21st Bomber Command Tactical Mission Report 270, Ocr

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SECRET

F O R EWORD

This Tact ical Mission Report covers

1 mission of the XXI Bmber COIlIJlI&nd

before i TIQS r ~ - d e s i g n ~ t e d as the

'IUentieth ; . ir Force and 2 missions

theral f tcr .



HE:ADQ.UiJ'iTE'lS

TnENI'IEI'H Am Fc:ilCEAFO 234

XXI Bomber Con:mand Field Order N!mIbor 99and ' ft 1en ti eth !lir Foree Fie ld Orders Nwnber

4 and 7.

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Missions No. 270-283-291.

Targets: Nippon Oil Canpeny (90.J2-o72). Ube Coal Liquefact ion

Co. (90.]2-1B41). and Petroleum Complex. fuv:asaki

(90.17-116/127/130)

15. 22, and 25 July 1945

Table of contents

Tact ica l N:lrratiVEl ••• • • • • . . . .. .. .. •

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1

J..nnex J.. _ OpErations.... .. .. 0 .. 0 9Part I _ Je.vigation Report and Track Chart .. .. .. 10

FOrt I I _ Mean Points of 1mpect. • • .. .. 12Part III _ Bombing .. • .. .. .. .. • .. .. . . . . 13Bart IV _ Flight EngineEring and Chart .. .. .. .. .. 13Part V _ Radar Bnd Radar Charts. .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 16Part VI _ Gunnery. .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2('Part VII _ Idr-Sea F1escue Chart 21

J..nnex B _ Weather .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24

Part I _ Mission No. 'ZlO. .. • .. .. • .. • 00 25

Fart I I _ Mission No. 283 ••••••• •••• c . 25Part II I - Mission No. 291•••••••••••• C . 25

• • • • • • • • • • • • • •Annex C - CCllttunicat ions •••••••••••••••• 0 C •

Pert I _ RCM •••••

Part I I - Radio. • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••• 0

262727

Annex D - Intelligence • • • • • • • • • •• •••••••• 29Part I _ Enemy Air Opposition. • • • • • • • • • • • 30

Part II - Enemy Antiaircraft • • • • • • • • • • •• 32

Part II I - Damage Assessment Reports • • • • • • •• 35

Annex E Consolidated Statistic&l Summary • • • • • • • • • •

Command and TWentieth h i r Farce Fieldnnex F - XXI Bomber

Orders • • • • • • • • • • • • C • • • • • • • • • 51

ADnel: G - Distribution ••••••••••••••

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Prepared Bya

A.:2 SectieaTwentieth Air Farce



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; By Authority of CG20th J<ir Force

25 M 45 7U6-D ~ t e Ini t ials::: :::::

SUBJ'ECT: Raport of :.tttlcks on 3 Precision Targets. 15. 22 and

25 July 1945

TO Cal'lIl'IOnding General. U.S . ilrmy Strotegic h i r Force.

1 ~ 234. San Francisco. California

1 . IDENl'lFICi.TlON OF REP<RI':

s . Field Order NumbE.r 99. Headquarters XXI Bomber Camllmd,

dated 15 1uly 1945. and Field Qr-ders ~ \ u n b e r 4 end r. H e e d q U 3 r t ~ aTwentieth l . i r Foree. dated 22 end 25 1uly 19h5 respect ivel] . d1rcctcdthe ,3l.5th Banbardl:!lent U1ng to part icipate in night £lttacks against 3precision targets on Honshu in XXI BambEr Command MiSsion ~ U m b c r 270

and. Twentieth J.1:- Force llissions Number 283 and 291.

b . Thrgets Specified:

(1) Primary Targets:

Mission N.1mber

270

283

291

Tnrgct Foree hssicned

Nippon Oil Company 70 J.1rcraft(90.32-672)

Ube Cool Liquefaction 80 J. i rc ra f t

C""pany (90.32-1841)

Petroleum Complex (Mitsubi_ 70 ....i rc ra f t

shi Oil Refinery, 90.17-116;F ~ y a m a Petroleum Refinery,

90.17-127; and J ~ i s h i Pet-

roleum C o m p a ~ . 90.17-130).

