99:(' o p e r ~ t i Ie99 . 2% operative

50 Cal . 1J. 0 . 97% operative 93% ooperat{ 'I e 95% opczoetiye

For d e t a i l s c f FJA destroyed, probob1y destroyed and daDDged. turn

to Annex D, Tart I , • fDq - Air Oppos i tion- .

PART VI . _ Ap!-SFA RESCUE

Folloning i s a SUl l l lPry ot eli tcbing inc i .dents occ.,arnng on th i s

miesion . (Sec Air - Sea Rescue IUlp on t o l l oroing page . )

1 . Aircraf t No . 20V757. 31'3tb WID6 _ n d s aircro.f 't d.1tche4."a p ~ o x i l l n t e l y 101315Z, n1tb a modified p cs i t ion s iven as zj"O lS'''' -144 50' E. :E3.evon survivors tTcre si&btcd Q t 102400Z a t :no )0 '& -

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OO t E by Tinien 10ng- ran.s:0 Iloarch planes . Tho sw-vivoro weropicked up by 0 sunl l sooplsne tender "Beril'l6 s t ra i t- a. t 110700z..

2 . . Air craf t No . 'flV757 313th Wine - - D1 tchi Il8 W08 r eportedby D.unbo a t appr oxi.lMtoly 101500 Z 17ith a pOllition of 180 40 ' N _ 14 6

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17 ' & Tho entire cren of two1vo wore ro:;!cued by the tender Bering

St ra i t .

3 . Aircrnf t No . 43V757 1 313th Wi M - - This oircra f t ditched

opproxilratcly 101214Z a t 180 ll ' M _ 14 40 32 ' £. Sovcn su.rvivors nere/ l ighted 170 5 0 'N _ 1440 10 ' E a t l l0055Z by a soorch plane and wero

J l l c k ~ up a t l1 0420 Z by a.mincsneeper .

4. Airc rn f t No . 6'1756, )13th Wing - Ditching occurred a t 1<)°0

lO ' N _ 14,50 2.0 ' £ appro:x::iml t o1 y l OllOO z... Flores " moe rep or ted o t 19

lO IN - 14,5° 20 ' £ a t l02339 Z ' lith no effective survivor s ight iogs .Searches 'f1ere cont inued unt i l 1.5 February wi th negat iv e r er:rult s .

5. Aircraft No . 4V757t 313 th 17ing - - This a i rc rn f t ditc hed on

o bearing of 30 50 from Timan approximtcl,y 1 017 40 z., n i th distanceWlknown . ·Soorchos I7c r o in i t ia tod a t 102100Z in area. a round 1 )0 50 ' N

1430 The searc h was conti nuod until 15 February nith negativo

r osul ts .

6•. Aircraf t No . 2yb07 : 73r4 iling _ Ditching occurred nitb1n

50 miles of 170OD ' N - 1450 OO ' E \t i th on approxiJ:lllted ditching time

of 101752Z. No fur thor nord was r ecoived on t b i s a i rc raf t . Scorcbes

nero continued unt i l 15 February 'I7i tb nego:tive r esul t s .

7. Aircraft No . Uyb07 , 73rd Wng __ Ditching ",as rcpcrted as

16° OO ·' N _ 1450 2.0' E a t 1 01227Z. No fur ther pord uaa r eceived on

th is a i r c ra f t ooc' a l l aoarchcs proved negat ive .



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Miss ion No. 29

10 February 1945



a. This o p e r ~ t i o n was p l a n ~ e d on the 9 :e bruar' l on t he b ~ s i,or '- .foreca5t Vlhich g .. ve good ":;)":'5e .-,nd r ou t e c.ond itio:1S ar.d v isual' ~ l b l n : . : , conc<itions at the t ;.. r ge t . T:1is for eC aSt "lias n e v ~ r c hllns;ed and

'the mi:'::;lon Was c.arlied out 0:1 t l ~ i 6 busis,

b , f..xc e11ant Vl ea thl3r was forecast J.nd ' f e t . t ~ e . c. o ruii t i on sthe ; ' : . . i o n were about as eXpecte d . Visu .. l 'oomb inE, was d one .

i h oiil onl" error of impor t :;.nC a waS in the t.;.rget wind forec.asts wh i c h

were t o 101'1 .

2 a . ~ e A..U.ake ..Qf f : The r e VIaS 5-8 / 10 cUr.lulus an d s tr a t oC\l.i::ulus pre s .;!n t , with J;;ca.t t e re d si"lo,ICr s in the vicin i ty . 'l i s i ' . l i l i t ie swer e 12 =:liles, drop. i ns t o 3 miles in r i .i!l shu'lers , Ceilings vl cr a

1000_1 5(0 te e t - l i th tops a t 6000 fee t. ]0 dif l ' icu1ties Vler e enco ur,t

er ad due to ',ytlather en t r;l{e-o ff!l a nd ",zs emb l i es.

3 , R0.l\.i.e_Ou tgoi n g: : To I SoN t h er e '"'ere 5/1 0 cur:.ulus with ba se::!

a t 1"3 (1\) fe et ,.n1 top s a t 6 - S\.v0 te e t o.c :om:::H. i !"led by sca t te r ed shower s

ac t iv i ty an d "Q rok en al tocu;nu lus , ba s e s a t 1 2 , 000 f s e t , tops a t 1' . , COO

f e e t . To 250N t her e wa s 4-5/10 s t r a toc umu1us · . ~ i t h s ca'tte red

Ci r rus , Visi biliti es were 15 miles c.nd wind s Vle r e 330° , 1'5 k nots .

Ther e ' l igh t turb u l i nc e . To 3:30rl th er e wa s s ilO s t ra toc ur..ulu s :- as e s

1500 f e",t ",nd top s 8 _10,000 f ee t . Sc.:>,t te red ra i ns how3 rs in t:'li s sec to r

cut v is i b i l i t i e s from 15 w il e s to 3 There WhS b ~ t to

turb u l e nce . The 73rd ':;i1'.g reported t hc.-. t ...·Iin. ; f orm::.ti ons ' l 1 e .:l. i s ruptec.

d \.\r i ,l& c l i mb ~ ' h i c h -:;roke C'..lt a t 4000 f .3e t , b\.\t tha t r i l l . , ) 1 y lias aC

complished before hi -:-tin !":, th e t .:.q ; a t , From t o h . r ge t tlte c l oudcover d ecreased rap id l y,

4 , ' L ~ . ! : : 4/10 stratOCU jl l \ lus, bases 200(' f ee t , top s 8 00:' f e et,

were obssrved in t:"e ta r e-a t area , and l - 2/1C cov-srage was fO'.l.."ld o ver

the t&r ge t . V i s i b i l i t y \'1:'5 est imated a t 30 1:".iles , C:l.e sCHd ' cloud

di reCt ly ovar t:"e t c. rge t er.c ,luntered b :: la t er 6rou?S p rev e nted thee

from oht<:..ininb p h c t o g r p : ~ s ot t : l e i r ! J 1;Iursts . The ','J i l1G. ""/re.S esti:=.

ated a t 2700 , 140 knots as i n s t th e f c r e c ~ s t of 2SCo a t knots ,

5 . j { . 9 . l \ . ~ . . J l . a t u ! 1 ! i Q ! : 'The re turn rou t e waS s i mi l a r to the .. 'l!iaUo.er

on the route ou t .

