21st Bomber Command Tactical Mission Report 183, Ocr

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1I1SSION NO. 133FlO WN .5 ,1945

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SUBJ'l[:T: Report of Opcrnti0l l.8. 25 Illy 194,5

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CClrII!lOndinB General, or-entietb ....ir Foree, Qaabinatcm 25. D.c.IDENrIfICATION OF MISSIQth11. Field Ck'der NumtK::r 79. Hendquancrs XX1 Beaber Cczr8nd

doted 25 JIly 1945. direeted the 58th , 73rd. ) l J tb . aM 314th BombU'd-mcnt uings to take part in a cu:douo-ettort incendiory at tack on theTokyo Urban Area in XXI Bocber ClXDlDd Mission N1z:1ber 18).

b. TarGets Specified:(1) The Tokyo tl 'ban Area .a s the prin:lry visual and

radar tnreet .(2) No secondary or l as t reSC'l't targets "ero specitillill.

2 . S'IRATEGY AND PLAN OF OPERATION:a . StNtegY and Selection of D-Day: This attnck 13 p1o.D-

ned in conjunction uith Mission NO. 181 sinee i t was believed tbotgreot",r potent ial damage would be caused by cxecutine 2 night incendiary otto.cks within a I!linimum t ine in terval . The artasolcetcd torattock was n band approximately 16.000 f c ~ t wide and 24.000 tec t loneto the west of the Vloterfront immedint ely south of tbe Ir:\pcrial Pnl ace. (Set. DC1 Bol:!lbor COmr.l.l'lnd TacticDl Uission Roports for deta i ls atMissions No. 37. 38. 40. 69 and 181.) an the oo.S18 of a faVOZ'.:lbloTleather forecast for the night of 2 5 - 2 ~ M:ly, fi.n:l decision l i ' ~ S rodeto at tock.

b. Impo rtance o f the TarBet : Tht.; t ~ r u c t to be attacked in cluded i ndu st ri ol and residt:Jrrtial d i s t r i c t s , as . e l l as pert of thofillDnciol. gov\-rnmentol. and ca:u!l.ercio 1 sections of Tolqo. It alaoincludod the Shino.sz::mo Rail rood ya rds, tho lar / icst c.:u'sbDllina yardein :ropen, and the tlarohousifl8 esscntia'1 for the storage d supplieaused in c o ~ c t i o n V1ith that ; )c t iv i ty . Moll7 no,abinc.tool ond e lec-t ronic factorios ond acattere4 industr 101 plants vera n l in the


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1. '1'Irelv. pRtbtlDler al raraf t t rc . . . .were to OazTy SOO.powd AR.Jt!& bam,s. haed lu tD.d .. .D C l I l ~ . l Q 7 ta i l . Thea baDbs were aelecte4 a.8 a ..tbf'1DI1tIr .-ltu.since tbey were ezpected to etnn 1I:me41ate larse__ale a;pp1.i.-et i rva 1D thtf targt!t nreo. oM. thu IllU'k 2 ID8QD poinb 01 ...t . !'1MaC&l1ettt bal l1aUc properties ot this ba!sb ware ezp8Oted. to _blethe pa:tbtlDll-=r crewa to obtain bUiJ:u:D ocourec7. Cautnc t l ca W1t1a-1D tht: :lre=l o f 2 meaD points or impoct Q8s1gJ1&d Uu. pdbtiDJ.. tora .i nc luded 10- oDd 12-story t ire-resist:lD't concrete na4 tricll: tMtJdhp , .s ingle and double_stal7 "000.,0 dnell insa. oercontlle centU'8. cudtypic: l l indus'tri:ll Instnllnt ions. The JII-II76 ba: lb.as be110ftll tobave sut t ie iem weight and str iking veloeity \0 penetrt lh eGCb tn -ot st ructure in tbe area. The. i n s t : l . n t ~ I \ ( . O U 8 acse aruS ncn-4el.ar ' \aUfu zings v ere s elec te d to allCJllll the. bombs to Wrst 8CYC>T::ll tOl .t beDeathroots, thereby assuring r.JlU:icun t i re sct t ins: effec t . POlbttD4or boo_vere to be released :'It 25-tooi i n t c rwla in order to obtain 1:lI!IXU::uJconeentr.:l.tion.

3 . The f i r s t third rS the min torce. aeaipe4the smae 2 neon points of impact as the. pathfiDdU' force . 'CID.$ to carr . ,500-pOWld Ml. 7 ai,moble incendiary c lus te rs fuzed to open SOOO t u t a.boYGthe t a rget . The 1450 rognesiun bonb in th i s cluster w=:!;s c:oasldere4 tbebest nve iloble incendia ry 17ith which to s tr ike tho VOodD i a lus t r i a l .and f i re- res is tont s t ructures in the area . The d e s i ~ t c d Sooo-tootopeniDB r.o.s expeetcd to obt.:lin nO,xill1U1:l efficiencY' in tbe tunetiCGio,gof both clusters .:lnd individu.:l.l boobs.lit The rem:lining t"Jo.thirds or the o::Jin to rce .assigned the 4 othel" meeD points of iJ:I.pact, tlere to C:JI'ry approz:1cOtebone...h31f M-47 inCl::ndiary brobs fu:r.ed inst.:mt::l.nf::OUS nose end one-b.:1ltdustf: :rs of M-69 bonbs fUZed to open 5000 le ...t above tbe tlU'get. ('Therenere to be no I:lixed loods in .:my .:::.ircr.:l.ft.) The 2 d i t f ~ e n t types c Ibombs selected hod b ...n Dost effect ive in previous ~ i s s i o n s a ~ i n s ts in i l a r torBctS.

.5.. The M-47 incendiary boobs co.rried by tbem.:l.in !orc(;! nere to be releoecd o.t 100_foot intcrv:J.ls bot"ceD 6I"oupSof 6 beebs. All clusters uc.re to be rele.:lscd ot 50_toot intt:.rWlls.Theso settines had been efff::ctivc on prcvious s in i lor ~ S S i O D S .

(b) Bor-bina Data:1. Mlxir.l\lT.l e f fo r t wos spccit iod tar t h l s n i ....

sian in ordcr to obt.:::.i;a {;I"cund densit.y of 225 to 250 tons at ineca.diory bonbs por squnro nile of t,he tor . : ;d area.

2 . S ix Dcnn poi-nts at inp.".ct . e r a scle


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Ato 1 t t1 . " . . . . 0+ I I I ' ..u.. _ J."'.IBt:bt1lder a lnra r t to 11 . t .p H1ect:eI _ pcdat;. ti t II:; J t . _b e ft. to Ua1p 12 a11"erat't to 114l1lt '9 -. 2 au t ,n ' r .It: .e decided tbet the ot:hcrra would nelt; be . t t :oobl _ ..W " .beenuee or the contuion thet m:I.s'lt "M I l t rrc. ....nas .JlOlDta Ul\ lD lMte4. Pctb tiD :k ra vere to precede 'b e _ lMGne U r-cr:1tt: to the to rSet a rea b7 a p p ' O Z 1 J l I D t ~ 10 JIlDut G.JIIl1 .... to .. ' lS-desretl azh at attack trClll t bd r ini t ial polDt, 3 S 3 3 I - ~ n o p ,Thie wos cou14tlZ'Od the ben poestbh r34ar ra.j. B!1pba.a1a woe aLPia placed. OD ~ 1 1 t i 1 i ty or the ta rce , w1th a l l . tags beiDa IDStrw:t04 to 'It the r::ey1

DUDbel' at ::l.1rcron oyur the target 1D the .orte8t: pouib1o U...!. All ba:l.bUE: va. to be aono t rca a lU tu4u

at 9000 to 11,800 tee t . It vae cst1lXlted that 4r'1ft would be 2 degreae r igh t . Bocbine wes to be dODe at Don ilJdieat6d srClUDll . , .e l ottJ07 to 309 roles per hour and the axes of attack tor tbto ~ 1 tOl'C.were to be tran 78 to 81 deerees.(2) NlvifljotiOD.: (See Annex: A. Porta I and IV.)