(2) No other targets 'i1ere sp(;cified.

2 . MlSSION PlANNlro:;:

a . S e l ~ c t i o n of Targets: The select ion of thLse targEts';fas a continuation of the policy se t up to govern the tYJI(l missio:1S

tha t the 315th Banbardr.lent ' ling was equipped to conduct. TargEt

importance and order 01: at tack roes detErmined by the re la t ive ".ra1ue

of the target to the enemy am the avai labi l i ty of t orgc t i nfc rne ti on .

radar scope photos. and other f ac to rs e ff ec ti ng mission planning.

b. Importance of Tergcts:

(1) The KudQlI(ltau P l ~ n t of tho Nippon 011 Ccmpny (n s s ion

NUmber 270) is the fourth largest crude o il ref inery in the Japanese

inner zane and hos an est imated annua l ref inery c apac ity o f 2,500.000

bsrre18 and Q crocking capacity Of 660.000 h.'\rrels. Tho products of th i s

pleDt a r c 1P8olinc, aviat ion gasoline, lubricat ion o i l , and l ~ ond-...r 0118. The estimated storage capacity i s 200,000 barrels .



(2 ) The Ubc Cool Liqucf:lctiofl COIl1pany (Mission I'umbcrn

283) i s credi ted ':7itb the ccp.'.eity to produco 475.000 .. tltlrrc15 of 6 ~ ~ Cthetia o i l . about 1/3 of 30pancsEl h a m e ~ i 5 1 e n d productlon. I t i s ct . b . . 1 frem the u..'''lderscso l t s ran l1l3tcriol source , probably 0 tS1nlng coo

llIines apprm:;:imotely 1 mile to the southa I t i s , the re fo re • .8 most

i.l:lporteot t lIrget in synthet ic o il product ion. I ts des t ruc t lon pouidfUrtber comp li ca te t he onel!lY's alrC3dy overburdenll>d o i l problem.

(3 ) The 3 targets (90.17-116, 90.17-127. 90.17-130)" 'moh llJ!Ikc up the petroleum ca:lplcx to be attac!(oo on Mission NUll.her I

291, toge ther , arc credited l7ith almost 25 per cent of cen t ra l J ~ J l 6 n s

crUde o il rc1' ining ul!l.pocity and 20 per cent of i ta storegE! COpe-Olty.

c . Time R:lctora: i .side f ran the pol icy of ' conducting a t t acks

by the 315th \.1l'i8 at night, time factors nero of l i t t l e importDDcc in

the planniI:8 of ' these missions.

d. Munitionsand

FUEl Loading:

(1) S€lection of Bcmbs and F U z c s ~ The Sao-pound ge:1eralpurpose bomb was s-::1cctcd for use egainst a l l 3 ta rgets . The NipponOil Company (Mission Number 270) aOO the Petroleum Complex (Mission

l:umber 291) contain instal lat ions of ' both storage ard refinery type,

against uhich the large number of hits obtainable by the use of t h ~ ss ize banb abould resul t in maximum damage to both rnnufacturing and

storage fac i l i t ies . The Ube Cool LiquefClctioD Company (Mission Number

283) contains build ings o f rcin1'orced concrete and flood frame type,

a l l of which Ore Sm'3.l1 in plan areel. The use of larger s ize bor.lbs

,,"auld prove most effective against the concrete s t ructures , but "auld

not permit maximum tonnage to be carried and would blso decrease thenumber of direct hi ts . I t was believed, i n s el ec ti ng the 500-pound

bomb, that this bomb ';7ould be capable of destroying the 't7ood frame

structures and also nould seriously damage the reinforced ins ta l la t -

ions. FUzings of .l-second delay nose ":7ere selected fo r t!1e barbs to

be employed on a l l 3 ta rgets . This delay fu ze n as selected es on

assurance f uz ing only , since nose fuzes ~ i t h shorter delays ..ere not

ll.V3ilable. Tail fuzings of ..01 second del::ly fer Mission I \ ~ b e r 270

and 283 and .025-second delay for Mission Number 291 nere se lec ted .

The .Ol·second and .025-second deley t a i l fuzes ucre selected since

they ~ o u l d allow s u f f i c i ~ n t penetraticn of the b ~ nithin the in_

s ta l la t ions in each case. to a depth assuringmaximum

damage.

