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This report covers operat ions on10 li.~.y 1945 against 'fargets 90.32 - 673(Naval Fueling Station,. Tokuyexoo.) Mis-sian:>. 163, Target 90.32 - 674 (coalLiquefa.cti on and B' iquette; ~ct cry,Tokuyamo.) Mission No. 164, ']l.arget 90.302).21 (otoke Oil Refinery, Qtake) Mission165. and Target 90.32 - 1884 (O.ShimaOil Storage) Mission 166.

In addition to tho above attackB.operations on 10 " M 3 : y 1945 included attacka@inst 4 airfields on RYUshu: Jeyauyana(Mission 159), Usa (Mission 160), Miyaza(Mission 161),. and Ketnoya(Mission 162)"These latter operatione were covered ina. separate 'IBctical Mission Report.

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Field Order No. 73TACTICAL MISSIONREPORT

Missions No. 163. 164. 165 and 16Targets: Nlval FUeling Stat ion (Target 90.32-673), Coal Liquefactionand El-iquette Factory (Target 90.32-674) at Tokuyama. Otake

Oil Refinery (Target 90.30-2121) and 0 Shima Oil storage(Target 90.32-1884).

10 Mly 1945Ta b1e of contents

Tactical N.'lrrat iva. ... . . . . . .. . .page.No.1Annex A - Operations . ,.

Rlrt I - N'ivigation T.rack Chart part II-Bombing FOrt III - Flight E ng in ee ri ng C ha rt s part IV - R a dar . Fa rt V - Gunnery.

Annex B - 'Ueather part I - \"ieather SllllI!Iary. Fart II - Cbart, - B:'edicted vs , Observed WeatherPart III - Prognostic MapPart IV - Synoptic Mlp

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.Annex C - Communications. part I - Rndar 'counter Measures Part II - RadiC!

21 . 22 23Annex D - Intelligence. 25

Par.t I - Enemy .,\ir Opposition 26Fart II - Enemy, Ant ia irraft and Air-to-AirBombing 28part III-}l.mage Assessment. 31

Section 1 > . - Target 673/647 31Section B Target 2121. 37Section C r Target 1884. 44

AnnaxE - Consolidated Stntistical Summary .. 46~nex F - XXI Bomber COJDmQnd.ield Order.. . . . 56

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} J E . . : J ) Q . U A R T E R SXXI BOMBER C CWtWID1 -.P 0234 .4 July 1945

SUBJECT: Repor t of Ope r a tion s. 10 Mo.y 1945, *TO: Comma ndi n g Ge n er a l. Twen t i e th Ai r Force, Wo.s hln gtonI 25. D.C .

1. IDE NT IF IC;.T I O N OF MISSI ONS:0.. F i e ld O rde r Numbe r 73, Headquar t e r s XXI Bombe r Comma nd,9 !!lny'1945.dir e ct ed t h e 56t h. 73rd, a nd 314th Bomba rdmen t Wi ng s to

pa.r t i cipa te 1n at t a .cks a ga i n s t 4 on -s tora g e t a.r g e ts on Hon s hu i nXXI Bombe r Comma nd Mi ss ion s No. 163 t h roug h 166.b. Tar g e ts Specifi ed:

( 1) ? rl mg .r y V 1s uo. 1 T nr ge ts ; Force~ Ass i med.i s s ion Ta rg e t163 Tokuyama Naval Fuelin g Sta t ion - 90.32-673 73rd 6 Squcdron a164 Tokuyamo. Coo.l Liquefo.ct10n nnd Br ique t t e F a ctory - 73rd 6 Squwdron s90,32-674165 O tQke O i l Refi ne r y - 90.30-2121 316*h 12 Squadron s166 0 Sh ima O i l Stor a.go - 90.32-1884 58t h 6 Squadron s

(2) Seconda rY Vi sunl and ?r im~v R,dg r Tar g e t l lureNo-va.l..r s e n a l(Tn rg e t 90.30-657A).(3) No la s t r e sor t tn r g e ts we r e na med ..

2.. STRi .TEGY AND PLANS O F QPE 1V.TI ON:11. Se lect ion of D-Days I nt ellig en ce sour ces i ndi ca te d t hatt h i s C O I D m a n 4 could more fully support t h e O ki n nwa Ca mpa ig n by .t r1kln~o il -s tor ng e c en te rs Il.S well a s Kyus hu nlrfi elds. Indi C lil- t ion se r e th a .tt h e bulk of t he fuel a nd 011 be i n g us ed a t t ho Kyushu a1rfi e1d s t a gi n gba s'e a wile be i n g a to'r ed i n th e Tokuyruno.a nd O toka o.re a s . I t was pla nn e dt he r e for e,to s t ri ke 4 Kyushu a i rfi e lds an d t h e 4 oil- stor a ge t a r g et s ont he srun e d ay, wi th th e a i r fi e ld mi s sion s to be di spa tch e d a s a dive r-s iono.ry me aSur e 1 hour and 30 minut e s pr ior to t h e oil- s tor a ge s t r I ke s .Th e we a t ~er for eQll.s tfor 10 M~ indicat e d favor able condI t1ons ln thelyushu a nd TokuYIllllAr e as for dayli g h t pr e C is ion bombi n g a nd fi rm de -ci s ion was made to Ilt tllck.

b. .huzor ta n e 9 of Ta r ge t s :(1) The 2 tllr g et s a s si g n e d to th, 73rd Wi n g - t h eNaval Fueli ng Sta t ion (Ta r g et 90.32-673) a nd th e Coal Liquefaot ion and

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Briquette Fo.ctory (Target 90,32-674) wore oonsidered u1 tarset sino.the installations ~f the former ho.d oxpanded. nnd/or absorbed most otthe la.tter. T~ targets are loo!l.tod on the Tokuya.m.awntertront 1n o .no.rea apprOximately 1500 by 4000 teet nnd are the largest naval tQol1ftgstation and the third largest 011 refinery in Ja.pan. In nddit10n tosynthetic 011 production. the extensive oil stora.ge Co.pa.elty wa.s eati-ma.t0d o.t 6,500,000 barrels.

(2) The target !l.ssigned to the 3l4th Wlng - the Otoka 011Refinery (Ta.rget 90.30-2121) is lOCated on the boy north of Iwnkun1 nnd20 miles west of lure 1n a.n a.roa. a.pproximately 3700 by 4000 feet. Thiat a r g e t Wo.sone of the largest crudo 011 refineries a.nd storo.ge a.reaS InJo.pa.n, having extansive surfa.ce nnd underground stora.ge.

(3) The target nqslgned to the 58th Wlng - the 0 Shimo.Oil Stora.ge (Target 90.32-1884) - 1s loca.ted on the south shore ofTokuynma.Bo .y and covered !Ul area 5500 by 1000 feet. It was the la.rgestknown oil-st9rage u.nit in Japa.n's Inner Zone nnd the estima.ted totalcapa.oity was 2,000,000 barrels in both surface and underground storage.

C. Details of Plnnnin, - Opera.tiona.l:(1) Bgmbing Plans I

(_) Determination of Bomb Load:,J. .All nircrnft were to ca.rry 500-pound general-

purpose bombs. These bombs were sElleeted sfnee they haVe better stor-o.ge chnracteristics than the 250-pound bomb and the number of directhits required on the many soparo.te units in the target area.s preCludedthe use of larger size bombs. These bombs were a lso considered themost effective against surface storage tanks, estimated at npproxima.tely120 feet in diameter. O n the basis of experience in other theaters ofoperation. it was indiCated that the cho.r~ weight of 250-pound bombshod fo.lled to destroy storage tanks of over 100 feet in diameter. In-c enUo.ries were not selected since 1 was believed that the explosionand fra.gmentation of demol! ti,on bombs woqld ign1te the 1nfla:mm.a.blepor-tions of the tnrgets.

!. Fuzing J!1. For Missions No. 163, 164, nn,d 166 the

l/lO-second dele.y nose and l/40-seoond Qo1a.ytnil fudngs were selected.This tail fuze would allow a n ndequate delay for the bomb to penetrateto a. depth sufficient to insure detonation beloW the contents level,thereby e.x.ertlng ma.x1mwnpressure a.go.inst the ta.nk walla. The 1/10-second delay nose fuze wnS'selected as an assurance fuze.

) . ~ o r Mjaslon No. 165 the l/lO.second de-lay nose and tail tllzes were emplC\lyedfor bombs 1n order to o.l1ow pena-tro.tion of the buildings na well as the relatively low atorage tank.bef'or-e detono.tion.

