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k.4 U Karob 1945. 41rMt.M. tile 1Srd. 313t.b ... 116 ..
1I1nf011 to c..-tt .. nor_l ..tar_OD U Marob 1lo a'ttalA 'tbJ blll
Airoraft Ea.clne 'Work, 1ft lIqoya.
b. THat! beltitd.
(1) PriNty farnti TM IUtaubiUi A.lrcratt
Worn, Q8 sbol'n on m 8om'"er Caaaarlli Lit.bo-IIDa..s.O 10. 1KI .IO_UO,
and u 4uf.gna.ted on tt. pOltatrlke plCtlU1l of D..-p .u_Dt
Report 1n AnMX D. Part III, ot thh report.
(2) Ho lecondary 01" 1..t ueort tarpta ..,. .,-oUled.
2. STRATEGY AND PWlI Cl PPlijBAtIOHI
a. RelloR' for electlop ot terrett Reoeat e,.ratloD8
indicated low-altit!de. night r.dar bombing ageJRlt a1roratt
could be carried out lucce51rul1y and ecoDoaioal1y betore
enemy oould .tfectively counter thi. new tactioal u of VH8 airoratt.
Beoaule of the radar offaet o.illllft& pointa o.nd thll plut'. prox-
imity to tM Qoutllne. thla target wall .elected to pelt.ot
thia new teChnlque. The _ather forecast prelented OD 83 llarob 111_
dioo.ted route and bale condltions fa?Orable tor .ucb a .11'1011 &D4
tira deeiaion wu mo.de to atto.ck.
b. Iuort;p,DC' at Tarut. AcCONiftl; to pnulll bu1l1,..
IOIU"C....the lUtlubhbi Aircraft SftliDe '!fork. i. 0'" of tt. t.o 1ar_
l;8et manufllcturerll ot "ngin08 for Japane,e co.bat plane l' 41ttenn.t
typ btlllDlj produood.. lIoet ot tbts. uo old.r type. lUUler 1500 ltgr'
power, but 1I01lle are Dew IIIOd01l of 1800 bor.epQ1ftlJ' or IIOre. fbl.
faotory delivered engines to 9 difeerent airtr... a plaata.
indiQo.tin& the deU" to whicb the Japane airplane iad:uatry ....
dependent on it. Engine. wera bellllj .hipped. atI 0..1' .... :Nlplao.-nt
un! ta nn4 alia to Tariou. u.y o.nd all' areenal. in Japan. J.
total or 20 ditrarellt plan had eome ot their oillineapplie' b1
th1a plant., lneludinlj several of the .0:Nl important n type
Jl.llJlll
o. _tall. 0' PlMP'nS-Op'nUpwl
(1) 1l0gbiM Plg
ea) .D:t.ttn1pe1jlpp at BeM kte4'
J. The 31Rb Wlftfj, ....lpe. t" '-* of pla
pot,*lq and l1r;btlDf; the tarpt with tlun tor SO 111..1:M........
10 airorlltt w each of l;hu. pbaH.. Their pi... ad IMd. _n ..
follow I
... The II-as tlare be,t aft11ul' t.
llpt1llr& ' tup1: ot thl. tnt-, wn to be 4ropptI4 .,. 10 ,1 m-
ILD altituel. or 8000 to 10,000 tllet aDd C...... to opft at JOOQ t ..
""111& whioh .beNld. '" .an- 111__tlO1l ... -d_ .thOU...
bQTn1n& 1:1_. Tb1a .h0ll14 lipt ta. W&et oleU'l, t.r .. 41 lIP
to s D.Dll all.. ud pera1t the lILln.tol'Oe' &1J'ord" to ... 9h1la1t,
utU iDe-lIdiarl" blld .tarted .artioleDt ttn' tor 91-'
bollblac.
To Mlppl...n '*- n ....
lOMtloll of tbe tar,.t ao tba.t It coal' 'be .... froa '-
15 aU 10 plaDe' were to GU1'7 ....17 lDO.aUuy 01 1". fId,.
'W:1' to 'QIlblo er.... to kill cOline aDd rate .. n tor ..
rt.ua.l run whop tbo Il.la1l\& polftt .....en. rIM 1Do.aI1.,., o1"-n
....re (\dod. to open a.t SOOO teet aZlI5 _1'0 loot" t.r ,bt prollaWU.",
of th.ir nu.'TOII' brUUut tire, .... thSn tbe Qrpt are...
.I. aJrcratt of the Mia toroe 1:e
be loeded with .2 1.1.76 incendlo.ry bombs (fund Insi:uto.aeoll' DO" ...
DOn-delay 1:0.11) and IlS 500""P0und boIlbs (1/100
d810.y nose. non-4elo.y to.11) as tea.ible. lo.tter ... ooualdere.
the IIO.t et(801:1," h1gh-exploai'16 weapon beclUlee priDo1pal ))1.l1141.-
In the areo. were or norau 5pClJl lUld not 8llbject to ap.....lee:
collo.pu. The 1/100 delo.y nolle fusing wa.a to ll.tto.ln be_ bur.t. e
to 8 foot beneo.th the roof. thereby both machine. aDd. rtnao...
tures. The 000-4.10.y to.l1 tuelng wo.s selected to obto.ln .c.b bur.t
ot neo.r millS o.t trQUDd lovel to obtain mnxiaUli b'ast .tr.ot on Dear.
by bUildings. Tho W.76 bomb Wil.l chosen it bat bellistio qual-
Ities sImilar to the 500.poun4 general-purpose bomb and could be u.ed
In mixed loads.
l. Every twelfth aircraft wu to oarry a t\t1l
lood ot M_17 incondlo.r1es for reasons liated. in paro.",aph.l. 1.
.... Each aircraft equipped w1tb a 0"""
was to oc.rry I phototlo.lh 1.1.66 bomb with drD.fl p1&.'U reao_d lUIel l0a.4o.
to roleQu laat. Ti- tuting wall same Q. actual tiae at faU tor!d....
plolive bambi in order to obtain best .trike pbotolrspby &Dd to 1J98
muilDWII nwnber of bomb bunts in each picture
.L Wina.. uound spsciDl; wae to 1M u." to
&1'16 ,restolt possibl. cODcentratlon ot all bomb. within t_ tarpt
.......
.t. Aircraf't were loaded 'to obtain .'V'"
of each type of Ilunitlon oD'"the tarr;et.
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IllliliI
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1. TM 10 patbt 1Dd.r. ot the 3Utb Willi .,.
'lLCh to Ibke 3 rWl8 OftI' the trCNI 4irlotlonl wit'
1 a!nuh lntenal betwuQ .acb planl.
1. r.o &1a1R1 point. _I" ...lpN. 1 ill tilt
...t put ot the tdtotl' &Dll 1 :La the ....t part. All wontt .....
.. oea-on 1nith} po1ftt (:54/35/3'- .. lS6IS3/00l). a.. of a'tta8,
altltude. or t11ght &nil .ttack. aad ot torce. toll.._
hh of' Attack Al t1td. 0110
Altitude
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hAte put-
gt We"
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..... 11 d.gre.. True 4.000 to t$OO eooo to MOO All
:n3t.b
32 4'" Tna. 5000 to 5500 'lOGO to 'ItlOO .&U
Su,tb
1'7 Del*'ti.. tr... '1000 1:.0 1800 1000 to 'NOO
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... sa Degr Tru. 1000 to '7800 '1000 to 'ItlOO
...h
'All 1r1ft1. _1" glftn tho option ot 11ylll& SOO t t on top ot 0_1'-
out 1t pra.otloabh ll.Dd 'eahabl.. Orou.Dd .p.........1.4 be ..
aDd 300 .n.. per bDtlI' tor qll10t wltb4raw'l.1 otter NleAd; of ....
lUId. drily weN MtwHa S to '7 d.poe', rlpt.
The 3lf,th 1flD& aho dbpo.to.... 1 aircraft
wi tb tI. qud1t1ed eOlllunder who WlUI to aot lUI :l. .....ter or
1D lIIa.klf1l; o.ny important UlDOunogent. 108.ot101. In ad41t1oDt
be wu to roby frOID tillle to tiM clolld bue to plane. or the aaiD.
torce. fbie plane _s ebo to take pbotopoaph8 or the tarset .re....'t
the conclusion ot the attack.
J. A.ttack; ... to be IIll1de by indiridllal IL1rcrat"tt
with 1 IIl1nute intenal between planos. A detin1te radar boabiac nc
wu to be ao.de o.er a radar aim.in& point betpre V1s11U correot10n ....
made.
RmU:a BIMAna Cor Cbp19'
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lwo Jima, A cbeck polnt tor radio and radar alb.
Lamfall, A u.d.r identification choCk. PN''''
aittins direct aCO." to initial point.
haltbl point In I.pya B.y. The direct
route to the otten a1a1nt; point.
Immediate ri&bot turM to be ...de ott the tupt
to get plan.. out ot the Marll)" d.rene., are.
... qlllCll:ly u pouible.
1110 Jl-. q&1n te be u ..d .... h't'lpt.i.oDU..obec*'
point.
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(3) FlIck' "'1p'K1M ",'MI
Ca> PU," flap
.1. SpHlla oil dtl'tUllel.... 'or .....ac ....
OJ' 250 IIpb o.l1br.l.e4 air 'pHd u pt Ul'o,."" r.... tarpt ..
qUiCkly .. po..nh
/
.'" pI tor _zt_ t.l dill Mt'..,_
Blat!" tl1pt wu to be by indlrtdual pI.....
(ll) l.p14mll
1- r ..1 n.er.,. data fill ,n"OP ....10.. la-
dleated that the aYu-&, airoraft of t_ 73rc1 aDd Sl3th 'ftDp 4id DDt
require boIab bay ta.,. Wlftl and onter wlal t .... wv. to btl till"
to oapaoity tor an , ..nee tuel load of MOO pllo.... Ainntt or tbe
'14th 1f1n r ..w.red &II. addltloaal tull HU ba,. taDk tor .. tali1 l_
or approxitely 1300 plICDI.
J. Beb WI I
... 10 ..""_ or 1I1at- boD 1oa4 ..
.,.01tl.4. .1,"l'as' load tor the 13re1. u4 SlSth Wlac' 1JIU ....sa..
at 16,000 poWl4a. _bile tor tbe Sifotb WIns it .....at1aa'te4 at 10.000
pounda. tbe differeQGe be 111& lIlle to tM :SUt.b 1ria'. 11',,:\,1' til...
to the tar,.t.
l. Ma\ln1tlon 10&4 ... lett te dbornloa
(&) RadII' PleMlp"
(a) The rldar route ,.lected tor th18 low-a1t&tud.
,tr1k::. wu ....nU..lly tbe alt tor tbe 2: purtOll' 1aceD41arr
to.cka on JaFya. (Se. Tactical Kinion Repor t. )Jo'. 4.1 aDd ".) .\11
runa WIlIro initiated on radn.r. A. DeW orfnt a1a1ng point. the IIDrtbeut.
