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PORBWORD

Tbil rep ort OIn ' 8 r ' X l ] BOliber

Comaand ll1uiona No. 2 06 throl.1&h 209,

flown 17 - 18 Juno 1945 a,a1nst ta rgets

on th e ! al ands of Honshu and lyu.hll.

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l! lssloM No. 204 and 205 were

speoial millStone and tbe reportll 1f111

reoeive ,pSOlal distr ibution.



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, urbOn ·lI'en. O1lut'1 Urban ;"rea.Report at :. ttooks on J a l g O S h ~ i hi J rbnn Area , 17-18 June 1945.Blmo.motsu {]roon 1.reo, am yo c

h I l r Force, washington 25. D.C.COr.m:uJding General, Twentiet ,

IDENTIFICI,TION OF THE MISSI0N31

t XXI Bomber Corrmow. datedo. 'Field order NlUtlOOr "87, Hendqu.'"\r era h Ol!lbordrtent Wings

17 June 1945. directed the 58th, 73rd. 313th , 0.= 3 ~ ~ ~ Missions No. 206to part ic ipate in Q coordinated attack (XXI Bam rthrough 209) asoinst targets on Honshu ~ J(yushu.

b. Torgeb specif ied:

(1 ) Primlry Visual and Radar Target far Mission No. 206:

(0) JOgoshima urlnn :l.reo.

(2) Fr im:l.ry Vi suol om Ra dar 'I'Orset tor Mission No. 207:

(0) cmuta urb::m i ,roo.

( ) Prinnry Visuol nnd Radar Torget fa r Mission NO. 208:

(0 ) H:lmartJ:ltsu urban Area.

(4) PI'izrAry visunl am Radar TarBet fa r Mission No. 209:

(0) yokknichi Urban i,reo.,

2. STRl.TEGY ,HID PL:,N OF OPERi.TION:

a . Strategy: Wotlthcr eondaions c:zpoctod to exist oYer thoJapanese Empiro fran the middle of June far several woeks precludedprecision b ~ b i n 8 . Tho necessity for npplyins cons tant p ressure on theJopnncso \ ~ a r cconan,y prompted this Headquarters to schedule night at tacks

ajpinst urban industric.1 areas with i n c c n d i a r ~ e s when i t was forecastthat units must bomb ontiroly by reder, often while on actual instrUllents.

b. Importance of T O r ~ e t s :

(1) lOgoshimo. tIrbcn I.roo: IOgoshinn is important as l'l

shipping center and i s the I:ID.jcr port am city in southern Kyushu.I.griculturol prc:dueo as l;'ell as personnel O,re Shipped to other ports

o f the RJpire. :. 0 1 tlportlint rni l terminus, JO.goshinc elsa has largo

freight y:::lrds, imrchouses, 'l7crkshops, am o i l storage. The ci ty i s theflito of .:) g:'ls p1.3nt and a s i lk mill and i t has 4 pov.er plants connectedwith tbe :KYusbu Grid.

(2) crnuta Urb:ln 1.r00: crnllta has an lndustr inl lI!Iportcn.cefor i t s ccmplicnted churnical lndustI!lCS .. coke ffinnt'.facturc. and such allied.products as synthetic oi l , cokc by-produo..ts, ac ids , explosivos and

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APO 234.

TACTICAL W I S S I O ~ RSPORT

Missions no. 206 through 209PleU Order Ro. 87

Tarr;eta on th e lelanda of Kyuahu. and Honshu. Japan

17 • 18 June 1945

TABLE CF CONI'5Rl'S

Taoti cal Narrative • • • •

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Annex A • Operations • ••Part I . Navigation Chart

Part II • Bombing ••••Part III • Wean Points of Io.pact.Part IV _ Flight Engineering Charts

Part V - R(1dar • • • • • • • •• •Part VI - Radar Scope Photos. • •Part VI I • Gunnery. • • • • • • •Part VIII Air-Sea Rescue Chi1rt.

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Part I • ~ e a t h e r Summ(1ry••••Part II - Forecast teo.ther '15.

Observed ~ e a t h a r .Part III - Pro&,ostic llapPort IV - Synoptic ~ o P .

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29 &: 30

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Annex C _ Communications.Part I _ RCM••

P!1rt II • Radio •

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Annex 0 - Intelligence. • •Part 1 - Enemy Air Opposition

Part II - Enemy Antiaircraft.Part III - Damage .tssessment.

Annex E: Consolidated Sta.tiBticel Su.mma.:ry.

Annex F - XlCI Bomber Comr=.and Field Ordor.

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Annex G Distribution..........• 72

Prepared by:

A-2 Section

m BOlllber Command



fer t i l izer3, moking i t one of the most i .cJpartont chomiClll c e n t e r ~ of thoEmpire; li S a shipping por t for cool, Omuto is one of tho f i r s t 1 0 Japan

proper , Ninety per cent of i t s exports beina co.'ll. RoM' II1ltcriols are

0130 imported fa r use in i t s plants ,

(3) }Jlrramo.tsl1 tk'ban Aroa: }Ip.II'!\lIlO.tsu i s c. small congested( l jt y , (popula tion , 165,000, urbnn o rd l 4.4 squ.."'Ire milos) on the I l i l ~ nTok::l.ido railr<X!d 11ne, The City i s .the oi tc of one of tbo 6 l:I.ost 1IDP

ar

tont Imp..rial Goverrur;ent Railway shops fa r locanotive rapair . Propel lers ,

ordnance, machinery. airplane dope, vencer oro also produced hero ..

Fopu1ation densi ty i s o.ppraxi.m:ltely 35.000 persons per squorc mile.

(4) Yokkaichi Urban .\rtoO: yokknichi i s a canplcmentnltarn of Nagoya with i t s port fac i l i t ies being used to sorvice the nroa.

'n!e City cont:J.ir.s potential ly the largest o i l ref inery in Jo.pon. believedconnected uith tetra othyl lead production .. SOJ!le smelters for nickel orcopper are locc.tcd here as -o;ell as l ight industry, vegetable 011 plOnts.

paper and t ex t i l e mills , cernci.cs and chemical plants . Population is

102,000 ~ n tho {Jrbln area covers 7 square miles, although. the bulk of

Population.is conc¥ntroted in It square i:l.ilcs.

c. Doto::.ils of Plonning--opern.tioMl:

(I ) Bombing pIaM:

(a) Dotc:rmino.tion of Ba:lb Load:

1. H t I g o s b ~ urbln Aroo - Mission No. 206:

scheduled toand one-half

=" A mnxiJ!lum effor t o f the 3l.4th Wing w s

l!Itrikq this torget Cllrrying one-half M47 incendiary bm.bsclusters of M>9 bCX!lbs.

as the plan for theb. Considerationa and

Hlm::vnatsu urban Aroc at tock ..rocsona Elre the scme

go onute. Urban J.ren _ Mission No. 207:

sch",duled to

and one-half

~ A maximum effor t ofs t r ikc th is targot oreo '\iith one-half

cluatcrl;l of Nf:,9 banbs •

the 58th Wir.g '\inaMj.7 incendiary banbs

retl50nS Clre the someas the plan for th e

.Eo Considerations a.nd

fflIDOI!V'ltsu urban Aroo ~ t t f i c k .

1· Hlmamo.tau Urban Are::'. - Mission No. 208:=. BoJ!lHs am Force ReqUired:

1. '!he 73rd W·th i s target llith 2 E;"oups Il£Irrying AN-tl47:2. :U18 ms scheduled to strikocarrying SaO-pound aimo.ble clusters cent '. incendiary banba and 2 groups

pathfinder ::lircraft to Ilttk the t t C.1nina lolJ9 banbs. Suff ic ien t

moin force, were 0190 to corry M 4 ? ( ' ~ e : ~ n . scheduled to precede the

scheduled s ince a tt acks against 6 l I £ l ~ ~ e ~ a r y banbs. UoxiI:tum ef for t \1QS

attempted Dud the bor:J.biIlB accuracy a ~ s n aFCOS h::Jd not hcen previOUSly

and by individual ei rcro t t uns und t f!iJ i suc.h t::lrgots by rn.dl'lr a t nightdensity of approximately 200 tons c cnn ned. It;;::\5 planned to pIcco ,.,

par squo.ro .oi le th . -order to saturate thE. defenses ond t crt Q1 0 tnrBct llr(),.'1 in

o cct d()struct ion ..

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2 The target a r e ~ conel.ted of mixedInduetrlal.type and reeidontini-type. , inglo-,tory and mUltlplo-otory

t etlan A combina tion of ~ 4 tructure! primarily of wooden oona ru •inoendiary bombs ~ olusters of Y69 bomb, wna chosen oa the mosterfoctivo WOnpon to r dostruotion of the targot oroo. Groups carrying

M41 InaoDdlory bombs .ere aohodulod to strike tho target f i r s t inordor to 8aturato organllod f ire dofonso. by stnrting 4 largo numbarat a.ppl1unoo f i ros. An optiQUD numbor of o.pplb.nco firoll por oiustO!"wn.s thon oxpootod frolll r;roups carryillf :: tho olustors .

b . JUzi.!Jg: _ AN-14 'P\2. i.r:ccnd1a.r7bombs t"ero lu:z.:d instnnwnco\l5 Lose and clusters ....ero fuzed to 9PGJ1

2500 'OElt above th e target, th e altitude: considered opt1mur.!. far function·ina or the cluster and individual banbs when relooso alt1tudo l:'QS bolO';;'10,000 teet .

c. Intcrvnlmetcr Setting: -"'47 ineon! iarybcr::tbs ; l 'ErO to be released to give 0 8l'ouni spacing of 75 foet boweon

clustl:rs at 6 ba::l.bs. clust"l'S at tb9 ba:J.bs 'li(;re to be reloased a t 50toot 1nterv.:lls. 'l11esc sp.:1cings have proven e ffic ie nt in past Dissions.

1l. Yokkniehi tiroon ArGO - Mission No. 209:

a . Bm:lbs &: ruzing: FOthfindcr Six airorai ' l'liith AN-z.fl.7.l2 ineemillry b<%ibs f'uzed instcntancous nose; 14lin Forcn _ 'IWogrOllpS to carry i.,N..!.'47.\2 incendiary ba:Jbs fuzod instantaneous nose. and

1 group to cerry lIP" clusters fUZed to open a t 2500 feet ebovo the UJ.r(Sot.

b. Force ReQuiremont: ' !h is mission tl'OS plannedas one of the f i r s t of a series of incendiary str ikes ogninst tho urban t;:nd

industrial areas of 9l!nller ci t ies at Japan. practically the entire targ.et

area could be enclosod in on aiming circle of 4000 feet. I t ~ plannedto establish Il. bomb density of 200 tons per squc.rc milo ":Ii thin the targetarea. Bombing agninst this size e.roe by rad::lr a t ni51t had not previouslybeen attempted, but bo.sod en en expected banbing accUl'ncy of' 40 per cent ,this density could be obtained fran 3 groups •

..=. I n t c r v o l o r n ~ t c r SottiOO: llon 1ntervolanetersottine: of 75 feat for n cluster of 6 .11N-Mj.7:.2. banbs and of' 50 feet la r

nimablo clusters of r . ~ 9 mbs uns ~ p e c t e d to givo the dasirod donsity .nithin individual plane p::ltterns :In:l P.!lximum tonnago on tho target : lrea.

(b) BanbiDB:

. 1.. HlmQl;Dtsu, Omuta. Yokknich1, om Mlgoshimo oreknown to be h,shtly defended by antiaircraft ; therefore, banbil18 al t i tudesilould rango fran 7000 to 8800 tee t . Drift nould present no problem a t

these altitudes; thus, the best rnda r approach'dtltc.rminod tho axis of'

attock chason. All ITings nero instructed to compress thei r farce vthe target in c lO-minute periOd. 'Ibis l7as cxJl(lcted to saturat t er

f ire fiBhting defenses and also to saturate the lIntiaircroft de;ens:s •

.,g. Bombing alt i tudes. ClXIlS at attackp ~ i n e n t bombing data were as 1011ous:. I and other

crnuto. "roo 90.35 Urton):

~ 58th ",ing CRct'erenco XXI "" L1th '10 1- _ 0 'Lsn.2

Alti t tde: 7000 7800 teet.'..xis at t\ttoek: 28 degrees t rue.

IP: 3236N - l3010E.



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MPIJ 081074.LOngth of Run: - 33 011£3Tir.KI of R U 6 , oinutes~ 4 Grcups-maxilnD ef for t .

~ 71rd iiil16 (Refcr(jnee XXI1219 }tJ.1lPr.t:t3U .'1rc:J.):

a:: Litho Mosoic

, ,1"eroneo XXI g;e t No . 0.20 _ 1

,Ut i tude: 8000 _ 8800 feet .

l.xis o f -.•t taek: 81 degrees truo.

IP: 343430N - 1370100E.MP1, 076062.length of Run: ~ miles.

'l'ine or Run: 11 ninutos~ 4 Gl"oups_mxicur.l ef for t .

c. 1 th Ii i

utsube River Oil-Ret'ine Tor

.Ut i tw.c: 7000 - 7800 fee t .

,'!xis of t ,t tack: 321 degrces t rue .

IF : 343430N - 1370100&.UPI: 060099.Length of RUD: - 35 !Jiles

TiDe Of Run; 8i oinutes~ 3 (il'c:ups-rAXiJ!lun ef f c r t .

~ 314th i ii na (Refe rence XXI OC Litho l..l:osaie.

Yokkoichi

lCbgoshinn :IrOO No. 90.38 Ur'bcn):

Altitude: 7000 to 7800 feo t .

{'.Xis o j ' ;,ttoek: 329 degrees tr'ue.

IP; 311.4N - 13047&.MPl, 064063.

LeIlfl1;h of Run: - 37 ni les .

Time of Run: 8t ninutes.~ 4 Groups-!!J'1Ximurn effor t •.

(2) Nlvignti 00 ;

(0 ) le.goshima Uroon {..roo - Mission No. 206:

B:l so to Iuo Ji.m:l

to

30S0N - 13104Eto

3114N - 13041' lP

toTorsotto3140N - IJ040EtoJ130N - 1312SEto1"0 J im to B!se

- 'Itl ct icc l Doctrine

- 'Ihe t ip of TElncp\ Shir.n . an easi ly idontif iodpoint of depcrturo.

