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TACTIC.%L unSION REPORTField Order No. ee U15a1ons No. 210. 211 " 212TQl'geta 1 Urban Areas of Toyohaahi. Fukuoka and Shhuoka.

19/20 June 1945

Pue No.table or ContentsT ~ t i c a l Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Annex A .. Operations. 0 0 0 0 0 0 . Part I _ Navigation Track Chart 10PlU't 11 - )lean Points of Impact 11Par t II I - Bombing. . 0 0 12Part IV .. Flight Engineering Charts 13Par t V _ Radar. 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 15

Part VI _ Gunnery 0 0 0 15Par t VII .. Radar Approach Charts. '. iTPart VIII _ Air-5t1a Rascue Chart. 20Annex B - Weather . 0 0 21Part 1 _ Missions No. 210 ol 212 .2Pert II - lU.saion No. 211 . 26Annex C - Communications. 50Par t 1 .. RCM. 0 51Port I I .. Radio 55

1..2 SectIonXXI Bomber C01IlIIl&nd

Annex D .. Inte111ljencePar t 1 .. Enemy Air OppositionPar t II .. &lemy Antle,.ircraft.Part I I I .. Damage Assessment.

Section A ToyohaBbl.Section B FuJcuoka.Section C Shi tuoka.

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H E A D ~ U A R T E R SXXIro.mmCCIlJ4AND

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SCBJECTI Report of Attacks on Toyohasbi. Fukuoka and Shhuoka. l ~ / 2 0June 1945

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most eompletely'closed trom the sea by a peninsu13 and S b i ~ Islao4.( ' Ihh bay was lIl1ned on 7 rune. Mission No. 190. and 15 June. MissionNo. 204.) The ci ty is 7 miles lona and t mile wide and crossed bymaJV' canals . I t 1s an import:lJ1t port aDd is on 8. m.:1jor branch ofthe K",yual:al Railroad.

(3) MilSton No. 212 .- S h i ~ u o M - - Thie 8ll'lall tradecenter on the Dlaio Tokaido Rail1'oad 11ne. about 85 miles 90uthwellt otTokyo, has minor rai lroad shops. a pm1er plant , aluminum lactory.i ron works and 2 spinning mil l s .

c. Details of Plannina--Operatio1l3b(1) Bombing Plans:

(8) Determination of Bomb Loo.ds:1_ The f i r s t 2 Ck'oups ot each at the 4''1iIlglll

tak in t part . in thoso' 3 missions qare to C3%'ry ANU47A2 incendiarybanb!l, fuzed with an inshntano0U3 nOSl).. Tha sscond 2 Groups of theS8th. 73rd aDd 314th Wings aM. the third Group of the 313tb Wing wereto carry SOO-pound aimable clusters containing M-69 banbs sot to open2500 feet above the b rc t s . For Missions N.ll:lbered 210 and 211 thelntorvalocotcr set t ing tor tl'1o bQ!lro tmll to be 100 t ee ' for tho boobsOM 50 teet tar the clus ters . and for &iis::Jion Number 212. the Dottingwall to be 75 and 50 feet , respectiYely, tor bcrnbs aDd elusters..

b Each Wing was to havo a pathf inde r for ceot approximately 1 squadron of the best available radar crews precede the main terce to ma.rk with inceDiiary banbs the assigned meanpoints of ic:lpact in the target areas..

,). '!he incediaries l isted abare were selected sl nce i t was planned to drop a densi ty of appraxim3te!Y 200 tonsper s q ~ r e mile on the target areas. The 1 to 1 ra t io of incendiarybanba and c lu ste rs to be used had provad a superior canbination inprevious XXI Banber Ccmm.aDi attacks on l ightly-constructed urban i n - 'dust r ia l and rosidential areas. The fuzings and interval


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III ~ ! l . l I I&_ The weak detenses of the c1 t ies to b . 8 t-t .oked pend.tted selootiDn of 11 base banbing :1ltitude or 1000 t ee t .

No dr i f t prOblem was lIIlticipat$d a t this al t i tude.5. On the bad s of spected bcmb lo!ds, 1t

1fBs eaUmated t l u t the follo'lrlt\8 tonnages would be d ropped on tbet a r p t ci t ies l l'ukuolta. 1.3.58, and Shizuoka and Toyohashi, 684 8!l.ch.i. Other bQllbing pl:ms Dado were as follows IAda or Length ot ..uti t \de Attaclc: _ b . . . . Time or !riftMission !!lis Foret gr Attack (degrees) l pUu l B9Db Run C d e s : r " , ~

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Reasons tor Choice

Tactical Doctrine.This easily ident i f ied i shnd sooth or Tokyowall 80leeted 8S a departure point .Hakachl Point , a goCd turning poit1t ard . e s ~ 1 7identif ied by radar. was selected as tl:B b u t ...la l point.A 16ft I'lD1 ott the ta rget was ,specified to land'llIend, between 3 4 3 6 N ~ 1 3 8 1 4 E eDd 3447N-13820E Te.ctieal Doctrine.Fl1pJtt Engineeringl

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(a) DeslgJ:IBted alt i tudes and speeds were taruxinun tue l 8C0naDY and eafoty,(b ) Assemblies I78re to be made only to can-press

tbe striking forces.(0) 7001 dsen '8 d3ta indicated that none of the

WinS' would require banb bay 'tanks , w ith the average tue l load per a i r -craf t to be approxilll8.tely 6700 gallons.

(d) No maximum or minimum banb loads were gpGCU'led. but the followil18 baub load de.t9. ilaS included in the planninglPotential :Er:peete4!!!l& Capacity (Pounds) Load P'Oundsl

58th 18,000 15.00073rd 16,000 14.500313'h 16,000 1.4.000314th 15.000 14.500(8) The 8lDlIUnition load per aircraf t axtimateda t 300 pounds.

(4) ~ (Seo AnneJl: A , Pi r t VII. for redar 81)-preach charts.)

(8 ) All 3 cl t ies ,lere consldared goOd radartargets , and routes. in i t i a l points, offset aimlna points and moanpoints of iDpact were chosen fran e radar viet1point.(b) For Mission Number 210. the follo;ring radarentered into tho plannirsl

.1. Toyohashi . 100ated between Atsum! ~ a and Hamana Ko; was exc ell en t f or o it he t d ir ec t or offse t bcmbina:. 'Ibein i t i a l point. on the coast or 1st! Wan, qaS on 3. di rec t l ine v i th anisland choek point and the ta rget , thereby reducing the probability otdoflection error.

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li lH lLIl I~ 1be numerOWJ check points wore ~ x p e c t e d to

belp ki l l course 8lld minimize errors ,J. 'Ibe straight coast lino on Atsumi 'lf6Il was

expected to provide a gaed offsot aiming point for a l l rate corroctiOll5.il. The city 81gnal of Toyobashi showed up well

on the soope.(0) For Mission No, 211, the following radar consid

erations entered into tbe planniDgI1. 1'ukuoka. located on the wcstern CO!!l.st ot

K;yu.sbu. h d e n l ! l O ~ built-up along tho coast md gives an excollentr adar return.

~ The 1ni t i a l point on the northorn part ofAriaJce Kat at the mouth ot tho Chikuga KatlO nas exoellent duo to thedietinctive area and good land-water contrast ,

J. The surrounding are3. provided go01 r e f e r enoe check points both tor rate and course.

A. The target was goo4 tor either direc t ort ixed-angle offse t bcm.bing.

(d) For Mission No. 212. tho follooing r.3dar eoneidorations enterod into tho p l a n n i n ~ p

1, Shlzuoka, located on a f l a t plain Dear theeoa.st on SUruga Wan, gaS a good radar targot .5. I ts location on the cooat bettreOD Oya and

Niahlj inn provided good chock points for offse t bQnbing.J. Tho in i t i a l point selected prodded , tor 3.naxis of attack f'ran t he sou th east . the bost approach to the h rge t .