ottbe irmer harbor. wa_ used, The harbor _ho_d up _11 OD tiI8
scope. tl.tld thero _re many chook point. on it.
(b) Route from initial point to tarset waa
on recOllDendatlon frOlll the Wings (a strai&ht course from initial point
through the oftaet point to the point.) to siJwplU'y ott-
set bombirlA problema.
(c) Initial point was a distlnot indent.tion or ImQI
southwest of the to.rr;et on be Bav.
(For detailed radox see Soope Chart RS_19 and Ro.dar
Approach Chert RA_2 In Annex A.. Pe.rt II.)
(5) Rodar Cowrt;er veuulOlI
(a) Routine learcb waa planbod tor en.., radar liS.
nale on fnqu.nolel botwe.n 36 and 3000 by 8 radar ob.erYera.
(6) Air-Sea RoSCU!! Planolp,l
c.) The Bavy ... 1'uJ'ni.hed. 11'1 th detail. or U. u.-
aion and .... r.quut:ed. to furniab u'1LU.ble facUlties for air...... ,",a_
cue Facilities furnished. folloYI
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ttll tollow1q, pO'lUon., WOOl. 131/001 41&1'''' tiM .r ntva
tlipt. II/OOB troa &&IOOOZ tllltll e&4 .r wd......
1/001 fro. 2421001 waUl .ftl1 ot .hdon
.1. 81111' ..c.......1n .... ..
1 tor tbe entire .inion at le/OOI lWsC8... dit.tr.,.....t "0l1I
140/008 t ..ca 2401001 qUI asoeOOZ. aDd. .. 4eltro,-...1001"t ... iI/GOlf
1404/00& dl,lrlng the ."tlrlIlloD..
J. Thne cr b boat. wrl "&'10". dlll'1IlC t.
crlticd t&ke.ott ..... 1&D411l1 tl 1 h, Jlt&101... ..,. 1 1:IeftMa
SaipGD aJld tWan., aDd 1 .outt of IOPtb P'18ld at au...
(b) tbll C-.a4 ....&U4 I a...... .upl__
to arblt the tol1owiq podUoa,1 11/001. taltu. f'ro. 1&1'- atU
241'1.501, udi 140/301 fro. 1&11:501' uUI aonoz. .. .....
D.bo ..... on crowd al.rt tl'Oal 1607S0I IIIltil .ad of mllIOD. (1M
Annez A, Part V. to" d.taill.)
4. Artlll. pC Plnapla' - Igtel]IIIgp"
(1) ep.... Air Cfrollt1oar OeD.rd lDW111p...........
lndlcat3d there were ll.t aaxllU.U1 180 lingle.enslne Upun u4 " twla-
enpne aircratt in Ill. 50-ail. udlu and 252 .in,;l.... ngine tlpterl
azd. 64. aJrora!'t In Q. SOO alle rdilll. Put .xpert in-
dicated 'thllre wOllld be .oae nlgh't OPPOIlUOD Iro. pi...
o.nd po"lble do,yl1ght. aiuPe-enpne plane. soll1'chltpt
However. the.e ha.d proYed inertectlye, and 'DeaF aircraft coe-l
did not onter in'to pl..nning for tbt. ml'llon.
(a) Beqvy;.to GUM r Jqoyll. "as clefeDllled by 200
heavy gW\l. pre.ctlco.lly all of "hich were within ot our alroraft
o.t sOllIe t1ao. Beuy flre aleo ftl upected troa lh.1pping In Ja&OY&
and lie Bq.. Accuracy of tire lias expectad to 1JIIprove en tbll .1aIlea.
tha 'third .1111la.r .a-ike on Ba,;oya.
(b) 4utogOt1p WllpoM' There weI" approZl..'tel,
110 automatic 1fOo.pOl\l in the o.re... A1tholl&h they bad not beaD a aQ.jOl'
def'enae weapon on proY10ulII lIi ..10*". their f1ro ft. expec'ted. 'to be
mora effect1ve if traCking iaproyod.
(c) S'orCh11rbt" Approxiaately 54. learcbllght. bed
been roported in the area. and an additional 30 had been reported
illong the or 'z10 Senrchl1gh lIN'8otlyeneu on the aeoobd.
Jfa.goyo. &1..10n tWi 1110_ i-.pl'O'f8..nt o_r the Urn. Ir too4
lI'Qll.t.hOr oondltionl 6z1lIItocl, blllttor .eetObll&ht tro.c1dD ft.I ezpeoted
. . ..
(d) BarrA'! BlllgoNI Three or .....rrar balloons
flyinr; frola 2000 to 5000 feet were reported ott paat Kacoya Ellsh' .uu.:_,
bu1; bOl!I of. th... we... on the propoaed &%SA' of attack rr.. J"" B..,.
.to tbIo 'ta.rr'-
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(e) Ia'pt; RP lta,lM'
.L SlDlM tbh .'tr!Jet .. ....
.... ut. or a.tt.,ct ... tbI other muloD', dror.rt _" IDRnaOtet to
boa froa 6500 to 9600 h.t aDIl IlMllnd....1 a1J'cl'lltt _roe nar,pn' 1.
D.1t1twt. betwom 'Mi,. opta- l1altt. n. 1Datruot:lou ..n ....
OQ tbe tollowtlll 1'-..011.,
... An 1DCre ptroea.taa- et wont,
lolJ't aDd du to utia1rcraf't 000","4 In tt. FlOI' I .sa-
.10DIII 11-11 tlarob. 6.95 ptr celltl aD4 ...,.. 11-18 lllu'ob,
V." per cent.
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1nore.... 011 a repted ph.D of
.lDtla1rOft!'t .tt.ott.......
attack.
..._to
,i. Chaar tro. ,ro,o... uta ot ..ttao1l:
tape.dbl. beO&I,I,.... &ODd: radar rub OD 'toM tarS.t wu nec...ary.
J. J-. ....0140d tbat airorld't bre ..,. to
the out ud. .ou.tbe...t followln,; bea'bl away to p10 Ollt or t_
clet'lIIhc! area. At l.bd', eael. det.ne.' or TOJOhaoIb1 abll .......
'W'" to b. aftlld.d.
3. IJRilI'UOB OF THE MlSSI(J1I
I.. takp:arr I TIok ott .. acCOllplllbed ... pi..... wtth U.
3ltth WinE'. 20 pllthfln.cln al'ld pln-poiDt.1nt; DJroratt l'arlD prlO1' to
other &1roratt. ACtual t.lee_ott __ iU toll0W81
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We e,trbgnw '{tit we lHt;Nc
7>,..
'22
OT36' "4"
313th ... 07202<
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314th 50 0652% 01411
=
Bomber COIJIIo.nd
Tot&1 251-, 0652Z 084.71
2 Super Dumboa for.the 73rd Wins aDd 1 obs.r_
photo .ls110n 'master of coroeonie.
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tor the 314th WiDg. Wo
tnke.ofr difflcultle, were encounterod.
b. Route Outl NnT1gntlon on the route out wa. relatIvely
easy because of Loran and good emooth celestinl ..atber with few cIoad
SOllie light rain ebowt" were enoounte1"fld. but landfall Wal olUlly
ident1fied. Radar wa. ulod for Tho wind wal brlet.4.
310 degrees and 35 knots,
O. Over tuntl
(1) Priaarv T.r.etl D1fflcultlel encountered oYer
tar,;et were ILl rollow.1 Gloude _"0 41110 atro.tocuau.lus. bue 3000 t-t.
tops 7000 to 6000 foeti '-.:llte reduoed rtllblUty fro. IS \0 2.U.s.,
poor lighting by three hindered bolllbard.leril and blxlbarcliere ..de
erroneous eon_cUen. on incendiary that brad DOt beeD dropped 01'
In all, 126 o.lrorJ't bombed by radar aDd SJe lIaIle 'f1.aIl&l
rele!lllel. dropp1h 1507.6 tona ot bolllbi 011 tho tarf;et fro. 15001 to
1617Z at altitudee racsing froa 5650 to SJeOO feet,
...
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(2) Lyt Blurt Tvn" Thr.. droraft ot * -,art ...
(lnoludltlr; 1 th:\t alao bo.bed th3 prl..,.,.> '608 t'0J'0kUId IIdap
.tl"Oll 16041 U lS60Z at altitude. ,.. 0000 tG toGO te'" S7.
ton. of s-neral-pu.rpo.. bo-.be aDd 1 1;on or lllO...Uari
(3) THata pC Oppgrtan"lJl ODe drpl... of tM 3lftll
Wins boMoti an llJlbcnrD tar,.t at cut unkDowD 1:1_, dropplDl S.I toaI 01
lenera.!-pW'po.. boabli and. ooo-balt tcm ot 1...1arl...
(4.) Twnty_two aircraft _ro _D..tteotlft_ 'or .taU8,
.e. OODaolldate4 Stati.t!o.} I.
d. BCIIW a'MiI I. seDinal. all aircraft re1:anlld to .....
IDll1rlduallJ by tbt .bort...t roote.
e. LepAap" "'.I'orart of tile _10 foroe lUll.. at ..........
1004 ....ther o_ltl.... tollonl
...rd
S13tb
:5140\11
Total
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lea. NO
au
1011'
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fl. lQuaal '1" drcratt were 10at OD thia _hal_ ..
followa I S ll.I It. reaul t or unlmowo rn.Oft.; 1 en rcute to tllf'pt "'It
o.n enr;tnlll ClI.ugblJ tire IlDd 1 over the tarpt du.. w lUlU..
a.1rerllft. (fb8 tonnagu of S tire included. unde.. "rlur,. tor,",' an4
1 uodor 'To.rgeta or Opportunity'.'
&. Ooout10Ql S"mNryl
(I) Inh'otiQnl See Annoz A tor Dorle-ClUOD track Ghar".
(2) Bspbin,. n. ditt'1eultiu encountore4 o..r thO
Hsted 1n. Pt\rll4;rnph 3 c (l). broug}lt forth tbo follo.iQ& aDd
considera.tionll for tuture operations I
(a) Bocnu8o of the liaitod fio14 of villon of tbe
bocbaigbt tolesoope, itl UIO tor this typo ot bomblac
od. It is thought the use ot the ret lex optiCS. no. en to
this mOo)' pouibly havo r6Sul tod In bottor bombing.
(b) Mor. effective tlll'get 1111._innt1on _thodlll ...n
noodod. Some methods luggested follow 1
1. 'Intel should be relenled not dlreotly OYer
the but to tho nxl1 of attack for eilbouottlnc
a.nd botter lighting of tho target
.B:. TeB.lllS of " pl:-.nu lhould be uledith I
incendiaries and flares to light up the for the
3 bombs.
}. Flares be on the la.t .tattoD or
in order to light the target for pl.-e

