21st Bomber Command Tactical Mission Report 319, 329

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HEflDQ,U/!RTmsT,;ENI'IETH AIR FORCEAPO 2 34

TACTICAL MISSION REPORTField Order No. 16 Missions No. 319 and 320

TSl'set.s: d the NakaJ'ima ilircr8.ftCornpanyUrbs.n J.rea o.f Yewata an(90.17 - 357) at TokYo.8 August 194.5

Table of Contents

Te.et 1.cal Narrat iva. . Ann.sx A - Operat Lena, .. .. III .. ... I ! ! I . . . . . . . . . . - - . Part I - Navigation Track .Report & G ps cr t Pert II - Mean Points of Impact.

Part III - Bombing. .'. Part IV ._Fl ight Engineering Report &. .ChartPe.rt V _ Hadar. Part VI - Gunnery.". . Part VII -Ail'-8ee Rescue Cha.'rt. Pert VIII - Consolidated Mission Report -

:301st Fighter '; ing.Annex .B ....~te8.the,r III .. ,., .. .. '. I I I i i . . . . . . . ' . . . . ' Part 1 - 'iieather Sl:UT:mary. ~ Part II - ChaFt - Predicted vs.Observed ;.'eOltber N.ission No. 319.

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II! - Prognostic MaP ; IV - Syncpt ic J V I . e P. V - Chart - Predicted vs.

ObserV'ed :;ieather Mission No. 320 VI ~ Prognostic Map. vir - SYlloptic Map " .. . .

&nnex C _ Ccmmunicat,iotll'j. Pert I - ROM!I- , '" Part II _ Radio

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Annex!) - lnt e.11igenee '. .' 3 4 -:Part I - Enemy Air Opposit ion . : 9 5Part n - Enemy Ant1.aircraf't. 36Pert III - Damage ":"ssessment. 40Section A - Ya'l'lsta. Mission No .319 40Se,ct ion B-1. - Na Ire jima ilircra ft Co.

(iV) .. Mislilibnl'No. 320 42Section B-2 . _ Tokyo keenel Complex(SV-PR) Mission Nb. 320 44

imnex E - Consolidated Statistical S\lIIlIIIBry " . ". 46Annell( F - Twentieth 1,:lJ.o Force Field Order . . . . . .~nnex G - Distribution. . . . . . ~ ... . . . . . .

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SUBJliXlT: Napert of J~ttaeks OJ:!. the Yawata Urban Area and the NalrejiDBAircraft CO'.lpany(90.17-357). Tok;y0 8 l~ugust 1945.TO C'Q,l!;Iandine,:Genera I, U. a, l~ Str,,;- teg i? il.ir Foree,. , AFC 2 3 4 .

c/o Pea t i .' lSS t er, San Franciseo, CahCl'ma,.1.. IDENTIFICATION OF ImPaRT:

a.Field Order Number 16. Headquart erB Trtent ieth i:..ir Force,dated 7 Augu,st 1945I dirac ted the 58th. 73rd., and 31.3th Bcnbarooent'dings to take part in Il'. nIlX:P:lUm eft art daylight ililcendiary attackIl.gainst the Ya\lata Urban Area and the 314th lh:ng to enploy.2 OrQlI;'~against the Nakaj iJ :na Aircraft CQJPany (90,.17-357). TokyO, an 'fua.nt).athAir Force Missicns Nu:m:ber319 and 320..

b. Targets SpeGified:(1) lTimary Visual and Radar T,arget. MisBionNunl:ier 319.

UrCan luJ_ea of Yawata:(a) For'Ce Attackiw::

4 . Grcupa.8th73rd313th

4 Grcups

(2) RriI:lal'y ...Visual Target. Missi GIl Nuuber 320: Target357 (As sham en XXI Bmber CC!T.landI . .: ithco.!I\1osaicl 'rokYG Area7 90017-3.57).Nakaj ir.la Aircraft CQ;j.pany.

NUt1ber320:Tokyo Area,

(a) Farce Attack.ing; Two GrOlps o r the 314 th ,(ing.( ;3) Sac andgy Vi SUaland E'I'w.arY Radar Tar;zet. Missi QTarget .3 600 (i.a shc;m m


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(b) Mi.sai onNil.mbe.r320:Reasons for Choice

Rase to I170to3437N-13Bo .5E

Tactical Doctrine.landfall an d departure 'Tore ~0 be 7 El~l~ leftof tbis rrestern point at' eas~ly ).dentif~edSutuga Bay.. ~ t Fu iFasily identified A!le.tooulq:! Lake west of Ii.CUll J ~making the best approach. to the target nas selocteas the initial point.A left turn was specifiea to avoid heavy defensesin Tokyo..

to352BN-13835E (IF)toTargetto3558N-13945Eto355 BN-14100Eto1170 to Base

This dead reckoning point flElS to carry the, forcearamd the Ohosh.i, defensesTaetica1 Doctrine.

(2) ~:(a) I\lissi on Nunber 319: 1'170Ji:ma is the only radar

check point bet ween base and landfall. Landrall w a . ; ; t0 be made at ~~""Waricus wing reassembly areas ar cund the s cu thern tJ.P of Kyushu, r.;h~cnbas many distinctive radar check points. The initial point, 3310N -13020E, v is on the northern oce.st line of Ar-LakeKai at the mouth of theKurwne River and is easily identified. If racla.r bombing bee anes neces ...sary , the Yaws.ta area c Q.!Id be identifi ed .by using the inner bay- f C!I'reference. On the briefed axis of a.ttack, 1 radar mean point of illpe.ctwas reecmr.::endedSince the use Of the .J mean points 'Jf iapact as s tgne df'or visual b;:mbing liould scatter the bonbs and TS18keifficult firebreaks .IJ ih 1 mean point of impact I the nCOC'1':1al8zimu th errca:- .1aBexpecte d to be appr oximately 10. t0 12,000 feet and the errors inmean point Of impact identificati on wculd. be approximately i mile.A wide o oneentrat ion of bonbs iiihin a-2-mile. area .wastherefore expect ed ,Direct syncbronCU$ bcmbiEgwas to be used.

(b) Mission Nl!imber320: The only radar check pointsen route are I'WQima, K;i.ta Iwo J"ima, and Minami 1"70 Jim. If the'1 1 eat her Was bad at Iw 0 Jirua, assel'lbly ,Zone II YIaS to be used since t liszone contains very prQuinent islands which pan be easilY ident ifiedolandfall i'18S to be made at 3437N-13805E on the coas t bet-.1een H&""18l!1atsu8l!ldllnae...sal


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. _ - th issi0Il t o'Yaweta wareThe axis of attack and banhl.ng altl.tu:des for e zn 1 -tv pcsiticalretermined by these 5 factors: Wind direction and ve all. "'. ._ f -nd to blOl'T Sliloke a,7e.yof the sun at the time of attack. a SMI'ace T,U 11' anfrQC} the taI''''et and keep the target clear for gz-cu ps fa OiVJ;Dgt' _- t'" _ d't' t the -ergs.easily identifiable i.nitial pOint, and flak c on l. l.ODBa .(2) M e n Foint s of Il11pact : (Refere nee XXI Bomber' Command

Lithc.Mosaics Ya.7st: Area and Tokyb Area, 90.17-357) ~ For further_ ,details see Annex A, Part II).