6. ! ! ~ ~ § . . £ . n _ . R e t u G : :3e.ip.-.n had 7/ 10 cunu l us, b:lses 1600 f eet ,

tops 8 - 10 , aco f <! Elt witb scattere.;i sho-,yc r s in t hs ar e a. '1 i s ib i l i ty was

is "li les , d r o P i i n L to one !!lile i;1 she·..,ers . Tini:::n 6/ 10 stn.toCutl

UlUB9~ ; ; ' S 9 S 12CO f e z t and 1 0 w ~ r i ! 1 g to SO l) fe e t in showers, Vis ib i l i ty

w ..s 12 miles , lo'nerinG to on e mile in showers, Li s h t to :::oder",te tu r

bl.i l enve wo_s repor ted an d 10'·' an:roaC!"". !1;ld to be -:: ..de , T>is p.oved

to 'he d t.:.ngerous ~ n 1 one p lane h i t the " 'ate. in := dOI''l'"I dr ..f t . ~ o · showers f e l l on t.he r unway durillg l anding ,

7 . R.eEl.¥ll: I n b the fo recas t for th i '; mission wa s ex

oe l l en t and nu.ny crew lnel:'\bers relurked :l'"cou t it. The only not iceablep -o r pa.rt W:l.S t.":Ie fo recas t for Ti n l !ln baseS on r e t'urn ,



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COltJ.!IJNICl .TIONS REPCRTS

Part 1 - Radar COLUlter li:easlU'811

Par t I I .collDlltmioe.tlons Qfflool"s ROpal't

)I!s810l1; Bo. n

10 Fe'bf1lU'7 1911S



PijRT I _ Rl;DbR C 0 1 J N T ~ l!E.bSYRES

CEND!,hL I Seven RCl.! Searoh Ai roraf t wa r e sohedul ed to p.r-t io ipate i n this mission. Oue t o one abort . only six a ir or af t oom_pleted the mission. h div er s i onary attaok was made on Hamamatsu in

whioh two airoraft partioipated . and dropped Rope (CHR-2) lOa mi le sfrom the mainland stopping when t he target (Hamamatsu ) was r ea ched.Fivo ooservers searohed for enemy signals from th e main formationwhile One observer sea r ohed f r om the d ive r siona r y effor t l

2 . RESULTS OF S£t.RCH I

a . Sear oh fo r signals from 28 to 3000 mo lIO.B performed . ·A to ta l of 33 r adur signals was

The following s ignals in the Ota a r eu havins gun laying ohuruoter i s t los wa r e inte ro ept ed:

76/8/2200 Lobe Switohing .77/8/.9000

185/5/2100

o. The oomp l et() inte ro ept l og follows I

( l ) Targot I.r ea (Ota)

90/850 /16 Tr aoking

95.5/475/19 •103 .2 /1000-1500/18

(2 ) Target i. r ea (Hamamatsu)

150 /900/6-8 Tracking185/1000/18 •290/--- /4 - 14 Very ·,'leo.k

(J) Other r ada r signals inter oeptedl

79/500/30 Near Be.yon:lB.ise Rooks

100/200B/ IO Near :':wo Jima

103/500/20 Near Iwo J ima103/1050/19 Noar Iwo J ima

104/300/25 Near Nishina Shin&.

107/300/10-12 Near 'wo Jima

109/475/20 Near Iwo Jima

112/500/ 40 No. . Jima

123/475/10 N.. Iwo J_

127/300/ 10 Noor ::L'iIO J_

139/15ooEl-- Rear Raohijo Jima

146/- - - /15 .... !lonin Is land

152/10SO/7 "/SON - 140/158

156/20001&-10 ,,/ • - 139/ BI S 7 / S 0 0 / ~ 160/1000

W.ar !I.yonDILiae aooa,2/.01 - 13,/201

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Traok in&S«'1e1' rate

3 ' " ,

TraakingTraaking

Tr aakingSweep rate

3 ' , . .Traokin&

Traoking

TrllokiD&Sweep r ate

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170/800/7.5 32/30N - 141/10E189/1100/12 Po ssib l e shi pbo rne194/1100/12 Neer H ~ o h Jima

197/1200/17 Near Nishino Shima75/500/58 34/ N - 141 /30£80/250/48-50 Rear $.mith lslo.nd

92/850/15 33/se:l - 141/40£105/1000/18-20 Noar 'for i Shilll&190/800/10 Near 'l'or i Shima

TraokingTrc.okingTr aoking

SweepingTraokingTraokingSweepi ng

l l U lrrel,ulo.r(ve r y weak)

d,. No Ohing of the Ilb ov o signals wns impossible due to tbel aok of su i tab le equipmont . Th e loo ations listQd above indioate wherethe 8ig'11l 1 was int eroept ed.

a. . Results of Dive rs i on. I.lthough nt f i rs t hand i t wasilpparon t the.t t he dive rsion was suooessful in r eduoing th e enemyf ighter a.t taoks on the r a id (305 tigh t er a ttacks comparedwith s n ave rego of ,480 a t t c.oks fo r t his ar ea"j . the r esults we r e no t

oono l usive. I.n i nte roeptod enemy oommunio o.tion Ilt 06042 00 .. fre quenoy of 4600 ko WD. S t rans l a. t ed and analyze:! t o doter mi De tb e suo

oess of t his d ive rs ion . The i nformat io n contained in the r eoordlDI;wns €lS follows:

(1 ) Ish€lkawo. (apparently a. r eg ional fighte r oontrol

s tation) ca11ed what i s believed to be oommon Japanese sW' nacr.e s(perhaps the nemes of pilots) a nd told them to go to Nagoya . Tab

ulation indicutas Ishikawa sent less t h ~ 12 a 1 r p l ~ n e s toNago ya from the vioinity of Tokyo. If t!1ose ...moc Is hike.wt:. calledwora f ormation leader s . th e numb er of planos di r ected eight baveboen much greuter. \1by Ishikawa sent the planes to Nagoya I i hours

uftar th e diversion had re uo hed their target and while Ota wa. beinc

bombed is not olearly understood. With tho informatioa at band l tis impossible to dr aw any definito u s i o n 5 oonoorning tho ta .formation.

b.

inaoourato.coordiDQted

graph 2b.