(a) The routE to r tbe Jll,thtiDdcra raa a s toUc .- al

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C3> llllr.bt BM1DeeriDSIt (a> n i e b t PlnD: Altitud... aad. . ,884. . . . . pl.Dn e I

a r ' 1IIOZ1IN!t tuel econc::ay and a.:J;tet7. A.88Dblba were to be - . I e 0B1Fto ccrapreaa atrllcina torcea. L o r ~ tuc.l r88Ol"9'8a were reoClaK'Zldell liecaUSe at exPl;lCted paar wtltltb::r 010 lwo J'imD GDl1 hcae be. . . . .

(b) Load i n s :

\lings wouldgnllona was

1. FuEl reSCM'e data indlc.3ted t b a t Jl.ODe t i l U.srtoquirc ballb bOy tnnks. Fuel 10M or BPJrozmah17 '100t o be cc.rric.d.

2. No naxiJ:nl:l ar n l bClllb leeds ware speci f i e d . The 58th, 7Jrd.-ond 31Jth li"lngs were expected t o C8rrJ' potent i a l bcrnb 10.3ds o f 15.000 pounds JBr n i r c r n f t and the 314th 'dng a sexpected t o carry 1l,OOO pounds. The l.[I;J,unition lood Z l . estioOt04 3t300 poums.

(4) ~ (5(;0 ..nnex A , P:lrt IV.)(.::l.) As on Mission No. 181. depa. rture point t o

be the d i s t i n c t i v e peninsula 010 3 4 3 6 ~ 1 3 8 ~ ThE initi.::l.l point , &laoe.:lsily i d e n t i f i e d by radc.r. 'I7.:lS 5 m u t i c a l n i l e s soutb':""est at HEl.Cb10ji.Froo the assembly point t o the i n i t i a l point , accur'nte r e d ~ tl.3YigatiClDcould be pcrtorncd by using 5urug:! & y . ~ okosulm Peninsula . Mount F u j i .and tbe gestern ho.lf of the Tokyo Peninsula as chec!t pointa .

(b) The r.:If>Q.n points of iJ:I.p.::!.ct were projec ted a longth e n orth ern T o v o dock l i n e . The const l inc def ini t ion of Tokyo 817'li'.:IS f:oXpl::cted to rt.duce r a t e errors 000 those errors t hll t uould ocewrwere expected to r e s u l t in banbs f.::l.lling on r.:Ie.::l.n points of icpcct otother rang:!!. To toke advantage of t h i s course. the axis ot at tockwas r . : I a d ~ as much to the east DS possible .

(c) H'lJ!' ..\7oy frlZl the departure point to tho i n i t i : l lpoint . both the. initi:.l.l point and the ent i re t:J.rBct MOO would bewithin range of r.!ldor. I . f t e r Ulc turn a t th e i n i t i a l po:Lnt. tho norib\'lestl1"n c o r n ~ of Tokyo Bay end th e north er n Tokyo dock l i n e gould bea w i l a b l ... fo r r",f...rlnce points .

(d) It uos expectod that the 2 northwestern ciJ:u.ncpoints would bt. the most d i f f i c u l t to hcnb cceurotcly by r ~ d ~ .

(0) Pathfinders trorc t o 80 into the t.3rset overTokyo 80Y fra::a the C:lst t o insure h i t t i n a the nC:ln points of m p U l .Ghich r.erc e a s i l y identif ied t rOD that direction. T h u reduced thop o s s i b i l i t y of deflection &ITa-s. I t 1IOS CSSLnti,nl th t \ t tho path-f il'\dcrs h i t tho OJrect points in order to p-evcnt aloin torce bcnba


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I i 10.1.u.t: 0 'be .... UlrDU8boat: the b l a M e e a roaM t o tile 'UZ'p ' . . w l1 _ ta' ( b ~ - a ~ . . . . It was planned t o b a n each . . . S "

~ . - . - . _ " tar us e 0 8 protecUca. SfPliD8't 8l1Ql'ob1i&1rte l!IDll aa\1aJre:I'Ia&.t '1Z '8.(6) Air..,sen Rescue: The He.". GQd m Baabe:r CCIII'JeId

were to provide rescue f a c i l i t i e s 08 indicated OIl th e c hart 1D Anm:::r;A. Pnrt V I.d . p e t a i l s of Planning - - lnte l l iwmce:

(1) En93Y Pieibtcr Re.action; Iobxiautl t i g h t e r strengthi n the Tokyo a rC3 W.as estincted tha t llutcnatic T:C3pOnS ut.u1d h::.ve only s l i ~ te t r e c t iveness.

j. ';'pproxiu::.tely 15 0 to 20 0 searchlights h3 db ~ e n reported in t h Tokyo oren nn d t h e i r t ~ c t i c s hod ~ o v c d onrec


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1n ! . A baee alti tudG at 9000 te d .. r' =::'=oI: y in ' ott the aeC\Il"l'lte outaDl'1tic we8pcms t i re tbat ha4 bee ....a la.er altitudes.

j. '1'0 BOturote antiaircraf t 4eteue. , it reCClDIlended tha t each Tling CCI:Ip1"CS8 i t s attock into B 7O.-m1Dute perl04.l!. Since most t lok on Disht mas1eu hal 'be&D

e ~ o u n t c r e d by a i rc rot t CODed by s(;lU"cbli_ts, i t was recClllmBll40d tbatDlreroft dispeDse ' rope' (WindOW) and dcsynchronizo emgiDea as deleD8iYe t ac t ics .) . j X ~ u r l O N OF THE MISSIONI

Q . ":lkc_off: Take-off 'VllS aecCElplisbed ::I.e to l lc .a :Aircraf t Jdrbarnc First La"'Mng M:lin Foree Pathf inder Jake-ott 'I'8ko-o!t

58th 120 12 257= 25084&7)rd 1)0 12 25071Jlll. 25085&)l) th 75 11 2507)lZ 250857Z0.1!1ill! 127 I I 250654Z 25!Ao;XXI B.C. 452 4" 250654Z 25085& This total does not include 4 Super_Dw::lbo Airern t t

b . Route out: "ircrnft proceeded to the torget individu."1!l7a t briefed : l l t i tudcs and .:lir speeds. 'R'ith ce les t inl , Loren. end r ~ d o . rtx::ina used .:lS OCIvigotiono.l .::lids. Compres sibi li ty o f the iling forceson this l!1ission wns superior to thut of tinY other prCV10US niss iondue to gocxl execution of tUlina by the no.vigotars.

C . Ov ..r TtlI'get:(1) Prir.lD.ry Tornot: Target ore.::l naviC.::Ition mlS aCCa::l

plished by rod.::lr, uith 0 f()'\7 vistUl1 corrl-ctions heine c.."ldc on thobombil16 run. Forty_four po.thfinder and 420 oain-force m.rerot1; dropped 0. toto1 of 3262 tons of bcobs on the prioary t : l rcot . The p."lth_f inders ba:'lbed bet'l7con 25lJ3& aDd 251521Z a t cl t i tudcs rancins frCD7915 to 22.000 h l - t , and ~ h ~ i forco bcnbod betwcen 2 . 5 ~ 4 H Z 00425161% a t D1 t i tudos rang:Ulfi frOCl 8950 to 20.000 fGet. V1SU31 ba:abinB nos done by 9 p o t h f i n d e r ~ and 155 Olin f ~ c o B-29's I and r3IL.'U'bcnbing was done by 15 patbfl.ndcr-s and 265 alun force 8ircrnf t .