(0) A Ilajer 41u4Y1lntqe ot Qt. 1no"'''''' ...-.
for tarset lIU't11l1 .... tbeir MiDI ellplo,.4 .. a1alDl paiDt........
they _re Dot pl.oed OD tt.
(el) It 18 poibl. that b.".1' boall:la& 1'..II1U ..w
hAft been obtD.lned by puttlDS & larpr nWllber or airoratt ewer tbli tar-
set in ahort.er tiM In order to reduoe tbll lllll'urlDl ot 't"1.1WlltJ
by 811011:0.
(a) lpit.1tl Qryi", Altitude. aDd. ape. tlow. oa
tho 1ll1thl 01'1&1.. _1'0 u planned....U CL1routt oU._1111 to dS-"
o.ltitu4.. between toGO ll.Dd 15&00 ten s-41atelr -'WI' t8Jr..-ott. !'b1.
proced\U'e pro""d to be ...able in ...1 to pre...lou 1IiloM
hll'f'll\1 0. 'ftIJ'f 10.. altitude initial orllhe. It .. prOYide. p"oowr
Orew oc:af'ort. bettool' DllY1ptlon, aDd inona"cl eGtw,. 1'!t1. 111..1_
ph.n .... I\nOthw pbue or the teat. belill OGDl!uoted .,. till. em ....
d.otend.DlI 'be.t proo.cbu'e tor .u:1_ ,..1 10 .l_ate or
151'0". _rei ......bled dlu1D& tJIe IIbllo..
(11) CUM to boule ,Ultu4,. ft.. " ..air t.
bo.bins l11t1.twfe oU.1I '1f\t'lecl po.atl)' .lace ...., tJPN or prooe4UU
_1'0 uel.
(0) Cnda W tvnS' Very I"" poweN'" ....
quired to obtn1n max1mum Ipood 1n the oruiao prior to .tart-
tho bomb1ng nlfto tho .o.pprox1ma.te o....crt\V' p01ll!lr ..ttl. bal. 8)00
rpa and 30.6 lnchea B1arUfold praUl,I.rl. A"orQe JKlW'Sr 88tt111& "'qlli,...
to obta.in 250 IIIpb ctl1ibr..tect .0.11' speod on the boui\1& NO wnl approrl.
IIl:\te1y 2350 rpm ond 41 iochoa of B1Mito1d p"uve.
(d) Bqturn tp Byll 1B neo.rly tl.1l Olllle., r.tuma
to _I"e mt'.ds tl.t sooo to 10.000 tsot U,fttll tlpproxiJllntely 1 hour
froc the" ban whore let downs at a.pproxiaately-l00 tNt par Idtw.U ..,..
IIlO.de. Pue1 cOIlllWllption data Ind1c..hd returns tl.t SOOO teot ga_ boat
tuo1 economy.
(0) COlpogtl on Mloalool
.1. The 73rd Wine (S3.1p@) co.rriod the treowat
:'."1'::.&0 bomb loo.d to Jo.p:m to date, pound.. Tbo 314tb ..."
looated on Guam, loaded 4 of ita better a1ror-.tt with nppro:dm'\to1y
17,000 pounds of bombs and 6750 gallone of fuo1 (othor onrrled
7400 gellona of fuel pounda of bomba.' Tho..
cJ.rcrtltt COllpleted the .haion nod returnod .ith nn Ooverpgo ot 846
go.llone fuel reaerve, only 141 gOollone bolow the 314th Wing
This provod tairly oonoluslvely that bomb abould b. vo.rl.4 with
lndividual a1rcrntt and crew capabilities
.J. For ruel oon.aumptloc a.Dd wleght dc.tn,
Consolida.ted Stntlltlcol S. For verticnl plot. fuel
consumption. nnd historicnl recorde, a.o A.
(4) (See Annex 1.., Pa.rt IV, for detnih.) Poor
target illumination interferod greatly with bombing adjuataente.
(s) Guooery: CPC aqupll11ent Ilnd lie-chino
were elloh 9g per cont operlltive
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one belleftd at ..... SeOal&&. of' IMutt1oha.t lntoratloD 1:111 ...-
a.de by Super Dlabo. u4 DuabN ... WI.QOtul.
h., ".thlra (See Annex B, tf1r A-ta111.) ",t"l' It.lOU
_n UlIlOlt all predicted. CoD41t1ou wer. po4 tor take>-ott laD4-
In&. altbouSh the 3Utb '!'ill& IDDGuntered Upt raia OD 1_1.. d a.-.
1. CowpplPet1pD'1
(1) Bad" Coypt" Mp"unll (S........ c, Pan J. tor
detaU_.) SeU'oh ,...ul t. iDd.lo,ted po..lbl. rdar-oolltl'oll ooardJ.....
,tion between anthlroratt aDd. ...rcbllp.ta aDd .. ldrioata ..Jf'.......
1111 Det oper-tiDI al0D& oout trOll o..Bb1IIa to D&1o 1*1.
(2) .BIIUaa (see Annex C. P,rt II, tor 481;,11 ) A. total
of 21 .trllce report.. are trlLUaitted &Il4 r_eh... All 15 " ....U1
tor bearlR&1 _1" obtnln-cl.
j. IpttlUURA' Sue,"
(1) buy 411' Oppgl11;1qp' (S.. Aml. D. hrt t. tor
Air oppodUon WQ.8 aUght, ODly S ..ttaoa "lac ..........r.
1 or the -.1u1n& 11_251
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(Soo 4Umez O. Part II. tor det..11I. btio..lrcra.tt def'ea... aDd .elU'"o'"
l1!;bte: ..,N 1m" .ffoctive tba..D they hn.d boon on pre"'1ool' at..1oM! api,..ot
tbh ta.rget. Thero _roe lll).Dy report4 or rocket actinty.
(3) RCllulH pM DlIIIon .lu....Atl (See ..tau D.
Po.rt III. for d.toJ.1I. He... to prlm:u"y tllJ'!;et totalled oaly
4.5 per cea't of 'tota.l reof a.rea.. dQaOot;e lrd'l1c1;ed fellow. I
(0) To.rr't 196 - OMena. Pa.ctory. JD&OYll Ar.eIUl.I ..
39 delltroyed.
(b) Jlfll,f;OYa. Pottery "ork., reportedly connected to
Chigusa. Fc.ctory. Ntl!;oyD. Arssnc.l .. 22 buildings (90 per cent ot pbnt)
destroyed.
(0) Tarsat 254 _ Ultsubishi Electric Maaula.cturlft1
Co. .. 502,000 squc.ro fo.t
(d) Tarset 200 _ Torillla.t8u Fa.otory. i.:...el1Gl
5 buildings destroyed.
(.) lureha Textile lUll (reported IlllUlltiou plo.at)
Sntire plant of 10 building. d.stroyed.
(f) Allasb1. Pottery 'fork... Entire phnt ot 15 buUd-
ing. dsl5'troyed.
(s) J... dQlllD.t;e In nortbeut seotlon of Ha&OYo boo-
ta.llod 5.053,000 IqulLN' teet,