- A point on the isl""\nd coostline in a s t ra ight

l ine 'Jith doparture point . mnking a s t ra ight

bomb run fran the dep.U'ture point.- IQgoshh-. :l

- :1. r ight tur.n to avoid f lak .

- Lnnd's end.

- Tact ica l Doctr ine

(b) O":luta. Urron ilrca. - Ui:Js ion No. 201;

Blse- to 1_0 J"ica

to3048N - 13021'

- Tcctic.::l Doctrine

- 'Itlke Shi.rID.. cn island UBed fo r turnina point totho dOIXU'ture lXlint.



to3236N - 13010E 1Pto

Torgetto

3306. - 13044"to3240N - 13150Eto1 .0 J'i.c:e to Base

(0 )

:Uti Sh iron I 'he depart ure point. D1 a11)"- 'd ' " 'b

ehedor 1;0 bring the aircra.ft easily on

faun Y r

th e IF. A # KOZUSO easilyA in t just outside the ci ty . . . . •

- I d ~ n t 1 1 ' i e d tar e &000 banb run.

_ Onutn.

_ To avoid f lak .

_ lJl.m'S end..

• Tact ical Doctrine.

ftlmcu=J8.teu Urben 1..r:en _ Mission No. 206:

_ Toctical Doctrine.

_ Tecticel Doctri nee

_ Departure point . Lardfell point a t the 10'l':el'

part of } t l g0y8 B!ly. E.aaily i den ti fi ed f ar departur(_ IP _ 'trOko point. easily ident if ied point for banb

run._ RlI:'tuw.tsu.

BIllie to 1'11'0 Jil:tI

to

34175 - 13654Eto34343ct1 - 1370100EtoTlirgetto

A r ight turn off targettoI ~ ;Tima to Bl se

(d) Yokknicbi urban Area _ Mission No. 209:

IP f a r bcmbboth by

_ IF - '!'roke point used as I tmlfol l and.run since it can be easi ly identifiedradar am visua l ly .

• Yokkaichi.

- Tact ical Doctrine •.

- Tactical Doctr ine.ase to 1'11'0 ;T105

to343430N - 1370100E

toTarBet

toA le f t turn off terget

to1wo Jin:I to BJ: se

(3) Flight E!1BineerinB:

(a) FliPrht Plan; .Utitudes and speeds, exeept for bcrnb

ins run ond oanpreaslon o£ striking f=c.e, were to be used in accordcnoe'liith :xxI Bomber Ccmnand Taotioal Doctrine .. Assemblies wore to be effeotedonly in an attempt to oompress the strikinB forces.

(b) Loading:

.!. Fuel r es erve data indic ated that the 58th . 7':!rd.313 th. md 314th \Tit16s 'ft'ould require no b a n ~ bay" t inks for a tot ' l l f11'&l loadof approximatoly 6700 gallons ..

follOlis:

~ No JItl:x:i..r:lu.m or minimum bacb lends 'il"ere specified ..

J. Potentinl banb loads were expeoted to be as

Q. 58th lf1na

~ 73r'd 'Winee . 313th liine~ 314th Inne

Potential CDpaeity

IB.OOO-PoundsIB.DOO-pounds18.o00-pounds

15.000-POunds

Er:peeted Averssc

15.000-pOWlda

15.000_POunds

15.000-Pounds14.ooo-pounds

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1l. Aml\uniUon load #os estimated 'J,t JOO-pounds.

(4) Rodarl

( ) »lgoab1c:J on tbe O£Istern sido o t Hbgoshil:la \9'nn,a 'babl one o f th e easiest to

18 0. goal ra4ar target . 'l!lo City i9: ; '0 00 Yould o l l ~ 11 long banb runielentify by radar. The IF is 01190 g n # . 9 U well onwith Scod cheek points. 'Ibo aity sigrel at J r n J o e b ~ i r ~ l l l o t : o d S .the scope and. Gc.Ud be banbed ei ther b y efts IX '

(b) Yokknichi, on th e wcstern side ot Iso Van, is aSood radar target. The IP on Atsl.Di Peninsula is alae 'Very s a t i s t a ~ t l X ' Yand F\lgl Point would provide Q good check point into the target . T eCity a1gtl1.l1 o f Yokkaiohi ah(llll'8 up lioll on th e scope.

(c) Jrl.i':orchu iB Q good radar tnrget. 'l!\e run frantho Up o t A t s u m Peninsula vith good chock points on H.!lo'l.Dll ltlke Urexc.olloot. The city sigMl of B:l.llEll:tItsu shOl<'s up #011 on the scope.

Thie city could be banbod either by direct or otfset cothode.

(d) Q!luto is a good r:::ldnr target. Loented on the eastcoe.at of A.c1ko-lQ:li, the city signal o t (butD. shows up #el l on the scopo

due to th e lend-\;tlter contrast. 'nle approach trco the soutb'l1est wo u l d

give a SoOO bcmbiDB run #ith Dlll!DrOUS sheck p o i n t s .

(5) !leu,

(0) It ws planned to DIy earl,y-'P'arnine end gun-layingrodars nnd to oonduct a general search in th e 38-3000 00Bacycles rosion.Electronic Jl1i!r.lcrs 'liere to 00 installed in ec.ch airplane to txu'roge jamthe regions 190-210 megacycles and 78 mogncyclea. Spot jOI:Oers nore to

be employod cfPinst a ny gun-laying radors that appeared outside the barrOBe.Fourteen ReM ObsorvCirs were schE-duled to occanpli6h tho scorch End spotJamnina.

(b) I t nos alao planned to D/F a 169 kilocyole radios ta tio n in th e Vicinity at Yokosuka a t t he request of Do;Co:Mf 20.

(6) Air-Sea Rescue:

(a) ~ '!ho N::lvy was :eurnisbed 'P'ith tho deta.ils Of

tho missions and tho following air-sea rescue facil i t ies ~ c r e mode available

1· Nine subnnrincs WGI'O s ta tioned during the entire

missions at 342CW - 1380oE"a t

3330N 1]630E.a t

3200N _ 13850E"a t 3 2 0 ~

_13720E, .::It 3230N - 13200E, a t 3100N - 133500, at 3120N _ 13145E, a t 3000N _13900E, md at 29500 - 13400E•

th o

cDd

.g. Four surface croft uere to be stationed duriDBentire missions at 2600N - 1370SE, a t 2800N - 13955E. a t 261'QN _ 1401SEa t lBaON - 14430E. ' "

j . Six DUl:!hos were assignod as follcms: At' 3000N _13900E :from 1 7 1 6 2 ~ unti l a ll strike aircr.:lft passed. on return. e t :28000' _13705E trOD 17171(Z unti l a ll str ike aircraft passed on return: a t 280m _13955E !'reEl 17165SZ unti l e l l strike e!rcraf t possOO on roturn; a t 2 6 ~ ~ _140151:: fioo 17172az. unti l e ll strike eircre1't passod on re t t 2 OON

143301:: frCD 172025Z to 17222.,5Zi and a t 1800N - J.4430B frco ~ ~ 2 . 5 z t -17222.5Z •.

1l. Crash boats vero flssigncd in th i t t Ivicini ty cL Scipon, Tininn. ond Guao. during the cri t ica l o. cdiatco t f and lnndiDB. pcrul<)s Of take-



i ad the follC'IJing a super-(b) ~ This Cm:rJ31ld ;:: sn

SSodlAt 3420N .. 13800E

DuDlboe to potrol untl l a l l strike : l : ~ r ( l ; : r t i n g ~ t 171S4CZ i a t 3330N ..l l tar t ins a t 171S00z1 ot 3200N .. 13'..J 8 OE tar t ing ot 171645Zi ot1)630E starting ot 171615Z, O\.3200N ; 3 1 1113350E start ine a t 171705Z,)23ON .. 13200E starting a t 171 1.5Z; I I t"2950N 13400E start ing a t

ot )12(tl _ 13l45E startine a t 171SSClZ; end Q ..

1 7 1 ~ 4 " ' .

interceptbe .eak .

d . Dettll1s of Plermine__ Intel l1sence:

(1) Enegr Fighter Opposition:

(a) It 'QllS estit:lated that 40 to 60 1ll1l f ighters could

the Qnuta 'IIld :Kngoshir.:f! s t r ikes . Interception g-08 azpected to

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(b) At Yokll;nichi the B-2')'s il'ere expected to tle£t

'iienk to moderate oppnsition tree 3.5 to 45 fighters. while e t f l l m a c a ~ s uthe B-29's .erc expected. to receive weak opposition fran 15 to 20 f:lghters.most ot which possibly .ere twin-engine aircraft .

(2) RDg Antiaircraf t :

(a) 'II.balon No. 206 - KaSoshint\:

1. Antieircreft Defenses: 'The to ta l strengthof the BrlgoshiDll acfcnses as obtained fra:J. photographic in terpretat ion

was as fo11(l1'18: HelJ,vy ant ia i rcraf t guns _ 31; oedium ~ n t i a i r c r a f t weapons

59:1" ani seo.rchlip,hts - 2.

2 • .Axis o f A ttu ek aOO Alti tude: Due to the ra therpoor defense o&:J,inst ni8bt nttack in the Kagoshioo. aroo, the axis of a t t a .k

wea J.etermincd printU"ily by that route which a ffo rd ed th e best roda.r approoel:

The apprcach to the target area vms p1:lnned to avoid a l l moon route f l ak .A base al t i tude of 7000 feet \'185 planned.

(b) Mi. ssion No. 207 _ Clnuto:

1. Antiaircraft Defenses.: Fran photographicinterpretat ion. Qnuttl 1S defenses were as follows: Heavy ant ia i r c ra f t

guns - 26; mediUJ::l antiaircraft weapons - 8; and searchlights _ estinJ:lted2 to 6.

2 . 1IJc:is of Attack and Altitude: I t was believedthat oouta had a very l7enk defense fa r protect ion.against night at tack .

Only meager and inaccurate f lak was expected end the best reder approe.chi1D.S used•. The reute was plonned to avoid a l l other knotln f lak aroos,A base alt:ltude of 7000 feet was plarmed.

(0) t.Ussion No. 208 _ aU1Xl11l£ltsu:

1· Antiai rcraf t Defenses: The strensth o f theHomalltltsu defensos tros a fo1101:18: Heavy ant ia i rcraf t guIlo _ 20 (plus

5 probtlbles)i oedi\ll!l entW.1rcrart weapons - 112; and searchliGhts _ 8,

.,g. Axis of' . \ t tack and Alti tude: I t ' ;las ple-nnooto at tack lbntll:Jltsu f rm the flest. th e dOl7nt;lind a_ ro cb IPld • ~ U w s selec_

ted to avo tho d ~ f o n s G S of Toyohashi. ' ;l ss t of lbI!IllllOtsu nd th br

aroy ;,""OS to tid to the sen. A rose al t i tude o f 8000 feet ~ Plan:ed,OOk-

(d) Miseion No. 209 - Yokknich!:

1· Anti.e. ircraf t Defenses: YOkknichi t1QS defended

-7 -



eo. follow8. Heavy antioireratt guns • 0; mediUCI antlOirero.ft weapone -

11 J am 8oorobliBhts • 2 to 3 .

2 Axis o£ Attack "lnd J.ltitudesl DJ,e to t he oeager_ ' "d" at'on in plnnnin a tbis

detaneee of YokkDichi. t l ~ k wes not a major eonS1 d S ~ ~ u k nr11aelon. Routes wore planned to avoid the defanses of tt1goya an

Hlv:J.l Ba8e. j , bose a l t i tude ot 7000 fee t W8 planned.

) . "J(t1I'ION or WE 141SS10H? I

a . Take-Oft:

(1) Tam_off 1185 occcoplished as fol lows:

•

lUssion No.

206207208

209

Toto.l

314th58th

7Jrd313'h

No. Aircrnf ' tj ,irborne

Rl. tb t i rder

12

..2

18

l/,ain Farco Fi r s t Off Jj1st ott

120 170Z00z 110826z

126 170800Z 170922Z

12.5 170902Z 171011Z

88 1'/1?956z 17ll0'7?

459 170700/. 1711Q'7Z.

Tho abovo total does not include 8 Super_Du!nbo aircrnft ossiB;ned toair-sea rescuo.

b. Route out: '!here were no navig:ationnl diff icul t ies encountered

on t hese mos lons .

c. OVer TarGets:

(I) Mission No. 206:

(0) Primary TarBet:

1. One hundred soventeen aircraf t dropped 609.6tons of bombs on th e !<tlgoshim!'! Uroo.n Area frC¥!l 1714062. to 171549'1. a t

al t i tudes ronging from 7000 to 9200 fee t .

yo rroJrogo.

(b) TurRets of Opportunity:

1.. One ai rcraf t dropped 6.3 tonsef banbs on

IwakDw Airf ield.

(2)

.,g. One a i rc ra f t dropped 0.7 tons o f ba::Jbs onThis aircraf t also bacbed the prioary t a rge t .

Mission No. 207:

(0) Pri.'!tlry TarBetl

1 .. One hundred si.:J:teen ai rcraf t dro d 76tons of banbs on tb e Ck!lu'tn Urben Aroa tra::J. 1716oaz. to 171Sgc 9 . rangins f rm 6550 to 9000 tec t . "'7" a t 0.1 htudce

N:l glJ:z,u.

(b) Targets or Opportunity:

1· One aircrctt dropped 6.4 tons r::£ bcobs on



Nobeokn.

"''-ro.(3)

a,. One a1reI'cft droppod 3.4 tone of banb8 on

J. One oirera1't dropped 6.4 tons of banbs on

mSllion No, 2081

(0) Pl'imOq TtIr6eti one hurxlred thirty oi re ra f t ,

(includill8 12 p3thfinders) dropped 911,7 tona of txr.lbs on the Rl:caoatsu

Ul'ban .\rGQ !roo 171559Z to 17170sz. o.t altitudes ro.l\'1ing frCD 7850 to

9010 feet.