(5) RQ.!I It lias planned to have 15 RQ,{ Observers searchfor aar]y-liarning and gun-laying radars and continuo a general scarcbin the ,38-,3000 roogncyclos ragion. The onElIlY gun-laying and searchl ight r adar s opora ting in tho rogion of 78 megacycles and 190-210 megacycles wsrs to be barrBge jammed and any s ignal s out side the barragetlero to be spot j8llllled. -Ropo- (':l1OOOl7) uas to bo dispensed nhenoverneeded 3S addit iona l pro tec tion from se3.rchl1ghts.

(6) .u.r-sea Rescuel The Navy ':las turnished witb det3.llsof these missionS end provided the rescue laci11 t i e s included in thechart in AnnlD: A., Part VIII , tlh1ch also l i s t a ir rescue f sc i l i t i os ort he XXI" Boc1bor Ccmnand.d . pqtnUs or Planning - - Intel l igoncel

(1) EnOllV l iMte r Roactionl It was e5timatad that 30 to40 r igbtore uould bo aval1::l.b1e to m ie a noak intercept ion o f theFukuoka mbs!oD, aId apprClll:1ms.'tely 20 to 30 t ietl ters vould be 3V311able to rem er ttellk opposition on tho Toyohasbi and Shi:tuoka s t r ikes .

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(2) Iftamr Antiairer6ft:(4 ) For Mission Numb:::r 210, it was knCll"m frau tmotoreconnaissance that the Toyohasbi dofenses included 14 heavy guns. 52medium l'l'enpona and 3 s ea rc hl ights . A ir cr af t nere not expocted to bein rango of the 6 heavy and 47 modium ""'sspens north of Toyob33hi.Due to the poor night defonsos at the 01 ty . in3tcur'3te t i r e \7!l5 pre-

d i c t e d . I t ; r n s decided to at tack from the wes t, ';lith ! l breakava;y t obe made t o tho r ight t o avbid a l l anUai r c r ' l f t defenses in the vicin-i ty . 8&80 81t1tudo o f attack uas to be 7000 ~ e ~ t .(b ) For Mission Numbor 211, th o Fukuoka det 'cMb

were expocted to be moderately effoctivo duo to tb:! 49 heavy guns,71 medium weapons and 5 lSOarchligbts i n the ci ty . The lack of search-l i g h t s was expected to handl03P t h e lapanese. It was decided to a t -tack tran the south, due to the fact the detenaos nero east and northo f the c i t y . Broakavay \1'8S to be to the r ight to avoid Kyushu a n t i -a i r c r a f t detenses. A b3so 3.1titude ot 8000 t e e t 'Q'3S specified ferthe 313th Wing and 9000 t e e t tor ihe 7Jrd Wing.

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(2) Targets or Opportunityl Five atrcr3f 't , ineludins2 that had alao banbM the primail'Y targets and are included in thot i ~ l l l isted above, drOPped 22.9 tons or boobs on 4. hrge t s or opporturl.ity between 191415Z to 1917HZ a t o. lt itudas r3nging tram 8000to 12 .500 root .

(,3) Remainder ot Forcsl Thir ty- too aircrr l ' t oere nonerfective.

d . Bouta Backl RotU1'Q.S to bases nora t loml as briefed.Navigators received oxcollcnt 1l1d fran the Ill'o(ldnaqa Loran chain.Radar .and colest ia l narlg'ltioMl aid s a lso "ere used. SixtBen B-29 1$landed at 100 Jima.

e . Landingl Aircraft larded .tl.t b9.S8S in scattered sho;rersa$ tOll0"l7111

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Miesion NJmber 212 to unknofln res.SOM.g. Operations SU!!!Il9.%X I

(1) N!\viB;'J.tionl. See Annex ). , Part I , tor Track Ch3.I't.(2) Banbingl (Sec Annex A, Part i l l , tor detailed re -

por t . ) Turbulence and r inds prosentod. th e g rea tes t bwb in g proolemson these missions.(3) FliPPt l!hgineoriMI (Soo Annex A, Part IO', fe rcharts , and Consolidated Stat is t ica l Swnm:l.ry, Annex E, fa r "ther

deta i l s . )(0) Nllrrative at Mission as J'lovpl

1. Cruise to M a i n l ~ :u:d AssemblYIus l c1imbs'were m c d ~ imnediately af ter t::keotr t o a lt it ud es4000 to 10,000 fee t , were the initi '11 cruise ;:ms flcmn. Noworo mads.

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b Banb Runl Bombing was dono by individuala i rcraf t .,36 Return to Bssesl The b est r etu rn w'ls tnadeby so. sircxstt descondins s lor. ly from 10,000 teot on the ent i re re -turn route at a calibratod a ir spoed or 180 miles per hour, u.sing1662 gallons o f fuel .

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(b) CoIlmenh on the Resulh ot the Missionl J: i \ajar1ty ot tbe a irCt"at t qare alre'idy loaded m th a full baab C3p9.city. 'Ihe58th W1na ott loaded as much as 300 g a ~ o n s Of, gasol ine per a i rc ra f t .

(4) Radar I (See Annex A, Part V, to r dota i l s . ) Bombin8vas chiotlr by I ' 3 d . ~

(5 ) Gunneal Sell. \nne:J: A, Part VI, to r detAilS.(6) Air Stia Resc\ll3: There nere no ditchings on these1lI1ssions.

h. Woather: Weather l7as g c n o r ~ l l y as predicted, '11thOughmetro winds ~ e r e different than forecast .

1 . Cognunic!ltiogs I(1 ) RQ.!: (See Annax C, Pu' t I , for deh i l s . ) Fittoon

RQl Observers p!U'tICIpated in these missions "Wi performed pla.nnodsearch and jam::ung. '!bey logged a t o h l of 54 intcrcept!l .. .throe (2) ~ s t r ike reports l70re (See Annexreceived. C, Part It. for det!!i l s . ) Thirty-

J. Intel l igonce ~ (1) Enegy A ir Oppositionl (See Annex D, p y t I . for de

t a i l s . ) CIlJ.y 21 attacks wre cad.e by the 43 eDeI:tf f ighters encountered, with 1 ODellI' a i rc ra f t being d 9 . I l l . 3 . ~ .(2 ) Enogy Antbirer!l.ftl (Soe Annex D, P1l,l't I I ; fo r det a i l s . ) Flak on theso missions ,"3.13 he'lVY ani medium Mliber . n il toDIO'lger in intensity and. senoral ly inaOO\lr3to.en Da."iIlJ[O Asossmcntl (See Annex D. Part I I I . for de-

(a) Mls"ion fb::1ber 210: D!:mage to the ' city at'l 'oyohashi r esul ti ne fr an tbLs mission 'lnS 1.7 square m iles. or 52 percent of tho built-up area. D3mage out!lide of t he bui lt -u p portionof tbe city t o t : l l l ~ d another .24 squJ,re miles. IndustrIal d"unge in -cluded Target 1224. the Toyohashi Arnw Baso and Arsenal . ';l'here 15warehouse bUildings rrero destrqyed.