(2) T 0 r l ~ e t s of Opportunity: Six B29's dropJOd 39 ."tons of boobs between 25141.52. and 25151% a t


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, J!!!llI 'kn ' e " . If" ! " " 'M58th 2.5DJ$7)rd ~ 7 313'h 2S21Q5ZJ!!I!!! 252127L 260055Xl:I s.c. 252= 2 6 0 0 ~

f .IeSSOBe l)'wenty-aix B-29'a 'AUO loat 4ue to the : tollowins reasons;e ll EDq' Antit1ircra1't: )(2) ihaDJ' a i rcra l t o.nd tlnt ia i rcro t t I 1(3) other: 2 (Crew's bailed out oyer lwo lk:D 4uo to

inabi l i ty to land thei r p lnnes because at bad vea tba . )(4) Unkn""" , 20

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3,. Return to Base: Return a l t l h l1u . . . . lel1 I 'rca9000 to 20.000 fee t . '!'be bost. returD .. lIB40 a t 10,700 t ee t at . -1ibr 'ated air speed at 185 miles per hour unti l a 140 toot per IlI1mate1et-d0llD 1IO.S nldo into the t raf f ic pothrn . ar th i s procellure the a i r craf t used 1961 sa110ns 1'rcr.l. the ta rget to CuEuD.

(b) Comnonts on the MisaioD:J. Canprossion ot forcos ti'orked roell.g,. Smo or the 58th IlI1d ) l ) th Wing tdrplonoa

c.:lrried M47A2 becbs which could not be 10l:ldcd to greatest capaci\7 onthe 8-29's , Bec:.ountine for tho 100- ba:lb load aYerage tar the 2 i 'iD68.

1. J ~ before airplanes took oN on tb i s n ia -s ian , prediction of poor weather w s r:c.de fo r I'go lin."1 OIl tb' returnrou te . One group of the 58th l;iDg oftloodcd 2 boobs trCll:l. cccb planeaM added an equivelant fl'eic;ht in fue l . The 1 Jr d \ fi ne added 200 go l Ions of go-saline per o::i re raf t . The 3llj.th Kine rel=:loved bm.bs to calteroom for an estimated 900-BPllon r es erv e fo r i t a planes.

(4) ~ See Anrex A, Par t IV, for radar report .(5) Gunnery: See annex J.., Port V. for gunnery repor t .(6) Air-oSoo Rescue: (See ':"nnex AI Pnrt VI. fe r s i t es

o f d it ch ing s. ) Four B-29's ile.re l es t off Ivo J i ID . witb crEVS bei l ..ing out of 3 o.ircraft QM the fourth d itc hin g in h o H3rbcr. k11cre"ii' O : : r l ~ S excE;p\ 1 naD iler .... reScUEd. (Figures ore rosed on l a t a 'inforoation and 'gere not e-vailable for inclusion in the Consolidateds ta t i s t i ca l Suz:r.1,ary.) One B ~ 2 9 ditched c.t 3 1 4 ~ 1 4 1 1 3 E due to ~ age sustaim:d over the ta rsEt . Nine of the 11 crew ccI:lbcr's were re scu6d. although 1 of the rescued men le-ter diode . ~ n o t b c . r ditchinghad been reported ~ 33l0N-14130E. but noceti vc s e ~ c h e s 'gere cedeon 27 ~ n 28 M ~ y .

h . \1eathE;r: (Sse Annex B for deta i l s . ) f ieothc r encount ered on th is I:l.l.SS1Cdl Raa olnost as br iefed.

i. Cowounicotiens:(1) R a d ~ Counter Measuresl (Sec 4 ln e% C. Fnrt I .

fo r detai ls . ) Thirteen obsw-v...ra part icip...ted and 95 1ntcrccpts VEreobtained. Rope nna dispensed flhen 110 lr-lS considered neccssnry.

(2) Ro.dio: (See l..nMx C, Par t I I , for dct ' l i la .)t o t a l of 33 str ike repor ts wos receivcd by Ground Stat ional


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(a) Damaae reauU1D8 f ra i l 111..1_ a.. 181 .totalled 22.1 _quare mlos . or the e q \ l 1 ~ of 20 p .r . . . ot ...to ta l cUy area,(b) "1'bia d3mBse, toseth8I' with 4...-.. .... .,the Ca"""'ul's .s ethel" mise1OJU1 against ToQo OIoa. 37. 31. '0, 61 .469', raised the 'total city urban arE.8 deetro)'84 anll Aeme., to 5&-3

square miles. or 50.8 per cent of the cit,. Bl'ee.

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....er a . AWARi,..1) wos oper8ti'f1!l 08 1'011Cl11'8;the target. ond 421 on return

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PIGnniDB Foreoo._4-6/101"" cloud. base 1400 ttl top 8-20,000 no 5/10 1P441-cloud. thin ot 1l.OOO I t and WID higb cloud 0 \ 30.000 n wi,",sbowers in mornins slowly decreaains durins dD,y.

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OPerational ForecastBase a t 4/10 lcm cloud. base 2000Ts.kc off: ft I top 6.12,COO ft i 5/10middle cloud. base 12,000 f t . top13.000 ft; 8/10 h i cloud ~ )0.000;vis ibi l i ty 20 miles. laoering to 2miles in shcmers.

weathEr f.Xl,eourrtere4satpaD; Tinian: 10/10 I($' clO\l4,base 2000 f t . 1/10 ~ d l e c loud .rose 1.4 ,000 " .Guan: 6_8/10 low cloud, base 1600f"t"':""top 7000 ft. 'Pide1y SC3.tteredl ight sharers In the "II'Ol,

Route T 0 c { 0 ~ : Some as roses.out; 20 to 2 2 ~ : 4/10 lor. cloud.base 1800 f t , top 8-15,000 f t ; 2/10oidd1e cloud, bOse 12,000. top 13.000f t ; v is ib i l i ty 15 miles, lowering to2 miles in Sh0l1ers.2 2 to 240M: 4/10 lou cloud. bOse2000 f t . top 4000 f t ; 2/10 middlecloud, b.:\$e 12,000, top 13,000 f t .6/10 high cloud ot 28,000 f t .2 4 to 27'].: 8/10 lou cloud, base1500 f t . top 10_15.000 f t ; 10/10"ddle claud in layerS between~ ~ , o o o and 18.000 f t ; 8/10 ~ i B h "cloud o.t 28.000 f t ; l iBht ~ l m c lce ;v is ib i l i ty 10 miles. lowerlng to 1"Ie in ghor,'crs.m1 0 to 3 0 ~ : 6/101 00 c lo ud , rosen N t 5000 f t 4/10 middle c loud .2000, op , /bOse 12,000. top 13,000 It; 5 10. laud a t 27,000 f t .hlgh c J4"N: 5/10100 cloud. base. 3 0 ~ to 000 ft.1 3/10 high cloud2000. top ~ t vis ib i l i ty 8_10 ITIllesot 28,000 ,in hoZe

'1'0 ? 4 ~ h 4/10 log cloud, baSe 1600f t , top 8_10.000 f t . 2 /10 Diddl eclo ud . rese 14,000 ft, top unknown;becCiiling 5/10 .:3t the end of tb e zone2 4 to 26CN: 5/10 low cloud bcCa:ling 9/10 r.i th tops o.t 9000 f t . 3/10middle cloud, base 12.000 beca:ling9/10.2 6 to 300N: 10/10 100 cloud, boseunknor.n. top 8_10,000 f t . with fewtops to 20,000 it; 10/10 ~ d d l ecloud, b3sc 12000 'Pith top .:3t 20,000f t . 8/10 h i cloud o.t 24,000 f t .vis ib i l i ty 10 cilt:ls 10l"crlng to 0-1mile in ra in ; r:tOduato rime ic inga.bove 14.000 r t .100N to tor8t: 9/10 l cloud,base 2500. top BoqO ft bcca:ling 1/10at coost; 8/10 oidd le cloud. base12.000 ft bcca:'ling 14.000 f ' t ; 6110high cloud.:\t 23.000 It; sc.. ,.,rlrirle iClIl.& o t 15.000 ft. l iGht a t20.000 ft.