(b) Bombing Data;1.. Two aiming points were seleoted for Miss10M

No. 163 and 164. One fliming pOint walSthe large furnace bu.11ding onthe enstern edge of the ref1 nery areo.. From this point Q probable cir-cular error of 1000 feet included all mo.1ninsta.l1atlons In the westernsection and all 011 storage of the eastern section of the plant. Theother aim1ng pol~t selected W~8 0. large centrally located building in

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t h e pla n t .. e il we s t of t h e r i ve r , wh e re a probllble ci rcular e r ror of1000 fe et i n cluded all of t h e i mpor t an t factory i n s t a lla t ion s.!. For Mi s s ion No. 165, 1 a im.1ng p oi n t w as s e lect -e d - t h e ce n t e r of t h e pla n t i n t h e oracki n g un i t a r e a . A probable -ci rcula r e r ror of 2000 fee t i ncluded all s tor a g e t a n ks a n d ot h e r pla n ti n s t a lla t ion s.~. Two a imin g poi n t s we r e s e lecte d for Mi s s ionNo. 166, on e about two- t h i r ds of t h e di s t a n ce down from t h e nor t h e dg eof t h e nor t hor n t a n k a r e a a n d on e on t h e nor t h e r n mos t t a n ks of t h e sout h -e r n b~t t e r y. O n t h e forme r, a probable ci roll,ln rer ror of 1500 fe e t i n -cluded nll romQ,1n i n g t a n ks i n t h e nor t h e r n a r e a , a n d i n 't h e lo.t t e r t h es run e pr Obable ci rculn r e rror i noluded all t a n ks a n d n major i t y of t h eot h e r i n s t a ll n t ion s i n t he sout h e r n nren,4. It WaS decided to a t to.ck f rom t h e sout h for t h efollowi n g r e aSonSl i~i t i a1 poi n t s would be e a s i ly ide n t i fi~bleJ ont ho ba.sis of pr edict ed g round wi nds, smoke would be car r i e d o.way a tr ig ht a ng le s to t h e oxe s of a t t a ck; such an a t t a ck would provide t h ebe st p os s1bl e WX8S for maximum bomb pa t t e r n cove r a g e of t h e t a r g e t s l.

mi n i mum a n t i a i r cr a ft fi r e would be e ncount~r ed; n nd on MiSSion s 163,164, a nd 166 t h e sun would not h i n de r vi s ion of t h e bomba rdi er s .. Th e s pec1fi ed o.lt i tude of a t t a ck wa s 15,000 t o16 ,00 0 f ee t, . A mi n imum i n t e r valome t er s ~t t i n g wn s spec1fi edfor maximum bomb de n s i t y on t h e t a r g e t s .7, Axes of a t t a ck, dr ift. a nd oth e r pe r t i n e n tbombi n g da t a we r e a s follows:

Mission ;~xis of Boiab 'RWl Tioe of!'iumber: 6 t tW l ; K .Q!:W . 1 U . n ! ! "tQl.I.ll~ bSlorl D i m S R & Dm- ain. .!lU. m. !le~Lml1b l I l P . b lUu.ute16:3.164 34 30 13 285/65 27 0 6

16 5 74 00 5 ~5/65 290 616 6 36 00 12 285/65 27 0 . ,(2) Ng.yi g r ,t ion I.Th e 4 foroe s werc to us e 1w o J i mo . e nrout e out a nd on re tur n pe r XXI Bombe r Comma nd Tact ical Doot r i n e . F romI wo Ji mc. t o the t a r g e t and r et ur n. r out e pLans were noS folloVis S

(a) Mi ss ion . 163. 164. !l .n d156 :3255N .. 13315E 58t h Wi n g n s s e mbly ur eu,3235N .. 13300E 73rd Wi n g I ls s e mbly cr e a ,332030N' - l3l:36E Depa r tur e poi n t wa s 0. good ch eck poi n t i n the bny

ond wn8 to be us ed to mnke 0. tur n on to t h e i n i t i a lpoint.334030N 1313030E (I F) Th i s poli n t o f la nd on the uppe r po.r t or t h ep en in iB ul a. w o. .ss el ec te d i n o rd .e J't o o bt o. in t hebe s t axi s of a t t a ck.T~g e t (673, 674, 1884) ~ r i g h t tur n WaS to bQ mnde ot t e r bombi n g i no rd e r t o o .v oi d I l nt i o. i rc ro .f to no en t rC l ti on 8.

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(b) Mi s s ion No. 165:3235N - 13225E 314t h Wi n g Qs s e mbly a r e a .332030N - 131300 Tur n i n g poi n t wa s t h e s ome IlS t h at for mi s s jon s

163, 164, ~d 166.3340N - l3l30E h tur n i n g poi n t wn s s e lect e d befor e t h e i n lt i n lpoln t 1n or de r to r educe t h e t ur n to t h e t a r g e t .3403N l3136E (IP) ~ good ch eck poi n t wa s s e lect e d or f t h e lowe rpe n i n s ula i n orde r to obt~ln a good axi s ofa t t aok t o t h e t a r g e t .T ar ge t ( 2121) A r i g h t tur n wa s s peoifi ed off t h e t a r g e t i nor de r t o a voi d a nt ia icr aft oon ce nt ra ti on B.

(3) F li gh t E ng i ne er i ng :(a) De slg n o.t ed o.lt i tudos a nd spe eds we r e pla n n e d t ormaximum f ue l e co no my o .n d,s a fe ty .

(b) Fuel r es e r ve do.t a I ndi oo.tod t ho.t all 3 Wi ng s w ouldh ave to ca r r y a full bomb p a y t a n k i n a ddi t i on t o full wi n g a n d oe n t 0rwil1g t a n ks for a tot a l fuel load of ~proxima t e ly 7300 g allon s.(0) No me.ximum or mi n i mum bomb loads we r e s peoi fi ed.It wa s e s t i ma t e d t h a t t h e a ve r a g e Sa i pa n a n d Ti n i a n ba s e d a i r cr a ft would

be able to oa r r y a pot e n t i .a l bomb load. o f 10,000 to 12,000 pounds, a n dt h e Guam ba s ed 314t h Wi n g a pot e n t i a l load of 8000 poun ds. ~unlt1onload Wa s e s t i ma t e d a t 15 00 p ou nd s.

(a) Rout e s s e lect e d on t h e mi s s i on s h a d an abunda nceo f e xcelle n t r a da r ch e ck poi n t s . All r e r e r e n oe poi n t s 1n n a vi g a t10nw e r e chos e n ror t h e e o.s e by wh ich t h e y could be ide n t i fi e d by r ada r .(b) Th e s i ze s of t h e pr i ma r y vi s ual t a r g e t s we r e sucht h a .t t he y we r e not recommended 0.8 pr i mc..ryr ada r t a rg e t s. Th e Kur ei fava l J.r s e n n l, wh ich h a d ma ny good r ada r ch e ck poi n t s . wa s s e le ct ed a.8t h e s e conda ry vi s ual a nd t h e pr i ma r y r a da r t a r g e t .(c) Wi n g s wor e to sole ct t h e i r own a.imi n g poi n t . torl'a da l'bombi ng .(d) Ro.da r eould be us e d on w1t hdawe.l a . a n a vi g a t ion ala i d.

(5) Rada r C oun t e r Me a s ur e s : I t WaS pla n n e d to oon t i nuet h e s e a r ch for loca t ion of Japa n e s e r a da r s t a t i on s by me n n s of e.1r'boJ'Mequipme n t .

(6) Ai r -Se a Re s cue I(a) ~I Th e Navy wa s fur n i s h e d wi t h de t a i l. of themi s s i on s a nd pr ovide d t h e followi ng a i r ..e a r e s cue fncillt i e s I


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1. Five submarines were stationed at the follow-ing positions for the entire missionsJ at 3030N 13200E. at 3230N -13230E, at 3230N - 13400E. at :5100N - 13530E, and at 2930N - 13700E.

j.. Sllrface vessell w e r e stationed al f o l l o w a tfrom 091915Z until t h e e n d o f the missions at 2715N - 13900E, and f o rthe entire missions o.t H~OON- 14430E.

A . Dumbo airplanes were ass1gned 0.8 fol10w8:a t 2715N - l3900E from 100115Z until the end of th e missio ns; a t 2600N-14000E from 100145Z un ti l the end of t h e missio ns; a n d a .t 2000N -14330E from 100330Z to 100530Z.

j. Th e usual craBh boats were D.ssigned off Ti ni an ,So.1pa.n; n nd North Field. Guam. during the critical times o f to.ke-ofr n n e !lnnding.

(b) ~: This Commnn.dllssign.ed 5 Super Dumbos toorbit the 5 submarine pos! tion. Hsted nbovo ns follows: 2 to starto.t 0923OOZ, 2 to sto.rt at lOOOOOZand 1 a.t 100030Z. with all pa.tro111ll1.until 0.11 o.ircrnft had passed on withdrnwa.l.

d. De to.i ls of Pla nn ln , - I pt ei li ce nce :(1) Enemy Mf Oppositionl It w o . s estimnted that only

30 enemy fighters in the Tokuyama. ar-ea wore ccpabl,e of 8-29 intercep-tion. There also existed the possibility thnt a.irfields within 0. 50-mile r~diuB of the targets contnined part of the reinfo rcements i n t e n dedfor the Kyushu and Okinawa d


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3. EX ECUTIO N O F THE M ISS IO NS,u. TN!;:e-orr, To.ke-of'fw as a c e om p 11 s he d as f ol low s :Aircraft F i r s t Lo.s tMi s s ion No. ~ Airborne Tg,ke-ofr Tnke -or r

16 3 73rd 50 091550Z 091647Z16 4 73rd 53 091520Z 091556Z16 5 314tb 13 2 09l530Z 091606Z16 6 58th ~ 0~1601~ Oli!17i;6iTot al 343 091530Z 091746Zb. Rout e O ut: Rout e s to a s s e mbly pO i n t s we r e flown a s br ie fe d,with t i mi n g un iformly good, Th e 58t h Wi n g did except ionc.lly well i nt h i s r e s pect s i n ce i t s 88 ai rcr a ft wa r e a i rbor no from only 1 runway.Full us e wa s made of all nuvlg a.t i on n1 n ids - cele s t i n l. rudio end Loro.n-~lt houg h t h e 58t h Wi n g1s i n expe r i e n ce wi t h t h e lo.t t e r wus 0. bnndiCap.