D t i a i r o r a r t WaS r epor t ed as bar r ago typo. heaVy aDd

Cloud oove rago _. 1/ 10 a '; l:Itlin target . The f!ak 1r.UI

with th o slgaals intoroepted Qt 76 me b ~ d in ..

4. i l Ulfl§NT' No oquipment t a i lur as we re noted on this .t • oa.

S. CONCLUSIoN.'? I The 76 aDd 77 Il1O sign . ls ia teroopted wi th p a

laying radar oharaoteriat io . proaumably originated I r a . the Jap&Dd'.l!ark TIl Idodol II I 'l'ype enemy oqu.ipmont .

a. The lobe • • tohed . lgnAl. in tho ISO bQad baYe b.eareoorded in many oaaoa. The u.,e of th!a 8tgaa l i . not kDowD l iDo. it

hal not boeD thus far defini t . ly . . . .oolated wi th eaa-y flak or tllhter ••ha lo •• watah is being kept or this band on a ll _i• • ona.

'D'hu

b. n e tota.l Duaber of a:llDala interoepted w r . b e tw . 1'6270 DO iadioating • l ~ g o . -oqnt at o n ~ olootronio o q u . l , . . a ~ bOOD OODoeDtrated within this apeotrua.



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b . 6055 kos

0) C'' ' . dol1borll.te IUld offeo th ", at O]OOZ appro)!.lItata ly six hundr ed mil o6 from

( 2) From 0900Z t o 1200 Z , intontional CW jamci n& b l o o ~ od all tr"ffio during t hla por iod. J. boar iIlg ofthre e h ~ d r forty - seveD dogrees was on thisstat ion.

o . n080 kos

(1) IntontioDal C:' jamm in r. durinr. transmission of 11.11

Bombs ,.wo.y r epo r t s . Effootiv .:l 1E1 $OIIlO inst&.noos .

(2) Hoa.vy C:' intorf oreno o f r om unknown stations onrotu r n l og of mission.

d. 341 0 kos

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(1 ) " t 1100:t, oontinuous transmission of 'N"..F- follow-

ed by fiv o dots .

7310 ko,

(1) Nogligiblo

11160 kcs

(1) Negligib l G

7. Oistress: Six requests we r e made fo r urgent HF/ CF boar-

ings ; a l l we ro obtainGd . Ono ai roraf t soot t r ~ e 3 ~ s . m e , s ~ G ' using r ofo r enoo point oodo . Lato r . this ai rcra ft nctifiod GroundStat ion that i t was out of immodiate dange r and wns able to m a k ~ b k ' ~Ground Station reooivod ono SOS f r om a b o ~ t to ditch;

position and bo&ring woro obtainod by tho ground station •

8 . Equipmont lLalCunctlonSI " N/.\RT - l3 . thr ee antennas broken.ono dynamotor inoporativo; 50 -3 46. OM inopoutivoi "N/,.RN- 7, two ex

oossivo hunting of indioator noodlo. ono iniioator i n o p tour

s onso antonnas o k ~ n i SCR-522 . t h r ~ inoperat ivo . on J RC-36,

two l nopo rativo . two mike buttons . t ioking . ODG ia tera l t tent ·ln a llposit io ns . ono in ter mittont 1D aDO position; RL- 42. onG i Q o p e r i ~ . t \"/o would [lot r oJo l In. two stllok .



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ANNEX

D

DlTELLIGENCE REPORTS

Par t I - Znem,y Fighter Reaction Report

Part II - Flak Officer 's Report

Part I I I - Damage Assessment Report

Mission No. 29

10 F . b r Q ~ 1945



INTELLIGENCE REPORTS

PART I f.tJE}.{Y FIGH'i!:R R ~ C T I O ' I ttv.:>ORT

1. General: E n e ~ air p o ~ i t i o n ~ a s moderat e to strong , 230 enemyaircraft making 330 attacks . One 5- 29 ( l ~ of our effort) w a ~ dest royed and 22 5- 29's ( 2 were damaged by enemy f i g h t e r ~ B-298 des t royed 21, probably destroyod 15, and d ~ g e d 25 enemy aircraft.

2. Sightings and Attacks :

a . Ratio of attacks to sightinS9 for last fOllr : l i ~ ~ i o n s in Tokyoarea :

mSSION EfA EfA Ratio ofAt tacks Sighted Attacks to i g h t i n g ~

THIS I!ISSION 330 2)0 1.4 to 1

Mission P24 984 275 3.6 to 1

Ilission /fl8 200 150 1.3 to 1

Mission #16 272 140 1.9 to 1

b . Ratio of enemy ai rcraf t sighted to n ~ Q b e r of B-29'e over Japan:

HISS ION EfA No . B- 29 ' s Ratio of Sighttngs toSi p,htinR:s Over Japan Strength of our Force

THIS ElSSION 230 101 2. 3 to 1

Hission # 24 275 63 4 . 4 t o 1

Mssion # 18 150 54 2.8 to 1

Mssion /1 16 140 52 2.7 to 1

c. Ratio of enemy a ir craf t at tacking to number of B- 29 ,a over Japan:

MI SS ION EfA No. 8-29'5 Ratio of Attacks toAttacks Over Japan StrenRth of our Force

THIS lUSS!ON 330 101 3.3 to 1

Kission # 24 984 63 15.6 to 1

Mi s sion # 18 200 54 3.7 to 1

Yission • 16 272 52 5.2 to 1

3. Loeatlon or Attacks :

a . Eighty-five pe r cent or a l l attacks were prior to bamba a.67.as eanpared with 4 9 ~ , 3 ~ , and )01, rnpeetivalyJ on tho three previous missions oyer the Tok1o area.

b. FollOWing table ahows areas "here the attacks occurred,

LocaUoa.

lIttare l'eacld.nc Landfall

u te r I.Ditau to In1Ual. Point_ In1taJ. Point t. _ ...- - • . . . ." to CooA-_ ... 11>- ..." ' -mru.·_SIIS1 . orr*,..

l ID.ot

At.tack.