(a) Mission Number 3l9;Originally 5 mean pOints ofimpact were selected in order to include. within 4.000 feet probable. d d'acent industrY of Ya:lata,C J.rcular errors, most of the urban areas an a J .' - . iTobata. and ~(akamatsu. Prior to the execution of the mJ.ss]_~. the ~rl.g -nal plan was modified to the extent that the mean point~ of l.npact lLl Tobata and Wakal'.latsu were eliminated and the force r-eadjua t.e d as follO"ilS.4 Grmp9 on MFI 111035, 4 Groups on llIlPI073075 and 3 Gr cups on MFI 039037 t

(b) Mission Nu);1ber 320: On e mean paint of' impact 'ilaJ3 -selected in the center of the Tar;la sect ien of the plant. A probablaCircular error of 500 feet included all af' the target.

g. Defen.sive Factors:(1) Fis:hter Esc ort: Three groups of fi ght SIS from the

30lst Fighter'i'/ing based an Ie Shina were requested to prcvide escortfor the Yawata missd on.(2) RCMI All flight squadrons were to be equipped to

barrage j8l!l the ensroy sun-laying radars in the 72 to 84 me,;acyele and190 to 210 megacycle regi ons. Sp0t jar.Jr.1ipg"las to be eapl eyed a;gainstany gun- laying radar signals tJ:'>.atappeare d cuts ide' the barrage. Searc hand directicn finding of enemy raoo.rs fran 20 to 3,000 r.1e.i;acycles \"laSto he c ant Lnued,

(3) Enelil,Y Fis:hter Reacti on:(a) Yaaata: The r orte planned to Yawata nas to beover Chura and MOji, the 2 most heavily defended fighter areas in Kyushu,It 17asant icipated that 2 5 to . l I 5 fighters might be enctuntered near 0oura.

and possibly 40 to 50 interceptors wmid be met in. the target ar ea ,(b) Nakajima Airersf t Cmpan.v : The abse nee c t: fight erreac tion in the ToW 0 lI.rea on '7 August .:i:na.i0at edt hat the e neny IV:;;,

makiBg ol'lly sporadic interce:gtone It c.culd not be accurately a.ct~c.L1ined that the J"apanese wculd or IVculd not 8l'l,9;age in Ccr.J.batrri -+;; '1t-h ..B-29's . However, apprcocinately 80 to S O fighters wer e in the ~(;l:) 0dd.strict, of Which it was anticipated that 30 to 40 L1ie;ht be li"t.lL~il,>,

n. air-Sea lies(}1!.q.~The Navy \-788 furnished with detaj:~ ;:'the missions and provided the rescue faeiJ.ities included in AnIle.;;: .1;Part VII, which also lists the air-sea rescue facilities of th .. ' l"b~n;' . ' ::-+;hAir Force.

3. EXl!IJUTIClNFTl-m MIBSICNS: (For ape cia1 rep crts c encer nfngthese mf.ss f cns , see Annexes that iollGilI this Dalrative).B.. Take- off:

(L) Take-off \7aS ace cmplished as foUoas:


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Mission319319319

Aircraft Airborne First Take~off last Take~off071bo8Z 071b46z07163.5Z 0717342on6nz o7172'iZ071608Z o71734Z0723'1OZ 080012Z0716083 080012Z

58th73rd31th

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320T0ta1 Mission NULlber319 2 4 5

314thTClI 'AL

If; This tota1 dces not include 4 Super-Thlmboand 1.iind Run i..O.(2) The 58th 'ding had only 3 5 aircraft airborne due tocrashes blccking both runways. Take~off of the rer.l8inder of the

sc heduled aircraft was canoe lled.(3) One hundred and sixty P-47's were airborne as escort

for Mission Nunber 319.b. Rcute Cut: Aircraft ace cnplished long range navigati en

indi vi dually tot he asSoobly poj.nts. No naviga ti ona1 def ic i eneies rrerenoted.c. Assemblies: On Mission Number 319. ~,Hngassenblies were

effected off the coast of KYushu.. O n . Miss im Number 320. assembly rraseffected per SOP.

d.. Over Tar,-;:ets: Radar was used as an aid to navigation inthe target areas and far wind determination.

(1) Missicn Number 319: O f the 245 aircraft airborne,221 drGpped 1301.9 tons of b cnbs on the primary rr cmOBoIOlZ to 080l36Zfran alt itudes rangingfrcn 19,OOQ to 24,300 feet. The tar!!:et wasbonbed visually in 85 cases and by radar in 136 cases. Seven aircraft,1 of whj,ch aLs0 b Q l1 00 d t he pr imary target, dr opped:37..3 t ons af b cnbson targets Of oppcu:tunity.

(2) Missi01_Num.be.r320: o r the 6~ aircraft airborr..o- 51ai rcraft drGlpPld 239,.0 tons on the prir.18.ry visual tarGet rr cn Ofl:,-;-:-'--ztG 080735Z fran altitudes ranging from 19.500 to 22,450 feet. .)_-l ~releases l1ere made visually. To avoid a collision ccurse with :"'L.:.";~f ormati an, 9 aircraft dl'opped.50 tons on the primary radar tar@', .:-080744Z fran 20,000 to 20,800 feet. T'iV0air~raft dropped 8 to\::: : : . . . !Shimada" a target of Q]lportunity~

e. BCtl.teBack: Return to bases ';"Jasas b:t'iefd d, 711r ,-craft landiFlg at :EwoJima..f.. ~Il: Aircraft landed as bases under fnir wcat.hcrconditicns as fall oos :

Twentieth Air Force Total

Mission319319319320

~58th73rd3l3th3l4th

Time DewnFirst Aircraft0808l3Z'--

080724Z080728Z08l35....~oBo724Z

Time Damlast Aircraft08092.5Z-oeo91J~.Z080846z0814582,081458Z

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g. Loss and Don.age to Jdrcrai't:(1) Enemy Idl'c l"Si't : One B- 29 waa 1.oet tQ :Slld 3 E- 29' s

were dar.:1agedby ena"zy fighter,s onMissi on Nur.1ber 31,9. No lass ordamag e was sustained to enell1Y fight e rs on Mi56ion Nurr. bel' 320

(2) Al'ltia,ircraft : No aircraft were 1cat to flak an d 20were damaged O n Miss i en Nw;).bsr 319. one J : ' -47 was de.mac,ed by :flak.Op: Missicn Nuriber 320. 2 aircraft Were lost to flak, lover the,tarr::;etarea and the other sustained such sewrs datlage that it was lcat 0!1 acrash landing at lwo Jima. Tb.irty-five ai.rcraft I'Tere d:ar.:uaged.

(3) other ,Fi ve p-4 7 ' a wer e loat t0 unlmooll cau.ses.F'OIll:':8-29'6 wsre lost to accidental or mechanical reasena.