Onr Ta r g e t :(l) P r im n .r y T p. U et ; T a .r v ,e tu re p . 1 1C l .v i gu ti onWaS ~ocomplish-e d vi sua.lly, wi t h only 22 B-291 s of t h e 73rd Wi n g on Mi s s ion No, 16:5bombi n g by rud cr , All ch eck poi n t s we r e e (1.5i lyr ecog n i zed. AN/AP'1-13Yft'.ss e d by mos t n a vlgutor s us a n a i d i n or i e n t a t ion, i n wind de t e r mln -o. ti on i ll t h e t ar ge t cr eu, and to ab.r t bomb run s. Wi nd i n t h e t a .r g e turel).Vla.S 285 de g r e e s a .t 45 knot s. Th e 302 a i rcr a ft t h n t bombed t h epr i mp.ry t a r g e t s dropped 1436.7 ton s of bombs be twe e n 100048Z and 100150Zut clt i tude s run g i n g from 14.620 to 21,080 fe e t.(2) Tpr g e t s of Oppor tun it y; Tws n t y- t wo ui rcruft (i noludi n g1 t h a t a lso bombed i t s pr i ma r y t a r g e t ) bombe d va r ious t a r g e t s of oppor-tun i t y wi t h 104.3 t on s of bombs be twe en 100 000Z and 100130Z a t a .1t it q-

des fr om 11,800 to 19,000 fe e t ,

d. Rout e Bnck: Th e rout e s on r e tur n ~r e flown a s br i e fed.Twe n t y-four B- 29's la nded a t I wo Jimn.e. Lg .n di np J.. 1.r cr nftf t h e main f or ce s l !11l de do .t t h ei r b as es

('.5 follows:Mi s s ion No. ~ Fi r st L g, nd in g Lllst LQ.ndi n g

163 73rd 100642Z lO0806Z16 4 73rd 100545Z 100613Z16 5 314th 100656Z 100844Z

16 6 58th 1007002 1oo920Zf. Los s e s , O n e B-29 wa.s los t Wh e n i t orushed on la ndi n g atN or th F ie ld . G ua . r n , T h e r e we r e n o C as ua lt i es ,g. O pe ra ti on s1 S um mQ ry :

(1) N av ig 16 t19 D. S ee Annex A, Part It for t ruck ohartsf or u ll m is si on s.

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(2) ~I (Sao Annex C~.P(lrt II.for details).Thirty-eight stri.ke reports were tro.nsmi tted r.nd received during thulomissions.

(1) Enemy .Air 0pP9s1t~on I (See !.nnex D, Part I, for de-tf'.i1s). F!fty-six enemy fighters me.de 57 ntt2cks, dt'.m:)'ging 5 B-29' s ,Cluima ,,;ere 3destroYGd, : 3 probo.bly destroyed, "nnd 10 damtlged.

(2) EnemyJ..nt1n~to[gi'tl (See Annex D. Part II. for de ..to.ils). Various type.s of' o.ntiaircro.i't nctivity wore reported on the4 missions, with 39 13-29' B suf'f'erin,g d'o.mllge from ~.ntillircra.f't fire.

tuils).(3) Qgmr"ge J..sessment* (Sae .;nnox D. Pnrt III, .for de~

(0.) 'Iho 73rd Wing, on lrlissiC"')1.s No 163 o nd 164.destroyed app.rox.:l.Juo.toly 50 perC\!lnt of the totr.l roof area of theTokuyrunc. Navnl Fuollng Stc:tion (Target 613) and the 000.1 Liquefaotiona.nd Briquette PIc.nt (Target 674). In add! tion, c.pproximntely 32 perCel]'k of the by-products to.nks 'were destroyed or dumuged nod .illcrudeoil t['~nks 'NElre destroyed.,

(b) Tho 314th Wing dsst.royed D:pproximnte1y 45 per~ of the Otr.ke 011 Refinery (Target 2121) on Mission No. 165.

(o) The 58th Wing destroyod 74 per cent of' the usablastorc.go tnnk"S and 90 pel' 9GU] of thp buildings of the 0 Shi.mn Naval OilStora.go (Target 1884) on Mi.ssion No. 156.

u{:g/l1~CUR TIS E.LeM A Y "

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1. All Wings reported generally good weather and clear visibility.The 58th and 73rd Wings used the same I.P., which WaS easily ident.1fiedand the approaches to the target averaged drifts of 11 degrees rightfor the 73rd Wing. 7 degrees right for the 56th Wing, and 5 degreesright for the 314th Wing. Some of the la.ter squadrons over the tar-gets reported difficulty in aoourately locating the aiming point~dueto henvy smoke.

2. In many instanoes bombardiers used referenoe-point bombing.Little fighter opposition was. encountered on the bomb run; however,meager to modernte flo.k on the bomb run from naval vessels in the nearbybay "'Q,B reported by the 58th and 75rd Wings. Some flllk was encounteredby the 3l4th Wing, In no instance reported did thlll o.ntiaircroft fireoffect the bomb run.

3. The 497th Group of the 73rd lI"ing had more than normal mo.l..functions with the A..2 release mechUlism, with 5 E-29' II having troublein releasi.ng bombs over the primo.ry target.

4. Results obtained were as followsl the 73rd Wing hit its IIo.1m1ngpoints well, having 64 and 65 per cent of bombbursts identifiedwithin 1000 feet of each of the aiming points. Visuo,l bombing reBu1 taof the other 2 Wings indiCated excellent rasul t.s ,


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1. E gu~pme nt Pr for ma BC erQ. Th er e we r e 273 AN/APQ- 13Is ope r a t i ve a t t a ke~ofr , 29Bove r t a r g e t , a n d 276 on r e t ur n,b, Th e uve r n g e ma ximum run g e of ANI A PQ .- 13 W o. s 6 5 n a ut i ca l

mi le s o.t o.n alt i tude of 16,000 fe e t ,c. Ave r o.g e maximum r o.dn r be ucon r a n g e r e ce pt i on wa s 126n a ut i ca l mi le s a t n n n lt i tude of 10,000 fe e t .d. Ave r a g e maxi mum r un g e of AN/APQ- l:3 on lC ln dfo..lloi n t wa s52 1/2 na ut i ca l mi le s .e , Th e r e we r e 3 AN/APq-13 fa i lur e s r e por t e d by le ad ui rcr n ft.f. AN/APN-4 wo.s o pe r a t i on al i n 96.5 pe r ce n t of t h e AlC .g. Th e r e wa e 1 r e por t e d fa ilur e of SCR- 695.h. SC R-718 wa s 100 pe r ce n t ope r a t i on a l,

2. Rq,dg .rNay1 g a t i g n : Th e r e we r e 2935 1oro.n fixe s r e por t e d wi tbmaxi mum r a n g e be i n g 628 n aut i cal mi le s for g round wo.ve s a n d 885 Mut10n lmile s for sky wave s.3. C omme n t s : Th e la n dfall a n d i n i t i a l poi n t s we r e r e por t e d tobe fn i r ly g ood r a da r ch a ck poi n t s . . . . . . . . .

PART V - G U N N E R Y REfORT1. Numbe r of roun ds of or n mun i t i on loa de d n e r t ur r e t :

U F . . l lA 1 ~ I F3000 1500 1000 1000 1000613 633 550 633 7002000 750 400 450 450Mi Ss i on s No. 163 ~nd 164Mi s s i on No. 165Mi s s ion No. 166

2. Numbe r of roun ds t e s t O r e d a n d fi n d i n cg mbn t I Se e An ne x S,O on so li dc te d S ta ti st ic al S um ma ry .3 . M alf un ct ion s I

n . Mi s s i on No. 1631 Th r oe fo.ulty li nos , 1 boos t e r motor , 1br oke n li n e , 1 fa ult y oh a r g e r , a n d 3 unkn own. (5 of t h e s e we r e r Gpa 1~Gdi n f li gh t).

b, Mi s s ion No. 1641 No mo.lfun ct 1oDS.c. Mi s s i on No. 165& No mnlfun ct ion s.d. Mh s ion No. 1661 A s mall n u.mbe r of malfun ct i on s due t oi m pr o pe r p r e fl 1g h t s .

4. Ope r a t i on of Equi pme n t ' C e n t r a l F i r e Con t r ol s ys t e ms we r e 99.3pe r oe n t ope r a .t i ve a n d .50- ca libe r mn e h i n e gun s lWI r G 99 pe r ca n t ope r _a.t ive.

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liisaiPM lio 16:5,164. 165' a.nd 1B10 Kay 1945

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PLA N NIN G FO RECA STBa s e s : ~10 low cloud. ba s e 2000, t ops 6000 f t wi t h clcud t empor a ri lyi ncr e as in g i n s C at te re d mode r at e s howe rs dur.i n g e ve n in g.Route: T S ! 22oH'

To : ?SO l i :To C0iJ,I5jj;:Same a s a t b~s e s .10/10 mult i.la ye r C loud t o 25,000 ft. i n cold fron t .4- 6/10 low cloud, ba s e 2000, t ops 7000 ft . wi t h 3/10mi ddle cloud, t h i n a t 13,000 ft ., all cle a r i n g to3/10 low oloud af~r H OOK .Ta r g e t s I Na goya a odKobe : 3/10 low cloud. ba s e 2000, tops 6000 ft.; 3/10 middlecloud, 12-14,000 ft .; 4/10 h i g h cloud a t 27,000 ft .,r e duci n g to 2/10 low a n d 2/10 h i g h cloud aft e r H O O KKyushul 2/10 low cloud. ba s e 2500, tops 6000 ft . I e nt ir e day.

O pe ra ti on al F or eC as t W ea th er E nc ou pt er edBa s e a tT a k e O ( r : 3/10 low cloud. ba s e1800,. top 6000 ft ; 1/10 h i g hcloud a t 30,000 ftj vi s ibili t y~O mile s.

3.4/10 low cloud, base 1500,top6000 ft.