(4) U111sion No, 209:

(IJ) PriJ:tlry Tarset: Eighty nine eircret t (ine1udinll

6 p..'"Ithtinderll) dropped 567.3 tons cf ba:lbs on the Yokkoichi tl'ben Areatroo 1 7 1 6 ~ to 171Bo5Z at alt i tudes renging frOD 7000 to 8000 fee t .

(5) 'nro;lty-onc o1rcrntt were non_effective OD these 4 cissions.

returnd, Route Back: There ..-:ere no di f f icu l t ies encoWltc.red

t l iBht.

e, I.,[uldinal l .ircraft landed a t rosos as fo11O'1'1sl

on the.

Mission ~ !lli!B Firs t J.ireraft

206 314th 1721l2Z207 58th 1800082.208 73rd l72127Z

209 313th 1722!?9Z

L3st Aireref ' t

17232&18020C1Z

172323Z

IBol02Z

18020azotel l?2ll2ZThirtoon oirplnnos londod nt lwo Jimo on these . missions,

f. LO",S08: One B-29 W:::lS lost to unkncmn reasons,

g. Operational SlJIll:t\ry:

(1) Navigotion: (Soe annex AI FOrt I . far track chart)

fixing positions(0) Loran was o.n effective aidapproxi.rJ:ltely 6 t ines as much as

and '1708 rel iedcolest ial .

on for

(b) BluiIJIlent mlfunctions were nomal,.

(0) Ca:lpression oi ' forces over the ta r atsatisfactory flith the 73rd Iii"'" cchievi"''' 'h e bo , g S \78S qui te, , _" 80 -0 . " 0 S resul ts ., 7800 f tsrEle l7iuus were 2 dogrees at 24 !mots. • ... ee

(2) ~ b i n g : (See Annex h, Pert I I & .Aiming Points). &"iofed ba:1bing oltitu;Sos for a l l .. ,III. for dctaJ.ls am7800 feet; hooever. on approaches to the tl lr t 'ohngs ~ e r e fl'CIll 7000 tofran one_tenth to e i g h t ~ t e n t h 1sau l ' Be s . cloud cO'Ieraaes vc.ried

7000' 9200 f , • • res t a lt it udes ! lao 1o oe . 8a:lbing uns accanplish d n vaT ad £reo

prirx:ipal sighting operations. e nith radar perfon:u.ng the

(3) Flip;ht EnBineerins: (See Annex A. Rlrt IV .fa r chnrts).

en) N:!rretive o f the Missions os Flaml

1· Cruise to tho Mainland 0 d A. n sSe:::J.b1y: IndividlD1



0 1 1 m ~ were made 1Jlrlediotoly after t l l k e ~ o t f to al t i tudes between 4000

Ond 10,000 teot, at which alt i tude the ini t ial cruiso W08 flown. Noaa.emblies were mode.

01 rerott at 7000 to

,g. BomB Run:

9200 feet .

Bembina: wos cOlJ1ueted by individual

3 . Return to mse: 'Ibe best return WDS nededellCenSillB slcwly fran 10.000 feet e l l tho wy a t 180 calibrated AirU81ng 1662 llQ110ne of fue l .

by

Speed

(4) ~ (see Annex "-. Fart V. & VI for deh l l s and Scope

1Qlded. with tu l l

Photos.)

correctlon.s.

aimina: points.

(b) CCQ:lents: \lith a fa- exceptions a l l ai rcrat t werecepacity c1 banbs and fu l l wing and center sect ion tonks .

(Il) Three hundred seventy aircraft made rada r r una.

(b) Thirty four aircraf t made radnr rWlB with visual

(c) Tr.enty-one aircraft used visUtl.1 sighting on offset

( d) Tli en ty-seven aircraf t used visual sighting only.

Fc.rt VIlI , fer cbort).There wero

were no(5) Gunnery: (Seo Annex A. Port VIl , fa '

outsuu:dinS problems during this operstion.

(6) Air-Sell Rescue: (See Annex A.

no ditchinBS on these cissions.

details) • There

h. Weather: (Sec Annex B. Part I , te r detai l s ) . 'll1e weatherwas goneral ly as p redic ted.

1. COIIJJIunications:

spot(1) RQM: (See A:mex C, Rlrt I , fo r dotai ls) .

janmillB f7O,S CarT100 ou t l"I1th good results .B3rralle end

(2) B2lli: (Seo Annex C, Purt I I ,canmunications problems wore encountered and netwere oxcelltlnt.

fa r detai ls ) .disciplino and

No unusual

securi ty

j. Illtc1lisence SW!IllE1rYI

(1) En Air 00 osition: (Sec AnnOnly 4 enemy aircraft were socn 000 1 o tt k ex D. Part I , for detai l s ) .dCllnage to tho B-291s and no l101ms ner dOC 13 176l'e IlPde. There Ims nQ.,

G cn e by 8-29 gunners.

(2) EnSmy Antiaircraft: (Seo i ~ n e xOn these 4 nisht Qttacks. only 4 aircraft wer d D. FOrt 11. f detai l s ) .

o o.maeEld by f lak .

(3) ~ r n e ; e Assessoont: (5 Ace nnax D, !Crt I I I . for deUala) .

. (a ) On Masl3ion Nb. 206 2 11

City (44.1 per ct:.nt Of th e built • • square miles 01' ~ . O s h " ' "up area) mlS destroyed..

(b)Ci ty (4.1 per cent of

On Mission No. 207 0 217the oollt up arca) ~ S · d c s t : ~ ~ : niles

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~ J J l l l J %

ANNElt

A

OPJRATlom

Port I - };l .vigotion Charlo

port I I - Dxlbing.

Part I I I • ltJan POints of ImpD.ct.

FOrt IV _ Flight Enginecrlne Charts.

Rlr t V _ Radar.

RJ,rt VI _ Rodar Scope Photos.

Rlrt VII _ Gunnery.

}Crt V II I - A i r ~ o o Rosouo Chart.

Miesions No. 206 throuBh 299

11 - 18 June 1945



-...., . PART.I NAVIGATION TRACK CHART,EeMT

•MISSION N0206-2Q9

DATEN '4

XXI BOMCOM.

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I.,. lost1800082 180200Z172IZ7Z 1723232

1722092 'SOl02Z172'12! '723282

W INA

l it. Losl

5Bth.- 1711282 1.71237Znth . -1712ISl 1 7 1 3 2 0 ~3 1 3 t h . - 1 7 1 3 1 2 ~ '714222314ttl.- .710482 17l209Z- - -T-JIMA I

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l i t . los,~ ~ - 1 7 0 8 0 0 Z 17092U.......- l709022 '710n Z

313th.-,70956Z l71l0723l41tl.-1707QOZ 1108262

Oto-

-

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130- 135"

O'

LAN AL TARGET LAND'S END

1st. LOlt ,. Losl 'st. lo , ' --58th.-111523Z 171745Z '716002 '718092 1716211 1718452

73rd. -1715442 111650'! 1115591 1 7 1 ~ Z 1716Q4Z .71710l313Ih.- 1716302 1717571 1716382 '7'8052 1716542 1718222~ 4 r t L - 1 7 1 3 5 4 Z 11l!536Z 1714062 '71549Z '714192 1716Q4Z

TRACK CHART XXI BONSER COMMAND



•

PhRT II - BiJ4BuP:

te d vary Stlt1sfncto:cy. The1 . IPle and axes of attack w ~ reper i of attacks uera.

73rd 'iiing ropcrted that vcriations J.n the bt'iefed ox S tirJedue to tai lure Of aircrllft to nakB the turn a t th e IF a t the proper •

2 . The only diff icul ty encoWltered we i1B£lthcr on tho opprcotoa ,to th e t3rget. The 7Jrd ioin8 reported severs icine of the ba=l.b8rd ~ s ''\:Iin1c:c on the roturn t r ip , thus reducing ' f is ibll i ty :frOJ. tho boclbcu' erPOliition.

3 . Mlseion lW:1bcr 206 _ ~ g o 8 h i . I ! J O . :

O. 'I'A'o grcups of th e 314th 'ifine corried ~ incerdiery ba:lbeond 2 ecrried E 46 incendiary clusters o f ~ ba:1bs. 'lbe overage bCl:lbImd carried por aircraf t ws 14.508 poums••\ total o f 826.0 tons ofba:1bs was airborne t : ith 98 pa ' cent being released on the prioary t l l rget .

b.EiBht

aircraft repcrtcd Imlfunctioninsof banb.

rocksand

5 reported 8-10 mlfunctions. R:ick mlfunctions ;;'U,"B e tt ri bu t6d tolOOSe electricnl connections am bIrned out eleotr ical 100ds.

c. 1..11 aircrc.ft rclecsed ba:!bs on the target l;"ltbin 11 period

of 99 cinutes. J..verl1f,e drif t reported was 5 degrees r ight .

4 . A1isslon M.u:!ber 201 .. Cbuta:

11. TWo groups of the 58th lang carried E 46 incendiary clustersor : ~ b:::rnbe and. 2 carried M41A2 incendiary bonbs•. The everage ba:nb loadcarried iJEl.9 13.928 pounds. A to ta l of eJc).4 tons of banbs ~ a airborneWith 90.9 pe r cent being released on th e jl['i.r:lary target .

b. Two aircroft reported rock nolfunctions aoo i.4.940 poundsof bor:1bs 'I1cre released ineN'ectively. '!bree aircraf t reported nelfunct_1.003 of B ~ l O shackles. One aircruft banbed HJtonuro. . n target ofopportunity'l1hen the bOOlb rey doors failed to cpon over the pr1mo.I'ytarBet ..

c. Average drif t reported was 3 degrees r iBht . All ai rcraf tuerc over the prinory tarcet rlithin D. paried of 129 minutes.

5 . Mlsoion NUeber ~ 0 _ HDca60tsu:

a . Two GI'OUpS of th e 7Jrd Wing cnrrietl E46 incord inry clusters

of ~ ' 6 9 banbe and 2 carried Mj.1A2 incendiary bombs. The banb 100d averaged14.754 pounds per aircraf t . A to ta l of 970.9 tons of bombs was airbornewith 93.9 per cent being reloosed at the primary tarBet. Fleve'n aircraf t

reported r :n lfunct ion of B-10 shackles end as a result 10.110 pounda ofbombs '\'lera reloosod ineffectively.

b. All banb releoses '\'lere within a peried of 66 oinute5'. Theaverage drif t reported oos 4 degrees r ight .

6 .. lol.ission N.unber 209 .. Yokkulchi:

a . Two tFOUps of the 3l3th "'ing carried, M47<\2 incondio.r *00am 1 carried

~ incendiary clusters 01' M.9 ba:Ibs. The ba::J.b 100r a.J13.211 pounds per aircr::lft. lL total of 602.2 tons of bccbs was a i r o o : :ged

with 94.2 per cent being rcloosed, on the primary tc.r(!et . Five a ir

reported Cllllfunctions of 8-10 shackles and 3990 pounds of b b crat t

rolrosed i n e f f e c t i v e l y ~ 'Ihrce aircraft reported, JJ!! 47 1 t ctl s r.erefouled in shackles. - c us ers beCa:rlng

cinutes.b. All bcr1bs WE:re reloo.sod on the target " i th i n perioo Of B2Averogo drif t reported vos 4 dC8t"ees r1{;b.t. n

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1. Radar Banbing AWAFg.-131

a . ~ b e r of sets operative on take-off: 463.

b. 01 A/C bombitIB _ number of sets operative over target: 439.

c . PerecntaBs of operat ive sots for Ale aver targets: 9.5%.

d. Munber of sma operative on return to base: 436.

o. NUmber of A/C using azimuth stabilizOt1on: 304.

f. Av.eragc maximum range of targets: 75 NM at 11,000 feot.6b a t 10.300 feet .

66 l'fd a t 7000 t ee t .

80 t at 10_20.000 fee t .

135 11:\ tl,t 11.000 fee t .

135 Ni« tl,t 13.400 teet .IbO NM a t 10.20,000 feet .

h. Average maximwn ranga of Japanese Coast: 54.5 m .

i. l'ktmbcr o f failures in lead ple.r.cs: 1 .

j. Interference: Slight interfaence f r<n other Ale in the

vicini ty.

2. Radar N:J,v1got!on AWAP N:4; APN-9:

o . JIllmbor of fixes reported: 3136.

b. Antenna. used and usable m:ccirnll!l range of each:

(1) Ground Itave:

(2) sky Wave:

c . No interference qas reported.

Trailing675

1200

d.. Twenty-four A/c reported rrolfunctions.

3. IFF - SCR-695:

Q . Sets were turned ON and OFF as per SOP.

b. N.unbcr of times checked:

(1) 56th ning: Average of 32 timos per Ale.

(2) 73r'd \tins: Avernge of 45 t ioes per AjJ .

(J) 313th ' i ing: Average of 20 times per A/C.

(4) 3l4th \iinel Every 20 cinut08.

,. No malfunctions qere reported.

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4. Abao1ute Alt1metor .. sca·Z181

Q . CD:le hundred nino-tour sets vare operCltive throughout the.18sion.

b. Thr«lEl sets 'gore inoperative ..

5• .:I.. Comoents. Briefing I:Ilterlc1 VIlS adequote for e l l targetswith the exception at Onuta. Crews returninG tree Q:luta reported thetowm as on excel lent target giving a good return on the scope.

b. AYerogo doviation trCCl axis or attack vas 2.1 dogrees.

c. Methcds or ro1c.ose were:

(1) Fixed 811810 direct .

(2) Fixed angle arfset .

(3 ) Fixed llDBle offset with banbsight.



4. Absolute AltimetlIl" _ SCR.71Bl

O. Cbe hundred nino-loor sets 'Were operative thro!J8hout themission.

b. Three sets were inoperative.

5. ~ CODJDentsl Briefing mter ic l 'i'lOS adequate for a l l targetsvi th the exception at Q:luta. Crews returninB frCl!l. Q:lUte r eport ed t he

tCMJl 8S on excellent tarBet BiVing a good return on the scope.

b . Averoge doviation tra:! nxis of attock 'i'lSS 2.1 degeee.

c . Methcde of rolC£lse werel

(1) Fixed. anglo direct .