4. ElCECUrIONVERSUSpli.l)UiInm: The missi ens were e:xecute d asplanned.

5.REsUIXS OF l'dISSI QilS:a. Mission Number 319: Damage to Yaata rcsultinsfra!1 this

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0rERI~TI ONS

Part I _ Navigat ion Repo.rt and ChartPart 1.1_ Mean Points af ImpactPart III- BonbingPart IV _ Flight .EnGine.ering Report and C,hartPart V - BadanParti I - GunneryJ'art VII - jur-Sea Rescue, ChartPart VIII _ 30lst Fight6l? "ling Missi Q;I. Report

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Y'ART I _ mVIGf.TION REPORT.. 1. Ai:reraft aocanpli shed 10l:lg:range navi gati on indi viC!ually: at he 1 3 .88eJ;)bJ:y ,Poims..The 58th" 73rd, and ]l]th ;'lings etta:: ~eahe Yawata urban area, whilo all but 1squadron of tho 314th ,hDBattae lood the vi sual precisi en tars:et. the Na~j ima Jl.itc:reft Co.. .at Toky::i.. One squa dr ca at' the 314thiiirlg attacked the TokYo ~rs~malCQ1).pJ,exas a primary radar target. Nona viga ti onal OOf'iaiene a.eswere, noted.

2. ,RaBar "'as use d as .an ai cl,t a naviga t ion in the tar~et are asand r or nind de termi nat ion. V I ind int he Yewata are 0.. was f r CD 900at 25 knots. Both visual and radar bcmbinG 1"10re done in the Yalilataarea.

3. Return to base was as briefed. 'l'ii t11 112 aircraft landinaat I110 Jima.4. Loran work \1aS dene as folloos:

42912 3 2 4 -

18b. NUmber Loran, FiXese.. Number ,Equipment Mali'uncti OIlSa. AVerage Maximum Range

(1) Fixed Ante,nna 675 N.M.(2) Trailing 'Uire

e. No interferenee or jaLn'Jing Q;aS reportea. I!anges '!'Ierefor ground. waveSSll'lCe thi.g 'ilas a daYl~ght strike.

5. The 58th ;i(ipg had cn.J:y.3 5 st.rike ail)'Clcaft and 1 ,super-Pui:1boairborne due to beth zumtays being blccked by crashes.


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'ARI' III - Ba~mG1. Mission No. 319 _ Yawata Ul'ban and Industrial Area:

a. The 58th -.-lingwas unable to dis,llatQh 4 c;rcups because 2aCCidents cccur-re d during the take- aff peri cd "hioh bLoclced b ceh run-;.r ays and the relliai nder of take- offs more canoe lIed.

b. The target area was 0cver-ed 'I7i th haze and the firsti'onnations hed acme difficulty in identifyine the nean points of imPact.Underoast and sraoke in the target area forced the fomaticns bCl:lbinglate to bonb 17ith radar. TI10formations succeeded in making vi.sus.lreleases and 1.7 fcnnatic:ns bornbed with .rac1e.rQ

c. The predicted results by returning cr-evs rrere p ocr toexcellBIlt. Several fomat ions ceuld not observe results because of smokeand underoast oanditions.

d. The mission was considered \7e11 planned. The initialpoint, (331ON - l3020E) en KUrut;,)6river meuth, on the northern shcx9sor Ariaki-Kai flaS easil..v identified en the radar se ope. The averagedrift reported tieS 5 degrees left. Conpressibility for the force rras35 minutes.

2. Mission No. ,20 - Nakajima Airora:ft Co. - TokyO:

a. Bcmbrng was ac c empLiehe d visually by all formatims.Two f'ormat tcns used oUset bonbing after the aiming point becarrecovered \lith sr.loke. One formation bonbed the secmdary visual tare;et.the Tckyo Arsenal Ocrn.p1ex When a Co11isi om ccurse l;;i th another fomat-ion forced them awayfran the prinary target.

\b. Themtssd.cn was considered excellently planned. Theaverage drift reported rras 4 degrees right. Ccmpressi bili ty for theforce was B minutes.e. The bCClbing accuracy was excellent "'i th 6 2 per cent of?ll ocmbs released \"li thin 1000 feet of the; ailmng point.. The nissim

:lS cQllBidered very successful as bombiIOg7a5 ace on:gli shed under severeenany oppositiQ1.

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SECRET_. . -_._-

PARI' IV - FilGHI' ENGINEERING1., Narrative af Mission as Flam:

a. C'rl1ise to the .Mainland: Individual climbs were madeitIr.J.eg.i.ately afte.r take- aff to altitudes be tween :3 ,ODD to )1 ,000 feetwhere the initial cruise was flo\7n~ A$seJ!lblies r.rere made' aff thee cast of Japan.

be BQl.1lbRun1 Bonbi:og 178,s c endue ted by aqu adz' an f'o;rmationsat an average aItitude of 20.000 fe et.

c. Retur.n To Base: Return t o the. bas e 178$ c mcluc t ad byindividual aire raft " . . f i thillt diff ic.ul ty. Minimum fue 1 'I7as used bya irp lanes cruts i.ng at 14.000 to 16.000 te et and desee nding 200 ts etper minute int 0 the traffic pattern. Maxir:run range speeds as speci-fied by this headquarters ga'Ve the l:Jest fus 1 c onsumpta OD"

2. CQji.r~,ents . i l . totalcf : 3 5 per cent o r all airb:orne aircraftlanded at"IWo Jima e- AlJi wings loaded g;bmb bay tank" A total of0 /7 aircraft cf 1;he 58th ";{ing was unable to taks:'off because crasheda irp lanes bl 00Ire a : both runways,," Because much t me VIas s pent atbaubing altitude. many aircraft landed at Jmo J'imQ

3. .Exhibi ts;a. FClr' historical record see Chart A" follmlng this I!epO!:'t.~


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r, ' .RT VI ~ GUNNERYl. No. of aircraft firingl 60..2. Average turr0t load:

2000 1000 1000 1000 10003. !.verageNo. cl' rounds f,ired in coobat per turr",t I

99 4 4 374 . No. of ro.mds fired in c cmbam 18.4365. No. of rounds used for test firi,ng: 31,359.g. Guns Loaded: 58th;iinr; ]3rd ,ring 313th "HiM; 114th,I.ipg

Cold Cold Hot c oldC .! . .L . . 5 0 M :.G .~,F.C.. Malfunctions;

(1) resistor feed Jams - (3)C'hargers - (4)1) hose

El) owpress or8. Totalperoentage Gf eql!1.ip;l.ent operative.

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RE"'ORT "lOLSt FIGHTER 'i1INGPART VIII _ C ONSOLIDI.TED MISSION r !. .. -"_ _ th 30Ist Fighter ~ling, be.se~ onThe :f'~llC\Vlng l.S a report of _e 'c" t - o r this Il.ir Force. ).taIe Shima.. Waile thl.s agency aa not ':' "ltn). ant .'art "o f the operationsrepat't is reproduced here asa very lJllPartl tP - t re of the 1,jissioDof this command and inorder that the con}) e_6 Plcu1 M" . "emHepar-t.may be pr-es.ent ed by t.he Twentieth Air Force'S 'I'actlca :LSSJ.

SECRETJ.ut.h: CO,. 301 F\IInitials I TIRO_9 August 45

I-iEAWU;JlTERS30lst :FIGHTER':lINGA ro 2459 ."lug 4 5

o CNS OL IDATED MISSI CN BEl- OR r1.. a. Units participsting ond Targets:

318th Fighter Grcup: Escort B-29's on strike against Ya':1ata(l\.V11shu)urban inc1ust:uisl anea.