Route~ To 220M: Same as ba s e s . To 220NI 3...4/10 low cloud, balle 1500,220N t o 240M: 5/10 low oloud, top 6000 ft.ba s e 2000, top 6~000 ft j 6/10 2BoN t o 24'1l: 8.9/10 low cloud, ba s emiddle cloud. ba s e 14,000. top 1000. t op 7- 9000 ft. 10/10 middle16.000 ft ; 1/10 h i g h cloud a t cloud. ba s e 1lyO O O ft, t op 16,000 ft30,000 ft. i n la ye r s ; 8/10 h i g h cloud a t 23,000240M to 27oN: 10/10 low cloud. ft ; sca t t e r e d li g h t s howe r s ."ba s e 1000 ft . top 8- 15.000 ftj 240N t o 32~1 3-5/10 low cloud. top10/10 mi ddle cloud, ba s e 10,000 5000 ft j 3/10 h i g h C loud a t 23,000 ft.ft, top 18,000 ft ; e/ro h i g h 320Ji t o Target Area: 0- 3/10 low C loud,cloud, base 25,000, top 30.000 -top 50~0 rtj~3/10 h i gh cloud a.tft; vi s i bi li t y lowe r i n g fr om 8 23..000 ft.mi le s to t mi le I n mode r a t e r a i n ;m od er at e t ur bu le nc e a n d r i m e ioe.27 0N t o 30o}h a/ro low cloud, ba s e1500 f t , t op 8- 14 ,0 00 f t ; 9 /10 m id dl ecloud, b a s e 14,000 ft , t op 20,000 r t ;6 /10 h i li h cl ou d, base 25.000, top30,000 ft j vi si bi li ty lowe r:blg t o1 mi le fr om 12 mi le s i n s h owe r s ,mode r a .t e r i me i ci n g a n d li g h t t ur .bul ence ,3QoN to T9.Het ..i.ro!l! 6/10 low ~loud,ba s e 2000 ft , t op 5000 ft beoomi I ).g2/10f 5/10 mi ddle oloud. ba s e 16,000,t op 19,000 ft becomi n g ze r o t e n t h s ;3/10 h i g h cloud a t 28,000 r t becomi n gzero t e n t h s .Ta r ~e t : 2/10 low cloud, ba s e 2500,t op 5000 ft; v is ibi li ty be tw ee n 6a n d 12 mi le s due t o h a ze .

Soy t h e m Hon s hu! 1/10 low cloud,t op 5000 ft; 8/10 h i g h C loud at23.000 ft l vi s i bi li ty 12 mile s duet o h a ze .Nor t h e r n Kvushul 2/10 low C loud.ba s e : 500Q ft . top 5000 f't: y 1s i b1 l1 . .t y 15 mile s i n li g h t h a ze .-16-


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RouteRetu.rning:Sa me a s r out e out g oi n g Same as route outgoingBase onRe tur n:4/10 low C loud, ba s e 1500, t op8- 11.000 ft ; 3/10 mi ddle cloud,b ase 12,000 f t , t op 13,000 ft i4/10 high cloud a t 30,000 ft ;vis i bi li t y 15 mi le s lowe r i n gto 2 miles i n sco.ttered ISho~rs.

6-8/10 low cloud, base 1500, top 6000ft , 2/ 10 m id dl e cloud a t 13,000 ft.

W in d; Alof t - F or ec ut

Ba sE l t o 240N 24'1\ t o 210N 270N t o 340N Target25,000 240/35 - 21 250/55 - 22 290/68 -25 290/7.0 -2620,000 240/33 - 09 250/50 - 1 1 300/58 - 14 300/60 - 1515,000 230/30 00 260/45 - 02 300/45 - 06 300/45 ..0710,000 230/25 09 270/40 07 305/40 03 310/40 015,000 207/18 18 280/:30 15 320/23 10 330/20 072,000 177/15 23 310/20 20 :340/17 16 350/15 14S~r fa ce 160/11 27 320/14 25 175/13 21 010/12 18

i~m11A J ,Q !l i - 0l!iStIegBaSEl t o 240N 240N t o ;nOH 3I oN t o 340B Tauet

25,000 245/50 290/6520,000 300/6018.000 290/5017,000 290/44.16,000 290/4315,000 230/20 290/30 300/SS 295/4512,000 260/208,000 260/28 310/287,000 235/23 300/27

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C 0 1 Q 4 U l f I C A 1 I O N S

P a r t , I - R a d a r C o u n t e r M e a s u r e sPart II - Radil)

Miniep. Po, 1153.164. ISS, and 16610 M ay 1945

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'" ]QlllPAR T I - R ADAR C O U N TE R M E A S UP .ES

1. P u rp o p e:a . T o l o c ate Da pa ne se r a.d a r s ta ti on s by me a n s of a i r bor n e DFa n t e n n a s .b. To con t i n ue a g e n e r a l s ur v e y of J a p a n e s e r a d a r c h a r a ct e r -i s t i c s f or fr e q ue n c i e s 1n t h e r e ~1on 40 - 3 000 m e .

2. M et; l : l &! 5l .T e n obs e r ve r s s e a r c h e d wi t h t h e f ol lowi n g s e t s ; 10A P R -4 , 2 APR -5 , 8 APA-ll. 5 AP A- 24 . a n d 2 ).J I A- - 6.3 . R e ~ l ~ r! :

C ha ra et er 1s t1 e s t o C a t i g D ha ~ 10* l 2 , ' " .a .*.Ya ~~ 0 0 0 69 05 10 3 0 3 0 55N -1 3 4 0 CE 051045 0915 21 12 2 P E W~ 0 0102 04 75 13 325 0N - 1330 0E 0 5104 5 13 50 21 12 2 P Elr 0010102020 007 7 1800 03 3405N-13120E 0 5104 5 1105 21 122 P GL o T AO 3"J 0013 5 0 480 16 3 220N -1313 5E 0 5104 5 1255 21 12 2 P E W

00075 0 97 0 0 4 3 400 N.142ooE 05 104 5 1115 21 12 1 S a L OT ) . 0 30 00 78 0 96 5 0 8 3 4.0 0N -14200 E 051045 1115 21 12 1 S a L OT A 0 30 00 79 0 49 0 3 0 340 0N - 14200 E 051045 1115 21 12 1 S EW C H I00 07 9 0 49 0 07 340 0N - 14200 E 051045 1115 21 121 S . .00212 0980 02 3 400 N- H200 E 0 51045 1115 21 12 1 S GL 00 400216 10 00 10 3 400 N- 1420 0E 051045 1115 21 121 S Gt 004-00210 0980 12 - 3400N.14200E 0 5104 5 1115 21 121 S E W 0010300200 0 000 0 5 34 00 N014200 E 0 5104 5 1115 21 121 S G L 0040 0 0 68 0485 3 0 3 310N - 1323 0E 0 5104 5 1140 21 12 1 S E W C H I000 68 0 510 ,24 3 30 0N . .133 00E 0 5104 5 10 30 21 121 S E 1 ! r l C H I00068 05 10 3 0 3 355 N- 13210E 0 51045 1140 21 12 1 S E W C H I0 00 68 05 10 26 2920N-13650E 051045 1220 21 12 1 S E W C HI0 0 0 68 0510 36 2820N - 137 45 E 0 51045 1325 21 121 S E W C HI0 00 69 05 10 3 0 3 030 N . ..34 40 E 0 51045 0920 21 12 1 S E W C HI0 007 0 05 05 26 3140N ..13340E 0 51045 0 94 0 21 121 S E W CH I00071 0 50 0 38 3 115 N . . MO O E 051045 1050 21 12 1 S E W C HI0 0 0 72 0505 20 3 3 0 0 N -1 3 4 0 OE 0 5104 5 1025 21 121 S E W C H I00012 0510 46 3 3 Q ON -1 3 4 0 0 E 051045 10 30 21 12 1 S ~'1 C HI0 0072 0 515 2B 1555N-14515E 051045 0735 21 121 S E V I O H I0 0072 05 05 4 4 1545N-14520E 0 5104 5 1025 21 121 S E W C HI0 0 0 7 3 05 00 5 0 3 00 0N - 13 5 25 E 051045 0915 21 121 S E n \ , C H I00 07 3 10 00 18 3 325 N . .13 33 0E 0 5k 0 4 5 1125 21 121 S E W C H I0 0 0 7 4 0 50 0 22 2730N ..13830E 051045 1325 21 121 S E W CHI00074- 0510 22 2550N-I4010E 0 510&5 10 30 21 12 1 S BW C HI0 0 0 7 5 05 15 24 3305N-13232E 051045 1045 21 121 S E W C HI0 0 0 78 0495 0 7 3300N-13200E 051045 1050 21 12 1 S0 0 0 78 04 95 0 3 3320 N- 13140 E 0 51045 l OS1 21 12 1 S00076 0495 40 3400N-13130E 051045 1100 21 12 1 S El f C H I00078 0490 50 3200N ..1~300E 051045 130 0 21 12 1 S E W C H I00079 0515 46 2940N-13515E 0 5104 5' 085 5 21 121 S E W C Hr0 0 0 78 0515 30 293 5N - 1350 5E 0 5104 5 0850 21 121 S E W C H I0 0 0 7 S 0 49 5 40 3200 N- 134 40 E 05 10 45 1155 21 12 1 S E W C H I00080 0490 40 2930N-13700E 0 51045 13 00 .21 12 1 S El'{ C H I0 0 0 9 6 0840 30 3030N-13500E 0 51045 0 910 21 12 1 S E',V 0010101020 00 96 084 0 12 30S0N-13500B 051045 0910 21 121 S 8 1 " J ' 0010101020 00 97 0720 40 3325N - 13135 E 0 51045 104 0 21 121 S E \V 0010101021Ie.. O r 1 g i n . b. Me t h od . c . Relia.bi l i ty