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(1) The plnn fOT tho Mission celled for a radar np-
proach to viaull.1 bombing of the primo.ry to.rget. The radar Tun was plo.nn-
.4 with which could be employed for a radar release if weather cond1-
tlonl _re poor. bport. indioate thnt bolllb run. by rndll.T and then
ObanS-d to Ti,ulI.l were forced to revert again to radar due to d,ricien-
o18a 1ft the technique tor illwdnll.tlng the tnrgot. Corlf'udon lfll.' caused
in sa.. on by difficultie. 1n adjusting the bombing technique to
luit poor tlU'got conditions at the In.at lIlinute. The plnn WI1.5 to il1wa-
lDO:tll the to.rgllt lU'eo. with flo.re. llnd incendiary bombs tor vi.un} r8-
lense. Only ge out of 224 o.lrcrcU't mado viaunl release.,
(2) Or U ndll1' wind runs the o.vere.gs devia.tion from aver-
wind .as 12 degreo. and 10 knots.
(3) Radar I"l;lngG 0.1: landfall wo.l bet-sen 50 and 80 nc:uti-
b. SCR...118 lRAdp.r ,UtiJl\9terl ... Normal,
o. SCR-62S (m) ... Norml1l
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filler' ... (LonD) ... Tr:msmitter _Q.8 on throughout the 1Il18-
ATero.r;e -xlII" ro.ngo W!lS bohreen 1000 ud 1200 D:lutlca.1
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a. AJIl1.pg_13 I OperAtional 0,",1' tl'.rget e.II tollows I 73rd
'lIbc. ",I 313tb Ii'ln&;. 9'7%, a.Dd 314th 'Win,;. IKl.S
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Milltion No. 65
PLbNNlNG PORECASt
ForeOQ.8t 0400Z 23 Mo.rch 194.5
Da.te 24._25 Uo.roh 1945
8Q.8&1I1 G\lIUllI SCllttered lo'tlt' clouds bll.8ell 1800 ftl ,cQ.ttered lI.1ddle
oloud.. Light to IIOdera.te Ihcwor. 'bot:ween 0400Z to 1200Z.
To 23OW 1 SalIIlI u Sa.1pnn
,231 to 27)11 9/10 CwaUlUlI, bll.SIIl 1&00 ft, tOPI 7000 ft,
10/10 altocumulu belle 10,000 ft, top 14,000 ftl 5/10
cir,.. base 25.000 ft.
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:sooll to COll4tl 10/10 cumulul. bo.n 2000 ft. top 7000 fi;
6/10 altocumulus. ba.e 12,000 ft. tops 14.000 ftj 6/10
cIrru bQ.llo 25,000 ft. reduCID& gradually to coast.
Tokyo 1 3/10 Cuau.lU8, baae 2000 ft. top. 4000 tt; 1/10
II1ddle, bll4e 12.000 ft, top 14,000 ft, 5/10 c1rru., bQ.u
30.000 ft. Middl. and high clearing after 1300Z.
Ro.soya.1 3/10 middle, bue 7000 ft. to, 10,000 ttl
cirru. in only,
OlakQ..xob., 6/10 cumulus. base 4000 tt, topa 10.000 ft,
OperatI0h81 ForeCQ.st
Ba.ae at
Tak.-ort. Oudl 5/10 oWllulull. base
1800 tt, top 7_9000 ft I 4/10 :::1.1 to_
ouaulu., baa. 1&,000 ft, light show_
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So1pan-T1niul 4/10 oWlllllu., bo.ae
1800 rt, top 6000 ft, visibility 15
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GIRl to ..OWl &-6/10 Oalllua. 'base
1800 tt, top 6000 ft. Vi.ibility 15
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..OW to nOJr. 1/10 o\aU}ua.
... 15DO tt. top eooo ttt 8/10 a1to_
eaaa1u, bu. 10,000 t't, top 12,000
ft, Rain .bDwer. yleibility
fro. 10 to I ub
11'0J' to TaI'S't. 8/10 .tr.to.
ouatlua, bu. lOOO ft, top 5-6000 ttl
tl10 Illtoou-.lld1.__b... 10,000 ft, top.
18,,000 rt, to SO.... VldbiUty 10
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TaI'r;et. tIlo lItr.toC..Il1W1, baa"
SOOo ft, top 6000 ft, vidbility 6-0
1111", W1nd at 7000 ttl :510 M 1mota.
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GuUI e/IO cWfllt1ua, blUle 1800 tt;
7/10 o.ltoatrotu., bue 12.000 ft.
Visibility 12 mi1oa, light shower
SoipQ.n.T1n1onl 4/10 oWlu1ua,
baao 1800 ftl 4/10 altoatrQ.tu.,
baAO 12,000 ft. Visibility 15
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C1uaulua, ba 1000 ft. top 6_
BOOO f't. 10/10 dto.tro.tua, bue
10.000 fi, top 12,000 f't. Lipt
fo.1o. IllOftn le.-riftl vi.ibil1ty
frca 12 .U to I 1l11ttl.
210' to :5311 15-8/10 olm\llua aM.
.tratoOWIG111a, ba'. 2000 tt, top
6000 r'tl 5/10 altoatratu., bUl'
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toooWllllua, 'bas. 2000 ft, tOp scoott
4/10 ItratooWl&lllll, bo.a.
sooo tt, topa 7-8000 ft I .1811111-
ity 15 aU beinc lowered. to a
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Route
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BoWD' Sq.1pI.Q-TiniMI tllC CWIW-
lUI, 2000 ft. top 6000 ft, vili_
bility 12 milel.
SolpOP_%lnlon, tl10 cumulu
2000 ft. top 6000 ft. viai-
bility 15 milol.
6/10
1200 tt. top e.pooo ft. 6/10 alto_
cumulus. b.a. 12.000 ft. Vi.ibility
15 mile. 10werint to 1 milo in ahowor
Guy, 10/10 cuau1ua. bale 1000 rt,
iO:lo visibility 6 :
miles 1!l light re.in.
Wind. 410ft - Forece.at
305/401
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310/3
2g0/65 _22
300/.0 _12
310/34 -e
320/27
330/22 0
3.0/18 5
320112 11
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310/:581
300/60 -17
300/35 -10
310/30 -6
320/25 .2
330/21 :5
350/18 8
:)30/12 13
2401 _ '01
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310/27 2
325/25
3.0/17 8
360/19 12
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30/17 14
50/17 18
65/16 22
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1. GeMrpll
Eight RCY Airorc/t participated in and coapleted
thia _\eaton. All bcmda troll 3& to 3000 .,.. lllobltorec1. Renlt. ot
.Iarch and ene.y aotion possible coordinatioft bet.een flak
and .earchlights. signal. indicating radnr-eontrolled
b. J.. total of T3 signals WOJ intercepted, but after the e.nUya1a
tor repetitton and _biguity. this nu.mber wns l;"oaolTea into :56 different
Ur;nnb.
o. 10 orfensive counter wero employed
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0.. Signal. of part1culllJ' interest inhrcepted _re QJI tollOWlll
(1) 3OSq{lS00/.7-.9
(2) 3125/1275/.7_.9
These 2 lignnls ...ere intercepted en r'lute to the
torgot cDd in t.he SClllt locality on the retlll'D triP. !his point
ot intercept en route WOJ 33/351 _ 137/10E. The point of interoept on
tbo return trip wo.. 33/.28Jf l36/20E.
(3) 3OiO/2000/3.S; Th1a lignal lfO,S intercepted at 34/201 -
136/508 otf Zalr:i. Th1a was n di6tine'tly nudible I1gno.l with II.
nryibS Jllgld peak pulse.
(,) 76/-.-/8 34/00N _ 137/OSE
(5) 78/--./Sbort 34/0SR _ 136/55E
(15) 77.6/2400/6 34/5011 _ 137/AlOE
Thele Mark fA Kodel 3' re not direot1y 1I..loointe4
wltb tlu.
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Tb....... pro'bnble Unrk fA Model 3' 1 11gnah 1n tho
..". U'ft.. r10k was pn.ra.lly IIOdeute IUld ina.oolU'o.te.
'b. Ot;ba,r 11po.1. Ifttel"Ooptod 1D the t4rpt o.rea. wen III
toll...
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35/'51 - '30/'"
35/151 - 13O/S5I
351151 137/151
Sf/Mil _ 137/35.
S4!361 - 1:s7/S5E
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147/_/7.5
eV485/60
157/480/6-10
170/950/2.2-
106/4.75/26
82.5/480/32
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112/295/4
80/40&5/26
100/810/11.5
96/350/U.
157/t65/H
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Intercept Location
26/30N _ 140/45&
26/30" .. 140/4SE
Hlihino Sh!1IllL
32/201{ .. 138/00E
3:?!25H .. 137/35E
32/40" .. 131/10E
33/35H .. IJ6/35i
33/10H .. 136/458
33/ISH .. 136f40E
33/35N .. 136/35
33/35R .. 1:56/35E
33/35R .. 136/35E
3;v'35R' .. 136/35E
33/35lf .. 136/35&
33/SSlf .. 136/ ass
RemarkS
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1t&rk 1 1&odel :5
lIark CHI
Uarlt 1 Model :5
Wo.rk 1 Yodel 1
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Mork CHI
lIark CHI
W.rk B
lIark 1 Wedel 1
Wark: 1 Yodel :5
ChQlActltlltic,
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74/250/1'.5
80/200/40
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Intercept loCAtion
33/S0N .. 138/00
32/S0N' .. 136/25&
3l1S0N .. 139/255
31/2511 .. 139/30&
Mark 1 Modo} 1
Mark CHI
),hl1l;: CHI
lIork"1 Modot- 3
3. ADal!.!. ADd CODclUflOP';
a.. 10 DIP'1ng of o.ny algnal wo.' olllployed duo to lack of .ult.
allio equip.-m. Loco.t1onll glnD wore o.1rcratt poeltloD o.t polnt of
tntereept.
b. Tho 2 lO..cm .1gD.a.}s llt S050 a..nd 3125 !DC llTe .u.pect.d to
be t.l.ndly .ub-.r.ln. equlp"Dt duo te 0101111 alml10.rlty of the ohar&o.
wrl.tlo
o. Tt. .lgftftl ft. irrtercepted MIlT OlLio Zakl c.nd. 111
II. .usp.oted Wart a Mod.l a Japane hnd or .hipbone .udIlC. uarob
aII4 tin OODtI'ol.
d. 0,.. uob drorett bid tha opportunl ty to fly olong the
cout trOll O-'biaa to Ddo Zaid tor ovor an boW'. Tbe Droll. n
.1pa1. loIP4 iDllioo.t11 lUl intrioate i.W net in op.ratioD in th1. vioini-
V.
.....
pm II .. Iwno
1. brake Ie.VI TwenV-eme _trit. report.a _" traDattte'
II, "1'11.1 opIIraton aDd. all _ro reCllhe4 by the Growd station.. On.
aerial operator ot tlw '7S1"1! lflq. unable to beo.r the GroWld Sto.t1on.
hall hi. avlk. repart nlayed 'by o.lrornlt. In Onl' In
.taaoe .. rei., .... MOII"ory beclW. the atrcrnlt' _ traDal tter 11p.al
ftI _a,1r: ... tM OroWMt Bto.tloa oodd aot "011," tt. ....
I. hi tm,p_l"'gMI n. uw tlCCP"'C ...o.tber e.Dd tiM 1IipttJ..
_" .....s. \1;tl4 ....ry boW' aDd balJ' btNr by the Ground Stat1oftl
....
Jl.Bll
3, 'reguepcie'l of traffic durin, this .i,'ion wa'
riod out on tbo 7 and 3 maCncycle frequenoies. Thl 11 frequen-
oios regardld as practically uselesl over the target. At.olphorlc
intorforonce was slight and Itotion Opeffttor. reported only a
few incidont. of during this mil. ion. 11 a
breakdown ot tra!fio per frequency, 64 per cent on 3 IIIOgaoyclOl; 30
per cont on 1 mogacyoles, and 6 per cent on 11
4. II'nintional Aidsl Piftun requesta tor Hf!/I1P bearlOl;' .re
_de and all _re obtained. Six VHF!DP bearingl wer. requOIted and ob-
tained. The 3l4th Wing reported 1 reque.t for VHF/Dr from lwo Jlma
with UoelleDt re.ult.. Homers aM Ran&ea wore ulOd extensively with
good. relulta. IRHO was 11.1.0 used. &wover, lome crOlrll reported thl
OWl .tatlon ft. j __d 0"''' the target.
5. Itt PiaCipliM a,p4 Security, Tbe 73rd and 3Uth Wings Nlported
good discipline and security. Only 1 caS2 of an aircraft intlrforing
wi th another'. tJolI.MmiSiion was reported in the 13rd Wing. Tho JJ.4th
Wing reportee that there were no brellche. of security or dleOipl1no.
However, the 3l3th 'll'ing reported thllt airplane commanders cOlIIPlalned
about the continous ch3.tterifll; on VHF o"r thl target. Sa"ral cues
ot aircraft talting to other aircraft giving altitude. cour.e, locotlon
were cited with incidents. Thore were DO oth.r reports or
bNlo,CM. ot security or dlecipl1ne.
6. Erey trY_IUiOAlI Tho tollcrw11l& cllIe. of Interference lUIll
_Nl eDCountared durifll; this IIlssionl
(2) U'*bOWII .tation ,ent unitol11r;ible ooda at 164ClZ,
'-ar1ft& :see ..V
CS) Un1deatttl.. BIt was parlio.11y etrecti" frea 1120%
tL. 3165 kg'l
(1) Japaneu net
ot Bomb. Away report,.
call,ed minor
Benring 296
interference during tran'_
degrees trom Saipan.
.. u....
(I) Un14.Btift.d OW at 1335% aDd l56SZ wa.
(I) St0a4r tODS duria& .ntire mi ion ... very eff.otiYe.
(6) Stea47 tOft. plus OW, report.d ... deliberate, b1oond.
I1i&t1OD at 133SZ.
(T) toM DIU Clean ot J.,aa pt atro...r ... cout
... iIplWOM!tM.
(1) lagi,. j_ins at 1115% 1a.tinr; for & .iute.....
DOt ...ry .n.ot!YtI.
(I) Japane co.-rotal .tatloD bloOlC.4 ollt Qrotmll St:attoa
(S) StatteM1q letter. ClJIlI! prodpe at att.vt--
eo. to WI'tl: atroutt bu.t .. uDAble to QutbeatiG.t.e.
11 l1.Jl 1 1
(4.) CW jeJlllllin,; at l64.0Z wu very eftaotive.
(5) At HOOZ, mr j ... _. experienced. Later_
pipe Jaaains eOilpletely blocked out atation.
(6) Moduh.t&d. OW tone jaelled fuqueney. When Ground
StatiOD would drift. atatioD would raturn to frequency.
c. 11080 IC'I Beavy atmospheric. during entire mi ion.
d. 3990 Iell
(1) Serie. or V" a jUllllacl frequeney over target area.
(2) Steady tone at 10lOZ was partially offeotiTO.
(3) Japan.a. voice wa. ineffacti7e.
(4.) Saveral CW' trnnslD.iuion. 1rOre ineffoctt".
o. 74.15 Ic"
(1) of time tick at 14.00Z wn. reported.
(2) Sorie. of VI. were partiallY effective.
t. 3410,7310,11160 and lC1620 Xea reported negligible jlllllll1ns
llnd lnterterence.
1. DlIt;Qllt Ho 41otre.. or OIIlergenoy .. iona "Were'
by tblt QroUlld SUo.tiona during thh lI.1ulon,
I. leu_eU MplCupCtioPlI Al/ABI.l:51 1 fUle blown. IlC=3tOI
1 brteraittelllt operntion_ 3 inoperotive. AIhRJ-ZI 1200lapua lieD"
aDtenD.' broten. 1 Qbable to'.-itob contTol box to radio operntor1a
poa:1t.lollt S l ....ra.ti... SCR.-s2l1 1 boperat1"'_ 1 lnteraittent opw
.I'1lUoa. 1I.:::tI. IS laopttra.t1n_ 2 _tiCki.. 3.wi tobu 1ft-
......U ... 1 lDoperllt1n_ 1 .bOrt in tldl g\lIlDlir', POSition_
_ 1 1D.tonitulrt lIIlIl 80013'
...-
IIRllt
.1.1 II 11.1 1
D
tmlH95P"