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8. Enem,y Taetics:

Di r ec t ion and Level or Approacb

or EneIII)' Ai r c r a f t

Tot a l NUlIIberor AttQ.cke

FROM AB OVE:

PROM LE:VEL 27%

FROAl BELO''f 3 .,

a . Pacinr: The fourth group to II\n).:e lsrn fa l l encou.rltered savera l

enemy f i ,«l-Jte rs prior t o In i t ial Point, none of....

hi ch att.3.cked . The"unidentified t e r ~ apoea r ed to pacing and actinf as ObS0ger. .

b. Coordinated At t acks: A to tal of nine aUad s were coordinAted "2.71 of a l l attacks. Fol lowing a r ~ the p o r t ~ of 7 of the 9 eoordi-nated attl 'cks:

(1 ) Over target , a l t i tude 28 ,000 f eet , three Tbn78 came in

frem, ( .) belOl'f at 11 o'clock, (b) l eve l 12, lOnd , (e) aboTe at 2o 'c lock. ~ s e r./e oponsd f ire at appl"Old.Utely l CXXI yards e.nd ..,-0....the at tack to 300 ynrd. , 6rc".k1ng leM bOd wldor oW- tOl"lktionli.

(2) - Over wrget 8t 2"',000 t eot , a TojO and a Zeke cae in at.9 o'clock l evc.l, o p o n t i re at 1000 yarda and pressed wit.h1D 25 .ad200 yards, Nspect iwly , hrNk1n& ."ST low anrl out a t 6 o'clock in. •dive.

(3) B",tweom in1t1a1 point and tho t e. r p t at 29.500 tH t . WID

'fon7a CUI8 in on a pure' i t cum at U 0'010C1k" 111 t r aU, ....alt i tude and under our &1rcratt. . Our SQDt1r'e ... ettMtl.,. . . stOM o f t t . l ighter. , cauaq deetrucUCIII of i ta wiDI.

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1. Heavl' machine gun fire was report.ed froo f our Tojos .

j . One t.win-engine . In- l ine enemy aircra f t. was rcpcrt.ed t.o h.:lvef our ~ u n s each wing ; t.he calibre c o ~ p a a b l e t.o our 50 ca l ibr e( prob-abl y 12.7)

11. Two B- £It t s dis-our f i r s t combatgroup landfa l l . These t.wo r epor ted bcing t rai led fr em

s hor t l y bef or e Landf a l l . t . h o O u g ~ : h : n : : ! ) e , ~ ~ eneay f i&ht.cr s wer e encount-ered (Tojos . Tonys , Nicks and 1: none init . iated any attacks .

12 . Enemy Ai r cr a f t UarkinBs : Mos t of t he a ic raf t seen were OoD colorwith r amdc ls on wi ngs cnd fus i: lage . Othe r .mtI.r kings ob se rved :

13 .

7 To j o - Si l ver2 Tojo - brC/l'ln e.nd olive (lr ab

9 To j o - Bla cl-:

I Tojo - Olivo drab purple

1 To j o - Si lv e r with r ed r ounde ls an d t hree la rge s tr ipe sbe t ween cockpit and t a il

2 To j o - Da rk gr een

1 Toj o - Black f uselage and r ed covling

I Tojo - S ilve r wi th red cowl ing and ver t i c a l f in

I To j o - Si lver with or a nge ins ign ia1 Toj o - Fllack cowl ing

1 To jo - Yellow bel l y2 Tony - S ilvc r4 Tony - Olive d r ab wi h r ed ro'.lllde i s a li d orange be l ly

12 Tony - Si lve r wi th r ed r ounde l s

3 Tony - Brown

6 Tony - "Rl<>ckI Tony - Orak blueI Tony - Ye l low <o; t r ipe s

4 Jack - Si lver1 Ja ck - Brown and purple

1 Jack - Bla ck with wide red band h L ~ d cockpi t

1 Harnp - ~ l u e and white s t r ipes on vlings

Zekes Two white , n ( l s c i r c l in _ -'lings petra l i e l to f uselage

Zekes ~ ~ o yellow bars on each s id e of roundel an c red

s tr ipes on wing

Zckes All s i lver

1 Frank- All s i lve r

Claims by TyPe 'mcm.v ~ i r c r a f t and .bY Gun Posisl2!ll.

Destroyed

I Tojo

1 Tojo

I Tojo

2 Tojo

2 Tojo

1 Tony

2 Tony

1 Tony2 Tony

1 Oscar1 Dedlr

1 Niele1 ' Ramp1 Rule1_1 Zeke1 Zek.

P r o b b l y Destroyed Daoaged Gun Posit ion

TG,LGOSG

Bomb .TG

HG

LG

Bomb.

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RG.TGRSG, . . . ._ CAlc loft)

Bomb._,IDBomb.'fO

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Destroyed Probably Destroycd

3 Tony1 Tony1 Oscar1 Zeke

1 Zeke2 Zoke

2 Zeke

1 Zeke

1 Jack

1 Jack

TOTAL 15

TOTU.

Damaged

2 Tojo1 Tojo2 Tojo1 Tojo2 Tony2 Tony

1 Tony1 Tony1 Tony1 Oscar1 Nick1 Nick1 Nick

1 Zeke

1 Zeke 32

2 Irving

1 Irving

1 Jack

1 U/I Tis1 Uil Ti'25

Gun Posit ion

Bomb.RG

RSGRG,1O

TG:.RSG,Bomb.RG,TG

RG

TO

LG, Bomb.Bomb.

Bomb

RG

!!SGRG,TG

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RSG

Bomb,RG

TG,RG

TO

TO

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B_ . RG

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P/,RT I I • FL. ,X 0PfIC E:R ' S REPORT

i • • En6111Y "ntiair or ",f t Fir!) I

1 . Hoo.vy J. " 'Wall firll t onoounto r od a t landfal l no a.r Ta toyama.J,n t iairorar t f i r o wall lIIoo.go r lind lnaoou.r o. to . Burs t , _ 1' 0 l ovel to

low, lo ",dlng to l l 1 n o.nd to. t ho l ef t . kajor i ty of f i r o ~ I I oontinuoualy pointed.

2. J,t th e i.p. bod in tho to. r got GrO iL •• . _. 1II0ago r to mod-

OrGto. and in aoo ur a to to. aoo ur ato . Buzat. woro l ovol to low.

l ea ding to t r o. ll,1ng. an d l of t to r ight • •.11 thl' oo t ypos of firooontrol woro ulloa.

:3. 000 .Je bombod hlo J ima. at 19.500 f t . J .. w . QUEo r to

modoro.te and inaoou.r ate to aoour a te . Buratll wero moatly l ow andt r o. 1l1ng. One bur s t r oeked .. Ie . -..'h i t e , t r eulllo r " wGn t up vor t -

ioa l ly from one of th o burs ts .