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..!g JLILICharactUistica L9901(10p hu. . n m a .a " . a llo ,i.]e.llU000 g e 0365 30 281 O N-137 40E 06}045 0755 2 1 121 S E W 00101020200099 0480 10 28~ONl3nsE 051045 0605 21 121 S E W 00101020200100 0700 20 3230N'-13340E 051045 1115 21 121 S EW 00101010100101 0735 00 3325 N ..3135 E l 051045 1007 21 121 S EW 00101010100103 0 0 0 0 1 6 3325N-13135E 051045 1350 21 1 2 1 s E rr 0010100153 0 4 7 5 20 3350N..1316SE 051045 171S 2 1 121 S E V I 0010300112 0000 04 3215N-13340B 051045 1015 21 121 S . . .00144 0500 08 3200N ..3400 E 061046 1000 21 121 S EW 0010300146 0480 05 3135N ..13425E 051045 0955 21 121 S E W 0010300147 0495 15 3310N-13230B 051045 1050 2 1 1 2 1 S ~w 0010300150 0500 15 3010N -I S61DE 051045 1227 2 1 121 s ~;f OOIO!00153 0495 07 S2I5 N ...335 0B 051045 1000 21 121 S E W 0010300157 0 49 0 10 3 110 .N. ..3 50 s8 051045 0000 21 121 S E ? \ I ' 0010300160 0490 0 5 B945N - B005E 051045 1000 21 121 S E W 0010300150 0000 03 3300N-1330OE 051045 1028 21 121 S Ef!. 0010300151 0510 08 3005N-13610E 051045 1000 21 1 2 1 S E W 00103,00}6.7 O S O O 0 5 3300N-1330sE 051045 1000 21 121' s EW 0010300176 0000 06 : 3 .255N-13300E.051045 1025 21 121 S EW 00'10300173 1000 09 3250N ..3310E 05}045 1022 21 121 S G L 0010300196 0495 45 33WN1324GE OS1045 1105 21 121 S E W 00103 e o . . Ori.gin. b. iIi.thod, o . Reliability

4.. R S II II ,U : k. f I: :a. A very strong C.W. ea.l'rier, unmodulated, extending in fre-

quency from 46 to 51 megaCycles. WaS logged when at 30 degrees North.This,. Signal was so strong that it ki.cked the APR-4 signal strength mete.rpOinter over agai.nst 1.ts right stoP. Itao.n1y peculiar chl1l'acterist.icWM toot at uneven periods: itwou.1d go off and on.

b. 6 9 /5 10 / 3 0/ 3 0S 5 N . .13400El wall Qut at sea.c. Four OF cuts are Id.entif.1ed above by the .rlotatlon 122.

P A RT II ... R A P ID1. Str il$e Reports: Thirty ..ei ght .strike repo.rts were reeel.ved

by the Ground Stations. Thirteen of tbsae weratr!l.nsmi tted by aircrc.f'tof t\'l,e 73rd Wing, 14 by pbnes of the 58th 'Ting, and 11 by the 314tbt1ing o.ircraf't

.2. Fox Trg,n,miuions; Weather. encoded in UCOPAC .o .nd timeSigno.lswere the only Pox-type mess ages transmi tted by tbe 'ff.1ngradiostations.

3. .Freglleneie; AtmospheriC interf'erenca during this mlssionwas sUght. Tbe l1~meglleycle frequ.enciesof 0.11l:.'ings "We.reused m.osteffectively.. Some joJ!l1llingWCoS reported. 00 the 3.o.nd 7-mega:cycle fre-quencies. Follom.og fa 0. p

4. No.yj,go,:tionnl Aids; Thre e requa ats for liP/IF b~arlng. werereO'ej.ved by the G.rouod St.atiootl and 0.11 weze relayed.. to t.he aircraft.One 17HFDFbenring was obtained from Cond.or BaGc,Sa.lpon. The 56th1'!ing reported tho:t 5 airel' a rt used a.ir~to ..a1r homing effectively.Ranges. homers, and broadcast stations were used with good results.


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5. NQt Di sci pli n e a n d Se cUr i t y; O n ly 1 s ecur i t y vi ola t i on w a .r e por t e d. Th e 7Jr d Wi n g s a i d a~rlal ope r a tor s we r e askln~ for 1.0Ji ma we a t h e r us i n g l1wol i n t h e cle a r . Cor r e ct i ve a ct ion has be e nt a ke n . Th e 73rd a nd 3l4t h Wln g s r e por t e d g ood n e t di SC i pli n e . T he58th W i n g s a.id s ome ope ra t or s di d not mon i tor be for e t r an smlt t in j!;a nda s ke d for t oo ma ny we a t h e r broa .dca s t s . Th e s e ma t t e r s a r e be i n g cor -r e ct e d.6. E n em y T ra n sm is s io ns I Th e followi n g i n C i de n t s of ja mmi n g a n de n e my t r a n s mi s s ion s we r e r e corde d dur i n g t h i s mi s s ion :

a, 3145 Js:9B;( 1 ) Un ide n t i fi e d O W a t 09lB30Z wa s pa r t i a lly effect i ve.(2) Jap n e t ope r a t i n g from l500Z to 190 0Z w as pa rt ia llyeffect ive.

b.. 5055 kea I(1) Jap voice a t 092200Z wa s i n e ffect i ve.(2) a w , ba g pipe, a nd un i t e11ig ible code a t 2233Z werev er y e ff ec ti ve .(3) O W abd Jap voi ce a t 230SZ we r e ve r y effe ct i ve .

C. 11080 kO SI Neli g i ble .d. 3020 kcs i Ne g li g ible.e. 6615 kg s l ~N from l635Z t o Ol50Z a nd 2200Z to 2350Z w a sp ar t ia ll y e ff ec ti ve .f. 10305 k e f ' Ne gl1g ible.g . 3 99 0 i ea : Ne gli g ibleh. '?415 kO'1

(1) OWfr om 1910Z t o 2335Z a nd a t 2050Z a n d 2230Z p ar ti al ly e ff ec ti ve .(2) Mixo4 C od e e ha ra ot er s an d lon g da s h e s a t 1146Z we r ev er y e ff ec ti ve .

i. 10820 kos I Ne g li g i h le .7. D!/lt r e a s : t i o d i st r e811 me s sa g es we r e r e ce i ved by t h e Gr oun dSt a t iol'ls.6. E q ui p mo n t M . 'u un a t 1o n ; AN l AR T U : 1 oh a.n n e l#2 would not

key, AN!ARN-15 16 s en se a nt en na s br ok e.n , 1 loop i n ope ra ti ve, 3 con -t rol boxe s i nop er at ive . SCR-522: 5 i nope r a t i ve. RC"SSJ:3 .bl.opEl.r...o.tlve, B m io ro ph on e - 8w it ch e s i n op er o. ti vo , 6 m i c r op h o n l: lb u tt o n s b r ok e n .RL'!4;Z,. : lLi nopero.tlv6, 1 we i g h t los t i n fli g h t . SCR-695: 1 i nop.

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IN IELL IGENOEP a r t I - E n e m ; y A i r O p p o l i t i o nP a r t I I - E n e m y A n t i a l T c r a f t a n dA i r - to - A i r B o m b i n gP a r t I I I D a m a g e A ss e s s m e n t

S e c t i o n A - Ta r g e t 673/674. S e o t i o n B - T a r g e t 2 1 2 1Sect ion C - T~r g e t 1884

M l 1oQ ' N g . 16 3 . 16 4. 10 5 . and 10010 Kay 1945

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1. General:a. A total ot 56 enemy fighters made 57 attaoks during thesomi s s ion s. Th e enemy fi gh ter s d~Qg ed 58-29's. Cla ims we r e 3 destroyed,

: 3 probably cilstroyed. and 10 damll!ied.b. T h e enemy evidently had o.mple early warning e t n c . earlyB...29 formatio PS ware met prior to 1o.ndfa.11. The uni tB sti'hi ng Otake

sustained 53 attaoks and thbse hitting Tokuyruna 25 minutes later re-oo1ved only 3.c, Th e e nB{I IYflghteJs mo.de frequent use of t h e sun, both foro.1r-to-o.lr bombing and for coordinated attacks.d. F av or it e o. pp roa oh es were from above a n d from t h e front

quarter.e . Only 14 of t h e 57 atto.oks w e r e pressed to within 200 yards.

2. Direction and leve1 of ~proach follows:

Direction and Level of Apptoo.ehof Enemy Aircraft

Total Numberof Atto.oks

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3. Breakdown of attncks:EnemyAi rcrnft No, Attp,cks

UnidentifiedTonyNickTojoA BCZekeOscarIrvingNOote

16151153321---L..57

4. Detqils of 9laims:tL. D e str9Yed ; I Tony by TO, I Zeka by T G . 1 Unident ifia dby RSG. Total: 3.

,b, Probqbly Destroyed ITotal: 30

1 Z e k a by R S G , 1 Nick by T G , 1 Tony,by T G . . ,e. DamMed; 1 ABC by NC !se, 1 ABC bY'R S G , 3 unldentified by

Nose, I unidentif ied by RSG, 1 Irving by ~SG, I Niclc by RSO, ~ Oscarby TO, 1 Tony by TO. Totnl: 10.

5, lUs.sions No, 163 nnd 164: All formations except 1 were 1n .close visual contact from Inndfllll to land's -end, Only I nttack wassustained and that attack waS made against th~ firstformation overthe t.a::get. In addition, an estima.ted 7 ~nemy aircrM't were sighted.The single attack was a flytBrough .out of t~j:.l.sun and a breakaway ina Sharp dive in front of the formation. The attacking Tony was repor-ted to have fired 2O-mm.projec'tiles.

6. Minion No. 165:a. Forty.six enemy fighters were estimated to have ~e.n en-count~red, with a total of 53 separate attacks made. or these, '3

were made on the (irst formation over the ta.rget. 17 occurio1ng in thovioinity of the assembly area. 22 after landfall (includln~ I.Po),3 in the target area, and 2 after bombs away.

b. Most of the enemy aircraft attacked singly, but there weresome instan~es of Tonys and twin.engine fighters attacking In p~lrB.i10st attncks co.m.efrom'12.D Ic~ock above ahd, Were.prossed to V Ii thin 400yards with o..Iowbre,o,ka.wo.ynder the tails of the B.29' e, Pour Tonys11lC'.dotta.cks from out of tho sun. One Twin..(:mgino fiwter oamo to 0.-point.'50.feetabov0 a.n ~ircrnft nod dropped 3 objects which were thougbtto be 6-pol1nd inoe'ndinry bombs.