"art: I ........, JJ.r Oppoll1t;loD

Pan 11 .. s..,. 1Ml&1rordt ud .Ur.to...ur

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... lIJ I"b& "1111:. QIIIll t
--
PM! 1 ElfDC!' AIl! OPPOSItION
1. GeMtll1
&. Enemy ait opp08ition r,ported was .litht. Howe..r, 3
8-29'. were 10lt due to unknown CaUleI, at then at le...t 1 B.29
aay ban be.n lost to enemy aircre,ft. 1finety-aix enemy aitcratt
were lishtedj 3 -.d. 3 attack. (See A&cutacy of EnRmy Fichter.).
b. He B.29'. weco
Four bomber. wore cld&t;'8cl.
kncwn to be lost due to enellly aircraft.
No EVA are olall11ed destroyed or ddage4.
C. Ono B29 _I paced for aPproxillately 10 lI.1nutes by an
enemy &1rcrart that aet the Ale prior to landtall. In the tarr;et
arOaearchl1shta 11lwl1nate4 many of the bombere. The ene.y .ee.4
reluctant to attaOk"
2. type of Aircrett Attlpkinu Thre. enllllY aircra.tt .ade thtl 3
&ttllCkll. Two aircraft were :-holly unidentified. but 1' .. 14ent11'led aa
.ingh.enr;ine.
3. ipewy Aircraft Sh:hkd But Mgt AUtckiPII Ninety.thr.e eneey
aJrcraft that did not attack were .ighted. Very few wero pOliti.e1y
identified as to name 2 Tony 1 1 and 1 Rick. Sevoral
were partially IdeDtifled_2 po,sible BettYl, 1 transport,
and 1 twln unidentified aircraft with I. twin tall. Of the re-
mainder. 12 were unidentified twin.engine" un
1dentified. and 68 were entIrely unidentified.
". Inuctien lad Lngl or Attackl Two att.acks c... at the tail
and 1 ftoll the left.
s. Meyraqy er EMU PiChtj!!lu:
a. 10 1_28 b kDOWn to haft burt destroyed by el1l.,. aircraft.
Pour 1_.'. U.7% or the torce) were daaqed by eDemy &1rcraft and flak.
b. Twin .11'" a1rcrcft weN obrred to be agrehe1y
a 1.= while it .. oaugbt in uarOhl1pta onr the target.
10 tllrthor data i_ obUi_ble. Tbill 8.a bY be I of the :5 aircraft
reporwd 10llt d"e to UIllr:aown hilUS,
e. zn.. At Ptg1t01i11t1 So..., tin ..... tor the ..ut part. un-
eblern4. .....r, _e. -.11 caliber traGIr .-UD1t1oD and 80.-
tm _re reported.
.. PMip.. 0. I ....... pace4 tor -,prodaatllll, Ie aiau1lu
by _ ..., aStOratt Wbloh .llOOI.tnwred tblI boa_r ott tbe oout betOl'e
11&Ddt&11. '!be _.., drcrart continually bliDke4 tte rwudDt; llpte
dlll'1IlI thi. tPll.
'b. lmiltUI One 8_29 ... tollCJW84 lac .n ho. 'the cout
or BoDilbu. bJ aft heII7 aircratt whioh d1d not attack but whioh tired
trae.r .-1lDition tro. U .. to tiae.
,
....
J l II 1
4ownward.

0. Pall" I
(1) An enemy Airoraft which off ita pursuit cur
010aed to within approximately 350 yard. without tlrin&.
(2) Another p....d at 11 o'olock breaklnr;
Xo fire was obrTed.
froll ..bon.
o'Olock.
(3) A twin-ansine fi,9lter u.de a paSll between 5 and 6
prelling to 500 yard. and thon fading away.
C,) An 1Ul1dentithd tir;hter ett,rtod II. head_on ..ttack
prened to 500 yarda.
(5) Pour other pal.e. by enemy aircraft were reported.
lnoludlns 2 Wlldentitled eny aircnft (near landfall en Nliolte to
bnao) whioh ... coordinated pass but railed to fire when the B_29
IneroQ.lled it, speed.
d. Bl1qklpC Licht.:
(1) &nel!lY drcrllft which p!\ced. our drcra!'t tor 10 IIl1nutu
oont1nually blinked (Se. PAcine
(2) EMily aircrllft cruieing In tQJ'get 0.1'''. bUnked th81r
1IJ1ng light. o.nd flGollhed cockpit lights on and off in aome instances,
V.. rIMy AirenCt Markipc and Lichtl!
eo S,,[CbllCht,a
11!;b1;. only 1 waa attacked.
8.
"Me
v.etIOD.
AlthoU!;h many B-29', were eaught in 'careb-
(See 4ccurQcy of Enemy Fighter )
8.22 Taptic. apd Plrepqwer I' Enemv Alrero.ttl
temporo.rl1y increaaed power setting. were u,ed
.. w.rkl. or only 2 aircraft "'f' ob'erved__l TollY paint.A
.11..r .... 1 twln-eD&1Jle painted blaek.
b. MaDy.1. bad Upta burnins. At hut e wen ob"r-d
win blu. Upt. In cockpit. aDd 2 with dOM UP1:. burn1ns. Ilany .....
repor_d tlo ban I'IIWD& llpu l:IlIMIins.
11. 9""" .....
PA,"! II cump,," .AlP AIB.m-AIB "Irq
1. &nnW.'tn'
.. J,/J. W.,," .... le&J'Ohl1&htl we,. ..,. .rr.oti" tburo OD
,reriou ld..loDa.
b. '1". PrlaarJ !upt ... attaoked by',
(1) 105 J/e or the 13rd 'WiDC_ b.twe'n IS03 and Il501Z
rna MOO to 1200 , ..t, alODl anI of attaok trom JOO to .,0 I
111
( 2)
7200 to 6700 ft.
71 Ale or
on an axis
tm 313th between 11505 and
of attack ot approxi...tely 320 I
16:i5Z fro.
an'
(3) 47 Ale of the 314th between 1500 and 1617Z traa
5650 ttl 9800 ft. along axes of .,"..ck froll 2zO to 320.
c. Undere..t over the tu!et .... reported by different cr..'
... Tary1ns froll 'clear to broken clouds' to ',1/10-5/10'. The wind .....
frolll 265-355 at le-5e 1lPn.
"' .
cr...
d. En route to target, both bea'ry' and lledl\U11 flair: _s encoUll-
froll both shores of the bay and from shipe In the harbor. lIost
reported All. tire all moderate to intense and ,aner.l1y accllrate.
e. nr the tart;et. both heavy and _diua flak were reported.
It was to intense and accurato. BottsI' coordination
than prertoualy wu reported tor tlak and a.rchllghta.
t. Three Ale or tho 13rd Wins _re loat (to Wlknown 01.\&88),
preaWD.ably over thl:l target. One A!e of tho 313th Wins .... Ion to
flak. (One otlZlr ditched en route to the target.)
&0 Twenty-six Ale of the 73rd Wing. 10 li/e of tha 313th. and
10 Ale ot the 314th ware by flak. :Wo.t duqe ... by heavy
flak and. IN.'' of minor lUl.ture.
11. The ore-n reported all. increase in the nWllber and effec-
tivene of searchlights over Nagoya and on both .1des of the bay.
About 30 S/La were reported on each side of Ise Bay. and as many as
60 S/La In Rt&0ya. Pifteen blue be8.lll8 _re observed at SS/04lf ... 136/SS8.
1. A red flare from a ship in Ise see..,d to have been
ueed u a .itnal fot SlLs. This nare .... observed at about ISOOZ
.1. One barr.,;e balloon wu oburnd at 4.OOO_S000 ft. on tbe
north shore or Atswai Riftr near Ta.ara. apparently loc"ted o'fer "
h.rce oonl'truetion projeot. Four barrage b"Uoons were reported "t tba
nO!'t.utorD o4p o the city near the target at SOOO-6OOO ft. Four
wre s..o at ..tely SOOO ft. onr ...&Oya Cutle. One
other h..lloo..... reported at 3000 ft. at eut oqe of 'the City t1.eu
.. lars- park.
k. SIIOP pota wen un bu.rn1nc ne..r 'the J.1cb1 Plant and I
"-00' tins ....t ot t_ target ..re... Pour bllJ"&e' weI'. reported afire
1D. the b.,. south ot tM dookl.
.. ORr !dUgs D ",. hui.. action by dlrhNnt AlC ftri.4
tra II04erate ....81" actiOD after tto.'bs ....., to sharp turD' to lett
aDd ript b.ton 1:bI " .. I'Wl .. Churl 1D course &D4 altitude atter
be-btl ....r. "tn or..s prooM4ed aa tu north ... Iohinc.1:ra to &.014
S/JA aDd tlilk OD withdr..wal fro-. tile tal's".
... 10 dr-to....t.. "'-bias .... reported.
b. j, "UCN ball of tin ebout IS lacb.. in dl.-ter 'ft_ ob_
rw ""'1" JIa&o:r's. IlOrlq upward at appron_tel,. 7&0. 'Ire burned
out at 1000 tt.
o. OJ.... aad n4 flube__re seen onr larT'" pD"ib1y 10-
--.rate rookew.
.....
11111
of tho
d. Six bulla of fira were seen to oome from
e. Ground.to_air rockets w&re reported followa the ere"
3l3th WingJ
(1) 1 ut Okmda and 1 Toyohmshi, Theae roae to eOOO
ft. before burnin& out and had a red flame.
3-4 in the
(2) Dorer 2-6 _re reported near Caatle,
southeast part of town. and 3 nel1J' the tarrt.
t. Crew, of the 314th Wing reported t
(1) Pive pouible rockets onr and 1 nes.r Ham_atau..
directly
(2) AlC 44-697'76
1l1:Jon Hori Cll.DIll.
(3) AlC -24833
EaCh volley contained
reportod rockets tired in bursts or :5
reported 3 Tolleys ot rockets over the
5 rockets which rose to ;000 ft. and
Date l'lownl 25 Ya.rch 1;4.5
(4) AlC 44..069677 lighted OTer tfa&Oya 2. or :5 poulb1e
roclcot, which resembled go.s o;tplosions. The burst, _re reddish.
a.Dd tar than All. fire.
&. WC 44.69696 obsorved II. greyiSh bo..ll of tire about the
slzo of a .oocer ball passing below tba AlC in the target area.
h. Shortly atter having tba target orea, 1 crew a1ghted
pboaphoru. bombs or rockets bursting at 7000 ft. directly behind the
Ale, a huge white puff with streamars. Thia projectile wae
boliOTOd fired trom. the ground.
i. Rear land', and a rod bnll of fire was aeen coming up
f'rClll below by 1 craw.

PiJlT III - ptH5gs MSSMEIft REPORT BO. 27

t'U"pt ","a. ..COY..
'ti.NJlTS. 193, 196, 100.
as4.1 ltJREIlA TEnIlS KILL.
ASASBI POT'IERr wtIllS AID
R.OOY. CITY.
Alt1tQ4e "'.000 teet
Thi. rtlP01't ... " .... dalIage to the aboTe Uated Ulrpts ra,ulUnc
boa m ae-anll tion 45, 14.1l6 March 19&5.
".4aap to iurt IItS totals abeat 173,500 'll. ft or 4.5%
of the total root ana.
flIr 1lIIUI1>e....4 tarpta _re daaete41 t indu,trie, withollt tarpt
..1oD& with about 8,000.000 'll. ft or 183 acre,. or urblUl
area la laaop City _re de,troyed.,
.U.llJlll
(All numbered and annotated referonoes in this report arl keyod
to piotures In this aeotion.)
TARGET 123 (35/11R _ 136!S7E) Ultsublahi Aircraft Worke
StaTISTICAL SUNMQRI OF
DestrOY'ld
Structural
Superficial
au....
lUnor
SQ. FT. OF
RO<F ABEl
PERCENT..GE OF
TOtAL ROOF QREo
Totar 173,500
Total roof area of plant 18 3,811,000 ft..... ,1.'0 in CIU
Indurtrial Report No, 2 .. 27 February 1945. (Soe Table on next
ern 10.
1

Po,crlptlon
23 ineludln& 2 rl.
ported ahell fl11int. ttnd 1
ballistics bulldllll::. (Ref...)
buildin&l. plue 12 revetted
bulldlnv reported lLt' atorint;
oxplo8iftl or the lUDUnit1on.
(Rot. oj
22 90% at NII.t;oya
Pottory Works, reportedly oon_
veTted to Faotory, Ba-
!Of& Arseno.l (ReE. b)
Destroyed
Doatroyed
RereroaD..... TUlet Ild'or_tlon Sheet Ro. 9O.20..1Q6-TI, Joint Tupt
OrOllp, Waahinswn. D.C., '1 January 1945.
b. KeLp, 1If.1OYCL RortbeOJlt, iJIS 340593, Jo.nuuy 1945
o. iJ.F..ar ObJeotive Polder 90.20
WerellGe Photocraphy,
,,.-"rite, sPltSII M-3. H
POlt-.u1ke, 3fRSII " ...8. .,1'1, SIll 340
Tipor ., (Si/lll - 13&/671) Ulte:IlobUbi Ehcuio WI. Co.
en, Ipe

7
DPtprhtig
Probabl toras- bu114iQ&
''1,4000 'q, ft..
Wdbiae .bo,.. 52,600 'q. tt.
(Ro' ...>
Probable _chine .bop 151.600
.q. ttl 'Ret, I.)
...-
JJ.l1Jll
DeN'
lit on S! QoOt'1IIIr,
8... 4....4
I eDd: cn..-, fJI
bull41.J&& ".-..4
UlM:ZU'IOI OF
SIID.-.rt.!cl1l.1
-..la...... Iloat
....
1...141
1_.