' (b) l4.1ssion Number 2111 This mission destroyed1.37 square 'miles. or 21.3 per 'cent . of ihe bUilt-up area of l"ukuoka.Tar;dt 1255. the Hakata furner . vas 30 per een t des troyed ::un Target1270. tho Hakata Railro"'d Station 300 Yards, sustained minor d3I:laae.(c) Mission Number 212: D ~ g e to SI1i'z,uok'! from-

this mission totalled 2 ;25 squaro mi los. or 66 per cent . of tho ent i re ci ty . Target 2024. the Sumitomo Light Mehls Plant, was SQvorely d'llD!'l3'd. Seven unnlWberod ta rgets were , ! so d3l!J'l.god

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1 . Purpose.Q . To DIl early garning tmd gun-hying nd:l1's.b . To continuo search in the 38-3000 r.1C b3nd.c . To baITage jam the 0IleCW" gun-laying searchlight r3darein tho 78 aId 190-210 r.1C bard aOO to spot j3ID. :my gun_laying signalsthat appoarod outside tho bar rage in :m effor t to render tbo encIlW'" de ..

Ianace inetfective.4. To confuse enel!lY se'U'chlight ac t iv i t ies by tho use of r9po.

2. Method I8. Fittoon observers p3rticiJ)3.tcd and used the tol'l6rting e q u i ~

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CONSOLIDATED MISSION REPORTMissions No. 210, 211, 212 on 19/20 June/4500072 0990 38 3430N 13855E 062045 0223 21 121 S Ell CHI00073 0248 30 2700N 14200E 062045 0045 21 121 5 Eli CHI00073 0490 40 3415N' 13653E 062045 0248 21 122 P Eli CHI00074 0600 70 3130N 13230E 061945 2335 21 121 5 Eli CHI00077 0750 50 3 1 4 0 1 ~ 13215E 061945 2340 21 121 S Eli CHI00078 rooo 08 3325N 13020E 052045 0030 21 121 S OL OTJD300079 0435 20 3428N 13815E 062045 0244 21 121 S EO CliI00080 0480 40 3.245N 13910E 062045 0100 21 121 S Eli CEI00080 0800 99 3150fl 13.200E 061945 2345 21 121 S EO CEI00080 0700 50 3300N 13120E 062045 0052 21 121 S Eli CHI00082 1500 00 331SN 13O.20E 062045 0025 21 121 S00090 0815 15 3425N 13900E 062045 0220 21 121 S EO 00101000200092 0366 40 2 7 0 5 1 ~ 14212E 052045 0005 21 122 p EO 00101020200092 0350 '.0 3330N 13750E 062045 0212 21 121 S Eli 00101020200096 1000 40 32351f 13100E 062045 0007 21 121 S EO 00101000200096 1000 70 3237N 13058E 062045 oooa 21 121 S EO 00101000200096 1000 DO 3 2 5 0 ~ r 13030E 062D-15 0010 21 121 S00097 0500 50 32SON 13130E 062045 0056 21 121 S Eli 001010202OD097 0370 20 3335N 1383SE 052045 Olla 21 121 S Eli 00101020200097 0505 35 3330N 13920E 062045 0153 21 121 S Eli 00101020200098 0650 50 3150lf 13200E 061945 2346 21 121 S Eli 00101020200099 0492 15 3402N 13545E 062045 0345 21 122 P Eli 00101020200100 1000 00 3250N 13030E 062045 0010 21 121 S001000 0000 20 3155N 13155E 061945 2348 21 121 S Eli 00101020200102 0460 30 3410N 13830E 062045 0120 21 121 S Eli 00101020200102 0482 13 3345N 13810E 062045 0445 21 ''''' p "If' 00101000200103 10mo 35 3400N 13910E 062045 0209 21 121 S Ell 00101000200104 0980 00 33151'; 1394SE 062045 0122 21 121 S00106 0:365 40 3415N 13628E 062045 0310 21 122 P Ell 00101020200106 0495 13 3440N 13730E 062045 0405 21 122 P

""00101020200108 0248 20 3450N 13825E 062045 0313 21 121 S

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00112 0500 09 3015N 13415E 061945 2304 21 121 S Ell 00101020200116 0995 24 34201 13905E 062045 Q21a 21 121 S F:ii 00101000200138 0750 20 320SN 13150E 061945 2350 21 121 S E',i 00103000300145 0840 10 3450N 13825E 062045 0311 21 121 S Eli 00604000300148 0490 06 3307N 1:3947E 0520


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P.\Rl' I I _ RADIO

1 . Striko RoportsJ- Thirty-three str iko reports messages vero r e coiTed during this mHsion fran 8 i r ~ r 3 f t over tho ta:togot. Tho 31.4throcoived 10, the 5 8 t h ~ 8J, tho 3l3th, 8, Md tho 73rd. 7.

2. Fax Trans:rl.ssiowH !leather and timo broadC3stS vero mado inaccordnnco 17ith XXI Booher Cam'oj.nd regulntiotlS. Tho 56th Uing tr",nsmitted 1 .dUI:mlY" Y.type mossigo. I7bich vas r eceived by 75 radio Opcr03tors .

3. Froguenciosl Tho 58th Wing reported that during this ttlissiontho A i ~ a Rescuo frequency of 3310 kcs c in strong on tho 6615 kcss t r ike frequoncy. I t caused considorllb1l intcrforoneo. CorroctiTe QC-t ion vas taken by this hoadqmrtcrs. 'lbo 58th Wing also reported thatth o CI-lI broadcast stat ion on Saipan aId tho hcmar on Ivo Jima vero j mod vory offectively ncar am. over the':&:Ipirc by tho onemy ... The 58thWing said tho Japs usod tene, steptonc. buzz- sav and Ci'J to block outtho sign.3ls. '!bo fo11olrl.ng 'l'o":lS a pcrcont:lgC breakdotm of t raf f ic porfrequoncYJ 18 PJr cont on 3 oc; 39 per cent on 7 mcs; and 43 per centon 11 mcs.

4. Navie;ationa1 Jdds: Nine requasts fo r HF/rrF bearingg trore re coivod and 0311 l7ere obt!lino1. The 73rd !Jin.; transmitted 2 J!l.dditiorulbearings to an eircraf t indicit ing a pcss! b10 ditching .. Thero'voro2 requosts for YHF'/DF bearings aId thq( uere obt ' l ined. Homers, rangersand broadcast stat ions ':lore used effectivelsr C1Ccept for the O'n s tat ion and Ivo Hocer over aM ncar tho Japnnese mainland.

5 . Not Discipline and Securi ty: Not discipl ine flas excollentduring these missions. Thero flas 1 lnstanoo of :l.n ' l i r c r ' ~ f t mixingcode and cloar text in an OPASR mcss:l20. Ono super dumbo g'lvo coursein clear and then encoded in s ha ck le . Corre ctiv e action nas t3kenin oach iostanco to prevent reoccurrence._

6. Enollf Transmissions: The folloning cases of jamming and en eIIW" transmissions flera recorded during theso missions:

a . 3020 kcsI C71 fran 1340Z to 1925Z was ineffact ive .b. 6615 kcs: OW frOOl. 9DT during entire mis si on uas p ll I't ia 1

1y ef fec t ivo.c ... 10305 kcs: OW fran 2100Z \'taS p ' l r t iaUy effect ivo .d . 3145 kcs:

(1)(2)was effoctive a t

Enerru voico at 1121Z l7as par t ia l ly affect ive .Jap not 0 ~ c r a t i n 8 6n f requency f rem 0900Z. to 19OOZ,different 10tcrva1s. ineffect ive at other tUnosr

fect lve .

o. 6055 kcs:(1) Enenw CW at 09302. 123OZ. 1610Z '3.nd 1636z l1as ioo f -

(2) Encqr voic e fr em Ino Jima to Jap coast 10002 to 1400z.38 effoct ive ...