(2) Fixoi angle offsct .

(3 ) Fixed angle offset H'ith bcmbsight.



I'l\!IT VII - GUlI'lERY

2 . /.vertJgc turret load:

!II

350

J!l

315

1:

400300

3. Average no. of rounds tircd in cwoot per turret:

!!l

·2.66 .5 2.5 3.5

4. NO. of rounds f ired in Ca:1rot: 335.

5 . No. of rounds used far test f i r i ng : 2213 .. J.pproxi1rate overage

par gun: .05.

6 .. Guns looded: 58th nna

HoO Cold

313th i ,ing 314th \ fine

HoO

7 .. MJ;lfunctions: Cd .C . e l l . . . 50 M.G.

Fc.ultyair c.anprcssor

siJitch - 1Bent lIinkSpl i t barrelbushing

Round co.uaht on

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~ o r n cocking lever

8 . Equipnent operation ( to ta l pcrccntoB£l operativo).

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PD.rt I _ i1eother SUl!I!tlrY

fOrt I I _ Chart _ Forcoast ii'eatber va.

Observed li"eather

part I I I _ Prognostic ),llp

I n r t IV _ Synoptic Mlp

Missions No. 206 through 209

17 .. 18 June 1945

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Dotel 17 - 18 ;rune 1945

PLAWiIHQ rgm:J.sT • MISSIOtE NO. 206 riijOOOH 202

4..6/10 10'1'1 cloud b:J,se 1800 1't , tops 4-6000 f t , topa r is in g to

6-12,000 f t . in iDtc efta-noon ""ith lieJ1t to ooderato ShOl1ers.

Routo: 'lI020'1ol1

TO FJNI

To Ooest:

5/10 lCllll' cloud, rose 1800 f t . tops 6000 ft i 2/10 o!ddle

cloud 14 ..15,000 ft; 2/10 hi(;h cloud a t 3000 ft.

2,,3/10 la;; cloud, base 2000 f t , tops 4000 f t and pltches

of thin nidd1e clooo c t 15,000 f t .

10/10 la l ,c idd1e and hish cloud, bn30 1200 f t , tops

10,000 f t 'With r8.1I1,,'"

All ;10/10 low siddlo end high oloud in poo rly def ined

lay81's excopt IaJ:!l:ts b O C l O J : l i ~ 1I'a11 def ined u d . ~sl ight ly brokeD. i t J : ~ ! l . b north oasts .

OPER\TIOM4 FOnEAS'I' - UISSIOm NCo 206 AN> 207:

Bases: Sc:s ttc rod to broken l a i , oiddle am hig!. clouds m. th sGllttered

shait:XB a t toko_off,

Route: Sco.ttc.rl.'d 100, ciddle and h igh cloud s to 2-;c>N. ScDttered 10l'l' end

broken middle am high clouds to2 9 ~ .

:Frm th is point to Wgosbi..!!tlthere wl11 00 overcast low, middle and high clouds uith oodorata

rain associoted with cold f ront . Fren 2 9 to 33'N to\l1Ords (bu tsthere wil l be broken low, m iddlo aoo hiBh clouds. The r ou te re tu rn -

ing wil l be tho s::une os the ro ute outGoing. \

Torgeta: W-goshir.ln: 10/10101'1 clouds, base 800 f t , top 8-14,000 ttl

10/10 middle clouds, huse 10.000 f t , top 20,000

ft; 10/10 high clouds ot 23,000 f t i 171nda a t 7000

it wil l be 240° a t 20 knots.

OnUtOl 7/10 l a'i c louds" basc 1500 f t . top 6000 f t i 8 /10 m iddleclouds in l"Yl'rs between 10,000 ond 17,000 I t ; 8/10 high

olouds a t 24,000 it, 'I1inds a t 8000 it wi l l be 260 0 at·20 knots.

B:J. 50S;

«outo;

T:lrgct:

OBSERVED i':FJ.THER - MISSIOMS NO .. 206 AND 2071

Scattered to 1:roken 10':7 1 overcast middle anI high clouds.

Scathrcd 10';/ ond scattered to broken oiddlo clouds to 2'flN &270N to 2 9 ~ . thure ':7erc 1:roken 10'rl clouds .. i th 3cottcrcd middlo CI!l

~ ~ O u d s becanlr18 overc:sst o t the end. of the Z<lno. J, cold 1"ront

29Drl !pve overcast 10'1'1', middle ani h igh c loud s 'I1ith l ight 1micing to the tor"ot R. r eGoillB. Co s . oute rcturnlllB w ~ the aD.I:1e as route out_

1ll1300hi.r:n1 t8 /10 low clouls , top 5000 ft; 10/10 ciddle olouds

Be 15,000 i t ; ;:inds a t 7000 tt ' l7ere 25Qo e t 22 k n ~ s .()cuto; 8/10 1011 clouds t 700 8 '

11 000 ft t 1 op °i t ; ,,10 Cliddlc clouds, blaela I

knots, , op 12,000 it; 'I1iOOs a t 8000 it were 2500 a t



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8l"oken 100, o idd1e l!Ild hiGh clouds beccrling scattered on re turn

with ehooors a t toko-off and re turn .

Seottort:.d lo'll, middle end high clouds to 30oN. A front 1 i ~ 1 l give

overcast lon, middle clows and troken hiet: cloudg nith l1Bhtshooors end m o d ~ t e r ine icina to 33CN. FrCCl. 3J N to the t a r ~ e t sthere U'ill be broken let:', middle and high clouds m th l ight rD1n

ond 1iaht riz:lc icing.

Tnrgots: Yokknichi cnd HPrnanntsu: 7/10 10;;> clouds, base 1500 f t , tapa7000 I t ; 7/10 middle clouds. bose

12,000 f t , top 14,000 f t ; 8/10 highclouds a t 24,000 f t ; l1Bht rain and

l igh t rime icil'l(H ninds a t 5000 it

"ill be 110 0 a t 15 k no ts; wim s at;8000 f t -;;i11 be )000 a t 20 knots.

oB5mvm ·,:E\'I'fI.ffl MISSIONS l';1). 208 LND 209:

B:!scs: scatterod l0t7 clouds, broken middle nnd high clouds with liBhtsho'liors a t trIke-off beccrnine scattered 1Q";l' aM. overcast high

clouds on return.

Route: Scottt>rEd 1em cloud and scattered to broken middle clouds to Z'flN.:Fran 21'N to )OON there r:arc broken 10-. clouds and scattcrod middle

clouds becoming ovcrC:lst in layers by tho und of the zone. Fr CJ!I

30% to the taraets t h ~ r e I"lere overcast lem clouds boea:rl.ng

scottored nt J)DN; overcost middle clouds beccmil'l3 broken e t thecrost; modorate r:Jin. Route returning ...ns the &."1me as route outgoill£l.

Targot: Yokknichi: 7/10 low cloud, beSD 2000 f t , top 5000 f t ; 6/10

middle cloud, base 12 1000 f t ; ulnds at 5000 f t ...,are65° a t 12 knots.

H1mamatsu; 9/10 100 cloud, top 7000 ft; 3.4/10 middlo cloud,

base 10,000 f t , top 16,000 ft ; ninds a t 8000 I twere 2800 a t 22 knots.

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17-18 June IS'S



VAT I - RCM

1. Purpose I

'.b.

To Q(F early-warning and g u n ~ l a y i n & radars.

To continue search in the 38-300Q m c _ ~ a i o n s .c. To barrage jam the enemy gun-laying radars In the 190

110 mC and 78 mc regions and to spot jam any gun_laying signals tha tappedred outside the barrage in an effor t to ren4er the enemy radar

defenses inoffective.

d. To eonfun enemy radar by the use of rope.

e. To D/F by the use of the radio ooopaas a 189 kc radio

s t ~ t l o n in the vicinity of Yokosuka at the request of Deputy C ~ a n d e rTWentieth Air Force.

a. Fourteen RCll Observers participated and used tM follow

ing equipment to accomplish t h search and jnccing: 516 - APT-I and

A P ~ _ 2 , 12 - APT-3 (liod1fied). 10 - A R Q . ~ 8 . 12 - J.PA-ll, H - APR-4,

• _ ..:.P.l.-24, 2 - APR-5, 2 - APA-6, and 3 - ARN-7.

b. Nearly every plane was equipped with an electronic jam

merl same airplanes had 2 j ~ e r s instal led.

when c. Rope was dispensed at the rats of :3 bundles peradditional protection was needed aga inst search ligh ts .

3. Rllsul ts :

10 seconds

••bnrrnge was

Since the airplanes went over the target singly,not too complete but was reported as ~ a q u a t e .

tho

turnlldb. Spot jamming observers reported that enomy

off when jQlllilled.radars were

c. The 189 kc signal was heard by one observer but becau8e

of stntic and low signal strength no accurate bear ings were obtained.

d. Thirty-two intercepts were made and are l i8ted on thefollOWing page•.

4. Remarks:

.... A nUlllber of unusual 8ignals in tthe following; were ercepted and include

78/475/3

"/495/298/495/2

103/740/2102/793/4

160/1100/18

97/2000/40

478/500/5

292/ ?/ 1573/3000/20

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S ECRET USETYF'ECEARJ,CTERISTICS LOCATIO N - - "D.ATE -K TIME ORO. SOii' R

00069 1000 25 3430N 13?10E 061045 0300 21 121

00073 3000 ro 3445N 13700E 061845 0305 2l 121

00073 0800 00 3410li 13625E 061845 0344 2J. 121

00013 0500 46 Jl20N 13325E 061845 0405 2l 121

00074 0495 02 3035N 13120Z 061745 1150 21 121

00075 0502 30 3HSN 13145E 061845 0212 21 12200075 0800 00 3400N 1354SE 061645 0312 21 121

00078 2000 00 32155 13000E 061845 0245 21 121

00078 0475 03 3 0 3 0 ~ 13130E 061745 1145 21 121

00079 0475 32 3015N 13145E 061845 0150 21 121

00079 3500 07 3450N 13645E 061845 0310 21 121

00084 lSOO 00 3410Y 1362,sE 061545 0350 21 121

00091 ס ס o o 04 3130N 13200E 061845 0405 21 121

00095 0450 18 3123N 13135b 051745 1240 21 121

00097 2000 40 313?:'; 130593 061745 1239 21 121

00097 0370 40 3307N 1321lE 061845 0310 21 122

00098 0495 02 30401\ 131lOE 0617'15 1200 21 121

00100 1450 20 3100N 1301SE 061845 0536 21 121

00102 0793 04 3050::1 13055E 061745 1210 21 12100103 0740 02 3045N 13100Z 061745 1206 21 121

00104 0495 02 3300N 1321SE 0 6 1 7 ~ 5 1133 21 121

00137 ס ס o o ro 3101N 13055B 061745 1225 21 121

00150 0300 18 3345ii 13650E 051845 03M 21 121

00156 0495 02 3300li 13215E 061745 1134 21 121

00156 0793 02 3100N 13030:3 061745 1215 21 121

00160 1100 18 303Oi-i 13130E 0517.,;,5 1200 21 121

00160 0490 03 30353 13120E 061745 1153 21 121

00200 ס ס o o 05 330SN 13020E 051845 0734 2l 121

00202 ס ס o o 06 33055 13020Z 051845 0737 21 121

00250 0400 20 3127N 13110E 061745 1245 21 121

00292 ס ס o o 15 3152R' 13405E 061845 0139 21 121

00478 0500 05 3200N 13400! 061845 0100 21 121

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PWI I I RADIO

S EW CHI

S 00 000

5 00 000

S ! i f CHI

S 00 000

p E'il CIiI

S 00 000

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S 00 00000

S Eli' CEIS Gt orA035 00 0 ס ס o oS 00 00000

S F:J 001010202

S Z;; 001010002

P 001010202

S ZW 001010202

S Efi 001010002

5 "i':1 001019202S Zil' 001010202

5 3 i 001010202

S 00 0 0 0 ס ס o o 0 0S Ek 001030003

5 Zii' 001030003

5 00 ס 0 o o o o o 0 05 00 o00ooo000

S Er.' 001030003

5 00 ס ס 0 o o o o o o5 00 0 0 ס 0 o o o o oS 00 ס 0 o o o o o 0 0S 00

ס ס o o 0 ס ס o o5 00 0 0 0 ס ס o o 0 0

th W ~ Str ik , Rqports: Thirty-six s t r ike rSports were recieved by

S ng rlldio stat ions. Thirteen were received by the! 58th· 9 b th3l3th; 8 by the 314thj I l . ~ : i 5 by the 73rd. I y 6

2. Fox Trnnsmiss ions I The 73r ' Wiage. or 1 ng transmitted one ·Fox· me88Fivo of th35 rll ,' iio o p 6 r Q . t o ~ s interrcgated, 128 intercepted the mesBago

(I rll 0 operators fCl.lled to . th •e!xCuse. while the other 20 er t r6celVo 6 1:\6ssage and had not ive ly . UCOPAC wellther IlnctPti

aors wore enting and off Watch, respec_

to regulat ions. me signnls were transmitted according

3. Frequencies: During th i ioffor t to ob5erve the ene . s III ss io n, ;lire raf t mo.de a specia l

Saipnn. :"lrcrllft r e p o r t e ~ Y t ~ 7 i n g of tho 0'.11 broo.dcast s ta t ion a t

land, and ons and one half h o ~ r s o ~ e hour bofore main land. o ve r main_

omployod very effective j!llIllllin • ~ 0 I l 1 moinl and on return, tho enemy

instnnc65 of intentionnl j l l J l l < : l i ~ ' . her frequencies roceived a fewnto throughout tho cission 0 fi ..tln:orrpheric in terrorence Was moder_c. :porcentc.go bronkdown of t r ~ ; i s tr ike frequenCioB. Po11ClWlng i s

aog::.cycle8; 43 ?or cent on 7 cper f requency: 13 por cent on 3cycles. megncyclos; iUld 44 por cont on 11 mogn_

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4. Ngyigqtionq1 Aidsl Six requests fo r HF/CP benrings wore

mnde, nod 0.11 six were obtained. No VHF/Dr boaringS wore requested.

Ranges, homers, and broadcast stat ions were usod ef fec t ive ly .