4. T'fJO i.1e ebsorvod •. . ovor H.o.Ha Jime.I t was meago r to mod e r a te . and inaoourate .leading .

f or a.bou t 30Bw:.ts . .oro

seccnd, •sonor a.l ly

5 . Of tho 55 J./C ovor tho pr1ma ry t o,rSEi t. 3 11'01'0 dem e.Eod byf l ak .

6. Tho ,313th \:.'ing partio1patod with tho 504th E. nd th o 505th

Groups. 29 j, /c bombing the primo.ry ta r g"' ts and 2 I./C bombing lut

r eao r t and targe ta of opportuni ty.

1• . TH. formationsmAry targe t was bombod2700

- 280°.

flew a t 26,500

a t 06,30 - 064U..

27.000 f oa t . end tho pri-

u.sing tbe axis ot att40i:

B. The 505tb Group f i r s t onoountor od

moager e.nd genoral l ly inaoournto. Bu.rats

The ... se -J l1IOd to. bo oontlnuou.ly poi ntod .d..m14go .

f lak a t IOS :z. . , .. ..wo ro o d i n g low.

One .. /c 8Ilf'feud t l_k

9 . O v ~ r tho t urgot fL k w.:l.. mO..lger. o e u r t . . t o to IJ.OOIU' ...to .

Tho mo.jority of th o bura t . won l;) •ding ( ... f aw t r a.U1nc) . b u u t -

ing high, ~ v ( . l _.nd low. Tho b u n t , woro g013ort.1l1 113 11ao . i tb

tho . . e und th o f i r a . . .:. ooat1Duoualy pointed.

10. In the vioin i ty of " i to ( 3 6 0 2 ~ ' R • 14002e 1S) ..z.t 26.000 ttl

mOQ.gor t in u.eeur ll to tla.t w:z.. reported. Tro r iro wu. aODUnl,lOua!l

pointed. c.nd the blU.ta wQre a.gt. ia 10_dil)(;. 1. . r;.nd. in l iM wit.b

tho ~ . / c .

11. Tho 504th Group dotourod ClU J. . No:!.r Cheta ::I.lrf101d

a.nd ..h o oo .r looiko Q.bt101d r;. fow la;:.ooura tu b u u t . wore ob.or . .

• d .

12. r l ak OYor tho t ( l r lo t aroa. (lad OYor •• o - s ~ r to .ad-

OI'Q.to .nul CODorQ.ll, iDnoourCol.t.. row b u u t . withlA t o ~ & l O D ..

mlaor d...lL.lCo. Tho IIQ.jodt J of tbo bure t . . . . . . low.



PJ.RT I I I D,,).\ IGE ASSESSI:EN'I' REPORT

1I1S8 ion No I 3f'R5M 45 Ta r go t I'.f oal Ta\ca.sald

Dato F l own : 12 Fo br u.o.ry 1945 J, 1rplana Command er t R.E.F\1oketh1o r

1s t Lt . I, 'C.

" lt itll.do : 33.000 '

Rof orenc e photography:

a . 3F'R4 }J 4 - 6R:,55

b. 3PRS lf 40 - 4R :51-53 j4Lt55

c . 3 F R 5 . 4 5 - 2150. 51.52

This repo r t ussosans u m ~ g o t o

Ta r get 1544 (Nl;I.kujima J, l ror af t Co. N ~ w Ot a. Plant ) i nf l ic ted by XXI Bomb er Command

Mission 29. 10 F obrl.lo. ry 1945 ·

Post strike photogr a phy shows savo r e

or destruction to 755.900 sq. ft .

of roof a f OU , r epr esent ing about 33·5%of th o to t a l build i ng ar oo .

T h ~ major port ion of a g o wa s

oonfined to th o CQs t ha l f of th o plant .I t i s possible tha t the r omain i ng pa r t

be s t i l l o p ~ r D . t i o n u or could bomud" oper at i onal in a rol at ivoly shor t

timo.

T RGgT 1\44 (36/18 N--139/ <3 E)

Noto: Tho fo llowi ng mentionod numbor ed buildings a ro ko y04 to

tho attaohed plan dr&w1ng.

Building No .3 :

(81.000 sq f t )

Building No. : ' I (81.000 aq f t

Building No . 38 I(81.000 sq r t )

•BU.Udlng No_ 41(81,000 aq t t )

8.000 sq ft (1(",) gutt od. Rof b shows root r Ollovoci

from N half of buildiDg wi th struotural members , t i l lstanding. ~ o s t str1ko photos show no such supports

ramnining. s ugges t ing t ha t tho struotllra1 ClStlibor .in this part of th3 building woro or wood and havo

boo n bur nod down.

46,500 aq f t (6QC) ,u.ttod.

26.600 sq t t ('3'1 ) gu.ttod.

, .800 .q rt (4.1iC) roof dc.aago ..

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Building No . 51(150,000 sq f t )

80.000 sq f t (53%) dostroyod29 .000 sq f t ( l ~ ) gutted15.000 39 r t (10%) roor dpffla;e

124.000 'sq r t ( 8zt ) tota. l Damo.ge

Building ~ o . 61 144.000 sq f t ( 9 ~ ) gutted(150.000 sq r t)

Building No . 6hl(150,OOO sq f t )

16,600 sq f t (11% dostroyed1 . 00 s r t 2 uttod

58.100 sq f t (39%) to ta l damago

Building No . 71(90.000 sq f t )

7. 600 sq f t (8.j%) guttod and r oof damago

Building Uo. 7B1(12.800 sq f t )

12.800 sq f t (100%) gut t ed. I t is possibl0 thatroof was r emovod prior to str ike atta.ok.

Building No . 11:(82.000 sq t t )

4.5.00 sq t t (5.,5%) gutted . Not a : Original e.roa.ot building was 168,000 aq t t , but 86,000 6'1. f t

of root was r emovod provious to s t r ike ( rof b).

Building No 0 l l ;, :(l80 .000 sq t t )

Building No. 12:

(18 ,000 sq t t )

Building No.l2;.:

(12,000 sq f t )

Building No.12B:( lo ,000 sq r t )

100,000 •• f t (557. ) dostroyod

22 ,000 '9 f t ' l§ l ) gutt.!l.d.