(2)

18.500 pounds ofBoob Loading: I t gSS ~ s t i m a t e d thet approximately

bombs per a i rc ra f t nould be £8rried on t he se miss ions .

of(3 )

anmuniticn perArrunition londing I t ~ o ai rcraf t ,auld be carr ied.

estitl'£lted that 6CO rounds

(4)

6.500 gallons wasFuel loading:

est illlBted .J.n OVerogil ruel load per n i r c r ~ f t of

e. n igh t PlanniM:

(1) IIbvigation: Aircraf t nere to f ly the folloaing rout ..sOD these _issiona,

(a ) Mission Number 270:

Ranson fo r Selectiop

Tactical Doctrine.



to

3255N - 13205Eto

3334N - 13126E (IF)

to

Target

to

330130N - 1330600E

to

This point. on the southrestcrn"tipo f Shikoku. 1s very dis t inc t ive .

This point, 1 mile ~ c s t o f Usa,

wns expected to provide 0 goodr ada r oppl'ODch to th e t l rgc t .

Nippon Oil Company a t Kudomatsu.

land'!J end.

1'170 Jiml to Ease Tactical Doctr ine.

(b) Mission 1-.'umbcr 283:

Ease to 1'170 J im Tactical Doctrine.

to

3301N - 13306E

to

334330N - 1314100E (IP)

to

Target

to

This point (Inamina Miseki) on theOCluth";1cst corner o f Shikoku uss

expected to be easily ident i f ied.

Hi.':lC Jim.:!, north o f Kyushu, "as

expected to be easily identifiedfor the best radar approoch to the

target .

Ube Cool Liquefaction Company.

3240N - 13150E l i lnd 's end. This poin t ; ,auld routethe forces through the leas t d ~ f € n d E d

to .:lreas.

Ino Jime to Base Tactical Doctrine.

(c) Mission Number 291:

~ s to Inc Jima Tact ical Doctrine

to

34J630N - 13851E

00

3Il57B • 13909E (IP)

Landfal l . ThE lower point of thepeninsula between S8goml and Surug3

Bay was expected to b easily id€n-

t i f iGd .

This point (Rawana V,iaeki) on theeastern shore o f sagaml .Bey 'r-lS

expected to be C8sily Identifi€d fortho bOlllb run.

Petroleum Comple,x a t 1Cm7aee.1d.



t o

352kN - 14024E

(2 )

Lond's end. This point 17ou1d routethe rcrees through the l w s t dcfE.ndcd

arc:)s.

:Radar Foctors:

(8) !. lisslon Number 270: Radar navicet ion roes ex

pected to be very good on t h i s mission because of tho ~ c E . I I E . n t c o a s t ~ lcheck p o i n t s or 1{yushu and Shikoku. Londfvl l . a d i s t l n c t i v e point on

t h e routbl7cstern t i p o f Shikoku -aas expected t o be c o si ly i d e n ti fi e d

by radar operators in t to make·the i n i t i ~ l 171nd r u n ~ Tho d i s : c ~ c ofrom la nd fa ll to the i n i t i o l point , 77 miles, usa considered eufflClcntf o r rechecking wind ern ground speed bccouse of the lend_;7etcr contr.:lat

which'would f a c i l i t a t e n a v i ~ t i o n cnd ident i f icat ion of the i n i t i a l

point . The run !roc the i n i t i a l point to the target hae acme goodcheck points and d r i f t 171,lS not cocpected t o exceed 6 degreEs" The -target

1taeH' was~ p e c t € d

t o be easilyi d e n t i f i E d ~

s i n c e . i t' l :8S

situated dU',ect ly on.8 prcminent e ~ s t l i n e ~ . It ; wa.!" planned to enpl;:.y direct radar

synchronous bombing on this t a r g e t .