(5 -L' To
.llnlli.
.l!II1d.
L
.II
lJ
Unidgnt
..
:[11
H II I 11i1""
..
.. !o
..
II>
'" m ....
'" ...
'"
...
..
Untdcntlfle-
t .." 8'7,100 i,BOO 62,:500 14.000 113.4.90
Rote. See reference eo tor abovo building functions. areas. etc.
RoferenoOI "0
b.
CIU Industrial Report No, 2 -27 Fobrunry 19'5
CIU mont Report No, 22 21 March 1945
Ret_reDO. Photop-apbyl
P"'ltt1lce.
'o8t-atr1lce.
3PRSU 73-21 38-4.1, JR. 40-42, 3Ll 41_42
:sFB5II liI6.3.
!PR511 26.. 27, 3R.
B central po..rt
65% dLlllA&ed
Direct hit on 51:
corner - 3e% damage
.7:( of W end of
roof removed prior
to II'trike.
80% of roof romoved
prior to strike
-
E ond (38%) of
buildin& damaged
1000 aq. ft. or
RW corner daao.ae4
Dpa cr1pt1pD
Probllhle machine Ihop 78,300
Iq. ft. (Ref. fl.)
Boiler houe:e - 8,500 sq. ft.
(Ref. 0.)
bui1din&. alsomb1y
type, 57.000 sq. ft.
llachine shop - 62.600 sq. ft.
(Ref. a'
Unident1f1od buildln& - 34,000 sq.
ft.
Unidentified bui1din&. 31.000
Sq. ft.
2 b\llldirlfjS, 290' ::t 210' and
210' z 120' - 90,000 aq. ft. total Deatro,yed
OpeD Greo., 13.,000 Iq. ft
COQtaill11l1 2 .toro.ge bIllldin@;l.
38,000 aq. ft. total neatroye4
DP'9,ht1op
'01lIb1. lIMlh1ae ahop 87,000
_q. ttl
.....J" naY;9F
so
S1
u
Ana
No

10
11
12
AIIIItereooe. a. IntonDo.tion Sheet Woo 90.20-254-11. Wa.sh1nr;ton D.C.,
S January
b. AAF Air Objective Folder 90.20 _ July 1944
Reference photO@;uphyl
Pre-atrike. 3PRSIi 96-31 34
POlt_atrite. 3PRSU 99-2. 26. 27 _ 3R. 33_35
Pr.......lk.. 3PR&II "-3. SO
'Ollt-atrlk.. 3PIt5II "-I. , Ml .. SL. H
....
J'lllJl
'URQU aoo (3S/13R - 136/588) 1'or111lQtlu Fo.ctoty. N..&Oyo. Areenal.
en, Ip.
t'o'baJ, root .,..... 1,101,000 -ca. tt.
total root an.. 4--.pd or dtroye4. 16,000 aq. rt.
'.ro_at or total root .,.0. duaqe4 or de.troyed. 11
..te,....... ... AJ7 Air Objeothe roldu 00,10 - JlIly 10"
IVREM mULE lULL (35/10/ooN _ 136/56/04E) Jl.oported.uDi tiDnI plant.
4t
h
Rg

Description
Entir! plant. 10 building,)
abOl,lt 350,000 SQ.. ft.
Pamer!
Ref.renee I a, Map", Jf&!i0Yll. Northeo.st. A1!S 340593, January 1945
b. ;.;.. ... J..1r ObjDCtiVO Folder 90.20 ll_4)6 July 1944
Referenc! phototraphyl
Pre-.trikel 3PRSll 95_31 34
Po.t-atrlk!l 3PRSK 99_21 26, 27- 3RI 34, :55
.t.spaq PQTtERX !OBIS ($/12/055 - 136/56/105)
em) He
15
ReforeDC'1 a.. IInp,
b. ;.;.p
puerlptiQO DpmW
Entire plant, 16 building.,
ebout 224,QOO sq. ft. Destroyed
not
o.tto.ehed to plo.nt - 250,000 sq. ft. Delltrayed
Iorthe0.8t. IJlS 3'0593. Januuy 1945
.iT Objecti'V8 Fold!r 6 July 19"
Pre ...trikol 3PR5lI 96.3: 34
Po.'t-.trike I 3PR511 99_2: 26.27
Print.l GDnota.t.d o.nd a.tto.ebl!ldl
Cit! n.. d..ll.I;8 WIl8 eO$ontrQtod in thO lIS .eetlO1l. of the City.
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1,800,000
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MISSION NO.45
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XXI BOMBER COMMANO
CONSOLIDATED STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF COMBAT OPERATIONS
FORM 34
MISSION NO. 45
24 WJ.roh 1945
FrimU7 ~ B e t - M1tsubisbi ':"ircrnft Engin6 Plant. Nagoya
iJDCTIWQSS OF MJICti
':"!rcraft .:A1rborne 251
Peroent or \ .:..1rcraft on Hllnd 6.5%
...u-.r..rt BombiGg Prin'Pry 223
!'3rcent =.sktlin.:; -";e _.1rborac: , 90%
':"iroratt BOIS1n& ...11 TargotB 226
PerGeut at :3Qubl.r.s .Ie .1rbon.c. 0" 91%
BombS Dr"opped OQ prillerY 'IVgot ~ 5 0 8 ToD.9
EnotllY ':'ircraft Destroyed. " 0". Nona
Bo.l:lbtng Results _ post .cil!ls1on li\otogro.phS reveal 4.4% of total
roof o.ron of target Clao':&ed.
SECRET
!Jest or hUS51Cti
:.i.rcrtlft Loot 5
Percent Of ..:..lrcraft :"1rborne :2:c
.i.ircratt :Dazraged. 44
Porcent or .\1rcrtl.ft .lirborne 18;C
crew M;lmber ca.sunltioa 56
percent Of Total FDrticlpetina :?%
.-.1rc.ro.ft LAndlns :.t 1....0 J'1.tn 4
:UIlO STATISTICAL CONTIIOL UNIT

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1.:lSSICN !l5
.tIRCRAFT PAn'rlClPATING Il.<TE 24 IlU'ch 1945
.;e .;e
.;e
.;e
TM: OF TAl'.E OFF 'I'JM[:; OF Ht'l't!RN
-;C
_/e
-;C
1.10
FAn.lNC
row.
1II1'r II< SCl:1l::D- AJlI.
EC1t:BlNG BOl4llNO EC&JlJNG C
nl>
Temu.
-/0
'I'O jnmR 1'I'HI -/0
tWX UUD
TAU: OFF
[crull,:;
Li.T1:. usr DA'rE FIllSI' usr
Hl.D!ARY SZCOlIWlY 0"",,,
"""TIVE
Nil<.
TARGET TARGEI' "-,,,orn;
KISSIOIB
EtncTIn
73 >83 120
-
120 24_ 0736 z 0847 z
24 _.
2046 Z 2]11 Z 106
-
2
-
108 12
I7G
2. 2
-
-
-
2 2
-
313 l4l
80 1
79
,
0720 z 0829 z
2111 Z 2317 z 71
-
1
-
72 7

314
62
49
-
49
0652 Z 074-1 z 2136 z 2340 Z 46
-
-
-
46 3
I7G
l!l
1 -
- -
1 1
-
21 366 252
'1 251

0652 Z 0847 z 2046 z 2340 Z 22)
-
3 3
229
22
BO
.

super dumbo Je. E :.Ie on obaervat10n photo mission (weter of ceremonies) .

..../0 JJlnd1n8 :.t :ruo Jiml J
- 313th i1iI'IB - 3 :./e lou on tuel.
314th 7ing _ l:.le low on fuel

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MISSION
lc5
BRIUIXMN OF llL lIRCRAFT FAILING TO BOO PRIMARY WiOET
Ol TE 24 ~ eli 1;4:5
_IC&L lULU" PIIRSOIIIIEL IIIIJltJl PLIGHT CONDITIONS ENalT ACTICIl O'nIER
1IIIlT HoIl -.. .-
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-
Bombed Non_
"""bod BCXlIbed Non- Bombed
BCIllbed
lfon_
"""boa
BOIlIbed
Eft.uU... SlcClll4ary 0.... Itt.oU .... OUler kl'recU.. Becondary othet: Zttectlv Secondary Other Cffeett'Y ~ e o a d a r y Other
73'"
1
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1
3 1
-
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l,'l ''0 5
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1
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1
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- -
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2l. Be 17
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BOUBING RUN
10..:;310:: 45
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U:','l'E 24 WU'cb. 1945
'rARG!:.'T B<IIB&D TDiE OF RLl.....,i.SS ..u'l'l'UDE OF RFJ..Et,.:9E Vl&.lA.L BUi..i3.L1G MDAl1 J:KMBnIC /0 oPiR...Tw BY, !
Ale ., AI J,,-" I
'HIT . DJt01'rlJ:{; Ale Sighting For ....,0 B.
Ol rnrx BlilBS Earliest Latest Lowest Highest R &: D Range Ale e-l Uil.nual
'73 III ta\ioiahi :'/0 ED81ne J'D.ctor,y
WQ 1t18oya P 106 1.503 z If,J7 5<300 7200 12 7 - 37 a - 90 16
ToJobisbl. Sb1.DgU lEt.3 l.504 Z 1540 z 6000 7000 - - - .3 - .3 _
13 IIltllub1ehl..Je Bn6ine J'8etory
',;Q NBgO)'& P 11 1505 Z 1555 z 7200 /3700 43 - - 28 - 5l 13
unknom TO 1 unkn :n unkl oun 1 1
.l4 IM1teublahi :..Ie Eniiine F8ctory
riO Wgoya p 47! 1500 Z 1617 z 5650 9000 36 - - 11 - 40 7
f--+----------+.,----f.. ... - --.- - .... _. -.- ...- . _._.. .._ ..._ ... _ . .. . .... ,
1 !wi taubiehi :..Ie Engine FOctory.
C Hl80y8 P 224 1500 z 1617 Z 5650 9800 91 7 - 126 - lOll 26
In.:ludcs 2 :"'/0 m!lking visUD. COlt'ectioD 1 :..Ie b fming by D
1";0 alBo bombed priIIPry.
Includes 1 :"'/0 banblng by I
Includes 1 observation - Ji1 to C wbich on j!hotofll1$1 bombs.
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DISPOSITION OF BOMBS
24 )JI.rch 1945
Tml.
I\lZK LOlDED ON UB- RELE:A.SED ON TARGETS
1JII1T
1lllUGKl' (;I Bum
SlmIHG IlCllNB lIIICRUT N.lG<>Y:>

JeTTlSONl::D
"""MEt>
UMKtlON
No..
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Tonll
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T n
"0
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_64 500# a.p. .01 .D. 3190 m-5 2743
685.8
69
17.2 374 93.5 4
1.0
- -
.... 500/1 I. Olu 14.1 Noao 370 92-5 370 92.5
- -
-
-
-
-
- -
...1S 500/l.1.B. D>8'

220 55.0 190 47.5 4

1.0 26 6.5 -
-
-
-
y..JP ltlototlGab 51
-
44
- - -
7 - -
-
-
-
13 lIll ....64 SOO/l a.p.
.01
.D.
1921 480.3 1679 419.9 27
6.8
'87
46.7 1 .2 27 6.7
I
...76 5001/ 1. D>8'
.
146 36.5 129 32.3 2 .5 13 3.2
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2
.5
.
500# I. Clu
"'03
ln 44.3 ln 44.3 - -
. .
- - -
abOTe target
u-Il6
}tl.otntlBab 19.5 one
42
.
3
6
-
1 4
1

- -
- -
-

14 .