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(3) V's and dashes at lOOOZ \"lore inoffoctivo.(4) Signal sound l ike a uhistlo a t l100Z \"las ineffoct ive.(5 ) Bagpipe janming fran 1250Z to 1306z nas inoffect ive.

r. 10680 ) ( 0 . '(1) .'\loorie3n voice at 112& uss ineffoct ive.(2) V's fran s h t i o n using c a l l sign .I:!:t3/L'ZF' bot\7een1400Z l1Id 1820Z aero part ia l ly effoctivo.(3) Stat ion using cl111 signs 'KPI/lCTI' bet\7een 12J.SZ.

aOO l330Z flaS p:u-tially effect ive.s. ':\290 kcs: Keyed C'J1 a t l847Z blocked out ground s' taUon

and 'gas very effective.h. 7415 kes: Kcyod C1 fraJ. speed key 'lt 182& '100 2147Z U"lS

very orfoct ive.i. 10620 kesl 13P Co::;' a t 103QZ U3S p a r t i a l l y e f f e c t i v e .j . 3410 kcs, 7310 kes and 11160 kcs: Negligible.

7. Distress: The 7)rd Wing reported the follouing distress tr:rl' ..fiol 'Ono (1) OP,\Sl'cessage t l'!\S received by the m.ng r-:ldio s t a t i o n .SUpr3d. &va1 IF net. q J S notif ied "lnd a ' f i x ' obt:linod on tho d i s t r e s -sed a i r c r a f t . (Note: .UCS At t h i s ro'lding not able to provide phneaof this camund uith 'Fixes . aecessi t a t i n g tho uso of tho NW.J.l f ' l o i l p 'i U e s . ) Radio operator of the distrossod aircraf t sont in tho posit ion,courso, speed and altitudD of the nircr:rl't a.nd obtained nn HF/DF bearing.AIlCC \7::l.S notified fo r tho purpose of picking up tho plane by r3d3r dueto i t s proxinity to Saipan. .\ short time l.J.ter tho a i r c r a f t r::.dio operator sont a message indicating th'lt tho emergency 'il'QS ovor. This planelanded s a f e l y ' . Tho 58th Wing recorded the fo11o'l"ling t ransnissions:Aircraft Call19"75248V75339"75124V75114V75427V75123V7514m52

1820z1815Z1755Z1910Z1930Z1856z0055Z2327Z

Text of Messl./WNO. 4 out. course and posi t ion.Sighted f laros and posi t ion.Sighted f l a r e s and posi t ion.Sighted f l a r e s Qnd posi t ion.No. l o u t and posi t ion.Nb. 3 out and p o s i t ~ o n .Four r3.fts cirol ing and posi ton.Flaros and Sl!lOke. post t ion.

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Part I - Erwmy A ir O ppositionPart n - Encqy . \ n t i a 1 r c r a f tP a r t I I I - Dttmago Assessment

Section A - To.yohashiScction B - FukuokaSection C - Shizuoka

Missions No. 210, 21 1 aOO 21219/20 Juno 1945

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PART I _ Ji'ND,fY .\m OPPOSITION1 . SU!:r.1:1ryl' Jap f ighters uero unusu"l.lly no':\k during tho miss ionsagainst Toyohllshi, Fukuoka and Shizuoka. An ost:im9.tod 43 interceptorsmado 21 attacks and succeoded in daIn'lging only 1 B29. Cr0l78 claiClod 1e ai rcraf t d>Ill3god by a t311 gunner.

, '2. Mission No. 210, c:;Btb 'I1iM. Tovohashi In\ to tal of 13'attacks '.13.8 reported by 4 Groups. Six attacks

occurrod beforo boobs B\7ay. B attacks occurrod aftor bcc.bs o.rt.::!3', and 2nttacks occurred beyond land I s end .

b . Tho majori ty of the 9.t tacks uoro .::l.ggressivo and in oostco-sos nero prossed to uithin 100 to 300 yards. Sa:lc of tho a i rc ra f trep orted as being sighted uere, because of d"lrknoss, identified onlyby tbo tact th9.t t racers uoro soen ca: liog froo tha:1.

c . One jet .propcllcd 'lircr"lf't or banb tr.J.8 reported. One 829uas fo11o:7oo for 35 cinutes iJlncdiately after boobs Qt ; a y . Tho objeot;Jas doscribod. as an orange s t r o ~ of fl'1rlo tm t flew on the l e f t ro:srof tbo 8-29 and followed a ll attenpts a t ovasive action. The objectondeavored to pul l ahoad of the 8-29 but nas novor able to se t c16serthan 600 yards" .\t the samo time a' f ighter , boli.:lVOO tuinecngino,also reminoo ui tb ' thc 8-29 about '2,000 yU'ds out on tho r ight thrcUgb'111 cvl1sivo action, and SOI!Iotinos maneuvered to "lttr::l.ct , t tent ion .tThcn'tho jet-propelled o.ircrD.ft on tho l e f t of the B-'29 nould drop ordivo, tho flO1!lO rtould grod dull red 'trrl Sll::l.ll. but on '1 clinb the fl:mcuould gorr b righ t orange ::md s t rcac back'IB to 20 toet. Tho spoJod oftho 8-29 dns ;U1 indiC.:ltod 240 to 290 mph. but it , laS UMble to low eeither plano unt i l beyond land's end. During this oncounter thereua3 no fir ing on oither side.

d . Three ononw ai rcraf t picked up 1 8-19 just ovor l.::md' sond and nOli on the lof t uing of this 8-29, just out of f i r ing rango.Ono Nick ':1DS on the t a i l and O1hD.t appeared to be :m invoJrtod gul lning S/E ai rcr3f t flou directly oVl.::rhead. Tho cironw ai rcr3f t oV.:Jrhead se....m6d to be th o le ador and a l l 3 st'U'tod in to D.tt'\ck simultanoously, but neithor closod to f i r ing nI18e nor f i red .e . 00.0 B-29 uas fol lo r/ cd by 3, strong nhito l ight af te rbombs auay. This l ight n o v ~ r clesed ner f e l l rock even when tho

8-29 incroased i t s speed. The errr.w phne was fin::slly los t in a cloud.The creu reporting this believed the pltlno nas a night fighter.f . Two 8-29's reported f ighters folloned boyohd tho coastl ino. 'Dl.o f ighters consisted of 2 tuin-ongine nircraf t , "hich nei therf ired at nor nero fired upon by the B-29's . One radAr opcr::l.tor roported that the 2 pianos follo:led about 150 miles boyond the Il13inhnd.

Delring this time t ho re n er e 2 bright l ig hts in his r:l.dD.r scoPe t/bichcoved around constantly. He said th'lt at this time 2 planes. probably8-29 's . appoarcd in roht ivoly the saco posit ion, \/hich 100 him tobelievo tb::!'bright l 1 g h t ~ noving around quickly d.Jre enoliff f ighters .

3... Mission No. 211, 73rd aId 313th f ings . F\1kuoka:a.. 73rd. WinSI(1) A to ta l of 12 enemy ::l.ircrnft 'J'lS siGhted by individu.'\l crens. No attacks tlorcsust 'linod. One station"\rY soarchlight 'J3.!Jobscrvod in tho target area, '.1ith 30. unidentif ied S/E orbit ing around1t.

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(2) Two balls of f i re were observed just before bQllbsaway. One briGht -ba l l of fireR approached to within 50 yards 'of IB-29 a t 1 o'clock low a t a very high speed a t an alt i tude or 9.800feet . The B-29 took sli,:;ht evasive action am fired a t the objectwith no apparent resu l t s . After the object passed under the B-29.visual contact was lost . No wing nor fus el age was seen in connection therewith. Another object having the a p p e ~ r a n c e of a largetracer with t rai l ing snoke passed approximately 100 fee t over 1B-29. AGain. no other d is tinguish ing features were noted. Inasmuch as the licshted objects did not t ra i l the B-29' s as in the pastand considering the number of ground-to-ai r rockets reported . itwas possible that th e reported objects were ac tua lly rocke ts .