(b) Mission Number 281, l a r . d f n l l ~ a prctnincnt

p(:ninsula on the SDuth,;;,est coost of Shikoku. l70S expected t o be

easily identif ied by radar. It roas believed that the use of the

islands end the peninsular ooost l ine of the Inland Sea ';'lould fac-i l l t a t e radar navigat ion. The i n i t i a l point , Him£: Ji.mEI, uas o:pected

to be <:!6sily p:'cked up by radar and should provide a good run t o tbe

t a r g e t . It i ; S S believed. that the course !rem la nd fa ll to target , 7."hich

approxi.m::ltes a straight l ine , "ould a11err th e radar operator &!!ple t m e

for computing a l l important data. The t a r g e t . located on a co::lst:ll

projection just north of the c i t y of Ube, would be resolved cs a sep

a r a t e re turn . I t uas planned to employ a d i r e c t radar synchronous

release on t h i s target .

(c) Mission Number 291: Landfoll point, located on

the southern t i p of the arrowhead shaped peninsula south of Mount Fuj i .

uss expected to be ea si ly iden ti fi ed by a l l operators a t a range of

apprcxinately 50 nautical miles. It nas believed t h a t l:!1ld.fall pcint

would be a good 'Qind point to employ i D making th e radar ",ind run" '7he

course fram landfall to targ et a p p r o x L ~ t e s a s t r ~ i g h t l i n e and the in

i t i o l point provides a very good coastal checkpoint. The area in , h i c hthe 3 targets of the complex i s contained. is . a series of squqre p a t c h ~ so f reclaimed land separated by canals. The .":.PQ-7 rodar equip!lent r e

solves these areas so that the operetor 'l7ould be able t o detc..-r.lino the

exact target locat ion. ~ i t h a stroight course from landfal l t o the

t a r g e t , i t ,-res expected that each a i r c r a f t cculd check the ground sp<:ed

and d r i f t for'bomb r e l e a s e . I t ~ o planned t o employ d i r e c t r a d ~synchronous bcmbing on t h i s t a r g e t .

( ' ~ ) Antiaircraf t Foctors:

(a) Mission NUMber 270: There uere 16 heavy guns.20 mediun gun". aoo 3 aearchlights located in the N1d.:llTlt:!tau .:.rt:a. This

wee eonsidered e very neck defense against night nttack and only r.:Jcs EX

aDd inaecurcte f lak was expected. lledillIl f l a x rould hn.ve l i t t l e c f f ...ctat tbe plann€d a l t i t u d e s of 10,000 to 11,000 f E e t . The route uas plenn£d

to a ~ i d other a n t i a i r c r a f t concentrations 00"3 the axis of at taek n'ould

.9014 tbe 34 booTy guns loeated a t nearby Tokuy::una.



(b) ?Absion l>'umbar 2811 No ant1Bircrsft dafenaeSwere apparent in the Ube lJ.rco.. Hcwever, very lIle9ger end inaccurateIIlc<!ium : f lak had been encountered there on previous lIliseions. ThisWould have DO effect a t tha planned sl t i tude of 12.000 to 13,000 fec.t.The route ..as planned to avoid other antia ircraf t defenses. J. sharpbreekD.t1sy to the south after bombs away wes planned in ordEr to avoid.

the S h t l l l o n 0 8 e k i ~ 1 0 j i defenses.

(c) Miasion l'.'urlber 2911 Str ike a i rc ra f t , en theplanned apprcech, would be within rSllfl;8 of 128 heavy guns in theimmediate vicinity of th e target , opproximetely 30 heavy guns in theYOkosukn area (Ssgarnl Boy opproech). ond approxinStely B guns o f the

Hiratsuka defenses. s.pproxiJmtely 50 to 70 searchlights would be

eft 'ective on the planned spprooch. Cloud uwcrc::l .st snd searchlight

countermeasures '\'Iere expected to decrease the eft'£.ctiveneee of theaeSearchl ights. The route ond axis of at tack were detamined primlrl lyby allowing t 'or the best roda r re turn . In ordEr to penctrnte to the

&twasaki docks area , i t vos di f f icu l t to plan 0 route tha t would avc1d

much of the concentroted defenses. In order to reduce the eft 'ectivenessof enemy ant ia i rc ra f t concentrations. tbe axie of at tack was planned 8 S

c lo se ly a s possible to a dcwnwind approacb. Thia approacb bad been used

before. but i t was s t i l l one at the ~ f e s t axis within operation31

l imi ta . Only fa i r ly a c c u r a t ~ f l ak 'I'las expected a t the plannEd alt i tu:!eof 16,000 to 17,000 fee t . On leaving tbe t a rget area , a breaka';;ay to

the r i gh t was specif ied. avoiding the la r se ant ia i rcraf t concentrations

in South Tokyo aod the KiS::lr57.U defenses on Cbioo peninsula .

f .pated dr i f t .