413th Fighte r Grcup: Esc ort B-29' s on strike a;gai nst Yawata(Kyushu) urban industFial area

.sa7th Fighter GrQ1.p: Esc ort B-291s ca strikto against Ya>1ata(K..,vu:shu)urban industrial area ..2. s. Type or Miss ion: 318th F.1ghter GJ?cup - Ese crt %:B' s G4-13th Fighter Grcup - Esc QI't VriBIS.507t11 , Fighter Grcup - FBcat VEE's.3. a. Grcup 318th 413th 501t-hb. A le 8chedl::Lled 48 -;- 5 spa.res 48+ 6 spares 48 -r 6 spS_"'F .e .. 1 I . / e returning earlY ~ 0 0d. A l e Oller target 44 54 53e. A / e lost 4 0 1f. TO time last 1 ' . / e 0740 0820 0 7 5 0

g. TOl '- 0945-1100 1D18'-1035 1035-1045h. Time last A / e ap;m 1 4 4 : 2 1330 1415It Includes 11./0' which did not take ctl.'f.

4 ., a.. Friendly A le 10st I 318th Fighter Gr cup 4 j .507thFighter Grcup l~b. Friendly 11./0damaged: 318tl\l Fighter Grcup 1 minot (A/:.)

5. a. Enemy A/e sighted: 55 - 65 Fi{ghtersb. Enemy A/e claimed: 318'1;h _ 1 1 - destrcyed (3 FrankS, 1 Jack) 4 -damaged (IZeke i 1 Ge '-lrge. 1. TO J 0 , 1 Frank); 4-13th - 5 destr Qred (Jzekes, 1 Oscar, 1 Hamp) 2 darQ8.r2;ed(1 Toja, 1 Oscar) j 507th - 4 . destrqred(1 Nick, 1 Toj 0, 1 Jack, 1. Frank) 2 pr 000bly destr C6-'ed (1 T~ny, 1 Frank),Total 13 destrC&'ed, 2 probably destrcyed,. 6 dal7l.aged.6. :Resul.t s of' Mis si en:a. 13 Eriany A lo destroyed, 2 prota.bly destroyed. 6 dar:l.aged.nescorting of' B-29Is.b. 413th FG: 1./0 stared and ble'l1 up 1 I.cCCII!lotivEl and dav.a6ed 4passenger cars 2 miles nQl:'th of Shimabara (234-8N - 1302lE).c. Observations en.B-29 attack; .Bonbers caused great col.unls ofgrayish- bram smoke up to 35,000 ft. visible temOnami - 0 Shioa.


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C0l\1S0LIDATED J;USSICN REPOffi' (oont 'd)7. Narrative: ly30 'Z;ekCS Frerika, TojoS,a. 318th Fighter Grrup: il.pproxunate ft between Qnuta.and Oe orges intercept ed at 1015 at 18.000 - ~3,000 , .' Enemy seene dand Yavate and Oler ShiJ;Jabars -Han. and at Ar lake l


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C{])J'SOLID.lI.TED MISSICN REFDRI' (Cont'cl)9. Flak: y t heavy caliber -a. 318th Fi~"ter Grcup: between Cmlta and ~.\"laa - t(!>, t - sly nOlnted - aocur.ate 0moderate to intense - barrage and con J.DUOU .. . adder.inaccurate _ one plane receivred r,linar damag e to oLeva't cr an r~l

b. 413th Fightor Grmp: Fro::).Saga (331_'5~- 13019E) up 'In C:~ratoto YS';rats (:3352N _ 13050E) accurs-te aato altltude. r.le8l3er to nat target. nil. dar.lsge.. . (. 2E) to O!:luta.c. 507tl). Fighter Grmp: Ushibtlka at 32l2N - 1300 upintense heavy accurate as to altitude, flak oncQll_lteroc1 at 19.000 ft.Qnuta up to Naokata (.3340N _ 13042E) light sporadl.c flaKo Na.okata toYa\'lata intense and accurate range and altitude. Fran KOlro.rs1 ' : l n d b~over the'l'1ater heavy intense and accurate. Fr cr.1 Yauata. t0 S.'ll.~sllll1O.intense and accurate heavy.10. Ccnnunicsti ons :a. 318th Fighter Group: No Ccr.lD.ent.

bo 413th Fighter GllCUp: No Comment.c. 507th Figl'l.ter Grcup:. No CcrJJ;JCntg11. Weather:a. 318th Fighter Gr00.p: En rcute .5 - .7 cumulus at 12 ,000 ft.;over target .3 curnu.lus 10,000 - 12.000 i return same as en r c.ute.

b. 4I3th Fighter Gra.tp: ',feather was s ane en r cut e , over tor.:;et. .and return. 4/10 clQlds bases 1500 fto tops 7000 ft. Visibility unrestr).ct ed,c. 507th Fighter Grcup: En rcute .3 eumuLus bases 2000 ft. tops5900 ft. few t.ops to 8000 ft. Visibility unrestricted except in uiClelyscattered rain shooe rs , Southern tip of Kyushu. small line of ,leathert}70 to three zai.Les thick extending east - west fran h or Lzon to hcriz noI;;Oi'1estlayer fr 0'.1 deck to 12,000 ft. See ond la;y'cr 14.000 ft. top 14 ,200ft. Heavy rain bela.,. Visibility appeared to be zero ill rain. .lestccaat of J)yushu: Clear to .3 cwnull!ls along c cast bases 2000 ft tops6000 ft. few to 8000 fto No niddle or high clcuds visibility unrestr~cted. Yawata area: .5 t0 .6 cumu.lus bases estimate d at 2000 ft. to sestimated at 6000 ft. Smoke built up to ~5.000 ft.. Observaticns tak nfrQll 25.000 ft. Return r oat e sazs as rcute to target.

I12. Nm:mniti on:

a. 318tli- Fighter Grcup:b.' 413th FiGhter Grcup:c. 507th Fighter Grcup:No bcn.bs or rookets.

12;OtJO rcumls of cal 50 expended,10i462 rrunds of cal 50 expended.1l.831 r cunds of calo .50 expended.

1:3 . Remarks:Rendezvcos ace C!!lp1isQed ace ording to plan and B-291S giveneffective escort to target area and out. JUll fighters failed to make

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Fart I - Westher Surr.mary!VJission No. 319Part II _ Chart - Predicted ViS. Ob"mrve-dWeather

Fart III - .ttognostieMapfart rf -Synqptic Me.p

Missicn No" ;20Part V - Chart - l'redieted VS. ObserveQ.i'leatherPart VI - Prognostic l\!lap

Part VII - Syn c w t ie Map

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"'Tal"gets:

.r.lA.NNINGFa;LECAST _ MIS8ICr.'SND. 319 and 3204-5/10 1ou(l1oud base 1800ft, tOJ)S Boo 0ft with 2/10 ni ddleelmd; 6_8/10 high cloud sad scattered s,ho7ers.To IB'N: Sane as bases.. . . '. . '. alo, the,To 23 'N : TW0' zones about 100 !;Il.les evenly spac ad, ng t 'l7i thar-ea aav ing 6/10 1em c1cud, base 1200 t, tope 8-1~ ,000 f dccca s ion,';).lsho'\rarS (r.lcderat e) j broken layers, of' llUadle anhigh c.Lcud; Away li'QU these z.cnes, 4-6/10 1071clmd.~dTo ocast l 5/10 10';;cLcud base 2300 ft, tope 7000 t;, scat "ere .Diddle and high oleud. ....., 0"'ALL: Vory light wind f10n QV'er8.,11 limpJlre ,,;..th no fronts sthatcl cud l7i11 be diurnal h8vi fig 5-7/10 in hill areas, bre ek-ing to' 4-6/10 in ccastal areas and less in ,inland sea andSh:irilonoseki areas. '"

O .F ER .' I. TIONAL FORECAST MISSICN NO . 11C1Bese at Take-Orf :Scattered 101, middle and high clouds.Rcut.e,:

Target;

There w;ill be soattered 10'.'1, oidOle and high C10lds to' 21 "N .Ji'rora 21" N ' to 2 4 eN there ~ill bebrcken 10\'1 and high clmd,sand scattered r.1iddleel.cuds wi til tC;'H::rinacunlulus and r;rcderate~.halers. Fr an 24 C f , j t0 the target the re wi 11 be sea t tere d 1Tand high olcudS.Yawata: 4/l0oUITlulus, base 2500 ft, top 5000 ft; 2/l0.:,i rrusat :30,000ft. ':findS at 20,000 't ~'Iill oe220 a,t 20 knots.