(3) One phosphorus bcmb burst was observed jus t af terbcmbs away. The report ing crew was of the opinion th: lt it was anai r - to -a i r bomb due to the fact that af ter bursting it descerrled a ta 45' ;'degree angle (300 yards to the l e f t of th e observing llircr 'lfta t 9.800 feet) .

b. 'U3th WinB:(1 ) Twelve enemy ai rcraf t were encountered. end theymade a to ta l of 4 at tacks .(2) One enerqy aircraf t was observed flying up asearchlight beam over the ta rge t .(3) One ball of f i re was observed ahead and diaap-'peared into th e sooke over the ta rge t .

4. Mission 212 . 314th 'ling. Shizuoka:a. A total of 18 enemy at rcraf t and B3.ke type banbs wasencountered on this mission, and. 4 at tacks "I1ere made.b. One of th e Bake t ~ - p e bcnbs 8100 the aer ial banbs werebelieved dropped by a large multi-englned phne . '!he '3 Bska typebombs made no att:lcks am. only 1 folloned a B-29 a t 1,000 }'3I'ds.

1 . Missicm 1b. 210 - Tovohashi:

a. The primary target was attacked by 136 a ir cr af t ( in clud.ing 12 pathfinders) of the 58th ;'Tina between 1558Z to 18rzZfrom 6900 to 8800 feet . Axis of at tack varied from 6 to 82P.Weather was reported as 1/10 to 10/10 undercast. Ti70 g1"OUps further reported a dissipation of cloud cove r ove r t ' \ rget a fte r f ir eshad s tar t ad .lated b_ Flak was encountered en route to the targetbelow: as tabu-

LOCATIONMatsuzaka

Tsu

Oha ta Airf ie ld

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COORDINAr...s34341' 131$32E

31140N 13630E

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LOCATION eOORDINA.TES241]N 14233"

"'''lAllKSMeager and inaccurate, me:1iUl:l.

o. Over th e targ et aren heavy flak W9S reported as n i l tomeager and generally inaccurate. Medium flak was described as meagerto mOderate ani accurate. From 1 to 3 searchlight beams (1 was blue)were reported in the target area, but no aircraf t were i l luminated.

d. No aircraft gere los t to flak, md of 136 aircraf t a ttacking 2. or 1.47%. sustained f lak d3lllaCed.e . On withdrawal, flak W3S encountered fran over water posi-t ions south of the'Toyohashi.Hamamatsu area. It was described ae

measer to moderate, inaccurate medium f lak . In this connection 3aircraf t reported what may possibly be a ne\7 t'J.ctic in AA defense.After breakaway these aircraf t iJ8re paced by an E/A carrying abri.:.,ht amber l ight . The E/A remained about 800 yards behind nndlevel. 'I\ie1ve to 35 miles orf shore 14 small sur fa ce ves se ls Rereobserved both v i sually and by radar. These craf t were staggered inthe approximate posi tions indiMted on th e sketch below. ModerateAN f i re was emanating from these craf t . 'nle possibi l i ty that thismight have been a Jre:..arranged deployment of Sl l l l craf t to in te r cept Ale on th e approach and/or breakaway should n ot be discredited.

SCEl'CH SH07ING APPROXIMATE POSITIONS, OF SURFACEQlAFT MOUNl'ING AW FLAK '7EAPONSMIS3ION #210

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r . Searchli,:hts be3tl13 ~ e r o reoorted 1n pos1 t iOns other than'the target area os folloosl Tsu. 3 . Matsuzaka, 1; KoW8. 1. and Fukue,2. All li\3hts wero ineffective and b3dly h3D1pered by cloud cover.

g. Blackout in targot area nas excellent. A few l iGhts \lereobserved on Tbyohashi Airfield.

h. Hiscellaneous AA Observations: One barrage balloon wasreported south o f th e tarGet. I t ovidently broke loose fran i t smooring for i t was seen to r ise and disappear in th e clouds .

2. Mission No. 211 - FukUOkala . ' Ibe primary target \Vas banbed by 221 aircr-:lft ( individually) from the 7Jrd and 3l3th Ilings betucen 1411Z to 1553Z frau8000 to 10,000 feet . Axis of a thck 'l7as ff' average for a l l a i rc ra f t .Ueather was reEorted as 0/10 to 3 /10 underea st flith ninis of 20 to 30

knots frc:m 3.55'"' to 400 b. En route to the target flak i7aS encountered a s ta bu la te dbelom

LOCATION COORDIN\TSS3 ~ 3 0 N 13100E

REMARKS12 gun flashes; no sky burstsseen.

Onut.Alone B - Run(fletueen Qnuta and Tgt)Nobeoka

Kumamoto

3300N l3028E Meager and inaccurate, mediUl:l.Yoagor a.rrl inaccur"te, heavyand medium.

3235N 13142E Vcry meager and inaccur'3te,heavy.3248N l30!6E Meager and inaccurate, heavy.

c. Flak Over the T a r ~ e t :(1 ) In e;ener.l.l flak in the target area nas descri .bed asmeager and inaccurate, heavy am medium (mostly"medium). Heavy f lakreported as bar rage 'and con tinuously pointed. 'J.he exceptions were experienced, as usual. by aircraf t '.7hicb ',lere coned by searchlights and

were as follous:(a) One a i rcraf t coned by se3rchlights experienced

meager to moderate. in3ccurate uedium f i re .(b)

received moderate ampointed.One aircraf t 'I1as lllum im ted fo r 2 mitul.tes :lndaccurate, hc,lVY and medium flok--continuously

(c)received moderate an:! Another a i rc ra f t illuminated by (, se. 'irchlightsaccurate, continuously pointed hea\7 f lak .d . No flak observations or encoonters 'Olere observed onwitbdra'l'l'al.e. S W l 1 M r y ~ o f . Loss and ramar-a:f lak on this mission, and of 223 a i r c n f tsustained flak darmge.

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f. Searchlight Activi ty:(1 ) Bet ....een 15 atId 25 seArchlights ;Jere r eporte d in th etarget Bree.. Approximately 55. or 3OJ::, of tho aircraf t over the ta r -get r epor ted being picked up by beoms and held for pcriods of 30 sec

onds to 4 minutes.(2) 'Sane c rens reported that rope proved very effectivein eluding l ights . and some also reported that evasive action provedeffective. f,'k:lst l ights soomed to searcl'l. far p erio ds o f about 1 minute before effecting a pick up; ha;18ver. 2 green beams nere o b s e r v ~near the center of the city I1hich effected severn1 -zcro pick ups

(radar controlled).(3 ) Approximate postions and number of searchlights ob

served ~ e r e as follows: ' Miyazaki,' 4 (P.I . coverage also shcms' 4);Kumamoto, 6: Miyakonojo, 121 Qnuta, 2; Isah3ya AlF, 2; Kashima, 1;target area, 15-25; and 8 miles east of Fukuolo, 2 .

h. Miscellaneous AA Observationsl target8 . Blackout of Fukuoka ....esthe larger tomlS nere blecked canplete.out, uhilc En route tothe smaller end fromilere not .