........-64 SOO/l P.
.01 N.D. 392 98.0
354
88.5 .- 38 9-5

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-
- -
...76 __
SOO# loB. tIlat.

151 :n.7 147 36.7
- -
4
1.0
- -
-
-

y...11oQl 500/1 I. Clu
"'03
272
68.0 2)8
59.5
-
- 34
8.5
-
-
-
-
,
above
tar..'
M-fl 26011 :rr8g B P>Bt.
-
6
. .8
4
.6 -
-
2 .2
- - - -
11-46 PhotoflaSh 31
-
27
-
- -
2
-
2
- - -
11-:<6 plratlAre 1.0
-
269
-
269
-
- -
- - - - -
-
lBO .:.N-Il-64 500/1 O.P. 5503 1375.
8 4776 1194.2 ;0 24.0 599 '49.7 5
1.2 27 6.7
11-76 500/1 I.B. 517 129.2 466 116.5 6 1.5 43
10.7
- -
2 .5
11.-17-.:.1. 500# I. Clu 819 204.8 785
1
9
':l
- -
34 8.5
-
-,
- -
y-81 260/1 Frag B 6 .8
4 - -
2 .2
-
- -
.26 paratlare 269
-
269 - - - - -
- -
- -
u-Il6 fb,ototlllab 124
-
107
-
-
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13
-
2
-
1
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TC'llOL 6845
1710. 6031 1507.6 102 978 69.1 5
1.2 29
7.2
IJoee not include paratlares Ol", Fbototlnsb boai>s.
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"'88100......... 0- _
lCCUBA.CI OF BCIlBINO 00 PRDWlY 'UROKT
llA:l>:
:;14 Jl!'I',1il 1.9.llt5
IlOIBS II&- HtDIBER OF HITS & DISTlHCE FROM .HYING POINT
.0. PSiWEl'I't
UWlBD (JI OF !lITS OF
tDlrr 'AIlGB'r o .. 500
1
500 - 1000' 1000 - 2000' 2000 - 3000' Total ON IlOIBS
No. ..... NO. ~
No. ~ No. ~
No.
~ No ~
TA/lG""
i<Eu..SEt
2. DC 6031 I,5Oll poe> ....100 ibc.......,
L8 rowa. Q. toto of 173. 00 SO"'" 10 toot
-
or
4.JiS
" tho >
tal roof area. of tho tnrB t.
,va
LobIo "
etc:! in icnto 00 ttorod
too,," r target and ot or sooti os of N .oyo. >1>0", st ot to gElt nrc

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MLSBIlI<
om:
,
AIRCRAFT LOST AIm IWlAGED PHISONNEL CASUALrH'S
,
&1JlC1<APT UlST
J.IRCRAFr DA!Jl.AGfD PERSOJOO:L CASlULTIES
I
I ... EIIIJIY
!JIIIl! Ace. I ... iCC.
TOTAL
TOTAL
1JIIlT A/e l
Ull- E... EIIIlt
Aiel
0 UN-
.'SS-
WOUNDED TOTAL
,
Ale AlA
l 0TIlIIl
I_I
rorAL
I/e I/A
l
GUI<;
OTHER
MAJOR MIma
PARTICI- HLUJ)
lNO 81 INJtIlID CASUALTIES
I
I/A IECH.
AlA MEe'.
KNJ"N
PATI t(;
73 3 ~ 3
26 2
24 1276 31 2
33
'0
313
1 b 1 c 2 6
4
10 604 21 1 22
00
I
,
314
10 10 590
-
1 1
,
,
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,
,
56
.
21 1 1
3 5 42 4 2
44 2752
52
4
DO
! Missing. No ~ d . b Lo8t OYer tDrget due to flak. . Ditched OD1'outo to target. xnsino caught fire.
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.1:1U:lJ1 OPl'USITlvN A!'W AA20tJlUT.l.ON
..!ISSI Cl'l,_....!I'i5"--__
WLTE 24 f;tlf oh 1945
!10.W'
UWiIY I.JC .w::.JrHO'{dl &: UAMAGfJ) Al.WNITION
/M.
,
UJUT
.. ElM.
Tn'E Oil
DOS- PHCII. 20 M.M. .5C CAlIBER
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TRDYED DESm'D
Dp:amm
FIRC:D
U13ff'A1C
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TUr.o.L !'OI'JJ. FWJ>
73 20 1 300 1200 1500
13 :iQ 39

1850 iloo .650

14iJQ 37
-
3270 !
-
3270
21 ac 96 3
54.0 2000 7420 c
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lbc1udea 20 rounda teat fired. b Includes 050 rounds test tirod ond 1000 roundo Jettiooned.
C TeB t tired.
SECRET
..
MISSION ___
DATE 24 Uarch 1945
FLICrrI' DATA & FUEL CONSUMPTION
7) anI:; )1) "ine 311;
21 B.C.
A/C COMPLETING MISSION
*
103 09 40
'40
FLIGHT DATA
Avg. Time At Altitude
-
7,08 3,14
2;56
Avg. Time Of Climb To Bomb-
ing Al ti tude
,25 ,06
:26
,19
Avg.
Time At Bombing Altttude
7,04 ,23 1.1)0 4:25
Avg.
nying Time
13.57 lA:26 15:26 11.:25
Avg. Distance (Nautical
.
Air IIliles)
27iJJ 2662 ;,.791 ::730
FUEL CONSUMPTION
Coosumed To Target:
Average
3432 3493 3935 3557
_,_
4018 3800 1.326 4326
1/1n1mum
}lO4
3075 3400 3075

CODSUlIIEld From Target To Base:

(A/e Withont Malfunction)
No. Of Ail"'craft
98
67
44
'09
Avera.ge
2294 2)61 2292
1l8x1.""
2662 2670 2ff15 2675
l/1nimuD
1920 ;!O46
If93
Consumed From Target To Base:
cve Wi tb Malfunction)
No. Of Aircraft
5 2 2
9
Average
2486 ;:.'254 2)22 2398
-,-
2837 2369 .?S,3?
..
-
2285 21)9 2ill an
Total fuel Deed:
Average
5734 57;8 6367 5869
-,-
6363 6182 6764
ffT64
""'....
5422
5=
5772 52f-O
Total Fuel Re_iainga
........
1038 1018 m
lOCI
.."..... 1463 1505
1628 1628
Mtn1
W
'W 478 603 560 4'1f!
!vl
GRls. ConsUIlI8d Per Hour
411 396.5
412.6 406.1
AVI
r.1Il. CODsued Pet" Mile
2.09 2.16 2.28 2.15
TOTAL FUEL USED ON AIRBCIlHB Ale
641832 4.36294 310374 1388500
Ale tar whicb fuel data are na.1lable. (Excludefl p/e Lnnding rt Iwo Jb'" J.
(Jp,sollne relllllinine OIl It/C londlni e.t 1':""0 Jir.w I 31]th t e - J Ale - 996
J
1460, &:
171
'l.4l.?1 - 1 II/e - u... l. I,YuU.rble
lIl.l<lllI
"15810"__--;;;.- _
ii5
-. .ofU'cn J.91O
DATE
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nIGHT D.lTJ.
Ill. .VIIlAOJ ....... .VIIlAOJ .lVERAGI lIT .VIIlAGE !VG WT OF FUEL AVERAGE AVERAGE QROSS
UIIT llllCRlPT BASIC ft. 1IBIPlIL 11). or IOI8S or !DIBS FUEL LOADIJl MISC.
nI"'"
lDIIIOIUIl
0' Ale
UWl UWlm LOADIJl LOADm (6 LBS pm GAL)
1IEI"'"
AT TAU orr
73 11a !!.
1.\061 61913 6196 4D116 4Uio 136914
1t\md
1'J vo 19 14914 60113 15330 6166 4059
6 4161 135621
LOading
14 \,'G 49
15812 58163 0164 7343 44056 5941 134595
21" Be
i"4
8 60912
14824 6ll<)5 41370 4710 136075 .
c

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c

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.. lb:cludo5 2 5upor dumboe. b EXcludes 1 aircraft on photo-obsorvation miSsion.
Sal) ;/e.i8htsl ilN-M-64 G.P. (ce;mp a) 550 .iN-M-76 Inc. Ibs.
_ j'rElg B. 265 100. - -
.\Noofl-17.i.l - :me. Clu. equals 465 IbS.
U-46 Photoflash equals 52 Ibs.
M-26 ICratlnro oqunls 53 !bs.
l l ~ l 3 l S S " l . J ~ l l
JJllJlJl
,
BClilD CXIDWD
-DLD C8DIR
FIlIP CI!DP I).
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mCJf: CON GEN XXI OO'J COO:
TO: CQt.t GEN 7JRD BON "TIfG
COY GErl )lJTH BOItl WING
COY GFll 314TH BO!4 IVING
INFO: C1U 9L.1.1
" I. i.1\l
By Auth of CG XXI
Y't .2& 'hW"'-
Initials Date
XXI BOMBER CQlNAND
CU...
0800 26 MDrch 1945

FIELD OftDER !IUYBER 48 ERADICATE NlJ'..mER 5.