5. Net Discipling And

woro reported ae excellent ,

Secyri ty! Ne t discipl ine

There 'M3r6 no violnt ions

nnd secur i ty

reported.

6. Enemy Trgnsmissions: The fo llo _in g in cid ents o f jareming nnd

onemy t rarmissions 1I'Ore recorded during th is mission:

a. 3020 ke; : OW and eloct r ic ra tor type of j ~ i n g a t 1200Z

nnd 18002 were part io.l ly effect ive,

b. 6615 Jccs: CW nt 21002 with ca l l signs 9Dl' nnd YAJ Wall

plU"tially effeet ive .

e. 10395 keSi Negligible

d. :5145 kc , :

(1) Unreadable ~ a t 171411Z was p ~ t i a 1 1 y effeet ive .

(2) Voiee nod C'.'1 bemeen 171000Z nod 172000Z were

ineffeotive.

e. 6055 kcs: Negligible.

f . 10080 kcs:

(1) Unreadable C'li a t 1715302: uas ineffective.

(4) SteOody tone and OW fo r 10 1:I1nutes nt 2000Z worepar t ia l ly effect ive .

g. 3990 kcs I Negligible.

h. 7415 ko , :

DE K·W' by tape for 3 hours

Negligible.

Tono o.nd butting a t 1708Z were pOortinlly effect ive .

en' a t 1707Z and 2100Z Was p:uot1ally ef fec t ive .

CW from a tape between 2100Z QAd 2130Z was pa r t h l l y

(2) Steady sonding 'QRh15152 was ineffect ive .

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JtlO kCG Bod 7310 iVb' t

11160 kCIJ: Steo.dy C\i signnl from 1717'to 1605 Z wo.s

10820. kcs:

(1) Koyed OW a.t 0930wa.s par t ia l ly af fec t ive .

(2) Engine noise o.t 1625Zstat ion. wa.s very effective and blocked

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1.

effoetive.

boginning nt

k.offoct ive.

th o grOund



7. pi , t r ! ' I ' Tho 73rd and J13th Wings roported no dis t re , .

t r i l i ic . The 56th rocoiY6d a. COSllo.ge frOlll 17V752 a. t 2335Z sa.yiot;i t had sithted survivors a.nd gavo their position. At 1740Z, 22V75.tr:u\Sllittod 3ltitude lUld course :md said # 2 engine was out. The314th recoived one I f l ung& from on aircrQft that rcporUld a B.29

crash into th e .eo., giving position a.nd indica.ting that there wereno survivors. The a.ircrQft was told to invostiga.to lUld informa.tion

WtUI fOl"WD.rded to proper o.uthoritios.

6. Equipment WQlfunctioD'1 AN/ARI·l31 1 inopera.tive, 1 ci rcui t

breaker i n o p e r ~ t i v e , 1 keying relay stuck. AlJl.\BN-71 5 h u n t i ~ . 1low frequency band inopera.tive, 1 inoperative, 1 pi lo t ' s control box

inoperlltive, 2 sense antennas broken, 1 loop inoperativo. SCR_522:6 inoperlltive. 1 would not cho.ngo channels. BO_346, 1 inopera.tive,

1 bad oscillator tunc, 1 o.ntonnn load brolcon. I0terphone r :2 dynll

motors ~ u r n e d out. 1 inopero.t1ve, 4- microphone sVlitches inoperntiVO.

4 leaking ja.ck boxes, 1 co.ll position inopera.tivo. - ~ 10 ioop.erative, 5 , l o ~ t ~ e i c h t . Aldio Lamp'. 1 !horicd out.

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Pa.rt I • Enemy Air Oppoeition

Part II - Enemy Antla.lrcra£t

Part I I I - DamBgQ A..oulIlGnt

Mission, He 296 th r9urb 202

17-18 Juno 1945

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wore seen

or lOll!

PARt I • ENIlf[ AIR OPPOSITIOn

1. Sur;mllCY:

a On this 4-Wing s t T i ~ . only 4 Japanese f ighters

Md thoy m ~ d l ! l 16 attacks. The interceptors caused no dCltllage

and the Superfort crews made no claims.

b Lack of interception was believod to be primarily due

to poor op;rational ~ a t h e r and a lack of active n i ~ h t f lghtors.

2. ObservQ,UonS;:

a. One RCU opero.tor picked up I I ro.dar s 1 ~ n a l from a radar.equipped ni tht fighter. The ra da r n ight f ighter W:l5 in the vicini ty

of ~ g o s h 1 Q a , although i t was nover seen.

b. One crew obsorved a fluctuating l l£ht , round in shape.

that chllIlo5ed al ternately from bright red to dim oran!:e. The l igh t

f i r s t observed near land's ena and i t ~ r o . i l e d the a i rcraf t fo r

a conltderable distanco (the crew was unablo to o s t ~ a t e tho distance.but :::JPparently i t wtlS over 0. mile). The object t ra i led for o.pproxi

mately 42 minutes out to I IOa, or roughly 125 miles. The crew 1P.lS

of tho opinion that the object gained a half-Qilo during thill poriod.

At no time was II. wing or fUllolage observed in connect ion with the

l ight . The object f inally faded out. Two other c r e ~ from the lIame

group mo.de 81nlilnr observ:ltions on leaving the to.rf!;Ot but, af ter

aome timo, concluded that the object was a sto.r. Tho crew making

tho f i rs t report to l t very strongly that what they bAd eoon .u s not0. sta.r.

c. Another ball of f i ro which f len a perral le l course with

0. B_29 from target for about 60 seconds wns reported. I t turned awayand dhappeared.

d. Four jet-propelle d or IBaka. type I bombs were ",ported.

!TIO of these wore encountered on the withdraWal from the t a rge t and

tho other 2 wore encountored 4.0 and 100 milos" at tor li:t.nd's end Oneof theso wne roportod to hnvo nttacked tho B-29 •

•

e. Some singleooOngino and t W l n ~ l m g i n e o.1rcrntt encounterd

wore using l ights. Thoro were 2 ct'.Ses reported of twin-ongine air_

croft fOllOWing 2 B-29's 200 miles and 300 milos out to soa.•

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PART I I - ElNE?fY ANT IAIRCRAfT •

1. Milsion 206 Kagosblma UrbAn Area (Night):

314th Wi a'b

primary target was bOl!lbed by 117 a i rcraf t of thena: e en U06Z-l549Z from 7000 92'00 f t

Varied frOlll 2950 to 3400 01 - e e . Axis of attackoud undercast ~ reported at 3/10-1/10.

b. En route to the targot flakwas reportod in th e . i c1n i t f K' and soarchlight act iv i tyJ.ir!'leld.PlaJc consisted r Y 0 anoya East Alrfie1dand Shibushi

f i re . Searchlights Were meager and inaccurate. heavy and cod1umnucboT e s t ~ a t e d at 5 to 6. so reported in those areas with the to ta l

"'BtAed on ~ i n g P l Officers ' Reports

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No flale

de.cribed ~ m e a ~ e r . inaccurateOYer the target flak "as e orted and th eir o rte e-

0, 10 rchl ights were T p. 1and heavy From 2 to sea r the fires illuminated more a r -

• or The glow 0 t dove ,t lveneu Wall very po • l iber f lak "u : Tepor "

d id the lights Medium cacraft than • e and inaccurate,the t u ~ t all meager to intens

No flak .a s reported on withdrawal.d.

1 t to flak on this m1ss10n. and ofNo aircraft were as•• k1' (2 54l) sustained flak damage.116 aircraft attaC ng. •

o 12 aircrar t over tho target noted thatf. The f i r s t 10 t t Blackout operations were carr ied on

tho oity • • s not blacked au •while bombs were rallin&.

g. Two aircraf t attacked targets of opportunity.

activity wall reported.

2. »1•• 10" 207. 9;uta Urban Are. (Night):

The primuy target was attacked by 116 a i rc ra f t of ths

58th wins-between 1600Z_1809Z f r 6550;9000 ~ : ~ i s o A x ~ ~ o : ~ : ~ ~ : ~ ~.....ried from 230.75°, With the lIlaJority ro:ll •oast ~ . reported as being a/lO_lO/lO.

bolowlb. Flak en route to the target W&3 reported as tabulated

LOCATION

Funatau

Ship

N a g ~ s a k i - O m u r a Area

COOROINAT3S

3250N_13015E

mWHtS

Ueager and inaccurate, ~ e d i u m .Aircraf t at 7aOO feet, 9/10

undercaat.

Yeager and inaccurate, medium.Two crews reported tracere to

10,000 feet thrQugh a 10/10

undercnst.

Five aircraf t over target at

Omuta reported o b a e r v i n ~ moagerand inaCCurate, heavy flak ra r

to tho enst.

c, Flak over the target (Omuta) was n il to meager and in accurate, The maximum number of bursts r e ~ o r t e d by a single crew "'11.11

IS, While 57 aircraf t obaerved no flak a t ~ 1 1 . Rope was dispensed,

and Rau jwmming omp10yed. The only comment on R activity was thntno GLR or S/L radar signals were detected b e ~ 7 e e n 1740Z and 1750Z.A few red and White trac er3 of medium flak ~ ~ r e observed. Three

aircrat t reported medium flak phosphorus bursts .

d. On withdrawal, flak was reported at Nobeokn {3234N _ 13140B}.I t \fO.S lDeager, inaCCurate and medium, l. lea!jer, inaccurate nnd mediumf lak was also reportod at 32SIN-13121E; (possibly Aketa),

e, 110 aircraft were los t or darnased as II. resul t of f lak onthis mission,

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Searob11ght Actlvit¥lt .

t ive s e ~ r c h l l g h t activity in( 1) Iorget Areal rnerreC F 2 to 3 white beams

d b a l l groups. rom dthe ta rget arell Will reporte Y They searched a.lclleasly llnd fa11.were reported in the target area. , r.ported 1n the eastern sec-

a f t 0 e blue '0"',111 WD. 1 k:to cone any o.lTer . n This bCGIJI made zero or lnsto.nto.neouS P c_t lon of Qlr,uta by 2 crews. b aks 1n the clouds HO'IIJtIver. evaups on these 2 aircraft through re

eThese facts p ~ s e n t strong

slon was effected by dispensing TOp •

evidence of a radar_controlled l ight.

(2) Other LocationSl

LOOlJION

Negasllk1 Area.

COORDIN4 ESRELMKS

Several 11&hts makln& brief

B e c . ~ h e ••

Shmo J1D.o. 3224N_13005B

Three l ights reported. One

beao picked up aircraf t

througP Q. break in a 9/10

undercns t •

Tnkuri 32S6N-13012E Three beams reported. in

ef fec t ive ,

PunatsuFive beom8 reporteli . In -

effect ive.

Yokohllll!aThree blue beams reported,

ineffect ive,

IsuhAya Airfield 3 ~ O N _ 1 3 0 0 4 E Three to 5 bearos, inef fect ive,

g, lHllcollaMoua AlA Observation;> I

(1) A f igbterai ror3f t wes observed following a B-29 fromthe departure point to the t o. rget a re .. . I t vms a t the same a l t i tude

and to the l e f t rear. carrying a red l ight . I t was believed tha t thIs

a 'pacer" aircraf t .

(2) A possible b a r r ~ g e balloon f lying o.t 7000 fee t wasreported by one a irc ra f t a t Tp.)cp. Island (3313N_13152E)

h.erp.lly good.

1'lell as well

Blnckoutl Blnokout in t a r ~ t oren vms reported as genLights wero on, however, in the Nagasa.kl.Qnura area . as

a s V il la ge s across the bay from O Q u ~ .3. ¥lOllion 298. Hnrnnmntsu UrbM Arep. (U1 I>'ht} I

a. The prlJ:le.ry ta.rget 'fI':I.S bombod by U8 airorp.ft of the

73rd Uing botween 1605Z_l705Z t rom 7850.9010 feet . This force was

pre coded by 12 Pathfinder Aircraft between l559Z-l620Z bombing from

8010_8600 feet . An a /1 0 -10/10 undercast preVailed during th o ent i re

rou to over land, HOllever, l lf ter the target f i r es were kindled. a hole

QJlpellred thrOUgh the undercll.st over th o to.rget areo.. Winds were r e .

portod a t 20 knoh from 2900 • Axis of attack va.ri&d from 640.1000with an nvarp.ge of o.bou't 75°.

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fl l lk WIlli -t '0mdie Clnd lI 'l l ' observed

b. o.er the tor&Ot 0: ; : I t was described all extrecelyby only o.bout oo:c of the a i re rd h" vy HOClVY rle.k was b l 1 l ' r a ~ typo.

coo.ger. InoccurClto, modiUlll, 11\ ~ • \11 groupS over tho tarr;et re -

Gnd medium WCA continuously :od: .; or f lak IlctivitYi i .e •• therecalved approximately tM sac po t ..t -nd rlllk: act iv i ty . The

b t'fl'90n time over nr ..TI(LS

norelationship

eh tA

protect ionen

route.over the

undercoat apporently furnished cenpt o r ~ t , ond on withdrawal.

d. No

this els l ion .

c.No flak was roported on wlthdrownl.

d Cl re lUl t of rlllk onai rcraf t weTe los t or damo.gtl :lS

the t a r ~ t by

they wero unable

e. Seprchll iht Activitv.

(1) No o.lrcraft "ere 111uminll.t.d over

l oa .Tch l1r;ht s. Although 4. to 5 boams were roported,

to pierce th e overoll, t .

(2 ) Five benms wero observed for off course 1n th e

Nagoya ue" .

f . Wi;cellaneous AlA Oblarvntiopa:

(1 ) Two i n ~ c c u r ~ t o phosphorus flak bursts were reported

over the target nreo..