7. Mission No. 1661 Two Nioks attacked just prior to bombs away.a coordinated attack with the Nicks in trail formation approximately1000 feet apart. One of these Nicks on the same pass went on to attackanother B-29. No damage resulted. One Nick and one Irving dropped

. aerial bombs, blying along side of the formation. after which it pulledahead, turned back across the formation. and then dropped the bombsfrom an approximate height of 1200 to 2000 feet above. Accuraey waspoor. One aerial bomb,was seen to hit the ocean without exploding.


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(d) Over Matsttye.Dl:ElI heavy. meatier. l.nacourate,oontinously pOinted f1re wu reported.

(3) Seven A le reoeived minor flak damage from naval flak,No N O were lost to flak.(4 )Phosphoru.s bursts were repo'.rted over the target andover Mlltsuyame.. All were in",rfective.

c. Prim"ry Tunt; Qtak6 O U RefinerY;(l) This target was bombed by 112 A /e of tbe314th Wing

between OO(8Z ... 0114Z from 14,620 - 19,700 ft. It w as also bombed by.2 A le of the 73rd Wing and by 2 A/Oof the 58th Wing thnt had joined3l4th Wing formations. Axea of atto.ck wen from 7So to 85. Thel1e o.ther over the targe t was c1eo.r Qx!ept for 0. mode.ra.te haze I and thevdnd Il.t bombing altitude w aS from .:?aSo at 43 knots,

(2) Flo.k was encoun.terdas follows I

ino.courate. (0.) At 01 t O o . A / F . nntia! rOl'o.f't. wns' henvy ..meager; nnd(b ) .At KOJIIeSo.kl (3341N - 13135E) a:nti Il.ircraf t WIle

hea.VYf mea.ger. and iMccurnte.(0) At Bofu. nntja.ircraft WOOSheo.vy. rnec.ger to

mod.ero.te, and genera.lly ino.ccurnte. One A le Wl1B ht.(d) At T O k . u . Y E U I l ! l , tlnt! 0.1ror ttft WtlS he O:VY.model' nte,

and inOoocuro.te.Ce.) At the target, antio.ircra.ft wa.s hea.vy. modera.te.

and ino.ccurate,.C f ) On wi thd.ro.wo.1. anti aIr or oi't from no.val vus ds

in the In1Md Seo. was heavy. intense. andaccurg;te bo.rro.ge. Burets'\'Ie r


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(b) At Kawahosh i (ontha W'Gs : t. .. s ide of shUcok".)nntialroratt was heavy,.meage.r, and inaccurate.

(0) Antiairoro.Ct:f'rom navo,l vessell wa. en.eountered~t 3320N- 13203E.

(4) No A !e were lost, but 4 . ;,fe Bustained minor flakdruno.ge.

(5) A few' ineffective phosphorus bUrsts WEI.l'8 observed .2. Air ...t;o..Air a O m b in, and Rockets:

0.. Two rookets havi.ng a white wake were observed, but werenot s e e n to litrike any AiD.at a Shima.b. One creWino.pon the 0 Shimn m18s1on reported seeing Il.

silver streo.m.er tba:.t looked like 0. wire screen flontlng down between2 A le of thG formEltlon.

c. See AnnexO, Part It for ndditionnl Informo.tlon.3. Evnsi va ictiopi Most A/CampI oyed evasive action cons latingof tur.nsand. cbo.ngesin n1tiude, e spec ially whil e over Hlro.blma Bay.

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TARGET673/674T O KUY iJU ,. N 1 V ;.L F UE LI N G STAT10N

1. Summr.ry:0.. This report o.ssQcsses dnmngc to Ta:rgot 67:3/574 reBul ting

from XXI Bomper Command Missions 163 and 164 of 10 May 1945.b. TheTo~uyama Naval Fueling StQ.tion is now inuctive since

r,pproximately 50 per cent of the total roof area was destroyed or dam..aged. approxima.tely 32 per cent of the by-products tanks waS de.stray-ed or damaged and all Q"ude oil tunks were destroyed.

c. Among the important units destroyed or drunc.ged in theoil target were.:

(1) .Experimental labor,atories, 100 per cent destroyed.(2) Cra.ckingand oil testing units, 73 per cent destroyed.(3) Hydregenation uni ts. 59 per oent d.estr eyed.(4) Refining unit. 100 per cent destroyed .(S) Refining unit. 47 per cent desireyed.(5) Refining unit, 14 per cent destroyed.(7) 011 washing, loading and mixing unit, 100 per cent

dostroyed.d. The assessment of damnge in the oil target was limited

by 2 faotors: first. the s-caleof photos, which is lln.suitnble -fo.raaae asmen't of damage to craCking columns, distilling unt ta, and pipe ...linesj second. the lack of 11 oomplete. accuro.te, functional laYflut ofthe plant.

e. .As an 011 target. there was no line of demo.rco.tion be ..t,7een Targets 573 and 674. Photos confirm a POW report (reference1 2 . ) which sta..tea tho.t e. h:'drogenation plant replo.ced the no.vo.l conIyard and briquette fo.Ct.ory.Refere ll.06S .:

fl. Objective Folder 90.32, TOkuyama A re n, Jo.po.n, 1 July 1944B. Tokuyamo. Naval Station. OP-I5 -FE 31-44, J,.ugu.st 1944G.Photo 1ndustrial Study No.2, Th G Pe t r ole um Industry. AG/AS,

and DWof' Naval lntelligence, July 1944.Annotated a :nd a.ttnched:

Pre-strike enlargement tram 3PR5M 188 .. 3RI392.'tf!WiUti .n 9 t' D0:IDii:Unit Roof AreaIn.sq, ft.

O amne;e in Square FeetSUPERF IC . h .L

Destroyed Str!d9j;lj.ra.1 Glatted MinorT e s t i l l g and E x p e l ' -imel1tal Laborator ...Les , (Ref .A)

a.b.o.d.

15.8001.2004.000

:3 tanks 1Tank15.8001,0002,0002 tanks

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ICONFIDE: t IT IALoont'd.

~ D A M AG E IN SQ UA RE F E B ' ! 'R oo !' A r ea sbPWfClli~

.Unit In Sq. Ft. De stroyed Struotura1 Gutted !Hn0Jl2. all L O E l . d i i i i & : m : x ; : ,Lng PIL~t (R~f A) ", a. 7;500 3,750 3,750~ b; 1,200 1,200c. :5 te.nks 2 t nnks

3. Oil We.sh!ilg pliIi ' t(Ret' . 6 . ) a~ 1,500 1,500'~ b; 15 011 tanks 11 t anks 1 t ank~ o. 8 fi ni sh edoi l tan ks 15tanks 3 t anks4 . R e fI i le r y- a s ph &i t! (Ref A) a; 3 ; 0 0 ' 3;00'b~ 4;800 2,400 2;400, o~ 2;500 2,500d ; 3.500 3;500

e. 3,500 3,5 00~ t. 36 t anks 17 t anks S . Trunble T o p p i n g& : Refining Plant

(Ref A) a; 2;100 1i100~ b ; 5,200 1,700.J o~ 2;100i d ~ 3,100e. 500'1 f~ 2;00' 2,000g. 1,500h; 600

1~ 900J. 3 2 . . tan ks 2 t a n k s 6 tanlcs6. C ra oki ng & : O i l Testing Plant(Ref A) a . 18;000 18,000b ; l~;OOO 16;000o. 5iOOO 5,000d ; 2;100 2;100e; 1,550' 1,560f. 11 tanks 1ank a H .W ! I7. Fost er Re fin ingPlant (Report-ad)Ref A) a ; "900 90'"b ; ~;500 1,500o. 1 , 2 0 0 1;200~ d; 2;010 2,000e. l i S . O

~ t~ 2,800g; 2;800~ h~ 6;0001; 1,200"j; 5 ,6 00 (Removed); 1,7001. B i 80 0 8,800Ill. 8,8'0 8,800n ; 1;000o. :1,200 3,200p . 5,000 5,000q, 2 tanks Z t o . n k 8

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U n i t Rooi' Ar&aIn Sq, Ft, S U P E R F I C I . A LDe.stroyed Struo:tural Gutted Mino ra.Cracking, WldoilZ : : ; i ~ ~ n i t a .b,0,d~e .

6; 50 06i6002;5003 , 0 0 032 tank.

CONF IDENT IALcontf~.

D AM AGE IN S QUA RE FEET

6, 60 06,5003,000

9. Craoking a.ndoil te6ting unit(Ret B) a;b.G.d ;

. E I ,

15,6009,200 9 0 02,80010 t a n k s

9,200

1 0 . D r u m filline;Plant (reported.)(Ref A ) a.b, 7 , 0 0 07,0002,6001,50010;00010,0006,8009007,0007.50023,40011,2005.600: , 8 : : > 06,8004,5002,.40011. Hydrogenationand Catalyst Plant(Ret B) a. 4,000

b; 1,600o. 2,400d; 2;800e. 9 , 9 0 0f, 9 ; 50 0g . 6, 60 0h; 3;600i, 13,200j; 1;800k~ 3,3001. 4 t a n k e

15,.500

2,5006, 0 0 0 5,000

3.,300 20 00 0,2,000- . a O O

1,6009 , 9 0 03,0006,600li50013,2001,20080 0

6, 50 0

Itanli:12 . Steam Power Plan'ti;(Ref' B) a,

b~. c . ,18;.1002,4002,00013, Hydroe;enatlonP la n t ( 9 8 O ct a n e )

Rei'B a. 16 ; 400b. 8,.000o. 1,e o o0..2,400e . 1,5001', 1,2006. 3,600h. 11 Tanka

- - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ - - - - -

2,4002,000

4,200 12,200.8,0002,400

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CONFIDENTIALcont'd. DAMAGE IN SQUARE FE E T