(1 ) Several greenish blue f lares uere observed ascending'and exploding a t 7000 to 8'700 fee t . They emitted a faint t r a i land, upon exploding, briefly i ll uminat ed t he sky,(2) Several greenish explosions or gloos on the groundnere reported. in th e target aroa. Crans reported the appearance ofth ese glo...s seemed to be' coordinated a i th ' the searchlights , Thisapparentl,y ~ a similar, i t not the same, phenomenon described inthe Tokyo area on XXI Bomber Ccmnand Mission No, 183 (detai ls otnbich appeared in XXI Bomber Command Tactical Mission Report).(3 ) Six crelvs reported a series of red or amber groundl ights or f lares (not searchlights) en route and out of Kyushu. Thesel ights or flares rrere estimated to 00'10 to 20 miles apart ani nou1dcome on in pairs 8S a 8-29 approached, then go off af ter the a i rc ra t tpassed over, The sequence of turning tbem on and off nas done insuch a manner that t he B-29's ground patb nas \1e11 def'ined. Thissame phenanenon was p r e v i o u s ~ reported around Nagoya, From tbe avai 1able information there seemed to bO no relat ionship between thesel ights ani flak defenses. However, the possibil i ty exis ts that t rese

l ights might be used to define the 8-29 f l igh t paths to v ec to r enem;yinterceptor aircraf t .(4) One cren reported that about 100 possib le rocke tscame up fran 5 positions jus t south of Fukuoka. About one half o fthese rockets bad l tt 'een t ra i l s , am one ba l t red t r a i l s . They as

cended to about 12,000 feet , looped over and exploded nith ahitef lashes,(.5) Ore'l1S reported rod t ra i l rockets could have beent racer f i re . but that GI'een t ra i l ones were rockets .(6) Another Cre\l reported that \1hile over the targ6tarea'2 g r e e n i s h - ~ 1 u e t e a r ~ d r o p shaped g loasn ascended in a long,Sl0\7, sha110rl c11mb from the eastern part of Fukuoka, These -glO11s

~ e r e bout the size of 40 rom f lak and exhibited no rocket t ra i l s . Atabout 12,000 feet they oorned ou t without exploding.

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3. Mission No. 212 - ShizUOkQIa . The pr i.mary314th Wing between 1551Zattack averaged 315.

target was attacked by 1 ~ a i r c r a f tto 17.54Z f rom 7950 to 12,000 fee t . of theAxis of

b .encountered

En route to the target a tew bursts ot heavyby one ai rcraf t at the I .P . (Hakachi Saki) .

t lak gere

c Over the target 90 ai rcraf t reported meager and inaccurate heavy and lMdium f lak . All other aircraf t reported f lak 88nil .

d. On 171thdral7al flak was reported as tollol?s,LOCATIONLands End(vest ot Oneesakl)Over water (30 milessouth of Cmaesaki)

COORDtNA'J"ll'...s

343611 13810ER!>lARKS

6 to 8 inaccurate heavy bursts

Very meager and inaccurate,heavy.e. Sumnaiy or Loss and D a I l l 3 ~ e l No aircraf t o:rere defin! telykno;m lost to f lak; hOl7cver, 2'rrere lost to unknoon causes. Of 124

ai rcraf t attacking, 2 or 1.61%, sustained f lak d'llll3ge.

10\7S1 t . Searoa1inht Activitv:Target area, 4; ShilMda, IJ Saarcalights nere obsllrved as fol -Fuzida, IJ and Shimizu, 1.g . Blackout of the target area nas gam.

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lLQ .!! 1 .1 11 Ji .l! : .1 A..PW P I - SECTION A ... DAMME .A.SS!S9J.ENr

TOYOHASHI 90.21 meAN1 . DBm!t.ge to tbo l : i ty of Toyohashi resu1t ing !rem XlCI BanberCazmand M1sl!lion No. 210. 19/20 June 1945 is 1.7 sq . mi. or .52l' of

the buil t -up area of the city (3.3 sq. mi. ) .2. D!m!ige outside the bu il t-up po rt ion of the c ity to ta ls0.24 sq. mi thus rais ing the to ta l danage f rom the above ment ioned s tr ike to 1.94 sq. mi.3.. . . . . .d

to t s l ofIndustrial damage included Target 1224. Toyohashi ArllffArsenal. uhere 15 uarebouse buildings were destroyed (a189.000 sq. f t . of root area) .

Reference I A1I.F Air Objective Folder 90.21Mosaic annotated to sh0':7 damage i s on the folla:ri.ng p3ge Based on XXI B.C., C.I.U. D.A. Repor t lb . 126

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CON F I D EN T I A ! .-----------J;ARr I I I _ SECTION B - DAMAGE ASSESSMENI'*

FllKUOKA CITY

1 . Tho XXI Bomber Comnand Mission No. 211 ot 19/20 June 1945destroyed 21.5 per cent (1.37 square miles) of Fukuoka City 's bui l t up area. The city had not been dazraged previously. (See note belou. )

2. 'l"t7o numbered targets do:maged include the follo'l11Ilg:Targot 1255. Hakata Harbor, 30% of buildings dest royed.. . - . .

Target 1270, Hakate Railroad Station and Yards, minor danage.3. Ianage is centered


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CONFIDENTIAL------------J;:ARr I I I _ srorION B - DAllAGE ASSESSMmI'

FUKUOKA CITI'

1 . Tbe D::I Bomber Comnand Mission tb . 211 ot 19/20 June 1945destroyed 21.5 per cent (1.31 square miles) of Fukuoka City 's bui l t -up area. The city had not been damaged previously. (See note be10'17, )

2. Tt70 numbered ta rgets d8IIBged include the fol loning:Target 1255. Hakata furbor, 30;( of build ings des troyed Target 1270, Hakata Railroad Station and Yards, minor danage.

3. Damage i s centered aDound the harbor area and scattered .throughout the c i ty . A very small amount of spotty dwuagc extendsin to Chiyanachi and Hokazakimachi.

~ The po l i t i ca l b6undary of Fukuoka City (as shoml in AMoS.Fukuoks, KYushu. Sheet 4147-1) encloses an area of 8.4 squgrem i l e s ~ The built-up area. including Chiy6machi and Hokazakimachi, to ta ls 6.56 sqU3.re mi les . Fukuoka. QliyaD.'lchi andHokazakimachi constitute one t"U'get area kno:m as Fukuoka.

References: 1lMS Fukuoka. Kyushu. ~ e e t 4147-1.AAF kUr objective folder 90.35. 1 July 1945

Annotated mosaic to shorl da.n:age i s on follotting page Based on XXI B,C" C.I.U. D.A. Report No. 97


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SHIZUOKA CITYDAMAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT 98XXI BOM. COM. MISSION NO. 212

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XXI BOMB.ER COMMAND

CONSOLIDATED STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF COMBAT OPERATIONSFORM 34

MISSION NO. 210 _ 21219 Juno 1945

Mission 21 0 _ 58th Wing _ Prinory TllI'got - ToyohQ8hi Urban AroaMission 211 - 73rd &: 313th Uings _ Pr:1.Dnry Targot ... Fukuokn UrOOn ArealliBSion 212 - 314th \ , ing - Prim:lry Ttu'got - Shizqokn Urban Area

Eb'FECTIvENpss OE MISSIONS COST OF MISSIO;NIHrcrnf t ~ i r b o r n o Porean t or ' : '1rcraft . .On Hand . 528 . .83.5% A.ircraft Loa t . . Forcont Of ~ l r c r o f t ' : ' l r b o r n o ~ 2 .lSI4J.rcraft Bcxnbing Prinnry Targets 480Porcent or Bombing .i..ircraft ':"1,rbornc . 92 ..0%

1. 7 squcro miles or 52% of buil t-up oroa.1. 3 equnro milos or 21:),( of bui l t -up eroa.2.28 oquaro mileB or 66% of built-up OroQ.

Bomb! Dropped On Pril lOry Tcrgots.Bombs Droppod On Other Tnrgot,g. Bombing Rosults ... Prolim1.nD.ry roports

in g dn:!nsOJ#2J.O#211#212

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.!I.ircro.ft D:lm:.lgod. . .. lPrcont Of " ' i rcraft .:.Jrborno.Cron lOOmbor Cnsuc.ltioe

Forcont Of Totol Part iciPJ . t ing.