(2 ) One aircraft reported 0. b o r r ~ ~ ~ . l l o o n a t 5000 feetmoored in the center of Hnrno.mo.tsu. It WIlS doscribed ~ sausage shaped

and about 100 feot long,

4, ~ i ; 8 i o n 209 Yokknichi Urbnn Aren (Night) I

~ The prU:lnn' target WIlS ba:tbed by 89 ~ i r c r ~ t (includit\!;

six Pathfinder Aircraft) of tho 313th "fing botlieon l636Z·1e05Z from

7000.8000 feet. 1I:I:;'s of ~ t t a c k WaS "no . \olb"ther oonsis te d of 0. 0/10_

10/10 undorco,st with winds of 20 knots from. 3300 o.t bombing o.lUtude.

b, En rou.te to the to.rgot, one ~ l r c r a . f t reported 6 gun

from 0. b o ~ ~ in Ise ~ ~ (Bny). No air bursts were observed.

K e ~ g a r and I n ~ c c u r a t e , aediuc.

c, Over bhe t a r ~ t area only 7 a i r e r ~ t r epor ted very ~ e o . ~ r linaccurate, heo.vy f l ~ , All othor o.ircroft roported heavy flak as

nl1, ).lost of the aircraft reported meager to modero.to, i n ~ c c u r o . t e .Modium flnk, Uost of this medium f l o . p p e ~ ~ e d to be cacin& from

Woapona in the southern part of Yokko.ichi nenr the Utsube RiTOT OilRefinery,

d, One nlrcrnft reported thnt llftGr dhpenalng rope (toevade S/L9) 0. string of 9 bursts appreo.rad h ~ l t ~ mile behind the plo.ne.

slightly low, Just about where tho rope would have d rifte d a t t ~ of observ o.t 10n.

e. On wlthdrawal flak was encounterod at th e following plaee. ,

L ~ . M . ' " Gnd

(:lorth of No.gas hlmo.)

Vicinity of Ueno 3445N-l3606E

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9 t ~ c e r s up to 9000 feet . In .aca.urate , exploded 200 feetabove airCro.ft,



t . No airorett were lost to flak on this mtsston, and or

00 aircraft a t t ~ c k i n ~ only ona ( l, r%) sustainad flak d a m a ~ e .S. S'lrcblirht Actiyityt

(1) A total of 7 s e ~ r c h l i g h t s ~ n a reported in the tarse t

~ a They were ineffeotive. Rope was dispensed and enabled oneaircraft to suocessfully .lude ono beam.

(2) Two soarchlight. were roported at Tlu (3ttON 13631E).

(3) Two searchlights were reported in the vicinity of

lAne,..a Airtiol4 ( 3 4 S 2 R ~ 1 3 6 2 9 E ) .



square miles.

OIU Damage AueSBlllent Reports 40 and SO,

.75% de3troyed.. . . . . .

-44

~ . Q l i r l . D . § l i l 1 A ! t

£.IlJltlJ!111 1lld,

AUS, Kngolhima. Prefecture, Kyushu, Jo.po.n1112.500, October 1944

PART III - PAJ.:A.G6 I.SSkSSJ.!M

2, Idgoah1ma City ' . bui l t up area originally oovered 4.B7

3. Industrial d ~ Q g e includosl

4. References I AAF Air Objective Folder 90.38, 26 Augus t 1944,

Target 1517. Ka.gm.hioQ. Ro.UWllY Repn1r Shops .... lO% d a m ~ e d / d e a t r o y e d .

A. MGOSHllla CITr

1. About 44,1 per cent (2.15 square miles) or Ko.goshimo. City' ,

buil t up arec 1s now destroyed, XXI Bomber C ~ Q n d Hisaion 206 or

15 June 1945 accounted for 2.11 square miles. Old d Q m Q ~ was .04

So.tsuma. Cotton Spinning Uill.

• XXI B.C. C.LU. O/A REPOOT NO, 108. 29 June 1945

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JUNE 1845

YOKKAICHI

ACTUAL SCOPE PHOTOS

ALTITUDE APPROX. 7000'

REPRODUCED BY 949TH ENGfl AVN TOPO CO



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KAGOSHIMA

PHOTOS

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S, CNUTA. CITY·

1. About 4. 1 per cent (0.217 square milos) of Onuta Cityl l totn.l

built up area (5.)7 Iquare milos' ~ dwmo.god by XXI Bomber Command

UiS8ion 207 of 16 Jane 1945,

'. About 0.215 square miles of the darto.go "in the urban bu1l t

up llrea (4 .23 square miles) and ropresents 5 per cent of that area.

Tho remainder of th e dlllllago 1s in the industr ia l o.reo..

'. Tho Qnutll bui l t up lll'OCl. actually extonds beyond th e city 's

pol i t ical boundary as shown on Reference 1 below. Omuto.. as defined

in R e f e r e n c e ~ . occupies 3.95 square miles.

Roferences:

b. Mi1ke Hurbor fac i l i t i es • • • • • • minor damage.

0. , PI Survey Report No.3, Photo Intelligence

751. destroyed....anogofuchi Spinning ~ 1 1 1

Industrial dCllllo.ge includes 1

c. Several w n r o h o u s e ~ t y p e buildings damaged or destroyed.

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Ihto.chmont, Hq, XX Bomber COrnlDo.nd.

b. Amy lJap Service. Mo:p or Ornuto., 1 :50,000

-C.I.U. D/A. REPORT NO. no, 30 Juno 1945

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• • DAMAGE TO OMUTA•- URBAN AREA • • 9Q.35-URBAN

•• SR\RSELY P<RJLATED

• XXI 80M. COM.- M 1 S ~ I f ) N 207

• •INDUSTRIAL AREA • • 18 JUNE 194!)

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C. "AMtY,rsu CITX-

0.. KamUllltau City damtlge nc. to tu ls 2 .9 7 aqu are ml1011 or

70 pOl' cent of the city" bu i l t up I l .rt l l l . .

b. Host of the d a m ~ (about 2.44 square ml1el or 57.5

pOl' cent of the ci ty 's bui l t up area) is tho resul t of I I I Beaber

Co:::E:llllld I.lia 810n 208. 11-18 Juno.

c. Pigures in this report supersedo a l l others in ea.rHor

d ~ ~ n g e a••essment reports on H 3 m n c ~ t . u . Tho City 's total bui l t up~ O W ~ 4.24 aquare miles. Total ci ty ar&Q., within the polit loalb o u n d ~ shown on AUS Haoncatlu. 1150.000. wns 4.4 square miles.

2. DSPQCg to nupbered tg,rcgts I

Do. TaTget 1 2 ~ O . Imperic.l Govermerrt Rc.l1w::t.y

Shops • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 60% dostroyod. ( to ta l )

b. Tllrget 1219. Japan Musical Inst:nm.ont

nod Propeller Fll.ctory••• 35% dOltroyed. (total)

3, Dnmqi:9 to ynnumbered lo s t .qUat tg" ! ( l1/ l tgd in i l l /;,11' Qb1gc_

tlyo Folder 90 21. 5 August 1944)1

a.. 100% destroyed:

(1) Photographic Equipment Company

(2) ~ Works

(3) Spinning Mill (center of City)

( . ) Naval Air Station

(5) Spinning Mill (N sida of ci ty )

b. 80;( destroyod: Uili tary ins ta l la t ions in N\¥ soction ofci ty,

"'. R e f e r ~ n c e 5 I

.0., AAF Air Objective Folder 90. ZIt 5 August 1944

b . ;JdS Hamc.cClt8U. 1 :50,000, Wo, 5651, Shoot 3,

~ I.U. D/A. REPORT NO. 107. 29 June 1945

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1. Sum;ntyI

JAPJJI' UUSIC.a. INSTRtIlENT CO.·

(Propeller Plant)

34/4'N - 137/43E90.21-1219

0. . As a. resul t of XXI Bornbn COllIlllo.nd 11188100 199 (10

Juno 1945), whon the tGrget was bombed by :l. single AlO, nnd XXIBODbor Command Mission 208 (18 June 1945). 212,720 aq.tt. or 40%

ot the Jo.pnn Musical Instrument Co. 1s destroyod or d ~ n g e d (37.4%18 cOl!lplete destruct ion).

b. Tho 500.10 nod quality of the photos wal unauitnble tor

Gccurnte d w m ~ g e assessmont, o.nd adequato photo c o v o r n ~ ~ not

:l.vnl1nblo to 0.85088 daongo resulting from tho individual str ikes,

c. Includod in the bUildings dostroyod nrc 2 boiler houses,

7 2·story workshops, 4 3-story machine 8 h ~ p s . 2 former dry ki ln . ,2 ccdium_slte storage sheds, nnd 6 ~ n l 1 unidont if ied bui ldings.

One Inrge mo.chlnc shop roceived minor dWllo.go.

d. The buildings tho.t romc.in o.pper.ontly undDJllo.ged includl!!3 largo 2-o.nd 3-s tory reinforced concrete ~ a c h i n e shop bui ldings ,

a boi ler house. 0. large f innl assombly and machining bui lding, Q

probable inspection o.nd tes t ing building. ~ 2 large f inished s toros

buildings.

e . .i..ccording to roferonce A, the tot:!.l I:oof Qreo. of the plo.nt

Cloo.sured 528 ,900 sq . f t . Reconnaisso.nce photos from 3PRSI.l198. 10 W 1945, as "011 as referencc B, show 22,275 sq. f t . of roof aren not in

cluded in r efe re nc e A. However, pre-s t r ike photos (XXI B.C. Mission No.199) indic:!.te tha t 19,700 :!lq. f t . of roof !U"e:l, had been removed. Thus.

th o to ta l orginal roof area of the plant 1z:l.'::l.Odia.t61y before the s t r ike

wus 531,475 sq. f t .

2. Stntist iCo.l SummAry pf Damago:

Do.stroyod

lUnor roof do.m:lgQ

TotOol dnmago

Original roof ueo. (Ref. ;,,)

BUildings not included in ROf. AToto.l original roof o.roa

BUildings romovod boforo str ike

Toto.1 root area boforo s t r ike

TotQ.1 IJe.Imgo

Per cent of dal::l.3.G9 agg.lnst originalroo t a re a

SQuo.rc Feet

of Roof

196,720

14.000

212.720

526,900

22,275

551,175

19,700

531;475

212.120"(Ref A)

Per cent of Roof Area

At T1me pf Str im

-a.I.U. D/A REPORT NO. 101, 24 June 1945

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ITEUUATION OF DAHfIGE

DlJi'IGE IN SQU'\RE FEET

N u m b e ~ , Roof A ~ SUPERP Ie IAL Poroent(Ref A (Rbf A D611troved Strueturnl uttc r Total of roof Funotion of buildi oO!Zlent.1 5"500 5"50 , ,2 11.600 14 600

• 9"300 r

3b 5000 5 000 •4ii 8'700 S' 700 ',7orkshona tz n o o r ~ ' -'b 3.000 3 BOO

•• 700 " •4<I 8.700 , 700 " •

• 700, 700

" •2 5 ~ O O O 8000 IiJ\ch1no sha'"

700 'l""orkshon-·-(Z floors Ric

6b 6 500 lhchino II on

7 18 500 3000 lb.chino she 2 floors,17 500

--3 flocr:::

9 15 00 0 15 000

10 . 7000 7 " •lOb 1

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1 l 2"500 2 500 DQilor h O U G o ~ l : ; ; t ~ c k & 1 ~ t o r t o ~ o r )120 14 400 14 400 llo.chino sha

12b 4 2 2 "12 e 1 825 . 025 "12 d 3 100 3100 " •13 1'300 1'300 D'Jilcr houso14 6 000 6000 Storn-c or 8 h 5 . 1600 .1-" 600 orner n no

, IS h 4000 4

15 e ' 5 " " "16 4000 • "17. 9'200 9"200 Stora"'o'I7b 3"000 3'

18 5"900 "19 . 3 00 0 " _R

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I t a m i ~ n t i o n of Damage. cont 'd.

DUILDIfliS NOT INCLUDED IN REF. A

2.2

Sma ll PflTts shop (2 fioors • RIC)

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Finnl aSSo::Iblf0: - r.w.ch1n1Unidentificdrnnny smnll combustible

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3.000

1.790

DAMAGE- IN SQUARE FEET

SUPEr'.FICIALDestroyed Structural I Gutted I Ulnar

TIcrnovedRC'!lloved

Nwnbcr Roof area(Ref A Ref A)9 . 2

19£ 2 700

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Itomilation of D ~ e . oont'd.~ ' d i n , no t ino1udod in Rof. A)e n unro 00

)f,.bor Root .lr86 eatroyoa S U f r f l ~ ~ a l I Toto1 ?Ortlont Funotion of bldg.Uinor at roof cOl:lrlont

eb 100 3100 nidont1fiodeo 50 e50

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D. J.T.G •• ··'nl'lh1litton. D.r., 11 Janunry 1945

C. AOF 90.21 - 5 Auruat 1 9 ~ 4

COliFIDENTL\.L



KEYSTRUCTURAL DAMAGE OR DESTROYED

MINOR DAMAGE

REMOVAL

~ ; ; ; : ~ I =.::U:-NDAMAGED

o

Taro.t 90.21- 1219

Japen Musical Instrument Ca.

Damaoe Assessment Repart -101

XXI B.C. Mlsslans 199 a 208

10 June 45, 18 June 45

250' 500' 750' 1000'I I I I



E. XOJLU9BI ern-

1. Supparvl

a. The 1113in urb3n arOa of th o o1ty, tho soUd bull t ·up

port ion of the city which const i tuted tho tn rge t o.reo.. Is almost

coapletely destroyed.

b. Damage to Yokkaichi urban are3 r o s u l t i n ~ from XXI Scm·bor Command Miasion 209, 18 Juno 1945. tot&ls 1.23 sQ . mi . ~ i c h re ·

prosents 35.0% of tho entiro c i ty .

c . Induatrlll.1 damo.gv includes 7 nwnbored t a r ~ t a damaged

or destroyed.

d. Damago to ta ls about 1.1 sq. mi. or 59% of thc bu i l t .

up port ion of thO city (excluding thO industr inl arons .. including

the industrlcJ arens, th o dwmo.go to ta l s 1.23 sq. mi.) The to ta l

bul l t ..up o.rGll. within tho ci ty l imits is 3.51 sQ. mi. of which 35%

wns dostroyod. In clu dod in th is bUilt .up aroa aro la rge Induat r inls i tos and several iBolntod res idont ia l Q r o ~ a which do not rn l l

within the l imi t . of tho to.rgot aroll..

e. The whole urban o.rCa, bot"l 'eon th o l! i tnka G:l.Wl1 I1nd Ko.1to

Gawa, and betwsen the JiitQku Gawo.. o.ad Ko.bako Go.."o., i s d es tro yed o r

dOl:lCl.gcd. Llost of the targots along the wo,torl'ront receivod some

d ~ a g e . Severo.l s:Do.11 urbo.n arcus o.t the oztrcme northern and south

oc-stern par ts of the City received no d a m a ~ o .

f . The I n r ~ o . t industr ia l aren. which includos t a r ~ t s 1776

( the Ishlho.ra Smelter and Refin!lry), 1664 (tho Utsube R iver Oil Re_

f inery) , and XXI 4056 (an unidentified plont ) . received s l igb t d a o ~ .Tho aroa or the City. o.s defined by tho po l i t i ca l boundary ~ i V G n in

~ : 1/50.000 Dap, 1944. is 6.7 sq. mi.