Unit Roof a r ea StJPmI~iAI:i n sq. ft, Destroyed Structural Gutted Minor14. Te t r a - E t h ylLe ad Un it (r epor t ed)Ref. B a . 9 ; 4 0 0 750b~ 6iOO O 6, 0 0 0c . 4 , 0 0 0 4 , 0 0 0__4. 9 0 0 90 015 . UnidentifiedRe fin ing un its .a. 1,400b~ 5; 0 0 0c . 18;000 18,000d . 3 , 3 0 0 3 , 3 0 0e. 14;300 14,300f . 2,100g . 2,400 2,400h . 7,800 5 0 01. 1,500j . .400k. 3j200 3,2001. 2,700m . -2, 7 0 0n . 15,000O . 5, 50 0p. 8~500 4;250q. 5, 0 0 0 2,500r. 14,000 600s . 4 , 0 0 0t. 9 ~ 0 0 0u. 5 , 5 00 5 , 5 00v. 2,400w. 3 , 3 00 3 , 3 00x. 8, 5 00 5 , 6 00y _ . 7 0 tanka 2 t a n ks 6 tanks16 . Pr oba ble dr umf il li n g p 1o .n ta . 11,200 4 , 0 0 0b. 10,800 10,800

~ c~ 11,200 11,200d; 11,200 11,200~

e . 10,800f . 4 , 4 0 0g . 4 , 0 00h. 4 , 4 0 0 4 , 4 0 017 Reported CanFa ctory (Ref A , B . )a . 13,000 5, 0 0 0 5, 0 0 0

b~ 5,200 5,200c. .900d~ 12,500 5 00e. 12,600f . 12;500g . 12;000h. ( i, 0 0 0 6, 0 0 0i. 12;600 8,000j~ 18i600 12,000k. 19,000 . 7 , 0 0 01. 1,200m , 5, 60 0 20 0

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DestroyedStructu ralSuperficial1. Gutted2. Mino rTo tal Damage

Od ginal , r o o f area a n d / o rn umbe r of t a n k s .Per ce nt of tota l d a m a g e

237,35 080,600 434 68

CONFID ENTIALco nt'd.

DAMAGE IN SQUARE , FE ETRoof ar ea SUPERF I C I A LUtli,t i n sq. ft. De st roye d Str uctur al Gutt ed Min or1 8 . Transpo rtatio n& w ar eh ous e fa ci l-i t i e s . a, 2,000 2,000b. 2,000c. 1,600 1,600d. 4,000 5 0 0 2,000e . 10,800 10,800f. 8,000' 8,000g . 10,000 10,000h . 2,000 2,0001. 900j. 75 0 ,750k. 4,4001. 1,800m . 6,200 6,200n . 10 ,5 00 10,6 00o. 7,000 7,000p. 3;6 00q. 6 ,6 00 6 ,6 00r. 3,6 00 1.200s . 3,6 00t . 3,200u. 6,4Oev. 25,800w. 40,900x.;. 21,60019. Offices(Re f A) a . 4,5 00 4,6 00b. 4,800 4,800c; 1,80(')d. 80 0e . 2,800f. 5 5 00 5 5 0020 . Unidentifiede.. 5,200 5,200b. 5,200 5,200c. 4;800 2,400 2,5 00d . 5 i O O Oe. 4,6 00f . 160021 . Unidentifieda. 2~.600 4,800b. 23,45022. Crude Oil TankYar d (Ref A & : B ) 13 tanks 5 t a n k s 8 t a n k s

Tot al Roof Are at 1,139,600 sqnare f e e t .Tot~l Rod'Damager 558,000 s qua re fe et .Pero ent o f R oo f A re a d D J l l 8 . e ; e dr d e s t r o y e d I 49.8S T A T I S T I C A L S U M M A RY of D . \ M A G Es q u a r e feetof roof. No. ofb y - p r o d u o t No. a rude oilt a n k s stora ge ta nksfunage fr om Curr en t Stri ke a:

52.400192,1506 6 5 ,1 5 01 39,6 0049.8CONF IDENT IAL

2673 13

23 731.6 1310 0

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PA RTIP .. SECTION B .. PAM .A gE MSESSUEl ! ITaEPORT*. TA R G ET 2121O TA KE O IL R EFIN ER Y

1. SummN'Y!a. The XXI Bomber COlllQlandStrikeo 10 M ay 1945 (Mission165) leftde.m.ag~ well distributed over Target 2L21 1 o S plant area.

Refi.ning uni t areas and finished-product storage areaS receivedthe mose visi.ble damage. App.ro.::dmately 45 per c(lnt of the planti nstallat ions w e re de str eyed.

b. Asse ssment of'damage WaS lim ie d beeaUG e 0 nly 24' photocoverage was available and a. plant analysts was not available. Thedamage indiCated in tb1.s report is a, minimum estimate~

c. The plant is probably out of operation.d. NOTE, The statistical summary of damage below is based

on the number of buildings andstruotures damagGd and not on areadamll-ged.

2. St a t i . s t lca l Summa t y of Drunega:

Area A (Crude on St.orage)Area. B .. (Refining Units)Are a C .. (Ref i.ning Un1 ts)Area D .. (Refining Units)Area E .. (Administrat.ion,

Servici.ng. Rail & :Water Shipping)

Area F - (Central Power Plant)Area G .. (ProductsSto.rage &, .

WEI,tGrShipping)

Per cent Per cent Per centDetroyed Gutted Df!.IDQ;&ed Total

12 37 .~ 491Approx3 0 Appro!20 .Approx

.2 Approx 4 0 Approx 4 310 Approx 20 Approx 6010 .Approx 15 Approx 45

4, Approx 171Approx 610 .Approx 3 Approx5 (AuxiliarybIdgs)15 Apuox .2 0 Apprgx 9 . ApPfgx 40TOTJJ.. PLANT FACILITIE'S - i!O Approx 10 Approx 15 .Approx

45% of ph-nt destroyed! damaged3 .. ltamiutio.n of D ! l P I nge

(See followingpo.ge)

>IoXXIB,C. t a. I. U. D/A. .Report No. 74.


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P M T I II..ECTIO N C .. D M O E A SSESSM EN T R E P O R ~ .TAAGET 188'o SHIMJ. NAVAL O IL STOR.~GE

1. Summsty:a . Th i s r e por t a Ss e s s e s dama g e to Ta r g e t 1884 r e sult i n gfrom XXI Bombe r C omma nd Mi s s i on 16 6 of 10 M a. y 19 45 .b. Phot os s hoed 14 (74 pe r ce n t ) of t h e us able s tor a g et a n ks a n d 9 (90 pe r ce n t ) of t ho buildi n g s de s t royed.c. Seve r a l unde r g round e n t r a n ce s a r e vi s ible. i ndlcilt i n gt h e probe. bl e 1oc a. .ton of un de rg roun d s to ra ge .

B ef or e S tr ik e I Ar te r St ri ke :.O r i g i n a l numbe r of t a n ks: 65Tanks removed: 29Tunks be i n g .dlsma n t1ed: 12* D r un u g ed t u f tk s : 5I nt ac t t an ks : 19

*Ta.nks i n n e e d of r epa i r befor e

I nt act t an ks de st roue d:I n t a ct tanks dama g e d:*Tun ks fur th er da ma ge d:Po.rl a .l l y d i s mu nt 1e dt an ks d es tr oy ed :P ar ti a ll y d is ma nt le dt a n ks damaged:s t r i ke. 6

11!1

a. Two pos s ible unde r g r ound or s unke n t a n ks we re de s t royed.f. Th e t ype of s tor a g e t a n k us ed i n t h i s i n s t a lla t ion h a d

a . di ame t e r of 120'. a h e i g h t of 40' a n d a capaci ty of 3.570,000 g allon sor 65,0 00 ba rr els .g. Th e tot al pr e - s t r i ke capaci ty of Ta r g e t 1884 wa s 1,615,000 ba r r e ls. Stor a g e capa C i t y de s toyed by t h i s s t r i ke tot aled 935,

000 ba r r e ls, a nd t h a t dama g e d by t h i s s t r i ke tot nled 252.000 ba r r e ls.I n a ll, s tor a g e ca pGci ty dama g e d or de s t royed tot aled 74 pe r ce n t oft he pr e- st ri ke ca pa Ci ty.h. Appr oxima t e ly 45, 000 squa r e fe e t or 90 pe r ce n t of tb:ltot al buildi n g roof space 1s de s t royed.

~e r e r e n ce s : AAF Ai r Object ive Folde r 90.32. 1 July 1944,

$*XXI ~.C O.I,U, D/A Repor t No. 72

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D A TE 10 M ay 1945

FLIG HT D A TA A N D FUEL CO l'8U M PI'IO N--_.,-_. -- r ,MISS ION NUMBER / )163 1)164 / J 1 6 5 I f 1 6 6--~----UN I T 73RD \"lIN:} 73RD I,IID 3 1 4 T H ./Im 58TH tV !'_ -- --A IR CR ll .FT C Ol\ '\S ID ER ED ~ 54 52 105 75Ava. FLYIl \U TIME 15117 14 :58 16.02 15119,AVG. D ISTA N CE FLO liN 2972 3081 2963 2928(Nautical Air Miles)FUEL CO l \TSUMEDI

Average 6404 , ,6644 6637 I 6428M ax imum 6930 6 8 8 5 7345 , 6950!Minimum 6130 6300 6261 6000FUEL R EMA I N I NG I

Average 950 723 683 760M ax imum 1210 1422 1 3 7 7 1150M inimum 470 394 95 450

lWG. GA l S . USED PER HO UR 419.1 443.8 414 .3 419.6AVG. GAlS. USED PER M ILE 2.15 2.16 2 .24 2 .2

-, TO TA L USED ON JuRB ORNE ,jJ C 380261 398305 867709 564953. . . .-~- , -_* Excludes super dumboaircraft and aircraft landing at Iwo Jima.