732. . . . 1.J,:.6:C

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13..0 STATISTICAL CONTIIOL UNIT


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wrSSrOHDlTE ~ i 2 ~ 1 0 ~ . = 2 ~ 1 ~ 2 = =19 June 19115

~ I W H C 1 L FAlUIRE PffiSONNEL RRROR FLIGHT CONDITIONS EtmlT ACTICII emfERUNIT Non- Banbed Bcmbed Hon- .- Bombed Non- """'boa BCIlIbed Non- BOl:lbed Embed Mon- a"". . . fOlll'tedUtectiTe secondary Other ~ t r e e t i T &'ond.,., Other Sffecth'e eeondary other Effect!v Secondary O ~ l : e r EffeeU. f>eecmdarv Other

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'BOI [3 !1 'G R U 1f DA'iS 19 June 1945I TARGET BOl-1!lED d AIRCRAM' T I!:E OF iV..LE.ASE ALT. OF ?'::UASE T.A.l1.G!T VI 5I:=!.E T A . " U i : : : ~ ~ ; O ~ ViSI:5L.!UNIT DROPPING 'ltSUA!. RAD....1. R:r.l D r . ~ P P : O V:S. SI::IBTJ.1' IF..:.D -' " - - '" .." . ' ~ - I J I I' - ." . ~ . , . . , , ~ ~ . 'f ~ . " ' . . ..---- - - .)WiE or T A R G . E ~ TYPE :30:.:DS " , A R l E S ~ UTI:3! L O . I ; " ~ . ..IG:1....St S"JH.. I..G I ~ . , . I;,_nL ..... C. r . . : . ; ~ : \ : . . . . . . :' :..:. ll:_

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UNIT I TYP:c: &: lUZE ~ D I D 011 I.Dl- RELEASED all T.lRQETSSETTINC .............. ~ : n . V t . R Y ' ! ' . : \ . ~ E ' I ' S 'I':.RGE'IS OF OFF . JETTlSOIIED """'''''''' UI!IWUiltlWl:IG/fr ( BOGBf-- Nose "'ail NO . "0 "'ona "0 "'ona ' " ona Ton_ "0 100na '" 0 0"".

r ~ ' : : = 1 c ">1056 ~ 4 50011 I Clu. 2432 466.4 2226 4 4 5 , , ~ - 206 ~ 1 , 2 . . . 0.G ~ ~ 7 A l - 5 0 0 # I Clu. 3G 7.5 30 7.5 - - 0 - - 0 - 0im-M47A2.100/1 LB . t. Nono 2401 427.6 12193!!. 420.4 - - 206 72 - - - -E-28 500# I Glu. 0 440 73,3 440 73.3 - - - - - - - "4 6 Alotoflash or. Nono 13 - 12

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~ 3 500# I Clu .. 80 133 40 6.7 - 0 40 6.6 - - - -~ 4 RlotoflaBh. ar. Nona 31 . 26 - 1 - 2 - - 0 - 313 r ; ; , ~ 6 5 0 ~ 1 I Clu. 0 ~ 211..4 1049 209.6 0 6 1.6 - - " -"G ..M47A2-10O:; LB. p,at. None 02 43 ' ' 11416 393.6 164 6.3 900 31.0 - - - "0= ~ ~ 5 0 0 , ~ I Clu. 3761 752.2 3664 732.6 19 3.6 76 15.6 - - - {)211 - Y 4 1 ~ 2 . 1 0 0 : j I .a. 5472 676.4 22775 7 6 5 ~ 276 9.5 2404 82 ..8 17 .6 - &-36 500;; I Clu. 60 133 40 6.7 - 0 40 6.6 - " - "1-46 Photoflash 31 - 26 - 1 - 2 - - - -

T O 9344 6439 26507 1525.0 296 1303 2524 105 ..0 17 .6 - -- ,.Ussi 212314 .-46 50rxl I Clu. " ~ 1 5 0 590.0 2494 496.0 40 6.0 416 63.2 - - 0 r.c ~ ~ l I 4 7 ~ 2 - 1 0 o ; r I.B. mat. Nooo 563 396.7 10717. 369.5 46 1.6 600 27.6 - - - -

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UReRAPI' LDST AND DAMAGED

SECRET IIlSSIIJrI 2'''' "12DAn k t . t i l l", 19MPE.RSOJrIIEL CASUALTIJo'S

J.lRCRAFr LOST lIRCRAFr DAMAGED PERSOHNEL CASUALTWEJlI EIlIlII EmI! Ace. UII- EIIJII EIlIlII l l O I Ace. OIl. UII- TOTAL TOTAL "SS- lOuNI)m TOTALlJJIIT Ale AlA A/e. OTHER INJlIIm CASUlLTIISAlA IlECH. AlA IlECH. PiTlKi

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Mis on ". 11J 'IG None - 1 - - - - - 1 1638 Nona313 None - 1 - . - - , . 1 1057 NOM\'iG= Nona - 2 - - - - . 2 2695 Nona. 211

Mis 'on iJ 123J4 - - - . - 22 - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 2 1538 - 2J 7 30"e

- - 2 2 1 6 - - . - 7 5837 - 23 9 32.. - .

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ENmU OI'POSITIW AUD .uQ4JNlTIW EXP.ENDI1mK

JaSSICIf 210 !oJ!IlO3S l ' Ita" 19i1:5

ENaI!Y AT'l'ACJ{S :E2rcl.:Y Ale IJE.S"i}iOYEIJ c..I1ANAG.Ul 50 COLIIWl ....... ITIQ9 "'''lDl'lUlKlJ:rn Ale BY E/A TYPE '" J r I'Ill"';. ~ " ' " FlllEll 1>1 TJiSr '"JCHTID .MODEL 'IliClYW m:sJll ' 0WllT FDlIiIl JXrr1llarOL! t"!8.!O!!...J 3108 "0 13 13 nidon - 1 310 .. - -titledI ~ { J J n n 11

0 ono 525 346 - - 8713 vto 12 4 - - .. 1430 . l430rIC 12 ., 4 - oM 525 1716 . . 230112 -ssion 12

18 4 Nono - 100 - 4800 490014 00To"", 2l 1 835 1876 4800 751143 . .

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FLIGHT DATA &. rtJEL CQlflu:,lPTION- IISSION KLIl.BER 1210 1211 i #211 rorAL j2l2IUSSIONUNIT 58TH flG 73RD -;lG Jl)'l."H hG #211 J14TH fiG !--AIRCRAF'I' CONSIDERED 119,! 126 87 213 119AVERAGE FLYING TlkE 14:11 14,14 , 14,37 _ 14,23 14,03FUEL co liS 1l.l.ED : i Iverage 5615 6046 6043 6045 5706idaxlmu::l 6075 6582 6529 6582 6168.

MimmlJll 5100 5485 5732 5485 5117FUEL REl,tAINHli: IAverage 916 '12..0 I 713 717 954Mmc1.mUll 1480 1226 I 1025 1226 1)20,I , "89 205 432Ainimun 360 205 ,'4 i I ,,AVG. GALS. USi.D pER HOUR 396.0 42.4.'" . 413.3 420.0 406.1--TOTAL US1:.D ON J.!f;{OORilE A/e ! '193283 335849 ~ 5 1 3 6 J l 1394480 7)6598- - - - -.! Excludes patilfirder aircraft .

ilEIGH'l' n".TA -NtHBER AIRCRAFT AIRBORNt.'* 1 2 9 ~ 11.2 95 237 137


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FmD CRD..l NlBfHR 88 ccmnrumd. 314 th llt'irg:

(1) PriJmry Vteual and Radar Target: City of Shiz11oka.(a) IJPI

045106Force RequiredUnximum Elfert

(b) Reference.,: ~ . x I Bor:l Com Litho llosaic Shizuoka Area90.19-2011.(2) Route:

BaselJIo JimsKozu Shi.u (Departure Point)3441N - 1J1l443OE (IP)Target!.eft tur n to lardsend between3436N - 138143, 344 'TN - 13820EIoc J i=Base

(3) Altitude of l..ttack: 8,000 to 8,800 feet .(4 ) Bod> load:

(8) Two Groups: 246 clusters fused to opm 2,500 feetabove th e target . Intervalo:reter setting 50 feet .