2. I t emhsUon of AreQ Og.j1QO' :

Area O:unage Po. oont.ilWU. ~ DQMped

Rcsidentia.l (Urban) 1.66 1.10 59,1Industr ia l 1.65 .13 7• •Totd :!I. 51 ,,23 35,0Aroa. a.s dar inod by

;,j,:S map - 1944 6.7 1,23 16.4

3. I tomizatign or Industrin1 Damage:

a, 90.29·1684 U t s u b ~ Oil Rorinory .. 0.5% damaged

(1) 5 amall sbop type bui ldings destroyed

(2) 2 medium-sitad shop typo buildings dnoo.ged

b. 90 2 O ~ 1 6 8 5 M l t ~ i RiV&r Oil Rofinery - 10% d o m l l . ~ d .( , ) 5 lSl:lo.ll bui ldings dlllllo.ged

( 2) 5 sma.ll bui ldings destroyed.

'. 90,20·1776 IshihAro. Smelter ;j; Refinery .. 5% damo.l;Gd

(1) 1 large mil l ing type bui lding 50% gutted.

·O.I.U. D / ~ . REPORT NO. 106, 28 Juno 1945.

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4. iO.aoa1773 T o k k ~ l c h l Herbor Facl11tle•• 20,( de.troy04

(1) 9 a l t J l WIlI'Obouao type bulld!n&a d• • tToyod

(2) 1 hrr;e .h op typo bul ldint rooeived 2QC d..

(3) apeD , tores area (a.bout 1100' X 700') do.troyed

eo 90.20-m t9§2 Unidentif 10d Industry - 95% destroyed

f. 20.29:XXI 4953 Unidentified Sl1p'fl't\Y - 20% d•• t royed

(1) 2 ...U bulldings destroyed

l i. 90·20-IXl *os. Unidontif ied I ndus t ry . 25% do.trayed

(1) APproximately 20 mall atora&o type buildings do.-

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• • • SPARSELY POPULATED AREA

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I2ZJ DAMAGE

C,::, CITY L1MITS- AM.S. MAP

MMAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT 106

DAMAGE TO YOKKA1CHI

9O.20·URBANXXI BOM. COM.-MISSION 209

18 JUNE 1945

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187

187 1

'g, Super dumbo a l r e r a t t .

Includes 2 spore ai reraf t .

,s. Fa thtiJl.der aircraf t .

NO"IEr XXI Be Field Order No. 87 required 0.

noximum offor t from each of 58th, 73rd. and

314 th f li ng s and throe groups from th e 313th

Wine·

. i g ~ B i ( t

.'JRQL.FT L'.NDm:; !.T r;1O Inc.: #206-314th '\ling- 3o.ircra1't .#207- 58th ,Iing_ 7 ai rcmft .

11208- 13rd i;ing_ 1 aircraf t .

#209..313th :-ling_ 2 olrcr:l!t.



l d ' l l l I.

8REA.XIX:lWN OF !.lJ.. AIRCRAFT FAILING TO BCIlB PRDtA.RY tlRCiET

MISSION 2 0 6 . ~DlTE ] 1 Iune 1 9 ~ . s

M.F.X:HlNICll FAILURE PERSONNEl. ERROR FLIGHT CONDITIONS E:NDlY A.CTICII anJER

Embed NOft- -- Bombed Bambed Botl.bed -- ,UJlU ;.Ion- Banbed Non_ BCIlIbed Non- ECIllbed Hon_ EOIlibe4, Etfective secondary Other E'rfeeUy .... Other , " , ec t lTe econdary Other ~ r r e e t 1 v - Seccmdary Other ! f feeU".. eeondsry Ctl.l."1"

,

Missi, n #206

1 £ - - - - - - - -14 2 - - - - '. -"n

n .207iasi

1 2£ - - - - - - - .58 7 - - . -on111851 n #206

6 £. 2 - - • - - - - -73 - - - - -ilG

n ';209lJ.ssi

- - - - . -1) 3 -. 2J! - - . - -',iG

3 - - - - - •1 4 - -OT:oL 16 - - -

a l . i r crew persorme1 orror .

J! Mlintenance porsonnol errors ..

£. Includes 1 super dumbo nircr: l f t .

.

~ . J;;]3 E I

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2 . ~ f . £ : ~ !~ : I ~ S I ~ ~ 206 - 209

17 Juno 1945i l O l · i 3 ! ' ~ G R t :IDAn:

TARG!:T B01·lBF.D T1:-:::: 0:0 ?_":LZASZ ALT. OF "-EASE TA..'i.G::T VI5I""U

mIlTAIRCRAFT

T A . q c : : : ~ ~ O ViSISLE

}!A1.:!: OF TARGET TYPEDROflPIim 'lISJAL RArl.:"':l. ? : J : ~ Dn(.iFP: '0 '1:5. SI:;HTJ:ff DF..:.D D R O P ? I : ~ G

3 0 ~ · : B S E J . . . . . ~ E S T LATESI' L::I,r.::ST :::IG:-..:.51' SI:"rHn:lG ./::::: TIS·.:....l. e;:: C ~ ~ ? : . ; i Z : : . . : E P.AD".R

lit:!::'::CA_ all

ONLY crJ.?,li.'=:l: : C ~ · 3 :ZAJ.:.? :;'?i O : : : S : : : ~ PT. O:'1::G LUllSR

l ~ : . ( ' n fJ 06

14 !t:l.goshiIlC Uroon ~ c p 117 1406 z 1549 z ;'000 9200 8 21 - )-" 74 - -"liG !yam::lkn..n TO 1 1539 z - 9200 - - - - - 1 - -

wnlmwo.~ i r f i e 1 d TO 1 1447 z

-9000

- -- - - 1 - -

}; i sfliC'n # 07

58 omuta Urbc.n p 116 1600 Z 1809 z 6550 9000 17 - - - 99 - -riG Nagnz.u TO 1 1640 z - 7800 - - - -. - 1 - -

Nobeoko TO 1 1810 Z - 10100 - - - . - 1 - -He. taJtlrc. TO 1 1728 z - 8100 - - - - - 1 - -

'ssian 08

73 ~ t s u Urban ~ e D . - 118 1605 z 1705 z 7850 9010 1 117p - - - - -

i"iG 12J! 1559 Z 1620 Z 8010 8600 - - - - 12 - -

. ssion .0 0

113 yokkuichi Urban .:.reo. p 83 1650 Z 1805 z 7000 8000 1 " - 7 62 - -·0

~ 6J! 1638 Z 1646 Z 7800 7800 - - - 6 - -

'O'J:;"..L PriJInry Terge ts 434 1406 Z 1809 z 6550 9200 27 :4 - 21 35· - -

18 k 1559 Z 1646 Z 78008600

--

-- 18 - -

1 ... ircraf-: also bombed prim::lry ta rget . b Po.thfindor a i rc raf t •

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Jil lJ<ll iI M..I.SSICll.'l 2M • 2P i

''7 Lmn )°lr,,",,'BOLiBSFI P 0 1 T ION '

II UNIT'I'YPl:; &:

lU7.E LOADED ON UR- RELE.\SEIl ON TARGETS

-l:1GW' CE BWIBSsrrUiC BOfl.'fE AIRCRAFT

JETTISONED kt,'"'TUidf£[) U• •t".", --

' f - -No. . I "'a11 No. Tons -;So. "'ons "0 Tone "-

--;;;;:; .. , '1'ene "0 I .ona 1 "0 I·ona

~ . l ! l 7 ~ 1 - 5 0 0 # I C1u. j•Mission 1'206

1

314 - 32 8.0 31 7.7 - . 1 .3 - - - -gO .. ~ 7 .. lOO,;l I .B. • ns t .. ono 11005 79·4 02802. ~ ~ . 5 206 7.0 6 17.8 3 .1 - -

-46 500# I Clu. -

•2243 >48.6 2237 7.4 - - G 1.2 - - - ·

-46 Photoflash .D . one 55 - 54 • - - 1 . - - . · !

russian 1'207

I 58 1.>1...,.7.>2.100# I .B. nat. ono 2667 36.8 1617 00.6 368 12 ..8 $2 23·4 - - - -

"/11 '-4' 500# I C1u. · • 043 08.6 1843 68.6 17 3.4 61 36.2 2 .4 . -~ 4 Photoflash 25 .8 ono 5 - 5 - - - - - . - - -

Mission 1 ~ 2 0 873 f N . l ! l 7 ~ 1 - 5 0 0 # I C1u. • · 32 8.0 32 8.0 - - - - - · - ·

I .0 ~ - I l 4 7 " ' - 1 0 0 # I J l . " 'e t . one 2721 38 .7 1974 4J.2.9 - - 20 24.9 27 .9 - -

-4. 500# I C1u. ,. . • 2621 24.2 2454 490.8 - . 67 33·4 - - - -

4-46 Photoflash .D. ono 39 - 36 - - - 3 - - · - ·Mission11I?n<>

313 ~ ~ I U 7 1 . 1 ' 5 0 0 # I C1u. • ~ ~ n o 79 19.8 79 19. 8 - - - - - · . ·';0 .J447..,·100# LB . tn st , 0855 74.4 0217 352.3 - - 33 21.9 5 .2 - -

.46 500# I C1u. • 1040 08.0 976 195.2 - - 6.. 12.8 - - - ·

"""L '-Jl17':'1-500Q I C1u. 143 35.8 J.42 35.5 - - 1 .3 - - - -

.II-l'47.02·100# 1.3.7248 629.3 14088 ~ ~ 0 . 3 574 19.8 551 88,0 35 .2 - ·

-46 500" I CIu. 7947 589.4 7510 02.0 17 3.4 418 83.6 2 .4 - --41> Rlotoflosh 99 - 95 - • - 4 - - - - -

TO= 5437 254.5 1835 057.8 591 23. 2 !974 71.9 37 .6 - -

I!!. IncludoD 10 bombs dropped :JO.fo on targot with complete nnning w ~ O l ~ . t l ~ ~ c O n d i a r y cluatoro so t to opon 5000' abovo to.rgot.



AIRCRAFT LOST AND DAIlAGED

S ECRE T J4UIS1(Jf 206 - 209

w.n 17 lunc 1945

PE.R50111EL CASUALTU'S

.I AIRCHAFT LOST AIRCRAFT DAlAAGED PERSONNEL CASOI.LTIES

EIlDII ENElIIENIlII ACC.

UN- E""" , ENElIIEIl>lfI lCC.

DIN UII-toTAL TOTAL

MISS- WOUNDED to' l lLDIIT A/e AlA

A/e. • OTHER ICNJIH to'lAL Ale All Ale. • 0100OTHUl

KIIl1!N IW'OR I I IIlRPARTICI- KIlJ.IJl

II(; .. INJlIlED CASlIlLTHSA/l NECH. All NECH. PATI i ii

M' Iston 206

314 1 1 - 3 - 1 · · · . 4 1379 - 11 . 11- - - - .

itO

207l l sian

.58 Nooo N 0 1363 Nooo

;-,"0

L<ti on i 206i

73 None N" 0 1599 Nono

\,Gio n J 200' I i

313 Nono 1 - · · · . 1 1071 Nono- -

.,0·

1 1 4 1 · · - 5 5432 . 11 - 11to" . . - - - - . . -

I

11 Crcsbod into £100 50 to 75 m1los off coast of Jop::m. ronson unknown. 11 crow ucmbcrs miss1ns.

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206 - 20')

Em.Ul OPPOSITlQi .AJ:&;l .uuJNlTIW '&xp.ENJ)l'1UIZ

Il&1':I 17 JWlO 19/6

'"'II"" Elms Ale lJESffiO'iELl 6..DAI4AG1:J> 50 CALIBill _mCII _iUllmllS

lo:.Ir AleATTACj{S

BY EfA TIT>: CJR IT,.". BlOO. FIllml IN TllIlr QISICHTDJ

.K>DEL wanD DESIR ' 0lIUl.\T 7IRBDJIIl'TIaCIIIiIl

LIm A/C1'O'rAL

Miasi !i206

314 ; 16 1 - - • - 100 - 7500 7600

l.1isai 11207

58 1G 8 - - 250 2006 - . ~ 2 5 8- -Uiosi 11208

to 5 2 - 30 - - - 3073 \" - -

Missi tJ2rA

1 - 55 105 700 . 860313 . G 9 - .

TO"" 16 4 - - 335 2213 700 7500 10748-

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D:,'fE_ 17 Ju'ne-,I",94.5 < - _

FLIGHT DATA & FUEL CONSl.MolfTION ._-! illIS3ION i'lUlBhR ,206 !j'J.07 Ift:,08 #209

UNIT J14TH riIlIO 58TH WHiG ?JRD WIll: 3l3TH '.'ITtlJ

AIRCRJ.FT CDtBIIJERLn 114 106 1)0 82 .Q.

AVERAGE FL1UCi TIME ll.: 36 1:>:28 1.2 :51 13,)4

FUEL COUSlNED:

Average 5988 5951 5625 5631

Uax1muu 6410 6421 6259 60SS

IHniau:l 5542 5375 5169 5020

FUEL RDlAl NI NJ :

f.vcrllge 712 709 10';:5 1128

Hnxim1.Zll 1178 1200 1503 1765

I i i rW:lUll 340 <'79 JJ.l 689

AVG. GALS. USED PeR 1IOliR 409.8 384.7 4:;8.1 414.9

• TOTAL USJl> ON AIRBORNE t / 726555 750026 754522 53301<.