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Winds hlaft Forecast8lse to 20C!N 2 0 to 2SON 2SoN to 35" Torget

25.000 210/15 -20 260/27 -20 255150 -22 260/65 -a20,000 190/15 -09 260/25 -09 255/43 -12 260/55 -1415.000 170/15 01 270/25 01 260/35 -02 260/45 -0510,000 160/15 11 270/20 10 260/28 07 260/30 0)5.000 '50/'5 19 280/15 19 255/18 12 260/20 08~ I O O O 120/15 26 290/12 26 280/11 16 250/12 12Surface 090/13 31 300/06 30 140/08 21 240/05 16

,_theE pgoug,. . . .7/10 10fl' oloud...It 1500 n. '.6000 t t l 4/10 mi441e Ol0u4. . . .10,000 n .

gpera1;10A81 ForecaRIrla. QD. 3/10 low cloud, base 2000,Ret\ll"Dz top 5000 t t I 3/10 middleclOUds, bQae 13,000. top 14.000 f t .

\iinds :.10f' Observed

12,00010,0002,000

,BD.sc to 20"N

030/20130/25

2 0 to 2SD:N240/30240/35220/25

250fl to 3SOr:240/35260/35210/25

'l'nr,got25 0/40240/33


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1. zyrpoeel '10 nIp esrly-wa:nUD8 3M gun-1Q1oa rB4arab . To COD:t1nuo radar search in )8-)000 - regioa .

To contuse e D radar by '\he u e 01 rope2. M o t h o d ~

0 . . Thirte


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C h a r a c t ~ 1 s t i c 8 coordinates ll!1! Tlmo a l!!! lIU :D:II-00105 0590 10 1S00N 14040E 052545 1135 2 l 121 8 0010_00106 0353 44 33051' 13750E 052545 1009 21 121 8 001lI1020R00107 0490 24 330


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QIl!l 'M!ar1!t io8 e0az:4t..... Il!a l!Il! eo ~ .. -0201 0995 011 3S4OI' 139501 0526Il5 0130 2 l 121 s ... ....00202 1088 05 323111 13915E 525l1S 23Il5 '1 121 s ... -0204 0735 31 354011 1395" 052645 0140 .1 121 S JI1 -02011 10'/0 07 354111 139SOE 0526IlS 0150 2 l 121 s ... . . . .0110"'06 1500 04 35351l 13931E 052645 03S7 .1 121 S ... ..0208 0900 05 345911 13632E 5'5lIS 1'36 2l 121 S IlL ....00208 1'12 10 355SN 14015E 052645 0106 21 121 S 5 00102000'200215 0670 22 342011 138l5E 052645 0027 21 121 S -oolO2OOO20 0 4 6 ~ 0475 15 350SN 1401SE 052645 0045 21 121 S4. REII'lElrks: :. dgnal m. th the ohal'actuo1eUca 1J,9/475/1S '8.8intercepted on t h i s mission. 1. s imilnr ai.aD11, probably the . . . 0118,

,..as heard on miss10n No. 181 in the some o.ppl"oximt!.te locat1oa.. 110 D/Icuts 17U"e obtained.

PART I I RJ.DIO

1 . Str ike Reports: 1 to to l of 33 st r ike r e po r t 1!IUSt:seS WCUlreceived by the \;ing Ground Sto.tions. Ten reports ~ i rcce1nd ..,.the 5 8th \tiJlS; 8 by the 73rd. 7 by tbe 314tb. coo 8 by tbe 3131h.

2 . Fox Tronsrnissions: The only diversion free the USUIll tJcOp8C: .eather and Tioe Signels t ransoi t ted troo the Gr'ow:d StatiOAS to \heairer. :: t t during th is mission tros the t ransm1ss OD at tbe v ~ t b c r a t1.......0 Jimo on the hour nm half-hour for 2 hours att..r Bombs ....8,..

J . Frequencies: 1.erial r.:::dio operotors repcr1:o! that ate08ptulI':lcin te r fe rence ;r.lS heavy on a l l s t r ike f requencies during th i s mSBion.The 11 ccgncycle frequencies in a l l )lings provc:d tbe cost c t fec the .There nerc several cneI:lY ottcopts ot j t lal ing on nem-Iy e l l trcqu:::.ncies.Follcnine: i s 0 pacentage breakdoon a t t rot t ic per frequeney: 15 p 'cent on 3 megocycles; 35 per cent on 7 cClPcyc1es. oDd 50 per eent CIO11 me(;3cycles.

~ @ v i ~ c t i o l l l l l hids: Tocnty-four requests to r m/DF be::1riosswere CClde of the Gl'oW\d Stat ions . :,11 but 2 r.cre obtained. In 1coset the A.,.CS OIF s ta t ion could not pick up the ai.rc.r.:tft sienal andin the other interfu-cIlCo from nnoth


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rec t iv . \0

(1) lap C\i between l,SOa& 8111 19OCZ" piII"llA1J:r . . . .1f t .(2) lop C,l be\WeeD l JCd aD4 13)Cll. .u .rr. .Un.(J ) C1i 51P1 _ traR 130CZ 1335Z - - '1011) ' ~

effcctiYc.b.

fect i . ,a .

6055 kess(1) EnB!lY yoicc at l051Z and ll.oc:e wu iAett...ct:t. . . .(2) Jo.p C\1 a t IJ2al.. 15J


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t o the Wine Ra410 Station. Supral ale 'el l b to 1IIt1lfit 1D tbe event at 41tcbinS. poait1cm report . ~ e 1 f t 1 . .t b i s cJ.rcrat't plua 3 f i x e . obta1Jud '" Supoe4. C _ de_SaM ....minto1n1ld wlth tho :lI1reraft untll i t 1aD4ell 11' l i t tIda --.Tilt" sec:oD4 emersency 111880088 recoiftl1 iD 01... t . n t I 'a . . . I l c r a f t etot1Jla 'tbot ditch1ag 1IQ8 poe. ble 4 u to 1aoIt at tM l . ,...meaange 808 received in clear t e n 4 _ t o th e a1r cr af t , , : S m . t J 't o the f i e l d . Suprad was noUfied, Jo...t:S DIP ... aleo ..,unel . . .t rue courses to st6er were 81von to tho a1rc:rnft. tour.. aIIl1 a l t i _tude of the a i r c r : ~ f t nero forwarded t o tho ADCC for tbe purpoee 01obtainine II rodnr f ix in the ovent tbot the mrcro.tt 8Iloul4 d1kb .Cocmunications nero JlDintai ned until the aircrnt t llUlde4 . ,e1J atsoip:ln. The 58th " i n s 1 the tol lar ine moseacoa,TIME .!


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(Baaed on ewluoted 4ata wblob nae Dot i lable tor 1Jlclu1oa ID ..Ccmsolidcted StBt in ioal S_0Z'7)1. SUI "1'2* It i s oatimsecl that 601Bp8DeH t iabt i I l t..ept_

ad . i th 94 ottocka boiD6 IlPde. 1bs:l:F 011' oppoaltlOll ocatr l to ..10s8 or 1 8--29 ond resulted 111 dOJrllse to 21 others. Ctu. 11destrOYed :lnd 4 dC!:lOgai.

~ J!D.rlY iiOrn!!lGI The Tokyo lU'OO WQ8 olcrtc4 .I!Il.mos\ 2 boara befort:. tbl:l pathfinder 8-29's made l omta l l . ..pproxmote17 ODe-balt hoarb e f o r ~ pothfind ..r s mode londfo.l l . Tokyo apparently he.cl 8UZ'11d.ae4 th4\an inccndi:l1'Y attack 'li0B 1mnincnt and ' trondcast a atatcmeJd: tbat I t b .enallY Beans to be co.rrying out eo l7DVtil of 3ttocks vitb aiDcle planeawhich 'I i i l l las t for 3evcr31 houra'.