Ease cnRet'urn:Broken leri and higb and soattered niddle ClOlds rrith light tomoderate shmers.

OPEFlfI .TICWl.L F 0BE C:A S[' M lS S.IO N NO. 3 20Base at "TakeOf'f :Scattered lew amdniddle cLcads and b.rOkenhigh c Louds,Rcu:te:

Target't

There will be scattered lew andmiddle and broken .high c10.(1 ~to l TCN. Fran 17DN to 23~ there 1{1i11be breken lo.1~ scatt"-..:,to broken middle and overcast high clcuds \'lith tOl7ering CUIJt!].'l~to 16,000 ft, and light Shal'erS6 Frcr::t23~ to 27~ there 71i11be broken low and scattered middle alild high olcuds with ce cas-iena! ligAtsho.'1ers.Frcm 27~ to the targe.t thers;;-ill bebroken lOiI and soatte.red middle anct high clcuds.Toky 0; 4/10 .cumu.Ius , baee 3000 f't I' tops 6-10.000 f t; 2/10cirrus at 30,0'00 ft.Winds. at 20,000 ft will be, 3500 at 10knots.

Base on Return:Erok.en lew and l1iBb and scattered middle clouds ;'lith liGhtshooers ..

/Ba.ses at Take-Off I

SCattered lew cloud,s.

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Target:

There ",ere scattered' to brOken 100 c10lds to 20'i-J"ft Atropical depressi en-t", tme east of' the rwte gave br ekenlew and high cLouds, scattered middle clwa> \7ith sbalt 2{f0towering cumulus and light to moderate shOi1ers between 20 .~and 25q,J. Frelll 2.5'N to 300rJ there l7ere broken low clcuds andscattered middle c1wd.9. Over the Empire to the target thereuere broken lc;.7 clcuds on the windward slopes (south); e1se-17here there nere only scattered lew clcudsoYawata: 4-6/10 stratcew;mlus, tops 6-7000 ftj t0l7eringclcucls of smoke; visibility unrestricted except over targetwhere smoke reduced it to 5 miles. Winds at 20,000 ft ;rare2000at 22 kr.ots.-

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EARl ' J: - :BCM1I. lUrpose:

a. To D/F ",neI;IYradars.b. To conduct a g,eneralse,a:t'ch in 'the 20-.3000 megacycle

c. T ,Q bar:uage jam theenem.y gun-laying rade.ra in the. 72-~megaoycLe and 190-210 ~egacyo Le r sgien an d to spot j8l':l anY gun-laYl nglignals that ap:geared cutside the barrageQ

d. To confuse gun-laying JJ:adars by the use of rope .e. To search for enemYvoice cQ:lmunications",

2.. Methm:a. Six R O M cbserverS part rc ipat e (\ and use dt he 1"011 CI1ing

equipmen t t0 ace onplish the' search and jal~ing: 212- AJT-I" 100-11l'Q.-2,' 4 _ AIT-3 (Modifi ed) ~ 14 - ARQ.-8. 15 - AIR~. 1- ARR..7! 15 -APA-l1, 1 _ APA-24. and 2 - ArA_bo

h. Ea:ch airplane was equl.pped with 1. or nore jarnaers satuned:' that each t light squadron procllced itsOi'/ll barrage~ Thebarrage was supp1ir::1ented by spot j8.l:JI;lerso,

c.. Rope was dispensed "by the 58th Wing at the rate of .3bundles per 10 sec onds 2 ro.inutes bet are bombs away and e cnt inuingunt i1 rut of the f 18k atea~ .

3- Resul ta.;:a. Thirty intercepts we~e recorded and are listed at the

end of this section.0. CIlewmeo. 'bers reporled flak .1ess accu.rate after r O.: &e w a s

dis:pensed.c. ' The barrage W aS reported as cooplete with the ex.ceptiQl3of 2 weak spots which were c ove:rea wi thspot jarwe'rB ..

!'f. Tile fOU.Of/ipg unusual signals were intercepted; 2 6 : 2 / k OIJ/~ 094/1600/2.

b.. ThIle13OWsig~ls m fIr.equenc ies of' 4.-32 meGo.cycle~ 3,52megacycle, 4~05 megacycle were intercepted at 3040N - 13000E, 333o ..~ ~13020E,. 3300N - 1]220E respectivelYa

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. . ~ ~ , !i~.1.LIST OF !~~::1~:rTS. . , J ' . . . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ . _

00073 0497 42 30251 ~!~.6. , ~ II. e '" ~_ '_0PART _II - RADIQ ,-

1. Strike ReEorts, The 4 wings part Lo i IE ting in these missionstransmitted 3 4 strike reports to the gnound ra'di 0 stati 0llS"2. Fox Transmissi ons: In ace ordance with Twentieth :~ir FarceRegulaticn. O F " type' It D.umnylt messages were tra..nsmitte d from each "':'..r~

grcund statim at certain intervals during these missions. ,\ to,31 ..:~86 per cent of all aircraft radiO opez-at crs successfully received ~"C.B.messages .. There were only 2 instances of radi a oparat ors not ha\i~logical reasons for not receiving these rnesaage s, ',/eather and T~J'3Signals were other schedUled broadcasts lnade d\.U'ing these mssi 0:::'- "3. Fregue.nci~: Atmospheric interfereme duri.ng these mis$::.cr:~on the 3 and 7 megacycles frequencies was mo1erately hea,,'YdurL.,g ;~ '_~ . s . 'l

missiOns. The 11 r.egacyele frequencies ':ler~ relatively c Iea.r < > n . 3 .reeei ved the most use. FollOWing is a percentB.t1;e breakd",-::'llof i;.:.'- ff~.C'per frequency: 9::;:er cent on 3 megacycles; 3 7 per cent on 7 n,:;,-~'\c:rc16sand 54 per cent at 11megacyc:1es.

4.. NavigatJ.ona.l_Aida,l Four requests for HF/DF beariDgs werereceived by the grQlnd atat:ions and all nere obtained. O:le aircraf trequested an VHF/DF bearing and received it. The 58th O:iingre a.~edthat 24 out of 31 aircraft used Air-t o.Air Heming successfulJy d'..cinuthese missions. Radio ranges~ hcmexs and broadcast stations c ont~_n.;.uto provide the majority Qf' aircraft with excellent navil:Ptional a : ' .. ds . .