i{EIGHT DAT i ,

I NO. il.IRCRAFT ilIRBORNE 60 a 63 ~ 132 a 888'.VG. BilBIC I{T. OF JuRCRi.PT 75601 75624 75555 74729J.VG. USEFUL WAD 60902 61494 621,45 61540i.VG. NO. OF BOMBS LOl.DED 1 8. 2 -M 6 4 (TNT 1 9 .4 -M 6 4 (TNr) 19.8 -M 64 19 .3 -M 64(Comp B) (Camp B)J.VG. WT . OF B O M B S LOiJJll!D * 9726 10395 10862 10607J.VG. FUEL LOADED 7353 7368 7334 7174i VG. r,T. 0.F FUEL LOJ.DED 44118 44 2 D e 44004 43044l.VG. MISC. ItEIGHI' 7058 6891 7279 7889,',VG. GROSS \'::: __ .T _ T.l_ "K E_ _ O F _F_ _ ~ ~ _ __ 03_ .....L _ ._ 1_ 37 _1 ~ _8_ ~ ?2_ 00~ +--_ 1,3_ 6_ 2_ 6 _ 9

01 < Bomb lieights: J .N -M 64 (TNI') - 535 Ibs ,AN-0064 (Comp B) - 550 Lbs ,Excludes super dumboaircraft.~

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F I E l D O R D E R N U M B E R 73 C O N r l N U E D

MPI reference: XXI Bom Corn."Tokuyarna Area".MPJ; 0590Sa will be scheduled to be bombed first.(4 ) Bom load: 500 ;J..hGP'8fus e e l . l . /lo nose an d 1/40 tail.(5) Route:

BaseWing Assembly Area Zone 13235N - l3300E (Reassembly Area)332030N - 13136E (Oepartur e Point)3340)O N - l313030E (IF)TargetRight TurnI w o J:iJnaBase

e. The 313th Wing attacks with 6 squadrons.(1) Pr imarY" Visual Target

Miya~aki AirfieldFarce Required U P I-1quadron lnterseCtion o f main

l ' \l rlWaY s.Kanoya Airfield 1Squadt'on Ramainirg install-

ations and runways.Usa. Airfield. 2 Squadrons l43124. Ref ~ Litho-U:013ai,c Target No.1307 Usa A/F

1 Squadron (~) Cent.er of min run-way lief': Litho-UosaicVat_yama We s t A /F1 Squadron (b) 024047

(2) Bomb Load: 1000 and 2000 pound OP's fused with instant-aneous: and varioll9 delayed fuses.

M a t suyama

(3) Time Control: Strike target prior to 1009(XlK.(4) Avoid as~embl,y areas of other wings upon withdrawal.

d. .314th Wing attacks with 12 aquadrom.(1) Primary visual target: 90.)0 - 2121 (Fainter).(2) Firat group wil;!. leave departure point at D fbUr.(3) M P I A X IS O F A TT~CK FO RCE R EQ J1lR ED

Q95104 74 Degrees True 12 full ~qu.adron.s air ...borneReference: XXI BomCanLitho-Moeaic lIot;ake Refinery".

(4) Bomb loaM 500 1b Gpts fused 1/100 nose and :1/100 tail.(5) Route:

BaseWing Assembly Zone 13 z . 3 5 N - 13225E (Reassembly Area)3J2030N - 13136E (Departl.X'e Point)


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I1l!A Y .CW GllN XX! roll COO

3340N - 13130E3403N - 13136E (IP)TargetRight-TurnI w o J : i m aBase

x, (1) Method of Attack: By squadrens attacking with minimum in-terval between squadrons.

(2) Secondary visual and primnry radar: 90.30.,. 657A (Wicket).MPI:' 037055. Reference: XXI BanCamLitho-Mosaic KureArea J Urban.

(3) Altitude of Attack: Base 15,000 feet. Maximum altitude18,000het.(4) D Day and D ffuur is lOlO)OK.

4. a . O m i t t e d .b. C29.6 Name Primarv Visual Mission No.

(1) A n a p h a s e O ' S h i m a O i l Storage 1 6 6(2) Indices Naval 'Fueling Station 16).(3) Rotative Coal Yard and Briqutte 16 4Factory(I~) Fainter otake Oil Refinery 1 6 5( 5) Ilopish Matsuy8ll)ll.Airfteld 159(6) Checkbook Kanoya Airfield 16 2(7) B l o w z y Usa Aj.rfi.eld 160(S) Neckcloth Miyazaki Airfield 16 1

5. C"ommunications:a. XXI BomCom.Ol and SOP for strike reports, contaot reports,

and IFF procedUr'e. Strike report No. 1 vdll be used ,

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D I S T R I B U T I O NT A C T I C A L M I S S I O N R E P O R T S

CODVNo,1. CODUnCln,dingGenernl. Twentieth Ai r Force2 Comma ndi ng General, XXI Bomber Comm~nd3 Deputy Commendor, Twentieth Air Force4 Chief of Staff, Twentieth.Ai r Foroe5 Chief of' Staff', XXI Sombor C omman d6 Deputy Cis. Opns, m Bomber COlllJlland7 Deputy CIS. Sup & Mo.lnt. XXI Bombe r CQlluM.nd8 AC of S, .60.2. XXI Bomber Command9. C OI rI ma ndln gGeneral, A rmy Air ForcesATTN: AC/AS. Intelligence10 Comma nder in Chief. Paoific Oc~a n Aroa s (Adv Hq)

11 Commantler i n Chief, PacifiC O ce a n Are as C Re ar Hq)12 Chief of N av al O pe r at io ns , OP.16-V13 Joint Intelligence Center, P l I . c i i ' l cOcean Ar9aos14 Commander Air Force. P a . c i f i c Fl-eet15 Commander, Third Fleet16 Commander. FUth Fleet17 Commander, First C a r r i e r Task Force18 Comma nder , Mar ia na s19 Commander in C h i e f, U,S. A r m y Forces, P a . c i f i c26 COl

Southwest Pacific Areas22 Commanding General, S ou th we st P ac if ic A re as , ATTN': G.2(For Se ct ion 22, RO M)23 C o m m a n d i n ~ G e n e r a l . Far East Air Forces,24. Commanding General. U, S. Strategic Air Forces 11'1 Europe25 Oommanding General, Eighth Air Foroo26 Commanding General, Mediterranean Allied Air Forces2 7 Commanding G e n e r ' O . l . Fiftee.nth Al.r F o r c C l28 ~ 29 Commanding General. Seventh Air Forco3 0 C om m a n d i n g Ge n e r a l . V I I B o m b e r Command31 - 3 2 Qommanding Gener~l, V I I Fighter Command.33 C om mo.n d1n g Ge ne ra l, E le ve nt h ~ ir F er tl e34 Commanding ~nero..l, XX Bomber Commo.nd35 Cotniliandiiig Ganero.l. S8th Flying. Tro.inirlg Wing56 COJnmllndHq, All1.ed A ir F or cG s, SCl.\thweat Pacific A r e - o . ,A T T N : S en i or I n t e l l i g o n c e Officer R.A.A.F.37 Commanding G en er al , 5 8t h, BOlllbo.rdm"nt Wing38 Commanding Genera.l, 73rd Bombardment Wing39 C o m m a n d i n g General, 313th Bombardment Wing40 Commanding General, 3l4th Bombo.rdmept Wing41 Commanding General. 315th Bombardmont ~':'ing42 Commanding Officer, 3rd Photo Reoon Squa dr on43 COrDmfl.llqing or f icer. 41st Photo" ReCOIl.Squadron44 Comma ndin g or fi ce ~. l3rd Stati6tical Control Unit45 C he mi ca l Wa rfar e O fficer , XXI Bombe r Command48 Taotics and Training Sections, A-3, XXI a o m b e r Command47 Or dn an cc Offi ce r. XI I Bomber Commo.nd48 C om ma n di n g O ff i ce r , XXI Bomber C om ma nd . C om ba t StagingC e n t e r ( P r o v i s i o n o . l )49 - 50 H i st or i ca l O ff i ce r . XXI Bomber Command51 80 Commanding GenerO,l, Army Air ForoeB,ATTN: AC/hS Intelligonce, Collection D i v i s i o n


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Oommandi ng Gener al. Army Ai~ Forces PBei fic Ocean Areas,ATTN: A . A F E v a lu a :t i on B oa . r dCommanding Gener a.l. Army Air Forces Pacific Ocean Areas,A T T N , Di re ct or of C om mun ic at ion sFor I Counter Measures Air kno.lysh CenterCommandi ng Officer, 6th Bomb Group ( V H )

C Ol DJ no. nd in gf fi ce r, 9 th B om b Gr oup (VB)Commandi ng Ofrioer, 16th Bomb Group (VB)Commanding Officer, 19th Bomb Group (VB)Commanding Officer, 29th Bomb Group (VB)Qommnnding Officer, 39th Bomb Group (VH)Commandi ng Officer, 40th Bomb Group (VH)C om m( l. nd i: ngf fi ce r, 3 30 th B om b Gr oup (VH)Commandi ng Officer, 331st Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Officer, 444th Bomb Group (VH)C om ma .n di ng 0 rf ie er , 4 62n d Bom .b Gr Gup ( VH )Commandi ~g Orficer, 468t h Bomb Group (VB)Commandi ng Officer, 497th Bomb Group (VH)Commandi ng Officer, 498th Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Officer, 499t h Bomb Group (VB)Commanding Officer, SOOth Bomb Group (VH)Commandlng DUlceT, 501st Bomb Group (VH)Commanding Orficer, 50and Bomb Group (VH)Comma.nding orf leer. S04t h Bomp Group (VH) ,C om mt tn di ng O rf ic er , 5 C' 5t h B om b Gr oup ( VH )Commanding Officer, 509th Composite GroupComma.nding Officer. 655th Bomb Squodron (H) (WR)Commanding Orficer; Twen tieth Ai r Force Lead Cre w Sehool~ommnndi ng Ptficer, 15th Fighter GroupC ommuh di ng O fr ioe r, 21s t F ig ht er Gr oupCommanding Officer, 506th Fighter GroupReporting Unit. A-2. XXI Bomber Commo.nd (File Copy)- 11SReporting Unit, A-2, XXI Bomber Comma.nd

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