3 . heather; OVercost MlS at 14.000 fe:.d. B-29'8 bmbe4 f'ra:I8000 to 22 ,000 fee t , gj . th 8 r:t1jcrity droPP1DG tbei r incc,o:U.nrlu freD9000 to 14.000 f ...d. vcatba- over the t3rcct arld tbe bcDbiJ:lc a l t i tude of B-29's 'liore probQ.bly no hinda"o.ccc t


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Direction lUll! Legel of Approacbor En..,- Aircraft lOll'l'ot&1 lwaberor A"acks

l 8 .. R l . W ~ . _ .....Nose1-":

l6ll

PROM LEVEL 40%FROM BELOW 40

6 . oetai ls of s ieh t inss of. and cncounters vi tb . flaros, rock\::ta. and midcet nirc rnf t on Mission 181 and 183 tollaos ( E ' f t l , 1 ~ t 1 O Dof thesc reports i s indicated by tbe ~ i t 1 e ) ;

n . F1QrcSt


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111\1111.iDDted

C', ........ 5 'ball_ 06 t i f t ' _ It. .#. llf..... '0 DO ap]l!lNJl\ cauee.1

(5) l In IIDn 011 . . 1a wJda '1ld.J.a fII f tn IbarDe4 out;. tbere wu a Un um t lIrla"eD1Il& et'I'eot S - ' __ 'to ..4:lappeo.r13.DOe at the mi..i l e . '


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2S12611...1100

Ps'.""I611..!94

soEI1!!ftl A1rcratt:Unidentified.( including SaDe possibleMidget Ale end acme prob.able f laree)TIE unidentifiedS/g UnidentifiedNickIr'l'lngOscar' rojo Tota l

1 . ..eelldan. rJit AUu b .

(2) - f t. . . . . 1 iDdaMe ia 1lIdIIt. IIIIa _ ....___ to Co &029 . to 1 " a 1 t . f te pU.DIl fI6 tile...., _ .i l l pall1ac up 4Ill1 tb . a . t i4 UIII!lene8tb ne &49.-

(3) I.D. a4Utica. to the abcml. t IwN .or "'t 00\114 be IId.4set aircraft or the ClI' - . . . 'lDe'.

n. Two rap fighters on reciprocal beadiQ88 "ere SeEnf i r ing n t oncb ather.

b. Apprca:im=ltely 1/3 of a l l Itt"cb 'troke att nt. 200yards or lees .

c . Several twin-engine figbt.I's follClffed 8-29'a to 568 .One of these paced .:l B-29 200 miles past lend's eDd, mo.1cing DOat tacks.

8. Claims:a . Destroyed l , ' _ 1'1 .. 1 U/I by Nose. J VII b1 RB. 5 a l l

by RSG, 1 Nick by RSG. 6 WI by ' rai l . and 1 WI by Nose and as.b. p r o b ~ \ b l Y Destroyed: 0c . DD1l\sed I 4 - 1 Irving by LB. 1 WI b3" RB, 1 a l l

by MG. and I U/I by Tai l .

1 . Surrm:u-y of Attock:o . The primary ' a rse t .:lS nt'Q.ClJced, b1 eircr.3n c4 4

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wt... sa " .&1'1""'.-- ~ o o - 1 2 . s o o lI9SO-l4.,2llO !5IlO4O_ . . 16.1A ' - a -A.lt.1t:ua. 10.000 10.000 10,,"'" IAI_AS_ o fAtteok 65.-92 8If' .... ."..P!'tvJl!JJJtS

W1D8 58 73 313 3l4.Total Ale 12 12 n ,Time QTerTOIrgU 133111:141"" 13S2Z-1521Z 1 ~ - 1 J I 2 " " 1 ~ ' / ZA l h t \ l l l eB"acket 6000-9000 8400.22 ,000 67OO-'JOOO 1'115-8llIOAx" o fAttack . ,0" '300 " " , . j


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J 5 3 ~ 14005E M o d e r ~ t e . securet b _ n ud ..s ...i\l:ll, contiDuoua17 pollrte4. (Patbt inder oi.rCl'Dft)

-.-.I=_SN . .1-. P"'M1., nn...-It __ .

3S08R 1.38381 . . . . . . to _ h . . . . .1I8l11_ eat ~ J4It3f l3'7II4E a n p r lUll WI7 tD............11m alll1 binJ'.343!J1 1)81JE _pi" 8_ l aceW"de . . . . . . . . ._41_ erd 1.1tt:It. wb1t4 3.52Efi 13842E Mesger 8Dd iDaccuret. , 1Mn7

V., ae8SC' aa4 iDao. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1um omlor ben'J'.Bee.,.,. tlDl me41. . . .IP u t e Torgot Area

Ch1ba peninsula

QlD8eaold

. . . . I'UJ'5 . of Hnchiojia t I I '

8saPDP'leu

Rout_ JriCll" '0 IP

Picket 8 ) a t 5 miles oft Chosi point hiedl\E1. inDccurate (Pt'tb.t1Jd..oircrnf ' t) .J. Fla.k at Tarsetl Flak in the target !U"e8 W8 r epcr te4 sa t b .

D'IOst intense encountered to date. In gen1"t\l i t was inteM8 tlI:l4 accurate, medium and heavy tlroughout tbe entire at'taOlc. s e a r c b l l p t:lM gun defenses wore appnrently well coordiIll-'ted. .1r


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lIIrBt ~ r .3,SZlII 14019.1 IkoF' a" . .u.-.)522N l4033E Inte. . . . . .u35lJi11 l4023E 1.. llJI4 - .. .35lJi11 14035E ;. . llJI4 - . , .35""" 13'l5OE _ . . . . . . . ben>', " ' d ~ ..:e com i.nUCU817 po1D\ed r i re . .

Jc bombed tbe IIlrtt.e14 .. II t a r get. f1 oppcrtllD.1tJ.

'1'steJ8!lt1 Airf ie ld

Naft ll Ve88ela(South of Ohara)

! b n l ve8se1.

Oot

"......

Surtoce Crett 3535" 14020E lied;. . . .(approx.)Picket boat ~ J 2 N 13800E Medium.Surface Crn.ft(4 blips on radar) 3445N 14oo5E Moderete eDI lDllCCUl"ftte. Iu ln ) ' .south ot Chi-be. Meager aDd inaccurate.Near Ob:1l'3 J 5 1 ~ 14023E Several D8'IiI' t lak bOtter-iee re -ported.Chi'bo 3536N 14008E Madere-te. accurate. bee..".. ClODt inuously poiniedFran Targat to ChibU Intense, continuous, me41\E1. oUleCurlCY not c'r.)lu:lte4.

Vessels in Tokyo Bay and 12to 160 miles SE of Choshi

Oheshi 3544N 14050E Intense. medlulhIntense, medi\El. trt ' lCat'5 up to11 ,600 feet .

5. SWlIIll!Iry o f Lose an d Dnmage to F l a k : P'OUZ' Bit'et'f '.tt _ere lostto flak on this mission. a figure ~ h i c h ~ slishtly 418prOportioas teto the Q.uontity and accuracy of fla.k encountered oTW the t a rge t .Howevt.t'. 20 ai rcraf t 17ere l o ~ t to unkncntl causee aM t lok probe.b17accounted fo r 0 ~ i ' Z n b 1 e number of t heee . out or 470 a i rc ra f t O'IC1'th e t a rge t , 100, o r 21.28 '; (. s u s t ~ i J l l ) d f lak dN: IQCh

6. Se8rch1ieptSI0 . . Tho fo l loo ina tnbulr.tion shQ1'S the locat ion ftAll 0......

1.oto number of ~ e a r c b l i 6 h t . Encountered,


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11iAIUJI . 8S!U4Z18OU All. Obaen8: t s . - .

a. 0_ rowaa (20.too\ 4 ~ _ ) . IJ1!87 1IIIl1ocm . , . . .a ' '000 tee t was obaerY04 b7 BD a1rcrRn .t 10.8aD tCod. 'IIle __tbousbt th at the bBllOC111 _ 8 o f the rree- ')'pIl.b. Phosphorus f lak we8 reported or.. 70.. k . . . . .qo ..tbe _e as other booY7 f lek.

e . porochute t lare. "ere repori04 baIt tr87 between tile Dend th e to rg et a t 10.000 '!;.eo't. They bUd 0 ,el lowiah white glow Usb'.ing up tbe sky for I i minutes,

d . One cre\1 reported f lashes ( i f f i re O1'er the target whichsparkled lik6 pin u b o ~ 1 8 38 tbey fel l .e. Om ; crew reported thet large r..d bursts over tarset .ere

i.nJnedifltely follOlVcd by numbrOUS smo.ll bur8ta.f. Five ' ba l l s o f f i r e ' were observt:d in tbe target area.