5. Net Discipline and Securit:'{1 Excellent net disci];lJ.ine wasmalnt$ined during these missions and no reports of violatiam ofsecurity Were rec ar:ded.-32-


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Part 1 w Enemy Air Opposi t ienPart II EnemYAntiai:rc.raftPart III w Damage Assessment

Sectian A Yawata Urban Area1V).ission No. 319Section B-1 Nakajima Ale Co., -Mission N o . 3 2 0 (1


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PiIFiII' 1- ENEMY FIGHI'ER GPPCSlTION1. S!llIlI!laIjI': OneB-29 was lost to enemy fi,ghteI'S .and:3 ~her

SuPen' arts were damaged'byJap ints.reept ors en 'ths 3-vn.ng da,yhghts~t"ike a,gainst Yal'lata.. No losses n or damages \181'9 sustained fran1'lghters by the B-29's \vhich struc kat the Nakaj ima Aircra ft GO.,TOlzy


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4. Bneakdam of Attacks:1:,ype of Aircraft No" Attacks

Ze)reUnidentifiedTonyGeorgeFrankJackRampIrvingTojo Total

14111074:321_j,j

5. ~:a. Destroyed (2) I 1George and 1 Jack by IB~b. Damaged (2): I Il'ving by Nose t 1 Zeke by FlSGo

6. Tokyo Area Miss ica : A t etal of 5 a ingle-engine and 2 t>l'iD-engine aircraft ere encruntered. In all cases the enemy planes lIeref.lying at a considerable distance C 3 .000 to 5,000 feet) beneath theB-29 formations.

PART II - EN EMY .A ..W IA IRCBAFr1. Mission No. 319 - Yawata Urban Area:

a. The primary target Was bonbed by aircraft of three Wingsas summarized beLor e,

' f{ING I 58 73 313I 83\lumber of Airc raft , 30 108Time Over Target I 0120Z-012lZ o 104Z-0136z OlOlZ-Ol27ZAltitude Br.acket 20,100-21,100 22,500-24 .300 19,000-22,000Axis of Attack 30 _32 26_38 28_46Undercast I 2/10-3/10 5/10-7/10 1/10-10/10

Targets at opportunity were bonbed by 7 aircraft, includil".g1aircraft which also banbed tae primary target~b. En rD.:1.teto the ta:rget flak was enccuntered as tabulatedbelON':

Locatim Coo:vdinates Rema:rksIzumi Airfield 3202N - 13015E Meager and inaoourate~heavy.

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SECRET-----, . . . . . . .a oordino't ISLcoatiQIJ. Meag~ and inaccurate.

heaVY.Meager and inaccurate,heavy.Meager and iIl6CctU'!:\te Iheavyo

MlyakonOj 0 Air' le1 d

Taniyama 303lN - 13030E

Kao%,a Airfield

Ka.goshima Wllilagerand inaccurate"heavy.

Taehiari Airfield Meager and in!lCcurate,heavy~

E1lrume Meager to moderate9 in-accurate to acom-ateoheavy 0

I.P. (S of Saga) Meager and inaecurateoheavy,..Izaka 3337N - 1304GB Meager and inaccurate1heavy.Shimabara 324bN - 13032 E Meager and. inacc\U'ste,heavy 0Fukuoka. Meager I inacc ura t~oaceurateo hea"Y~Qnu:ta. Meager. ina.ccurat e t0accurate, heavy.,

c. Over the targe.t flak was de sori bed as SLllllIIlarized be leu :(W il lgl3 are in chronological order)

(1) S13th Wing: IE. ge.neral flaK: was meager to modemt e,inaccurate to ao;:curate, and heavy. Two o f' the 3 grcup9 received theflak after bcmb release. Twelve airctaft \leN ~ged~ There 1'1eraSQIl.e .indica:tiens of' nsatura t:ban".

(2) 73rd 'Hng: In geneTal flak "as meager t 0 mcderat I,inaccurate to accurate and heavy.. Average duration of' i.re for eachforma ti an 'I1as 1 to 3 minutes. Eight aircrait \vere dameged~ There ,lasa' tiD)e overla.p bet\1een this 'Ihng and the 313tho

(3) 58th Wing: In genexal flak "nas meagex tom oderate,inaccurate and hea.vy.. It is to be noted that this lfIingc.anpressedint0 a one-min\:l.te interval and bcmbed at the same t:inle that othergr-cups !'ran the other t,IO wings Ivere OIer the target~ Evidently thise empress ion of' f crees was Bufficientt 0 saturate the defenses, f or noaircraft were damaged..

(4) Oneaircraft banbed Nobeoka fron 13,700 feet.. Flakw as zreager, inaccurate ahd hell-VY. 'ileather--CAVU..

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d. On withdrawal flak was nil.. al >-e g _I e s~- :;:"l

0727Z

No. Ale in Format ion NO. A& ~geA

9 . 5 plus 1ost9 . 57 27 110 99 :3 plus 1oot

10 10

0729Z0733tZ0734z0735z

(2) These figuNS indicat e lit tle if any sa.turat ion oft~e defenses. The 4!-minute break between the fourth and fifth fonna~tl.on.s evidently go.'IH;l.thadefe nssS a breathing spell to get set forths~ast 3 format iODS which sustained greater damage th:mthe firs t 4 ~ Itl.S fE!J . t the t the damage would have been much less if the .2 gr~ps c culdh~ve been as closely cOll.pressed as the individual banbing fonnaticnsW~ thin each gr cup. Fire e cntr 01 Oller the tar get was pre dominat e ly-e art inuOl:sly pciute d..

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Annotated enlargemeDtshOWing damagevrUl be issued in a supplement CGll.tainingdamage assessment on all missioIlS .fOI'which phOtogrl'lphs. were not available atthe time of issue of the Tactical Mission

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PART III _ SEC'PION .9 _ ~~ _ NAKAJIIV1AA!C CO.,- STFI:lliE~TT4Q.~FlEPf)RT . MISSION NOo 320

Target.: 5Q.17-357Heading; 65 _ 80" Fuze d: .1 Nose, .,025 Tsi 1Time of " At taO'k e 080727Z toO 80735Z BanbingAccllracy: E;cce llentAixcraf't Over Target: 50 Bursts on Targe:t ,: 72

1. strike phot ography. insufficient to pormit a thor~~ aneJ:ySiS Ishows a goal concentration of bursus on and near the AP bu11d:wgs andon the large bu i.Ld.ing irmnediat elY tot he east.' One c onoerrt rat ien fell,short. between 100a1 and 2000' s autil of the il.P. and an at her gr cup ofbUrst's fell betl7een 1000' and 2000' ncrthilest af' the AP.

2. The 459th Squadron and 3.30th Grcup bombed the secondary ta,rget.Burst.,s appear to have hit the Tokyo Iron ';forks end the Azuma Steel '/Iorksnear Target 90.17-78. (See Part III - Section B-2. - ToKyo ArsenalCcmp1e:x) .

3. One aircraft b cmbed Sh.i.mada as a target of opportunity.. 4. one airers.f t lost I and 12 18nding a,Jay fr em base had n Gt ; beenlnterrcgated at the time of report.