Bombing Data: kzes of at tack . bombing a l t i tudes , ant i c i

and otber pert inent b(J::Ibing data nere 8S fol1<ms:

Drif t Length of Time of GrcundDegrees ilun Miles R = Speed

(Right) (Mine) ~ F

5 22 5 277

4 28 7t 225

Mission .&xis of Bombingl>'urnber .l..ttsck al t i tude

(Degrees)

270 26 10.000 to

11,000 f t .

263 292 12.000 to13.000 f t .

291 40 16.000 to

17.000 f t .

S. Defensive Tact ics :

4.10 282

flOWn a t

(1) F ighte r E scor t:

night , no f ig hte r e sc or tSince these

was plonned.

mies10M t"ere to be

(2 ) Enemy Fighter Reactiogl

(a) V4ssioQ Number 270, h1thougb 30 to 40 f i ghh r s

were located 1n the areaa over which the 8-29 t a were to f17. i t "as

belieTed tha t not more than 15 to 20 of th ese f ighte r s would oppose this

strike. or which nwnber e.PP'oxi.mete1y 5 would. be night f i gb t u s ,

(b) Minion Number 28)1 I t wes hdiceted th!lt 15 to

30 at the 40 to .50 8DerQY f ighters in th i s t a rge t arae might be airborne...1D1t the str ike. It wss be l ined that 10t ercept lon rnisbt be e t tec t .d

. . . 10 '0 20 slDB1e-eDg1De t i gh t en "OI'klng !..n. conjUDCUOD _ith .5 to 10..........M t isbt. .s ,

(0) "'aaiOA Ibtber 291, I t . . . - . ~ .... 25 •-.. - _ _ " S ee _ _ _ 0



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15 eoellly r igh te r s could be o.1rbornc, including 5 to 10 n igh t - f igh te r s .

An estilrnted 15 to 20 f ighters might ef fec t in tercept ion . It ~ & 9 b e ~l ie.ecS t h a t these f igh te r s '\lould o ffe r n eg lig ib le to 'Rook appoal t i on .

(8) Missions Number 270 ond 283: It wos plcnned tocarry rope in each ai rcraf t to be dispersed nhen protection wae DCC3Cd

t'rem rador-cont rol led f'lak and s e a r e h l i B h t s ~ S in ce th e 315tb >ling ';72.8

not yet equipped with ReM equipment, search and jamming could net beconducted •

(b) mesiaD hUMber 291°. Because of l ar ge eonc en tr at ions ot ant ia i rcraf t in th is ta rg et ( \ r e a ~ thv , ;14th IHng \'lOS to furnish2 j6.!ll1l1.ina oirplenes to cover th i s s t r ike s ince the 315th .!ing \' lSS not

yet equipped to conduct jattWing. The special j a ~ i n g airplanES CD-29's)flere to orbit tho point 3530N _ 13942E over II radius of 10 miles a t nil.

al t i tude o 19,000 feet fo r one ai rcraf t and 1 9 ~ 5 0 0 feet for th e o thE r.The special aircraf t r.ere to be equipped to barrage jam the 72 to 84

and 190 to 210 megacycle regions end to spot jam any gun-laying orsearchlight s igna ls appearing outside t he bar rage . hI1 str ike a i rc ra f t

were to carry rope to be diapersed 't7heri protection \ ' lOS needed f rC l l l r 8 ~ r _00 ntrolled enemy f lak and searchl ights.

b. Air-Sea Rescue. (See Annex A. Part VII, far l.ir-Sea

Rescue Chart).

(1 ) The N!:lvy was furnished 'l'iith details of these missionsand in addition to the regular service of providing crash boats in the

Vic in ity o f the 8-29 bases for take-offs and laIrlings, provided thefollening air-sea rescue fac i l i t ies :

,

and. 3 surface

aId 3 surface

and. 3 surface

(Il) Mission Numher 270:

vessels.