They were level but t r3il inc; the Dircraft . Crews reported tha t whatappeared as tracers tlere aDanatiD6 fran tbese be.lls at t i r e ' , (see.part I . of this Annex, for addiUcmal ' ba l l s of t i re" deta i ls . )

g. One crar reported 73 ground-to..air rockets in tbe target aree. Also reported nerc 3 battteries of roekd l!l.unchera CD theshore of Tokyo &y fran South Tokyo to Yokobl'4\. One bat'ter'Y released 13 and the: other 2 bat ter ies each r e l ~ s e d 20 rockets wicb recebed c l t i tudes fra!! 8000 to 15.000 teet. Those reaching the bighar a l t i tudes nppe:1red to ex.1't ;) nEli burst of speEd after the: in i t i a l .......loci ty s t ~ r t e d decreosing. None of these rockets nas crfect iwe.

h. Ground-to..{lir rockets "ere observed r ising tr


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PC I n - P"'SPme TODIl ern

a . This report 8seeaees c!aIlPS8 to ToII;;Jo reault iac tI 'caD I Bomber Conne.nd Missions 161 aM 163, aDd 2546 _ , . 1"'.Adc-quate reconnaissance pbotogrepby woe not 8fti lable auriDs aeperiod beween th e 2 str ikes; t be re fo re , th e re8UltaDt . . - l4not be separntEod l'ICcaraina to each individuel 8 t r1b .

b. O C ~ g e in North Tokyo (l.reena1 .;.ree) re.wtq tl"


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G. This report. a_esses cIa_. ",0 'l'oIl;po r duUb& t.I'ca'I:II Bomber C


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SumarJ or Total DIf'"S! IAreaotCitTArea ot City dcst.f'078dArea of Incendiary ZOne IArea of Incendiary Zona I deatJ"Q78dArea o t Incendiary Zone I IArea of Incendiary Zone I I destrcJedTarget Aroo 9O.l7-)600Target Area destroyed.Target. Ara 90.17-)601Target Area destroyedTarget Area 9O.l7-)602T3rCet Area destroyedTarg. Area 9O.l7-)6O)Target. Aroa destroyed

ll.OOC.9

1/. .0S7.l0

Pwpd

lTi!lUZATION OF DWJSTRliJ. DAJI..A.GE

206 ;.rr:I Arse.naJ.207 !i i l i tary Gun \"rks200 A Branch PowderFactory209 If.llitary ' I ' ~ r k 92 l l Ir\llwashUro Traneform-

ing Station214 Arry

TAJ


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336 Japan Specia l Stee l Co."321 H1tsubishi Airc:raft Co.,Shib.:lur:l. Plant)52 tt.l'ml' Arsc.n::U and Pn&1neero-ing School)63 &rlio St=.t ion JOAK)67 Tokyo Central Station)69 Ucno RR St


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- KGb ' . B1eot. Co . .u .......Y_ " - , ............41 . .111II BhIMp._ lite. Co ._la...__ 7'Iok70 Plaat -.. -.-UD !'aDIIkR. hs t . "C . eo. Al l b ld ld ll lp ......,. . . . I f t-"'-",,"' ...--eatropa.IU aoo< lhddonti t lod 1M" ' ; . . , 4 l a rP . 12 M t l ~ 14 . .ulDp ... 'up' , . ...._ ....IU llOO8 Unidoutifted IDdu.lt17 a l a rp udl-. " . .u - H b Pdo.tr07.... 1 wp, 1 MlIl_ tildW-1DI root 4aac-. P'JAdat ......,...XXI 3068 Unld.mtitlod Indutr ') ' 1 la . rp blalldinC " -a._bu11d1D.1 pttoll. 1 ta rp lIa11dl111root clama.., 8 -...11 buildlDp . . .

troyed. 1_ ot plQDt 4. .vqe4 .XXI 3062 Unidont lt lod Induatry 1 leu'& 2 no.11 bu11d1Det ".1I:I'cIp4.25% of TuCOt dOltr0ye4.XXI 306':0 Unidontitlod Industry 11 Il1!'go, 20 t:ell1-. 18 _ 1 1 bdlel-1np 4 tI'oyod. I _ ' " ' n c lN114lDphow m1JLor deaa.le. Tr.rpt 8QIC . . . .troyod.XXI 3010 U n i d c n t i f i ~ d lndutry 26 nc41\l1l1., 10 1aGl1 bu11d1Dp ....troyet!. .. 1!lOd1_ b1l11dl.aga: . - . . .

Tnrfj;lt S '" deatro7ed.XXI 3109 Prob Powder Plo.nt 10 tArp, 29 ea . l l buil41Dp do_troyed. l 01 P 1 ~ t dOltror-deXXI 3112 Ebhu Boer Co. I largo. 9 : l ed!" . , S sail 1Md1d..lllpdestroyed. 6Q.C of p l a t d.. t ao , ' "XXI 3113 HOoV"1 Toch ncso:",rch Lab 1 - 915' long atructure p tWd . "lorge, :5 Qedi- .- a -.0.11 build1Apdestroyod. l ot plllDt 4..1:I"oJ'eCl.

4011 Elcctrical Industry Plant ? l ~ r g o b u i l d i n ~ s . 11 sad1uc. 8soal l buildlo&a destroyed. 1 luCCbuildin& 50% destroyed. Z l : : rp tNl1diags dt.n::I.ged. Tnrgct d tro,.et.Refcrencest A. AOF 90.17 Soptember 1915

B. City Plnn of Tokyo. Uo. 5279-R , A, assC. CIU Damnge Assessmcnt Roport 20 20 Unrob 1945D. eIC Dnmnbc Assessmcnt Roport 47 2 April 1 9

Inc1osurosl 1. S ~ . e o n t r o l l o d Doaoie of Tokyo n n n o ~ t c d to abow dGDAIo


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CONSOLIDATED STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF COMBAT OPERATIONS

5.2:(

Aircnr t Lending At 1"0 11na 1

com OF MIssIONAircraf t Lost 26Percent or . l .1rcraft AirborneAircraf t De.neged 110Percent Of Aircraft It.lrborne. 2 1 . ~Cre" Member Casualties, 252Percent at Total i 'lrticip8t1n,s 4

.CRET

Tokyo Urban 1l.rea

78.0%

)262 Tons

502

40 TonsBocb1ng Resulte - DaD1o a : " 3 e 8 e r r ~ n t eo.nnot be determined forthis millston alone. rre11c1nary reports on Millsions

la l &: 18) toeether .haw lB., lIQ.WlIre milea of dfurag6.

XXI BOMBER COMMANOSECRET.======.

FORM 34MISSION NO. 183

25 '"y 1945

Bome Dropped On Pr1mlry TargetBoJ:lba Dropped On Other Targets.