MAPS FOR PLO'ITlNG: JAPAN AVIATION CHART 1:218,880
AIMING POINT REFERENCE: XXI eo),! coo 90.20-193.
OFFSET AIMING POINT REFERDlCE: XXI BOY LITHQ-'4OSIAC NAGOYA CITY
1. Recent of this cotlll\Md indic3te that low altitude night
visual precision boIlIbing tlgninst priority lI.ircrflft plants can be
carried out economically with precise results before the enemy can
effectively counter this new wctical use of VLR aircraft. Of the
priority target" t rget 193 offers the best chance of initial
success while perfecting our
2. The XXI 80m Com will attack ERADICATE NO.5 (Target 90.20-193)
with normal effort.
3. a. TIrd "'ing:
(1) Attack TBrget: From T-Hour to T-Hour plus 45 lD1nutes.
(2)
""'
OAP AXIS OF ATTACK FROM OAP FORCE REQUIRED
086064 0770)2 27 Degreos True All A/C
0) Altitude an Route Out: 4,000 to 4,500 feet.
(4) Al titl3de of ll.ttack: 6,000 to 6,800 feet or 500 fGet en top
of OYercast if practicable and desirable
(5) BOlDb Load: All A/C, except every 12th A/C. will cDrry two
.-76 Incendiary bombs loaded to be in center of train of
Balance of load will be 500 lb. GP's. (RDX Compo B
filler to the extent of their availability). Every 12th
A/e rill cc.rry full loud 11-17 Incendiary Clusters.
b. 3l)tJ1 "1ng:
(1) Attack Tareet: FrOlll T-Hour to T-Hour plUB 45 l!Iinutes.
(2) Altitude em Route out: 5,000 to 5,500 feet or 500 feet on
top of overcut if practicable and dnironble.
(3) AXIS OF ATTACK FROM OAP FORCE REQUIRED
123069 077032 32 Degree8 True All A/e
Altitude of Attack: 7,000 to 7.800 feet.
BolIlb Load: All A/e except every 12th A/C, rill cc.rry two
1.1-76 Incanditl.ry Bombs. balance of loud 500 1b GP'e. (RDS
COtIu. B. Filler to the extent or uvailability). Evory 12th
A/C .i11 curry full loud of M-17 Incendivry Clusters.
c. 314th Wing:
(1) Attack Target:
(a) Pathfinder Ale carrying flares: ;,tarting T-Hour ninua
10 Illinutes.
(b) Pathfindor Ale cDrrying incendiarios: St8rting T-Hour
Illiuus 5 minutea.
(c) Ralanco of Forco: Starting T-Hour.
(2) Altitudo on Route Out:
(a) Pathfinder Ale cll.rrying flarcs and incendiari!ts: As
desired uJ
(b) Balance of Force:
top of overcast if
6,000 to 6,500 feet or 500 feet on
practicable nnd desircable.
(J) AIIIPIG pOINT OAP
AXIS
OF ATrACI; ERQ'. OAP
086061. 077032 27 Degrees True
123069 077032 32 Decrees True
) Altitude of Attack:
(8) Pathfinder Ale carrying flares end As
desired by wing
(b) Balance of Force: 7,000 to 7,800 feet.
(5) Bornb Load:
(ft) Pathfinder Alc CDrry1Jlg flarcs: Type and load as de-
sired by uL'"Ig
(b) Pathfinder Ale ctlrrylng incendis.ries: '1-17 lncendiBriee.
(c) Balnnce of Force: Each Ale two M-76 incendiary bombs
anrt brlance of loud with 500 Ib GP's.
(6) The J14th fling "Ul di!lpatch Ale to drop fleres sufficient
to light the target for c. period of 30 r.dnutes. Also dls-
pc.tch !lIe ce.rrying incendiaries sufficient to pin-point the
target for visual bol:l.bing. BlIlance of force, if any, dll
bacb aiming point 123069
(7) The Jl4th i.ing flvoid tha Is1e.nd of Rota by 15 miles cn-
route to target.
(8) The beat qualified crews will be aesigned poeitinfls in thc
first aircraft scheduled over the turget.
(9) The J14Ui "1.Dg will dispatch Cl1e A/c to the t.nrget eras. for
tlle purpose of observing the bc::lbing i'lttack. A qunlified
cOl2ll&.l1der acting as a roe.stcr of cerellOnies will I!lllke any im-
portant announcallCnt concerning tactics as he deells necossary
over the VHF, ChoMe1 B.
(10) Upoo arriving at tho turget area the 1B&.d pathfinder flaru
o.ircroft will notify the mnster of ce:rel'looies the base of
cloud forl:l8ticn using feet 9B ballO altitude. &::alllple
of notlf1c"Ucn: -!!cse of clouds is Hue Altitude plus
4,000 feet-. This rill be 6,000 oe llctunl be.se of the
r:1outls. After receiving this trvnso1esion from the flare Ale
tI:e rJ8stcr of cereaonies will !rem ti!l)l) to t1Cle re1l:y cloud
bose to ::I.dn force.
,
x.
(1) 'lethed of Attlick: By individual oircroft t>ttacking with
IJininlUr.J int.ervol between c.ircr::ft. A dofinite radar bt'iUb-
ing run v,ill be ooda over a rudflr ai:ning point cefore r.lSlc.1ng
II vis1I81 enrrHCt. inn.
I.J.,\l __ .
(2) Route:
....
ho Jlmn
mit! - 13645E
34363'" - 13633E (IP)
Targut: Rii<ht turn
1"0 Jima.
On .... lthdrBwal deviate to left of prescribed cvurse if ncceo-
Bary to eneNY
"'..
34J6JON - 13633E dll be used as e nElBll I.P. direct courses
tJ\rough and OAP will detJTcine actual I.? f{ea." LP.
will 00 usod u.s reforence point. for turning ooto axia of at-
tack.
(J) It is inperative that A/e bo over target at times designated
to insure light.ing at propor tice. Dolay at landfall will 00
resorted to where noccsSHry. Full coordinution is necessary
to make the It succoss.
(4) Fuse Sattlo&:
(a) 500 Ib GP. 1/100 nOf;U end non-deley tan.
(b) 1J-17 Incandiftry Bonbs - LnSumtnncOU8 nose, Doo-dcloy
tail.
(e) H-17 Incondiary Clusters fused to opon 3,000 feet above
the; target.
(11) M-46 photo flash bombs - Ale loaded "Uh Gp's fused
r.etting will be. some as time of full of 500 lb Gp's.
loodcd with IE's will usc fuse setting from
bo:lbing tc.Llu for altitude the.t is being flo'lll.
(5) Cll1ibr:l.t.ed airspcted 00 bmbing run - 250 mJi'l.
(6) Intervaloocter setting: IJinimuo
(7) Bor.abing Instructions:
tion cLrefully before
Cre\.s will be cautioned to check posi-
releasing bo'llbs.
(8) A naximur.l number up to 50 percfJnt of tho aircraft, will cc.rry
1 esch photo fluh bomb und K-19D Cllincra. Number of e.ir-
crr.ft will be bae... d a'I number of K-19H cumcros that nre B.vv.il-
nhle for use. Tho photo fll1sh bOl:lb will be droPl.ed last rith
drag plates romovod.
(10)
(9) Far this :Ussll'l11. pins and car-o-see.l wire of inccndl11ry clus-
tors ooy be rellOftd frOlll fuses prior to take nCC.
In Uie event. the clola:! bose is lQllrer than 8,000 feet, all
aircraft except Ute pr,thfindor flore and incendiury A/c will
stend by for transmission of tho cloud base altitude, from
tho I'E.ster of CVT6DlOllioti. Tho clourl baa. will be given as
boliO dtttude plW:l 80 ::Il1ny thousand fect. Tho bos\< altitude
is us 2,000 feet. Tho altitude for attuck for
7Jrd nnd 314th rings will be 1500 below tho cloud buse
and 500 foet bfllow cloud boso for JIJt.h "ing.
(11) Loading: The sl2llUl11t1on 10lldtng 'lJill bo left to
the dlaere:.lcn of th<l wing CO;1::JO.nder.
(12)
ClmIlery Inst.ructionS: Tho bomb,.rd!or will not be pi!rmittod
te fira guns. Instructions will be I;i von the. t. gwnors will
not fire their glmS (It (,erial tc.rgl;lts unless fired upon.
Q..-mor8 of lowor tUM'iiOt .. of" 73rd t'l1nF: lYI1y nre Iluthorized to
fira upon ground targets
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(13) Radar scts will be off for 45 omrnodiatoly nf-
ttlr leaving the tlIrJZet so interfaNlico dll not be lIlBdo on
othor aircraft 00. bombing run.
(14) Aborting aircraft on route out tw-n We! from proscribed
route hoading !lnd fly S llliIlutes before turning on rllturn hcnd-
ing.
(15) T-Hour bJld D-Dey: .250llOJl:
4. n. No chnngt:.
b. This is Tac.ical Mission Hueber 45.
5.
0.. (1) Radio silsnca rill prevail enrcute to target except in eases
of
(2) No contact reports 1t'111 be sent enroute to torgot. CcmtRct
reports will be sent on ret1Jr.l rc;uto only _hen north of 28
0
north.
(J) Wings will designnte one lut>nu per squadron ns thlJ only pl..!lne
to trans::dt a strike report.
(6) The fol101".1ng code w111 be used by the r.r'.ster of ceremonies
for
Before giving instructiens the me.ster of ceremonios will ghe
the code 'IIord followed by one of the corresponding nwabero
as ttbove. F.nlmple: Mf>l'Iter of ceremonies, OSCAR 8. Cloud
b.se, Bnse nltitude plus 5,000 feet
(4) Strike reports references: (Reg. 100-20 5.0.1.)
(S) All aircraft "'ill l!Ionitor Chrumel B in the target aron for
tho VUl"pose of receiving instructions from tho IllC.st.er of
carenonics.
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Deputy Commander, Twentieth Air Poroe
Ohief of Sta.rr. Twentieth All' Fo.r08
Ohie!' ot Staff. IXI Bomber Co-und
Deputy CIS. Opu. XXI Bomber Collllland
Deputy CIS, SIlP .. Wa.lnt. IXI Bomber COSIlllMd
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COlllllandll\! General. Arrtr;f Air Forcu, A'I'lJl'I JJ1/JB
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COllllllandor in Chief. Pc.oitie Conn Arou (Adv Hq)
COIlllIW\der in Chief, Po.c1.fle Oc.ean Are"" (Rsu Eq)
Chief ot lavnl Operations. OP16.V
Joint IntelliSence Center. Paoitio Ooeo.n Aroas
Air Force, PacifIc Fleet
COIIlID.IJ'Il!llr. Fifth Fleet
COlIIDander, Firllt Carrier 'fu&: Force
Commander, Forward Arell.
Comandlnt; Genera.l. U. S. Artly Forces in Far Eut
Collaandln,; General, U,S. Arr.ry Forcu. Pa.cific Ocean
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General. JJl1ed Air Porees. Soutlr"ut
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Coaaand1(lf; GeneroJ.. SWPA; ATTNI 0_2, (POl' Sec1;1on
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General. Far Ell8t Air Forces
Gen-ral. U.S. StrlLtogic Air Forcn 1n
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COIIIIIlUldlllf> Offic:er. 6th BOlllb OrOIolP (VH)
CO_lUldins Ofrice, 9th Bomb Group (VH)
Ofricu. 16th BOlllb OorOlJll (VB)
Co_udiQ& Officer. 19th BOIIb Group (VB)
Coreand1n& Orricer, 2Vth Bomb GrOIlP (VB)
Officer. 39th Bomb GToup (VB) l.
CO_l.ndinr Ofricu. 'oth Boab Group (VB)
Cc..ll.c:d1Q& DrUcer, BOUlb GrOIlP (VH)
Officer. 3311t Boab GrOUi (VB)
Officer. UUh SOllb Group (VB)
Commandins Officer. 462nd Bomb Group (VB)
COaQll.ndlnt Ofricer. 46ath Group (VR)
CollllUl.ndins orricor. '97th BOlllb Group (VB)
COlllD.G.ndin& Orr1cer. '98th Boe Group (VB)
COJlaandinr;: DrUcer, BCIIIlb Group (Vll)
Drticer. SOOth BCIllb Group (VB)
Coc.e.ndin& atricer. SOlllt BClIllb (VB)
Coua.adinr;: Officer. 5021:1.4 BOIab Group (VB)
Co-.o.ndiD!i DrUc:er, 50'th BOlI.b Group (Vli)
CoaIDandillf> Of'tic:er, 506th Bomb Group (VB)
Comme.ndin!i orrieer. 655th BOGb Sq
COIlll&D.d1n!i Officer. Twe.nthth Air FOI'oe Lead (It_
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CCllIIm:lZlll.in!i Officer, 15th Ftshter Gro\fp
eo..G.odin!i orClcor. 2lat Pi,hter Group
Cmruaandilll'> Officer, SOOth Fighter Group
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