Excludes pathfinder aircraft.

--NO. URCH/.Fr AIRBURbE 120 126 137 SSE.

Ava. BASIC \IT. OF AIRCRiIFT 75640 74875 74794 74995

•AVER/ICE USEFUL 10,.0 59626 59580 59870 59585

AVG. 00. OF ocr..,;as LOhDED Llixed Load MiY.ud Lond Mixed Load Mixed Load

AVG. m. OF BOMBS L('"UhDi' 14508 13928 14754 13217

A V E . R l . Q } ~ FUEL LOJillLD 6685 6660 6651 6760 ,•,

I,va. ifr. OF FUEL LG ..DLD 40110 39960 39906 40560

I,VERr.aE IUSC. t.Il.IGHT 5008 5692 5210 5808

AVG. GRQG..<> :rr . . .T TiJ<.E OFF 135266 134455 134864 134580

* Inclwes aircraft of the mnin force loaded uith M-47A2 LB. in ,mieh the l IUlX-

imUll possiblo land would be 12,880 Ibs.

£ E x c l u c i ~ s pathfinder aircraft.

Bogb Q'c1ghts; M-47f.2 (LB.)if-17Al

£0.4.1.1-46

- ?O Ibs.

- 465 Ibs.

- 1.25 Ibs.- 5Jolbs.



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Mill i0nl No 206 UptUrn 299

17 ..18 Juno 1945

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TO. ClIIll!>lJl(L'WG 58Ca:GJ!NB(IjWG 73ClIlG4IBCI/'IG J13CCK"L'-mOI!'lG 314

lWO. COJIlIl PIC1'O

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By Auth ot CG XXI Be

, 'I N ~ ' t J ocr

AXI OO:..!BB1t COJ.QIArmGUAIl

1200 17 JUNE 45

1. Continuous bad weather over the Fmplre and the neeessi ty for a ply1nr constant pressure on the Japanese war econom,y prompts thishUdquarters t o schedule an at.tack 8r-aimrt urban indust r ia l areal!with ineenl11ariae when i t is known that units mUGt banb entJrely by

radar, otten whilo on actual instrummh.

2. The XXI Bomber Command atta.ck, taraeta as designated below on Honshuand Kyuehu with lllOJdmum effort for thrae winen and with (flree groups

of th e four th wing_

J. a. The ,ath 1f1l:lB1

(1) ( .) Prir.w-y V ~ u a l end !tadar Tllrget: <huta Urban Area.

011074

A:ds of A.ttack Fal"ce Required

58th Wing, Uax Ef for t

Reference: XXI 80m COl:l Litho iloeaic 'lQnuta A.rea

90.35 Urban".

(2) Rout.:

OM8

Iwo Jiml

3048t1 - 13027EJ151N - 12956E3236N - 13010E (IP)

Target3306N - 13044E3240N - 13150EIwe JimaBase

(J ) AlUtule of Attack: 7,octJ - 7,800 feet.

(4) T1me Controll Take off at =e1"O hour plus 6lJ minutes.

<4l Bod> 1o,",.

(4) Typet 2 Groupe: - lJ47 m's .

2 Groups - 5'46 Clusters.

(b) F \ 1 ~ 1 r e : U47 IB: fusod !nstmtnneous nose. tr46 clus-ters f u ~ d to open 2,500 to above tar:Jet.

() Inte"rValcvneter eettl"B: M47'a - 100 faet; E46 cl \E-ters - SO feet.

390/4



(6)

SECRET- -- - - -

FI a.n rn.DER NtwBER CONTINUm

Method of Attack: By individuel a i rc ra f t ,"d.th g roup s C?r-rying Jd47 18 ' s striking f i r s t and the wing compressed w ~ t h i n70 minutes over target .

(7) A.ltitude enroute: 4,000 - 4,AOO am 6,000 - 6,800 feet .

b. The 73d ¥ling:

(1) (a ) PrinBry Visual and Radar Target: City of Hamamatsu.

!!PI

0?1fJ62

Feree Required

TId ' ' ' 'ing, Max Ef fo r t

References: XXI Ban Ca!1 Litho Mosaic rsnamatsu :.rea

90.21-121.9.

BaseIwo JiJ!'.a

3417>1 - 136543343430N - 13701 (IP)Target

R i ~ h t . TurnIwo JimaBsse

() Altitude of Attack: 8,0(X) - 8,8(X) feet .

(4) Time Control: Take off 2i:. zero hour plus 120 minute:!!.

(5) Bomb load:

(il) t";pes: 2 Groups - M47 IBIS.

2 Groups - ?46 CIUClterp.

(b) Fusing: M47 1 s - instootancms nose, E'46 fused to open2,500 feet above target.

Cd Intervalometer s e t t ~ : M47'g - 75 fee t , E46 - 50 feet.

(6) Method of Attack: By i rr l ividual a i rc ra f t with f i r s t two

airborne groups c a r r y i ~ 1447 IB's and preceded by 12 path-fWo r aircraf t simularly loaded, with thJ w comprsl5sedwithin 70 minutes over target .

(7) Altitude enroute: 3,000 - 3,800 and 7,rxxJ - 7,800 feet.

(S) By using A R l . ~ - 7 R.:J.dar (XlmFl!ss already instal.1l3d, 4. ReM ob -

servers wil l t;:>ke DfF cuts on II Japanase C".Jl Radio Stationoperating on 1S9 kilocycles in the vicinity of Yokosuke inorder to determine i t s position.

c. Tre 313th !'ling:

(1) (a ) Prime.ry Visual am Radar Tareet: Yokkaichi Urban Area.

""I

060099

Axis o f J.ttack Fcrce Required

3 Groups

Reference: XXI Bom Com Lillio Uoeaic .. Yokk.::rl.chi, Ut!JJbe

River Oil Rof inery, Target No. ~ . 2 ~ 1 6 8 4 .Hdl.JRUi...'L A_""--- .......



§Hllt

(2) Route.

B. . .IWo JIIoa

:lU43ON - 13'1OU (IF)

TvsotLoIt TurnJloo J iMBa••

CJ) AltU.ude of I..tt.ackz 7,000 - 7, '0) toot..

(4) T1.- Cont.rol. T*6 oft at .\11'0 hour us 180 minutes.

(5) S- load.

C.) '!"yp9t 2 Groups - 'JI47 m'e.

1 Group - Incoodiary clusters COl$a1ning H69

""'" ..

(b) Fusin.e1t ~ IBiS - inslant.anoous nose - clusters fused.o 2,500 feet abcwe t3rgct .

ee) Intervalall.at.r setUl'E;: K47 m - 75 t03t; . lustora _50 feet.

(6) lIothod of Attack: BT individual a i rc ra f t pre coded by 12

patltfiniers loaded with 1147's ~ tho "inss compressed with-in

50 minutes over target .

(7) Altitude enrouto: 4,000 - 4,800 and 8,000 - 8,800 t ee t .

d. 'lbe 314th " ing t

(1) (a) Primary Visual and Radar T...rgot: Kagosli.ma Urban Area.

lIP!

064083

• Force Required

314th Wing JIex Effort

Re!e.ren::::e: m Boc Cam. Litho !JooDie KabOshima AreaNo. 90.)8 Urban.

(2) Route:

Base

mo JiJ:e

3050' - 13104E31l4ll - 1304% (IP)Target

3l40N - 13040.3UON - 13l25E

IwoJi.=l&

Ba••

(J) .Utitudo or At ck: 7,000 - 7,s::x> feet.

(4) TiJ::e Cort.rol: Take C£f a t zero hour.

(5) B""b l ..d '

(a) Type: 2 Group-or. - W.? mi ••

2 Groups - S46 clus ta r s.



(6)

(b) Fusing: W.7 t l l - instantaneous nose.

E46 cl\ll ters - to open 2,500 fee t above t a rge t .

(e) Interva1omta" set.t ir£: ll47 m 's - 75 fee t .

!46 clusters - 50 fee t .

lkthod of J.ttadc: By inlividua1 a i rcraf t with groupsc a r r ~ 'ii47 IBiS tcl<:ing c i t f 1 r s t ald the wi1g COtlpr8SSed

'If1thin 70 minutes aM r t a rge t .

(7) Altitude Enrout.e: 5,000 - 5,800 and 9,000 - 9,800 fee t .

x. Z ~ r o Hour \'1"111 be 1717001<.

Return al t i tude: 10,<XX) feet cr abov'J.

4. a . No chanra.

b . ':'his 1 s '{"I:I BcII:bIr Com.-:a"Ji llission No :

(1) Kagoshi;r.a - Ho. 206(2 ) Chuta - No. 2!J7(3) i b : I . ~ : l h u - No. 208(4 ) Yokkticl'.1 - No. 209

5. a. (1) :'(XI Sa:!. CQI:l. SOl and SOP fa" st r ike rep<rts, contact reports ,am IFF proc::dures.

(2) Each fliE,tit .!quadron wi l l bo oquipp::d to bcrrage ja'Xll thd

racion 190-210 megacycles.

(3) Qlsuv!ltions o f ttliJ extert. <ni r e l 1 a b i . l i ~ of the barrage

wil l be made I"J'lile ave r the t a rge t .

(4 ) Spot ja=l.m:iJ::g ..ill be c o o i u c t ~ d Oller the frequ:!ncy r211bes1 ~ 1 9 0 em 210-220 oesacyt:les, e.s desired b y Ul:e wing RC1i

off icer eui as gov::rred by th e c ~ a c i t 7 d each wing.

(5) Ja:::.:D.ers will be kE9t in operation .:'t til t . i ~ s ..men cl06er

thXl 50 !Ililes to iionshu, md m il be turned o ff a t a l l otherti::es, ~ ) ( c > i : p t for j ref l ight and postnight frequency checks

w ~ d l are to be cade on t ....le ground whi:e the jao!:Brs are1l'.stalled in the airpJ.ao:. s .

KISSlEll

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Caim::tndinF:: General; ArrJ.y Air Force9Ca;r.l.':mdlnc Gonen1; U .S . 1U'11rY Strlts/p-c Air Forceo (Rear)

CoaI'n:mdtng G e n e r ' l l ~ U.S. ArrliY Str l .t eg lc A ir Forces (Cllam)

Coanen:l.inb Cener.\1; T;,eniieth All' ForcoCor.m:lndlfl.t( Genen1; Eighth Air Forco'(Ckio:lun)

C<:uJmnder in Chi of , U.S. l.nny Forces, P..I.cific

Chlef of fbV31 Opctqtions. OP-16-VCatr.':'UXiex.' in Chlef: ~ c i t i c Fleet (Adv Hq)CCIlIn.:mdar in Chief. 'P3cific Flnet (Hou Hq)~ n d e r · A i r

Force. Bnc if icr l o ~ t~ e r , Third Fleot

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CCIIJ:l!U1der, thr i ' lMsCa'lIn'lndil1c. Ganer').l; U.S. 1u:tJy :;'orcos, 'l\1ddle Pacif icCa::ln3nllng Ganerll; . \ l lied .. i r Forces. SiPACcr:J::nndiI\j G e n c l · ~ l ~ Far Eo.st ,\11." PorcasCon:I!l'\lldinc Gener,11; U.S. S'tr:Jte(';ic .1.11." Forces in :E)Jrope

Corllll3ndilll; G c n o r . l l ~ Moditcrr3Dc'm ,Ulied .\.ir 1'orces

Ccmn"lndinr; Gooenl; Fiftoonth .\11." Forco

CornrnondinC G e n 2 r ~ l ; Seventh ~ i Force

CCIr.'lIl'W1ndine G o ~ r J . l ;IJIl Bo:nber

c a . m ~ r dCoovmrdinp G e n e r ' l l ~ VII Fip,hte1." C a r r n ~ r dCarm'llninB Genonl; El eTanth " ir Foroo

C a n n ' l r d i l l g ' G o n a 1 . " ~ l . JOIst Fighter JingCo.>JT.ul.nd Hq, Alliod Air Forcos. 5!fi'.\.'A.'I'I'N: Senior Intolli(l'Elnco Officor, "R.A.A.F,

COYmMdcr in Chief, U.S•.\rThy Forcos, PacificATl'NI G-2 (For Sec tion 22, RCl1)

O f r i c ~ r in Charge, Joint lntell igouoe CenterP.lcific OCe?J1. l.re-:J.s

Conuilonding Gurcrsl , iumy Air Forou$ATTN I AD/AS, Intel l igenoo

C o r . m ) ~ l n d i OS General, .\nllY Ai!- 1"orcosATl'NI .\C/AS. I n t ~ l l i g d n c o , Collect lou Di vision

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.'.TTNI Director of Coomuni(ntton:JP'OHI Counter Me:sureA .,i1' A:nlysio C.::ntor

~ n n 9 . n d i n g O f f i ~ o r , T ~ o n t i ~ t h ~ i Force Load Crew School

B r i ~ d i e r G J n e ~ a l H.S. H ~ n o o l l . J r .

Chief of St:lff. 'I'i,enticth u r Foroo

Doputy CIS, Cpna, TWontieth ~ i Forco:.C of S, .•-2. ~ ' : e n t i c t h .ar Force

ChemioD,l ' I i ~ ' r f a r . e 'Off ioer . 'l'./<}ntietb l l r Forco

Ordnanco O/fioor, 'I"ttiontUth ; '.ir Foroo

Dil'octor of T'lotiCll. A-3. 'l'I'Iontieth Air Forco

l U s t o r i o ~ l Officor; ~ 1 e n t i e t b . \ i r ForooCamnndina: G'Cnsnl; 58th Bocfb3.rdmcnt wing

O ~ m d i n s Geno)rll; 73rd Banb3..-dlllOnt Wing

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H E ~ U A . ~ T E R SXXI BOVBm COWAND

APO 234

TACTIC.\L HISSION REPORT

Field Order No. Be lUsalonll No. 210, 211 & 212

TlU"&ota I Orban Areas of Toyobaahl. Fukuoka and Shhuoka.

19/20 June 1945

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