.l.1rCl"8ft BoIliblllB PrLrary Target 464Percent Ot Bombina ....l rcrart .a.irborne 90...4%

A.ircraft A.1rborno Percent Of .lrerett On Hand

Ern::CrIVENFSS OF !.!ISSION


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58th Wing _ 1 aircre.tt...:\.1rcrtl(t lllndins A.t I .e J'iJIa&

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BRElKDOWN OF A.LL AIRCRAFT FAILING TO BOMB PROORY TARGETW I S S I O N ~ 1 8 ~ 3 l - - ___DATE 45 Hay 191t5

Ulll't'lECH1NIClL FAWRE

Non- I Banbed IBcmbed:trective .secondary otherPERSONNEL ERROR

Non- I Bombed I BombedE f f ec t iv f .s e ec m d an l O t h er

' : ; ~ . I < l l " I

FLIGHT CONDITIONSNon- I Bombed I BcmbedkrfeoU.,.e 5 ec on da ry O th er

ENDIT ACTICIiNon- J Bombed IBombedEftectlv Secondary Other ""'EllMon_ I Berabed! r r e e t l " c O l l d a r J ' .-th

58 7 731(j.

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2 ..1)y 1945""ill"ATE

Pf.RSONNEL CASUALTH'S

aECRET

AIRCRAFT LOST AND DAMAGED

~ ~ . _ - - .... .....t by tlo.k ttcl 4l!. Sevon aircraft Q1.11 i . . lDpto to lond a t luo, bu t ero'l'1 abondonod a i ro raf t due to bod l 1oo tb or. 11 r.D aboard, a l l .a t1 'I'l"IO aircraft r:t1as,:,,,11& OVCir ~ r o t rooson W'lknOml. Ono oiroraft dltohod. near 1110. Rootlon unknorm. 11 1lIElD re8cuod 'U - no nOn

AIRCKAFI' LOST AIRCRAFT DAMAGED PERSONNEL CASUALTIESINDft ENDfI Emi l ACC. UN- EIIEJff EHEJIY ENEVI Ace. OWN 1m- TOTAL TOTAL _ MIss- WOUNDED TOTALtIIlT Ale AlA Ale"" OTKDl ]{I()IIH TOTAL Ale Ii Ale &" GUNS OTHER KI)WN MAJOR IIIK>R PARTIeI KILLED Ifli "IWIIlED CASOlLTIA/A IlECH. A/J. IlECH. PATIKi

5 - - I, - I 9S 11 4 27 3 - - - - 8 26 1471 - 10 7 112"7 - ' f - - 1 II 4 3 9 2 - - - - - 14 1606 3 1J"31 - 1 - - - 811 9 - 224. - .. - - 4 22 966 ... 7 2 81"' - - - - - 2.1 2 3 312 - - _ - 14 22 1543 2 2 2 :Ii>~ - 3 1 - 2 ' 0 2 6 1 0 8 9 1 1 - 26645586 ' 2 311 25'

~ ~ ed. vy d ~ otr turo d com nents SUI eyed /28/'0.i W:;sin t :: : o flO d to d "0 8 cr . 1 IiDn lllrfJ.ch ted 0 tl 6 reseu d. 5 ' s s i n .no a eraf seon n t1ut 0 et n ovor tLlrso bu t ml able to ge ou t to so boro e g 0 1 ~ do'R 11 pn aboard sw-vi or s h VI ) beell P cke6. up ,ut. r t Yf.t knOtm One f reraf 's r ht wi 8 obtl rvod on 1: 0 b o f ~ o 01 oroft raahed i to se a 7 IlII n tf8l'O a. n to bai'" BI orart I t 11B."k.,.. , _ ._or t tToath"'r t ~ . : : , , : : r - ' o ov r ~ t AAd 4 DOB ne \10 bac ... i r!n eo pone n tll"od lTD. 0 81rcre. t cire ed I .. fa r 2 bO' -U1ll

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O.:fJr.i Dtcl.;'i Ale lJESmOYED c.. DANAGI:1> 50 CALIBER ~ r r l W EXPil4>l1UlSA T T A ~ { Stu r Ale BY F./A TYPE '" IT"" mOB. Iwu= fIkED IN TEST ~ & J C]uhTD> 'Ilion1'l DESJR I O, 1945

.. . . . 11111

" & ~ l l l 1

FNE2Jl QPP081T1W A,I-lD AMllJNlTIW ElU'EMlI'lUU


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D>Jr.l grcl-X Ale Dr.sJ:.-\OYElJ t.. .IW4\GrI:l 50 CALImll. ~ I T I Q i ZlPQmITIRIAT'I'AClGt..:.Ir Aje m E/A TYPE 0lI DES- HlaB. ~ FlllED IN TEST CIIS}CIiTDJ 'IfiOYED DESm I w:nt.r F111ED n:rrISCllliIl LCm I./C 1'OrAI.MOlE!.58 , 42 Jl 7 - - 2818 890 - 9900 1360873 ' 50 '2J 4 - - 3585 601 5670 (;400 18256

313 , 37 3" 8 - 3 3576 - - 8600 1217631.4 i. 35 10 - - 1 1695 1972 . 5400 906721 B 60 ~ 19 - 4 11674 3463 5670 32300 53107

Nick 1 - -BaY.n JS - 1SIE 1 - -t:rn1dent 1 - 1tiedTIE 1 - 1Irvin,: . - 1

~ A l < I H , I

ENEUl OPPOSITICtJ AUD Al&1JNITIW EXPENDI'lUU:

l i iQ I l ' I

IaSSICII __"-,83,-__!lAOS 25 ....y 1945


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IlIS8ICIl 181

I - NIT j 5 8 I ' H ; ~ 7 ~ ~ ' 2 . 1 3 ' l ' l I ' ; G . J ) ~ . ~ ~ 2 B=.,- ---_..IRCR..t.,. CONSlDiJU:D I, 105 116 64 119 ""4 i!. iVG. FLYIl T Ii.$ 1412] 14102 14107 14.57 U..24 I;VG. DISJ'-,.UiE FLOliN 2745 2770 26ge I 2806 276) ,(Nautical lUr !J11cs)

!FuEL COIIBUIIEDII :.veroge 5886 5947 51164 5927 5912'''-ximum 6)00 6570 6]25 7112 6621

MinUIum I 5370 5539 5121 5210 5332mEL HEM.n,m;,

l.veragc 766 752 901 80) 79'Mlximum 1200 1183 1579 1841 l444jJi.ni llJJIil 390 110 395 200 2

VG. c.:.l.S, USED ffiR HOUR 409.2 423.8 415.3 3%.5 410.4,VG. O:.lS. USED PER MILE 2.14 2.15 2.17 2.11 2.14OT.'ll. USED ON :.IRBm! .',/e 7.65034 833096 pll024 700057 2809211

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I OIIT "'. iVIRlGE . lVD1GB .....GB AYmAGI IT . . . . . .GB lVG IT OF PUEL UIII1GB ._-AlllCRlFr BlSIC ' I f . 0S!7tIL JrIJ. OF EOIBS or BOIIBS FUlL LOADm IISC. 1II1CIIl'.lIIUlORJIE Of Ale L01D L01DED L01DED L01DED (6 LBS Pill G1L) lIIIOIIT 1! r1D orr5a 11G 71 75147 612]2 ?,lixed LO!ld 15860 6619 39714 5658 13637961.2. 75054 59067 183 . 2 _ ~ 7 : 2 12822 6693 40158 6087 13412173 i;a 130 :e. 74932 62476 llixed Load 16770 6702 40212 5494 137408

313 iKi 23 . 75160 60240 Mi::r:ed lead 14786 6720 40J20 5134 13540052 74627 56904 '59.3-"17,2 11176 6762 40692 5036 1 3 ~ 1314 IIC IJ8 J! 75465 58182 tJi::u:.d Load 12847 6737 40427 4908 133647

21 Be 362 751'}2 60453 Mixed Load 14970 6700 40200 528J 1 3 5 ~113 74858 51lo71 172.2-1J47':'2 12065 6734 40404 5602 132929

Ex< ~ 8upcrdu: fho a i rc ra f t .Il .. i r ",tt 04....,.1", 1&-47...:..2 bo "'.Exe lliS.. 8 11 p1 thJ lnder nircro t _ avoTego bo: blood 17.464 and 1 obao wtien aircraf t _ bomb load 8460.c Zxc udell 11 p:1 th:i Inc ir.dc.r alrcra t _ avorD.So bo :b loud 15 ,684wi.. . 12 path lnd(JT aircre t _ average boo load W1:lwl 4>b10.