132.000 •• f t <73%) to tal damage

12,000 Sq f t (67%) dostroyod

12.000 sq f t (10"'" ) dostroyod

10,000 sqtt

(100%) destroyed

Building No.l2C1 5.500 sq t t (51%) dos t r oyod

(10.800 sq f t )

Building No. 131 2.300 sq f t ( 1 0 ~ ) guttod(2.300 sq r t )

Building No.13. ,1

(2 ,300 8'1. r t )

2.300 aq r t (10"'" ) guttod

Bu i l di ng No . 141(84,000 sq t t )

Build i ng Noo 171(179,000 sq t t )

76 . jOO1.600

84 ,000

60.000

aq r t (9U) gut todsg f t ' ~ l roar d ! l m a ~ o s, f t ( 100%) to ta l damago

s, f t (34'C) gutted

Build ing No. 17Jd' 2 ,5 00 8q f t ( I .U ) gutted

(179 ,000 sq f t )

R08umO at dqmsgol

I.lo>2Roof ~ r o a dos t royod

- l0

S9U1U'g loo t236,100

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MISSIOI 19 10 nlRUAR

NEW OlA PLANT

M"KAJ IMA AIRCRAFT COMPANY

TOTAL AIRCRAfT DROPPING eft PRIMARY- 8 .

VI SUAL 110"'11 I N G

AI ....eA.AFT SIGHTING r o ~ R. and 0

9 5

A/e0 .0"1

ON I . IAO

70---

R " D A ~ 110 M 11 1 11

Ale60.,.8'' '6 .....

1\ A'AR.

NONE



CONSOLIDATED STATISTICAL SUMMARY

Miaaiob Ro • ..

10 Februal'7 19t5



.. , ,i; J< lH I141SS1C41 -29

D I S F OS ITI ON OF B OMBSD"'E

'0 Je'ol'lIory 194.5

IlJZE LOADED ON 4IR- RELEASED auTYPl< •

BORNE AIRCRAFT N : 4 { . : ~ J I M : . ~ . / c H.'-JI;.).{.'IS1J u I 1 C:TTISONl::D

WSIGlfl' (I SWiBSETTING r.:.sr RESOOT I "",URNED I tJNlUlo,m"",.

4'11 I ",,-1/64 500 GP .1 N ; ~ 99 24 .7 77 19 . 2 - - 18 4 ~ 5 I 4 I 1

:.N-W6 500 IB Dlst. • 33 8.3 25 6.3 - - 6 1,5 2 .5z-28 500 I Clu. 43.4 None 34 5.7 - - 24 4 . - 10 1 ~ 7

498 ;,JI-aIl! 500 GP .1 Non 240 60 156 39 - - 10 2.5 74 1 1:<1"

18 45 .8 600 IB mst . • 72 11.2 - - 3 24

""

",,-1464 500 GP .1 • 207 51,8 108 27 - - 54 13 ·5 45:.JIoMI6 500 IB InBt . • 69 17 . 2 36 9 - - 18 4.5 15

SOO """,,,,4 500 GP .1 • 230 57-5 177 44.3 - - 40 10 3 . •7

+H46 11.5 34 8,5 -

"8 2 2 .5 _ - 2

.1 I • 776 194 518 129 .5 - - 122 ]0 .5 126 31 .5 • - 10

5 t7140 35 35 8.8 ,,' 1 01 . 7

_ _ 2

<00 T-Olu.• - -

' " ,; I None - - 24 4 -.:.IHfI3 500 GP .1 Non 112 28 88 22 - - - -

:<l.a6_6 SOo IB 28 7 22 5,5 - - - -nBt. • 18500GP .1 • 168 42 142 35 .5 - - 8 2

2 .5 4 1_, 500 IB m a t . • 42 10.5 36 9 - -5705 8 2 42 10.5

_3 500GP .1 • 280 70 230 - - 2.52 .s 10J4H116 SOO IB rnaJo" 70 17 ..5 58 14.5 - - 10

122 30 .5 126 31 .5: ' ' ' ; '4 500 GP .1 776 194 518 129 .5 - - 10.58 2 42 2 I 15.wr-1143 500 GP 280 230 5705 - - 13. 21 • 70

37 903 53:./foJl76 500 Ii 72.5 198 49 .5 - - 1.7\et. • 290 10

24 4 - -8 Sao I Clu. 111 .4 None 34 5.7

- -

41.8 I 56 .9roT.oL I I 342.2 236.5 4

to o p e ~ .5000' obovo Found ••• Dlvoralcnary pr1.Dru")' 'I\lrso t •

...,, 1J<JlJ< I



o .

____

ACCURACY OF BWBnlG ON PRDi!RY TARGETDJd'E 9 9.,

BCilBS RE-NUMBER OF HITS & DISTANCE FROM AIlrIING pornT lill(Feor

lEASED ON

IlNlT TARGET o - 500 ' 500 - 1000 ' 1000 - 2000 ' 2000 - 3000 'OF aITS OF

Total ON ~ \ " " S No . TODS NO. % No. % No. % No. % No . %

TARGEt WSE

497 102 25 . Cloud cover PI' ven ted ~ p a c t P t0 3 .

498 201 50 . trike p ot os of i r s t sq show b pib bu r;: t on ,\ .P and in the ta r t area FUr ther

ob, rvation ~ P O S S i le due o smoke .

499 144 36 NO PhotogI'

500 211 52 . NO phtotgr phS -- f--- ----73 WG 658 164. ; In dequate hoto co erage .

504 110 27. o bomb t r ike PI' to e ob t incd , b t obse r t i ons b er eH m rnbers 1. icate ood r eBU to .

50.5 178 44. - :iloke and cl o 5 obse ed hi ts in ta rge ar ea .

313 W 288 72 made uate ph cover ge .

21 Be 946 236 . m ade uate pho 'Se mak., scor ing of botOO hi ts 1m ossible a t pre nt tim:l

o cover

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WISSION-2.?

AIRCRAFT LOST AND DAMAG&DPERSONNEL CASUALTIl.') DATE 10 February 1945

AlRCRA,lo' T

Mi s , I " I I fAAcc .

Oonr in g Total E/A Flak oS:n- • Other

I la k Mech. Guns

41 i - 1 - -

. 1 - 1 2 II - 1 - - -3 1 - - 2 -

1 1 - - - - -- -

2 - 3 8 2 1 1 2 -

1 • - 1 3 - 4 - - -5! 8 6 1 -- - -

9 II 9 I 1 I 4 - - -

8 1 - 1 12 II 17 I 3 5 1 2 -

.!. .:. Ale ditched approx . 30 miles f r om bas e due to l a ck of f uel . Reason unknown .1 Ale mi sSing. Lost ana eng in e and was Iowan fuel .

1 4/e ditched. Heavily attackod by f ighters enroute to ta rge t . IJ3 OllB i no beGan-.:.k:i.n& badl¥ and :./C turnod out of formation. r.,ast IlV;lssoBe r ocoivod Dt ut ed

was d i t c b ~ . .1 DI.tobed. Reason Unknown.