(b ) 1\'10 Groups: Jl47A2 lBls fused instB"l taneous. Intervalareter sett ing 75 feet.(5) Alti tude enroute to tarGet: 5,000 to 5,800 ard 9,000 to9,BOO feot.(6) Ttlke off time: Zero hour plus 150 minutes.

x. (1) Method of Attack: By in:Iividual aircraft with each wingcompressing i t s force crver the target within 70 minutes.

(2) First 12 aircraf t of e2.ch wil'\g to take off carrying 1 ~ IE'swill be designated pnthfirrlers and will be fiown by the bestradnr borrblng crENS.

(3) Groups carrying H47 1 s will be scheduled to attack f i r s t .(4) Zero Hour: 191700K.

4. a . No change.b . T:lctica1 !liesion No.: 210 - for Toyohashi

211 - for Fukuoka212 - for Shizuoka5. COln!Il.unications:

a. (1) XXI 80m Corn. SOl an:! SCi' for str ike r ~ o r t 8 , contact reports, and IFF procedures.(2 ) ?ach fl ight squadron 1'1 ill be equippud to barraga j3.!!lm theregion 190-210 megacycles.


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(3 ) (t)IlOrvnt ions ti\e extent and rel iabi l i ty ot the bnrragewill be made while CNcr the target .(4 ) Spot jar.ming will be conducted OIer tho frequency rangesleo.l90 and 210-220 megacycles. as desired by the wing ROMofficer an:t as !pva-ned by the capacity of ee.ch wing.(5 ) Jammers wil l be kept. in- operation a t a l l tir.l88 when closerthen 50 n ib s to Hcn!tlu, and wil l be tl1rned off a t a l l othertimes, exc(Jlt for rrofiight and postfiight. frequC!ncy checkswhich are to be IlWde on tt grourd while the j8J:1Ders are

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() (l)sarvntlona t: the extent and re l iab i l i ty of the barrage.U l be made "hi le aIcr the target.(4) Spot jacmiJ'lg wil l be conducted t N t r the frequency rangotl180-190


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DISllJIBllflONTAarIC.y. MISSION REPORT

Corzmazding General Air ForcesConmanding General; U.S. Arnl Strategic Air Forcea (Rea r)CaDnanding General. U.S. Ar1l:l:r Stratagio Ait:' Forces (Guam)Chief ot Staff . U.5 .Aroy Strategic 'Air i'orcEu, (Guam)Coamanding General; Twentieth Air ForceCoamarrling General ; E ighth Air Force' (Okinawa)Canma.nder in Glief. U.S. Arrrv forces. PacificChief of lIbva! Opel"atioMI OP_16_VCmmaDder in Chief; Pacific Fleet (Adv ~ Calmacder in Chief. -Pacifio Fleet (Rear Hq)Commander'Air Force, Pac if ic F le etCocma.nier. Third FleetCommander; Fif th FleetCommander; Fira t Carrier Task ForceCoamander, MarianaSCa:mandiDg General; U.S. JnJoy Forces. 'Middle Pac1t"icComnanding Generali Allied A ir Forces. Sln'AConmanding General; Far East .Ur ForcesCocmm ding General; U.s. strategic .ur Force8 in EurOllBCottcaniing - G e n e r a l ~ Mediterranean .\l1ied Air ForcesCommanding O e o e r a l ~ Fifteenth Air ForceCcm:w.aling General; Seventh Air ForceCaDnaIding General; VII Bomber CcmnendCcmneIding General. VII Fighter Ca:mandCommanding General; Eleventh Air ForceCarmanding -General, JOIst Fighter WingCa!mand Hq., Allied Air Forces. s:7P.A'ATl'N: Senior Intel l igence Officer. 'R ..\.A.l.Commander in Chief. U.S. Army Forces. Pacif icATl'N: G-2 (For Section 22, RaJ)Officer in Charco. Joint Intelligence CenterPacific Ocean AreasCouman::H.ng General, Air Forces~ AC/AS IntelligenceCorlmanding G6neral, Arm,y Air ForcesATTN: AC/AS. Intel l igence. Col lec tion DivisionCormnanding General. U.S. Strategic Air Forces (Guattl)A'ITNI IntelligenceCcmnEnding General. U.S.- Army strategic Air Forees (Guam)ATTN: Col!ll1Unicat ionsFrn I Counter Mea!ures Air Analysis Gen te rCa:manding otficet ' . Twentieth Air Foroe Lead. Crew SchoolBrigadier Genetsl. H.S. Hansell. J r .Chief of Staff , Twentieth Air ForceDeputy O/S, Opns. Twent ie th Air ?orceAC of S, A-2, ' l\rentieth Air ForceChemical Warfare -Officer, ' l\rentieth Air ForooOrdnance Officer. TWentieth Air ForceDirector o f Tactics, A-3. Twentieth .Air ForceHistorical Officer. Twentieth Air Force


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Comnandina Generali 56th Bombardment WingCamlmding G e n e r a l ~ 7Jrd Bombardment ningCoamaming General. 31,3th Banbardment :TingCom::lIlnding G e n e r 8 1 ~ 314th Bombardment \lingCatmandlDB General; ]15th Banbardment 't1ingCommanding Officerj )rd Photo Reconnaissance SqCommanding Officer; 41st Photo Reconnaissance SqCoumaIJ1ing Officer. 55th Reconnaissance Sq, long Range

.7eatherCommnndiDg Officer. 'IVentieth ..u.r Force CCI:lbat StagingCenter (Provision!.UCommanding Officer; 3Jrd Statist ical Control Unit

lhrnarxling o r f 1 c e r ~ 6th Bcmb Group (VH)Cocmna.nding Officer; 9 th Bomb Group (VH)Coumanding Officer, 16th Bomb Group (VH)CooInanding O f f i e e r ~ 1 9 t h 80mb Group (VH)Coomanding O1'fic8r; 2 9 t h Banb Group (VB)Ccmnandins Officer, 39th Bomb Croup (VH)Comnandil:28 Officer, 40th Boob Group (VA)Camnanding O f f i c e r j 330th Banb Group (VH)Coomo.nding Officer; 331st Banb Group (VH)Cc::mn.endlng Officer; 44,4th Bomb Group (VH)Coomanding Officer; 46200 Banb Group (VH)Commanding Officer; 468th Bomb Group (VH)Cco:landing Officer; 497th 8a::I.b Croup (VH)Commanding O f f i c e r ~ 496th Banb Group (VH)Canmanding Officer; 499th Baob Group (VA)ComoandinB O f f i c e r ~ SOOth Banb Group (VH)Comnanding Officer; 501st Banb Croup (VA)CoIlDl18nding Officer; 502nd Banb Croup (VH)Calmandins Officer; 504th Banb Group (VA)Camnanding Officer; S05th Banb Group (VH)Conlmanding o r f i c e r ~ So9th Composite CroupCconanding Office r; 1 5th Fighter Croup (VLR)Catme.nding Officer; 21st Fighter Croup (VIR)Coc:roanding Officer. 414th Fightor Group (VIR)Ca!:r:JaD1ing Officer.

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