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HIGIl'I' DATA

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MAPS 'C"()R PLOTI'ING: Japan lv iaUcn Chart 1:218,810IIPI RL-nRr.."fC: ITI 9oIIC0IIl L1 tbo-Moaalc TokJo Palace Ane-1. Omitted.2. The YY.I Boaber Cor:rnend attacks To1qo Orbm Area with -xt_ ett..-t.on 0-06:/.J . a. 58t.h Ting:

(1) Target: Tokyo Urhan ArealIPIW)Q40069040044046014049

12 Pathfinder Ale1st & 2r.d Groups ScheduledJrd Group Scheduled4th Group SClleduled

(2) AltitUd9 of at tack: l _ ~ a i n force -1st. and 2nd Groups:3rd Group: 10,0004th Group: 11.000-

3,000 - 9,80010.800 feet .11,800 feet .

reet .

0) Alti tude enroute to t/,arget: !.lain force-4,000 - 4,800 feet and 9.000 - 9,800 feet .

(4) ~ o m b LORa: ' ~ i n Force-(a) 1st ami 2nd Groups: ~ - 1 7 Incendiary Clusters(0) 2nd and Jrd Groups, "-47A2 Incendiary =00"'

(5) Pllthf'inder3 r.nke off a t zero hour plua12 l'Iinut':!'s.b. 7)rd 'lUng:

(1) T B r ~ e ~ : Tokyo Urbnn Arsa.IIFI FORCE fJ::9[IJRED


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2,000 - 2,800 feet r ?,OOO - 7,SOD tee\ .(4 ) 80lIb Load: Main Foree-

(a) 1st Group: 1i1-17 Incead1ary Cluetera(1') 2nd, Jrd, and 4th Groupe: Ineeadl.ar7 Clllllte1"ll oaItala'lllc),1-69 Bombs.

(5 ) pf..t...,finders take o tf a t :reTO hcur plus 2 . mu t e s .c. JIJt.h 'nine:

(1 ) 'I'are;et: Tokyo Urban A ~ a .

08705808?Q5805706J.030070

12 Pa tt . f"lDder AJC1 s t. and 2nd Grou"'& Scheduled.;lrd Greu,", Scl.'!Chlled4 ~ Scheduled

(2) All.it..ud3 of nt tack : ~ a i n Force-1st. & - ~ d 2nd Groups:j rd Group: 10 ,000 -4th Group: 11,000-

9,000 - 9,80010,800 f2e t .H,8CO fee t .fee t .

(3) Alti tude enroute to rorget: 14l.in Force-3,000 - 3,800 f2et and 8,000 - 8,800 fee t .

(4) Bomb Load: Main Force-(A) 1st and 2nd Groups: M-17 I n c ~ n d i a r y Clusters(H) Jrd and 4t..h Groups: i':-J.7A2 Incendiary DOl'1bs.

(5) Pathfinders take orf e.t zero hour plus 18 minutes.d. 314 th \'ling:

(1) Targ2t: Tokyo Urban A r ~ 8 .FORCE PFOUlRED

Oc:'9040O(,9040044046014049

12 l'o.t.l1f1ndel' AleI s Croup SchCClUCd2nd and Jl'd GroupS Scheduled4 ';.h Group Sctioduled

(2) AHHude of et tnck: Main Forcc-1s t Croup: 9,000 - 9,800 fae t .211


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PathtiDdlrl .... orr a1; M rO . . . .z. Bub w1na 1'I1U au1p 12 1NlI CI'W8 Ie ..parPO" or preced1n8 the . - i l l farce to pm poII$ .,rt,...

IIP!I (2) Pathfinder. wil l take orr at. t.t.e 1111 ica\ell CI"d.dc .t.200 UP! ellS enrollte to t a r p \ . ' f a Id.aatee after t a b ottorf las t path!1n1er the _:lD taree wil l - . . r t taD ott, U .t i rs t or the torce cndsinS at 195 lIrH etAS. n1&bf. p:a.-

tor the rut or the terce wU1 be . . . . . too co. . . . . .!!' \be n\adfinto 70 minlC es. '

(J) Rout 'IlAIN FMCE fA'l'HFD!JtSBase Base1"0 Jima Iwo J i aJ436f1 _ 1 3 a l ! ~ : ; 34,40t1 - l4CXlUEJ5J5N - 13916 (lP) 3518JON - 1100


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JlllIIJPm hI81 CCllUIaD4:ln&: Generu, . lnr . l ir 'woe l P.clt lo OM. . . . . . .Aft l , " ' !YUua.tlob Board82 C..aDdllll 0..,.111. "raJ 411' '01'0 Paetllo Gee. AN. . .TTI. Director or ~ c a t l o n .Fori Ooater l loo. lu. , .l.17 MullyU. Cellter83 CoaanadillC Ottloer, 6th 8.-" CroIap ( f t )84 C o _ ~ d l f t & otf ' lcer, , t b Bcab GrCMlp en)85 Co-.a.n41Dr; orricor, 16th Boa" Group (va)86 COIflIUZl41ns otrioor. If th B-.b Orolll (n )87 COIllIllQndlns C1ttlcer, 29th eo." Group ( f t )68 COIIllICDdlDl orticor, 39th Bcab OrOllp ('III)89 COIIIIltUSdlDr; otricor, 40th BOlIb Croup (n )90 Commo.ndlnr; orrlGGl', 330tb IS.,,, Group (VB)91 COlUlllndlQ& ON'loer, 33h t Boab Group (VB)92 C C Q l l l Q n d ~ orrlCflr. " '4 tb Boall Oroup (VB)93 C C l t l l l l : u l d l ~ 0Ulcer , t62Dd Boa.. Group (VB)94 Commu.ncling Offioer68th Scab Group (VB)95 Coo.m.a.ndll\& Orncer, .97th BOIIl" Group (VB.)96 C o t l l l l I U w ! ~ Orticer , 498th Boa\) GrOllp (VB)97 C o c l l a l U ' d i ~ OrCicer. 499tb Bou Group (ViI)96 Coam::l.ndinr; Orricor . SOOth BCIlIb Group (VB)99 CommQnding 0rf icor , SOlst BOilb Group (VlI)100 Comm:lndinr; Orficor , S O Bomb GrOtl.p (VB)101 CoclllD.nding Officer. SOUb Bomb Group (VB)102 COI:lmo.ndlng Officer . SC'5th BOlib Croup (VII)103 CommrMldil\& Officer . S09tb Composite Group104 COlllI'il."\ndlng Officor. 6S5th B-.b Squcdron (8) (.)lOS CO::ullo.nding Offioor. Twentioth J.1r Force Leu Ore. IOJIooI106 Commo.nding Officer . 15th Fighter Group107 COllllDo.nd lng Officer . 21 s t Fightor OrOIql108 C O l ' l l r : l o . n d i ~ 0rfioer, S06th Fightor Group109 Reporting Unit. A.2. IX ! Bomber CG.:m:.n4 (F11e Cop,)110 - llSReporting Unit.. . . .-2, XXI BOlllber Co:!".m:u'ld


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MOUTH OFSUMIDA RIVERTARGET 3602TARGET 3601YOKOHAM

LOW ALTITUDE(APPROX. 7,000 FEET)APRIL 1945

MOUTH OFSUMIDA RiVERTARGET 3602TARGET 3601

KAWASAKI


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