Un-

kn own

--1

-

1

--

-

1

- - -Mis s_Total

Ma jor I.lino KilledExposures i " ,

2 3 146- 2 269 - 221 6 247 - -- 1 254 - 11

3 12 916 - 33

2 5 158 - 11

- 7 234 11 49

2 12 392 11 60

5 2J, 130B 11 93

d 1 :.Ic crashed on attempted take-off .

2.l /c coll i ded i n mid-air .

Wou:cned ;

&: Injured

-3-

3

11

2

5

o 3 .\/c di chod - reason unavailabl e •1 :Jc f oll fr om. formation over target o:ree .1 !liC l as t heard fr om 20 minutes fr OO'! base.

Total

22

311

36

12

61

73

109



.wO.OF

Eji" AXJ:A 'UNIT EHeOUN BY E/A'l'ErlID

497 3 5 : ~ n98 29

499 60 92500 15 31

73 196

50 lt. 30 -3 50505 75 84

313 G 105 134

21 B 330

. , " J ; .S"Il.::I&slCN 29

.E2\JEMY OPPOSITION AND AJllIlUNlT ION EXl'UID1TUkl!'..::;; DATE JO Fehrllar6' 1945

ENclfi Ale DESTHOYED & DAMAGED 1Il.lIJ1lNIT10N EXPErID1TURES

TYl"E OH

J.lOOEL

Tojo

Tony

z.""Rex

HB..,

""ck

Irving

Nick

TIE

RUfe

DES-TROYED

4451

14

43

7

21

76211

oo1

o1

FROB .DESTR'D

2

-31

6

36

9

15

24600

2

ooo

o

DJlL.lAGFJ)

71

93

20

33

6

26

861

01

1

332

o

FIRE:D

55

---55.-

--

-55

20 M."'I. .50 C.Al.I.BER

LOSIf'A IC T<1rAL FIRED ' n ~ ~ Ale TOI'AL

- 55 27160 - 27160- - 8730 12000 207]0

- - !;.391 - 16 '):'<-:

- - 1:::642 ~ o o o 1864'-

- 55 92444 18000 110444

- -l J ~ 2 9000 23 250

- - 13068 72000 85068

- - 27318 81000 108318

- 55 U9762 99000 218762



MISSION NO . 29§ ~ £ . ! 1 ~ : r .

Of,TE: 10Fob 1 2 ! t ~ FUEL COIISU:.:PTION & FLIGHt' OATA

Mc Cc»':PLETIN G mSSION497 Gp 498 Gp 499 Gp 500 Gp 7J Win

•10 14 13 1. S5

l'IE I GH'J' OATA

Avg Basie W ef AlcAvg FUel L o ~ d o d ( ~ 1 3 ) SEE WEIG HT DATA SHEETAvg Bombs Leuded (lbs)

AVE; Gross W atT ~ k o e f f

FLIGHT DATA

Avg Time at Low Al titudo 6:17 6:25 6:28 6:23 6'24AVE; Tima of Climb to B Q ~ b i n g

Altitudo 1:10 1:20 1:18 1:15 1:16Avg Titlo a t Bombing Altitude 1: 00 1:10 1 2' 1:10 1:12Avg Flying TboAvg Distanoo Flown (Nuutioul

15:17 15'43 1.:5:24 15:18 15:26

Ai r u 110s 3094 2947 3018 2965 2996

FUEL COrSlJ. iP7IONConsumod to Ta r got:

Avo rnge 1011 4619 4521 1090 1067Max imum 4889 5000 4946 5200 5200

IH nimum 4218 4330 4084 4157 4084

Consumed From Tar ge t To Baso:(A/c Without !Jalfunction)

Avoro.go 2338 2202 2248 2233

Hnximwn 2549 2310 2483 2410

Mn i mum 2100 2035 1902 2100

Consumod Fr om Tar get To Eo.se :

(A/c Wi th D . l f u n o t i o nAverage 2332 None 2287 2275

Ilaximum 2332 Nonc 2287 .!275

M nimum 2332 Nono 2287 2275

Total Fue l Used:Average 6849 6821 6771 6835 6819

, Maximum 7119 7200 7220 7300 7300

Minimum 6510 6420 6072 6477 6072

Total Fuel Remaining:

Average 538 558 641 565 576Maximum 900 980 1353 923 1353lHnimum 281 200 120 100 100

Average Gals Fuel ConsWllod

(Per Hou r 448 . 2 443 . 9 439 .7 446.7 441 .9

l

Average Go.ls Fuel CqtaWlledPcI' Mi le 2 . 21 2 .31 2.24 2.31 2.28

I Q!AL F'lIEL CONSUMED AND LOST ON; URBORt.'E AIRCRAFT 80257 146278 142059 152651 521245

• Ale to r

whioh fuel data a ' t & l l a b l . ~



ANNEX

F

BOMBER CClW.!AND FIELD ORDmS

•Mission lio. 29

10 February 1945



I , ••

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XXI BO!lItJer COllr.ll:l.no.

APO 234

CONSOLIDATED lIJ..jEt)DJ{ENTS ~ O R FO tf28

to p ~ r 3:73rd Wing objeot ives.

(2) ~ ~ v o r B t o n ~ ~ y foroe. Tho 7Jru WinG will dispatoh 6Ale _ $ a dlvorsionary foroe u s i n ~ C ~ " Th· ,wi l l d 1 b "".... 18 or06

. prooo(.l 11 one; routo s p e o l r l e ~ o.nd o.tt ..ek tho

Olty oantor of HCGlc.nc..tsu.

(4) Tho divor sionary foroo will leave th - de p ~ r t u r o pOlnt Il t ftD" Hou r minus 45 mlnutos. Axis of :...tti:.okus d o ~ i r e d Al t i tudo of attaok 28 , 000 r o ~ t .

Routes - D1VarslOnAry foroo.

Btlso

l ' l °OO ' N 1115°1.5'E (Dopo.rture point )

27°45 ' N 1I• J°15 ' E3000a ' N 141 0 0Q ' E31fo30'N 138° 10 l EIP Q.S J)Osirod

T ~ r g o27°4." N 143°1.5 ' E

Bo.se(4 )

oiversiom.ry foroo: The di ve r3 10:l0.ri force 111.11

st.:-.rt dropping rope o.t the r a ta of 12 t s per

minute bogl nni!1g at C:. point 100 mi les fr C>l:il the

o ~ u ~ y cons t ~ n d oontinue unt i l ~ n d fa l l is d ~ . f.. mlnil:'.um bomb load of 6000 lbs },j .18 1ncandiari clu5-

t a r s .