5. Bombing St at ist ics :a. Boobs dropped: 234b. Visual b~rsts: 195c. C anp1Jad bo:nbs: 8do Total: 0..1000'; .. 135 j 1-2000 I - 78; 2-30001 - none

62f. Bursts beY0nd 30001 - None

? Sq. 29 Gp. 7AjOv 34 bcrnbs; 4 3 Sq. 29 GJ;lo10 11./0 42 bombs'52 Sq., 29 Gp. IO A/e, 38 bonbs, 457 Sq. 330 Gp~ 7 A/O" .h banos;. 4 5 8 Sq,.330 Gp. 9 Alo, 45 bClDbSj45 ~ Sq. 330G;g.. 9 "'./C, 50 bombs' X s" 330 Gp7 A/C, 36 oanbs. . . '"J. . '

All banbs not ace runted fo!" not vi.sible on phot cgraphy.

Inclosure: 1 Bono Plot

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PARI' III _ s.Ex::TION B-2 ... TOKYO !\.RSENAL CQIIlPLE'C .. STRIKEATTACKREFrn!!'- MI.'lSION NO. 120

HBading:. 68 to 940 Fuzing: Ins t,., n 086, Non..de layTail.J.iroraft Over Target! 70 Bqnbing J,ccuracy; see beloo

Bursts on Target: ae e belo.7BQllb. Lead: 284 x 2000 1U~66199 x 500 ANM.b4-L Cloud. cover at primary target forced baobing of primary r8.oor

target. Tokyo Arsenal cmple:x:. ilhere oloud aLa0: hampered .siB;hting andcaused drops to be made both visually and other than visually . BecauseI:1Q specific target areafll)S defined or ,l~p speoified, usual banbingaccuracy standards do not apply.

2. One a me entra tioo C ! f ' bursts fell on target $O~17-218, ,1hileother bursts flere lcoated in a 10 ,000 I area centered apprc:rx:imatelY5000' north;"leet of the iIlPI. Two additi anal grcups of btlrstB ';1erelocated abcut 15,OOOoo1'thea,8t of i\IlPI 0)1. an unidentified installation,and approx::imate!y 9000 'scutm1est of the MFI. .

3. T\?o aircraft baribed targets of opportunity. Tqo aircraft17ere ~nte1'rogated at the time Of .repcr t.

4-. Bombing stat ist ice:a. Bonbs droPP'ed: 48,3b. Visual blUrsts; 379c. Conputed 'bursts: 2 4d. 19th GF: 28 Sq .. 9 A.C'72 bombs; 30 Sq. 10 ~\.Ct 80 bc.mbsj93 Sq. 10 A/C. 80 bc.mbs; X s\i .. 91>/0, 72 bombs. 39th Go: 9 1.,/0, 424 ; n ~ ~ b : :q. 10 A/O,66 bombS; 62 Sq. b A/e I 28' b crobs; X Sq. 8 .:.}O,

All bc;m1;,snot aecQauted for not v:isible en phOotcgraphy.

Inc losur e : 1 Batib PI at

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J' LIGHTTfJTJ 'L t/3'/0MISSION : m J l . ! B E R #319 #319 #319 1319

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Mln1JnnD 6250 617/, 6160 6160 6nqJ. FUEL REM AIN IN G:

~,j.J ATerage 5 . ' 3 6 5 4 . 3 543 5 4 5 705Maxi1llum 8" 0 1168 8Fj(\ n68 1061 . .Minillrtml 1 . 5 0 5 5

22~ 5'i 2 3 7

AVG. GALS . USED PER HaU l! 3 9 3 . 9 4 3 2 . 3 434.3 J. .30. 4Y . F ? -

TOTAL USED ON AIRBORN E i.f C 243 02'1 82L;2L8 6 ' 2 ' 2 7 4 5 1 6 9 0020 43~qB3

WE IGHT DATAN O . AlRCRAF '1 ' A IBBORD 120 90 21.'i 69A VG . lW )IC 'iT. OJ A l ll .C l !A l !" l 71.710 75201 7 4 9 5 6 7 5 0 4 C J 7 5 6 2 : : -A VE RA GE U SEF UL L OA D 61021 6 1 9 1 9 59927 610 "19 58796AVG. N O. OF :BOImS LOAD ED 2'1.2 2 4 . 7 Mix0d

M - M - l Loac1A VG . 'itT. O F :B OI,rnS U lA D ED 11718 11493 1 112t :E 'A VE RA GE F UEL ID A DE D 7109 7245 71'75AVG. 'iT. O F FUEL LOA DED 426""'4 43470 43o'i(\AVD AGE M ISC . W EIGJm .' 6 6 4 9 6 9 5 6 6741AVG . GROSS n. AT TAD OF]' 1 . 3 5 7 9 1 1 3 7 1 2 0 1 ) 6 1 0 8

319 & 320DISSION8 August 1.945

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FIEL D C lR DEflSNUMBER 16 )

T I'I J! lN " 'T IE I' H : .I F! FORCEG U A M7 August 1945 ... 120QK

Map, Jl..FJlJI)Aviati i:il. Chart 1 :'216.880.1. a.. Q)ritted.

b. (1) Quitted:(2) Fl'i endly fighters have been requested fr i : :m tbe 301st Fighter~/ing to e.scort bcmber-s of the 58th, 73rd, and 313th .:lings

into theY A,{A TA A RE li..2. Tuentieth Air Force attaclm terg~ts in JAPAN en 8 AUB\\st 1945 .3. e. an.itted.

b. 58th ~1ing,(1) Primary visual target: Y A '.'IA T A U R B AN A R EA

MPl FOR e E BEQ;UnmDl l l 0 3 50 7 3 0 3 5039037

2 Gr rups ...Maximtllll1GrD.lJ!l .. Maxirnlm1 GrOlp ...MaximJ!tl

MPI Be.ference: XXI Ban Cem L.itho.,Masaie YAWATAAREli . .(2 ) Primary radar target: YA' i l l l ,TA U F l B . J \ I lJlEA.MPI: 07]0350(j) Reu.te:

Base.Assembly Z,one IReassembly iu:ea3235N- 1301lE3310N ... 13020ETarget3 4 1 0N 13042E3/+10N 13128E3 243N .. 1 32 33 EIii0 JIMii.Be.se.

(3139N ... 12930E)C D I ' ) ,(II')

(4) Altitudes:(a) 1 m . rOJ.te to target I :3 ,000 ... 3.800 feet andlor 7,000 ...7,800 feet.(b) Attack~ lean squadronQf eacp. grD.lp _ 19,OOO feet.(c) E n . ir'OJ.t.efron target I At or be 10'7 18.000 feet passing

IW D JD. I !A.(5) Bomb Load;

(a) lst. 2nd, and 4th Grcu'ps to strike earrytll __17 lOs.(b) ,3rd GrOJ.pto strike carrie6 1\1.47 !Bs.

( 6 ) Ta~Ofl 0723 5 5 1 < : .- 57 -

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(1) Priroary visual target ,:F O FC E R EQ }.l IR EDMPI

11103507]0350]90371 Group - Maximum2 Grcups -Maximum1 Group ~, Maximum

UJPI Reference: ,XXI ,Ban CQ:!l Litho-Moss Lc 'YJ'/rl.'rl. i~Ejo.(2) Primary radar target: YAliATAURJ3,...N' I J 1 E 1 \ . . Ml'1: 073035.(3) Rcute:

BaseAssembly Zone IFieassembJiyAren (3000N - 12955E)323SN - 1301lE (DP)3310N - 1]020E (IP)Target3410N - 13042E3410N - 13120E3243N - 13233Emo J IN IABase.