AmoDdrnent 2; 0.. ch.;.nge pc.r 3D til. read :D. Routos - 73rd and 313th Willgs :

l.!o. in force 73rd - 313th Diversicnhry foroa (13rd )

BII.6GBo.so

17°00 ' N 145 c15'E (DP)2So00 ' N 142c30 ' E27°15 ' N 140

053'E

30000'N 140c53 ' E

34c40 ' N 140coo if35°42'N 140

033 ' E

36oOO ' N 1400

1';;l ' E

ro.tget

36 28 ' N 13';;l°24'E36010 ' N 141 COO tS

Bo.S6

17°00 ' fj 145°15'£ (DP)25coo'tj 142 c30 'E

27°15 ' l l 14011.33 ,£

30cOOIN 140c53 ' E

34c30 ' N 138c

10 'EIP o.s Desired

Targ.,t

nC45'N 143Q

15'EBase

Amondmont 3: n . Add to pnr 30 .(4) prov i ding the primcry targe t cannot be e.tte.c!ced by viSual

Amendlllent 4:

mothods 8. l e r t turn wil l be m!;l.att r"r t. ttack on the &0000.da r y to.rget . Route to second,,-ry tll.Tgat: prir.t!iry tc.rget .36011 t N 139008 ' S . t o 35059 ' U 139°05 1E (IF) . s a o c ~ r . r y te.rg"t .

b . Change pnr 3x( 1 ) to roadl(1) -Ow Day (I.nd -0" rlour; OBI0K 10 February 1';;l4.5

n.

G o

P'"(b)

I t.( l )(b) shcu l d rend :Oumbc Service: "'We super dulllbo (vcioe 130.11 olo'c1one) . 111bo cn s to. t icn 30030 l N 142c25 1E• • ncther Oumbo wi l l be at23c00 1N l 44c1.5 ' E from 1000K to 1200K. othe r DUlllbo w111

b", on grcund nl or t a.t Ba..e .

pa r ~ ( 2 ) shculd r ead;

(2' Navul(0.) Lifoguar d 5ubrno.r1no8 1 Li fe guArd aubla&l'l ne . i l l be OIl

stati Dn nt 30D,O'N 14211.2$ 1£ during ent i re . 1551OD.U fegull.rd ubln.U"ine wi th V01De cAll ' CJiAR,\CTi'R.I . aD

a ta t i Dn at 2011.00 ' 11 144c45'E from 08Ia51 to aOOl••Ulotber de.trONe r .1 . 1 be on s tCLUs at zoGOO'. ~ t t . : . f' l "nn I ::;toU .. to 2400(.

Add to p.'\r 4. 8 . ~ h U 111 XXI BCIfIC- .1 . oo ""



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DISTRIBUTION

XXI BOMB Ell. (l)lO(AND

TACTICAL MISSION REPORT

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111881011 10. 29

10 Febuary 1 9 ~



Copy No,

1

•3

•56

769

1011

"314

151 .

17161920I21"

222:l

24

2S_ 26

2728

29

30

31

32

33

"53 .

373839 _

.0

41 _ 70

7172

73

7.

757 .77

DISTRIBUTION

tACTICAL MISSION RgPORTS

Command ing Gener al , Twentieth Air Force

Commandin g Gener al . XX! Bomber CommandDeputy Commander , Twentieth k i r Force

Chlef of Staff . Twentie th Ai r Force

Chief of Staff . XX I Bomber CommandDeputy Cis , Cpns . XXI Bomber Command

Deputy c is , Sup & lIa1nt , XXI Boa-.b e r Col:ltlandAle of S, A- 2, XXI Bomber CommandCor:una nd in g Ge ner a l , Ar rrxy Ai r Forcel , Attentionl ;"C/AS

Intel l ig e nCeCommande r I n Chle f , Pacif ic OCean ~ ~ 6 lAdv, Hq , )Commander In Chief , Paci f ic OCean Ar eas \Rear Hq.)

Chief of Nava l Oper a t i on s , OP _1 6 _V

Jo in t ~ n c e Cente r , Paci f ic Ocean Areal

Command er Air Fo rc e , Pac i f ic F l eetCommande r , Fi f t h Fl ee t

Command er , F ir s t Car r ie r Task Fo r ce

Commander , Forward Ar ea

Commanding Gener a.l , U, S, Army Force s i n Par Eal t

Comma ndi ng Gene ra l . U, S . Army For ces . Pac i f ic Ocean Ar e..

Command i ng General. Al l ied Ai r Fo r ces . South 'll"es t P..:l in e

Are as

Commanding Gene ra l . U,S , a t e ~ c Air Fo rces In Europe

Commanding Gene ra.l. Eighth Ai r l orc eCommandi ng Gene ra l . Med i t e r r ane an All ied Ai r For ces

Command i ng Ge ne ra l . Fi f t eenth Ai r Fo rce

Comnanding Ge ner a l , Sev e nt h Air Force

Com.ma.nding Ge nera l . Seventh Bombe r COl:l.lllLnd

Commanding General, Seventh F i ght e r Coll:!:land

Command i ng Genera l . El even th Air F or ce

Commanding Genera l . XX Bomber Commard.

Commanding Genera. l . 58th Bomb a r dment Wing

Commanding Gener a l . 73rd Bombardment W l n ~ Commanding Gener a l . 313th Bombardment 1 n ~ Commandi ng Gene r a l . 31 ' t h Bombardmen t . i n t

Comtn&nding Genez"e.l. 3lSth Bombardmen t " I ~ ( a d ... bq )COIIIIIanding Offi c eJ' . 3rd Photo Re aon Sqlla dron

Commanding orficeJ ' , 33J'd Sta t i s t ic o. l Control Unit

Tact ics &: Tra.1ning Sect ion . A.3, XXI Bo .ber Co..aD4

H18torica. l Officer , XXI Bomber COlll:landCommanding Gener a l , Army Air Fo r cea . A tte ntion ' J£/AS

Intel11ge nc e , Coll ect ion D1v1aion

Commandlng OrficeJ' . 6th Bomb Group (VB)

Command,ing O1'f100J'. 9 th Bon qJ'OUp (VB)COlllllWldi ng Off icer , 19th Bomb Group (VB)

COmlU.nd1ng atf1caJ' , 29th Boab GJ'oup ( VB)

Commallding Off loer , 39th Bomb Group (VB)CO.IIUIII.n41ng otr iC l!ll' , 60th Bomb Gr oup (VB)CDmIlaDd.1ng Off icer , 330tb 8011b QJ'oup (VB)

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