(4) AHi tudes:(a) En r-cut e to target: 6,000 - 6,Bo{ ) feet and/or 9,000 -9.800 feet.(bY ,Attack: lead squadron of each grOJp - 21,000 f6l'.t.(c) En r OJ . te fr on,target ; At or be100 18,000 fe et pass iag

DiD J1MA.(5) EQ1lbLoad: lItl-17 res,(6) Take-Off: 072.3551( .

d o 3.1!3th ;-ling:.(1) ~iith thre e bOJIlbardm~nt grQlPs;

(a) I'rimary- visual target: Y;~\U.Ti!. i1RB.-.N;. :REi!.N I P I11,10350 7 30 3 50 390 37

F C RC E R E 0.U IF !E D1 Gra.tp - Maximum1 Grcup - Maximum1 Grwp - Maximum

l\iIPI Reference,: XXI Bcm C em lLit hQo.J.i!icsaic y:..\:1:A ;\RE.\.(b) Primaryre.dar targetl YAIlll.T.\mB./J i I . '..RE.~. MPI: 0 7 30 3 5 .

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(0) Reute:Bass}'.'lselIibly Zone IReassembly 1I.rea3 2 3 S N ' .~ 13011E3310N ~ 13020ETarget_3410N~ 13042E_34 l0N p 13120E324311 - 1323]EI,IO J : G V 1 ABa3e~

(JO.2]N - 130.58E)(DP)(IP)

(d) Altitudes:En routs to. target: .5,000 - .5,800 feet/crr8,000 - 8,800 feeto

,g~ .Attack: lead squa dr cn Qf' eae.h grrop - 19.000 feet,1

3 .. En rcute fran target: At or belo.\7 18,000 feetpas s ing IY f a JIMI\.,

(e) Bomb Lead:1 .. 1st and 3rd Groups to. stri.ke earr'J M-17 Es.g . 2nd Group to. strike can ie s clusters e ontajrn ingr~69 banbs.

(f) Take- cff ; o 7235.5K.(2) ;;iitb. 1 Ccmposite gI'rup: Cnitted.

e. 314th ~ling:(1) .P.rimary visual target: ';57, , l, Il AK ,i .J IMA i .rOOBJ ..FT 00.

M P I030086 2 Grcups - li:1exirro.unIVlPI Referenc.e: XXI Ban CG!!l.I:d.tho..Masaic TartO lU lEA .No.. 90.17 - 357.

(2) Secondary ",isual and pr:iwJ.ry r~dartarget: TOKYO1.Rs&"'UI.lCQIiFLEX:No. 90 .17 - 3600.

D ) RoutelBaseAssembl;\,Zone I and/or II3437N - 13805E3528N - 13835E (IF)'Parget3 5 5 B N - 139!J5E3558N - 14l:0C lEr./o J!M.\Base.

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DIS'.mIBUTIONTACTICALMISSIONREPORT

CommandingGeneral; A r n i Y Air ForcesCommandingGeneral; U. S. ;\rmy Strategic Ail" Forcea (Rear)Commandng General, U. S. llrrrJ({Strat egi c i~i~ Far cea (Gu!l&'TI)Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Strategic '..\.ir Forces (Gu . : ID)Commanding General; Twentieth Air ,ForceCo@oanding General; Eighth Air Forcs'(Okinawa)Commander in Chief. U.S. Arrayforces. Pacificehief of N9.val Operations~ OP-16-VCommander in Chief; Pacific Fleet (Adv Hq)Commander in Chief,' Pacific Fleet (Rear Hq)Co~nauder'Air Force, Pacific FleetCOl1lllJ!r,derThird FleetCommander; Fifth FleetConnnander; First Carrier Task ForceCommander, lI1arianasCommandingGeneral; U.S, A r I ' l l ; Y Forces, 'Middle PacificComruandingGeneral; Allied Air ]'orces, S,~IPACommanding General; Far East Air ForcesComme ndi.ng General; U.8o Strategic Air Forces in EuropeCommanding General ~ Mediterranean Allied luI" ForcesCcmmandina General; Fifteenth Ai.r ForceCommanding General; Seventh Air ForceCon~nanding General; VII Bomber CommandCollJUlaril.ingGeneral~ VII Fighter ConnnandCommanding General; Eleventh Air ForceCommnndingGeneral, 30lst Fignter t7ingCommand Hq , Allied Air F0rces, S\,IPA'ATTN : Senior Intelligence Officer,' R . .. 1 . \ .oF .Commaooer in Chief'. U.S. Army Forces, PacificATTN: G-2 (For Section 22, RCM )Officer in Char!S6, Joint Intelligence CenterPacific Ocean Areas

Col ' l l l1 t .< lnding General . t r n z y Air :ForcesA T T N : ACj.~ IntelligenceCommanding Gener~. ~ttmy A i r Forces,~TN:AC/.~, Intelligence, Collection DivisionCommanding General. U.S. Army Stl'ategic Air Forces (GU3' l : l )A T T N : Intelligence~Mnding General. U.S. Ar~~ Strategic Air Forces (Guam).I!!l 'TN: Communicat innsFOR: Co~nter ~~a$ures Air Analysis CenterCommanding Officer. Tvlentieth .\ir f'0rce Lead Cre;7 SchoolBrigadier General. H.B. Hansell. Jr,Chief of Staff. Twentieth Air ForceDel'uty ejS, (jpns9 Twentieth Air ForceAC of S, A-2. Twentieth Ai.r ForceChemical Ihrfare 'Officer, Trlentiet,h Air ForceOrdnance Officer, TI'{entieth Air ForceD~ec'"or of Tactica. A-3. T\7entieth .Ur Forcefhatorical Officer, Twentieth Air Force

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Commanding General; 58th Bom.bardment 7/in,;CO!l'll'ilmding General; 73rd Bombard~nt ',"linSCommanding General; 3Ut h .Bolubardment ',1i ngCOlllmanding General; 31lrth Bombardmer,t ."lin,;;Commanding General; 315th Bombardment "ingCQ1JIIIlandng Officer; 3rd :Photo Raconnei,sssnCS SqCOUlIIl&ld:ng Officer; 41st Photo Reeonnai seance S'l.Commanding Officer, 55th Reconnaissance Sq, LOM R3.Il.Je,.'ieatherGOl1l)urmding O[fieer. 'I\lsntiath Air Forcs Combat t:5taGineGenter (Provisional)Cornraanding Officer; :33rd Stat ist iC 9.1 Control UnitCol1l!ll8.ndine;Officer; 6th Bomb Group (VH)CommandiI13 Of'ficeT; 9th Bomb Group (VH)Com.rw.ndins Officer; 16th Bomb Group (VE)Commanding Officer; 19th Bomb Group (VH)COlJ l l1 land ing Officer; 29th Bomb Group (VH)COllJlmnding Offi cer; :3 9th Bomb Group (VB)Commanding Officer', 40th Bomb Group (VH)CO!Ilmandill3 Officer; 330th 130mb Group (VM)Goromanding Officer; 331at Bomb Groap (VB)Gornmandio.g Offi cer , 444th Bomb Group (YH)CO!"llmandi'n/i'lOfficer ; 462nd Bomb Gxoup (VH)Comma..'1din,:l;Offic

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