(b) Mission ~ U m b e r 2811vessels .

(c) Mission Number 291:

vesselso

3 submarines, 6 Duobos,

4 subTarines, 8 Dumbes,

Number 283(2) This Air Farce assigned

to orbi t a submarine posi t ion.I Super-Dumbo on Mission

3 . EtECUI'ION OF MlSSIO!'S:

a . Take-off: Take_otts nere accomplished 8S follons •

Mission .&ireraft , ! ~ . e t Teke ...c r t wst Toke_otfNumber Airborne

270 69 150730Z 150841"

283 80 2207300 220850Z

290 .1U.. 250630Z 25073&

Totol 232"

tlIbe above t o t a l does not include 6 wincl.-run a i rc ra f t (2 tor e.:Jcb--).



b. Reute Out I Lclng ranse navigation was sccomplished byindividual a1rcrsft on till 3 missions. Of the 238 aircraf t airborneon these missions a total of 6 aircraf t made navigat ional errorSresul t ing in mojO: course deviations to the tergeta . Thia woa not

deemed: Bll ebnoroally high percentage.

e. TArgets:

(1 ) Primary Targets: ~ v i g a t i o n and banbing was acca:lplishe<! by APQ-7 radar . ~ ; i n d s '\'Tere also d e t ~ r m i n e d by rodar. The ' ; lea

ther to end from the terset areas as well os in the oress t h e ~ s e l v e sW."IS considered. excellent . J, to ta l of 212 ~ 2 9 ' S dropped 1798.6 tona

of high explosives on 011 primary ta rg ets a s follows:·

Mission Aircraf t Firs t Lest J.l t i tude_ b Bs?mbing fumbing Bombing of Release

270 61 1.51.40'7Z 15160lZ 10 ,230 to

1 l ~ 7 0 0 f t .

283 74 221422Z 221640Z 12,400 to15,460 f t ..

291 ...IL 251234Z 251403Z 16,500 to

16.100 f t .Totsl 212

• These f igur es include bombing by 6 wind run a i rc ra f t ~ h i c h \'jere

assigned targets other thsn t hose ass igned to the main forces ..

(2) Targets of Onportunitv: Ii to ta l of 9 8-29 's . 1 of

r.hieh also banbed the primlry target on Mission Number 270, dropped

73.7 tons o f h igh-explos ives on various ta rgets of opportunity on

. these missions,

d . Route Bolek: Loran, eelcs t i31 . and radio were used as

aids to navigation on the rEturn t r i p s . Routes frorn ta rgets to bases

were f l am as briefed 'li'ith no major course deviat ions . i. to ta l of 16B-29's larned a t 1'170 Jima on t he se mi ss ions.

e . Landing: ' . i rcraft londed a t thei r home bases as fo11oos;

Mission Number

270

283

291

Fi r s t lpndinp;

152200'1.

2221442

251951Z

Ls.st L:lnding

152340Z

2223552'

2,52l20Z

t . Loases and Damagel One B-29 ~ 0 los t on these missions

a8 a re su l t of 8 dir£ct b it by ant ia i rc ra f t over the torget ( ~ ~ s s i o nIbnbel' 291). 1i to ta l of 17 E-29 l s was doneged on rUssions Nwnber 283alld 291 to r the following ,reasons, 13 to enemy an t ia i r c ra f t , 1 for

MOben i ca1 reasons . OM 3 tor other reasons, No ai rcraf t were los t

damsged OD Mission Nwnber 270.

s. l!!luu;ution Vpnn!! Planning. There wa-e no major differencesSa the aeou t ion am the planning of these missions.

-.. RJSJJJ..:rS OF MISSIOtE, (See Pert I I I . l..nnez D. to r deta11s).



K:1 c . !lfi8sion 291. For damage to the Petroleum COl!lp1ex a t

i t7asakl. see Damage lIsseSSJ:1Cnt Report t-,Umbcr 17.3 which i s eor,tained

n the Tact ica l Mission Report for MissioIUl Number 303. 310. and 315 .

, .

) t t l Tr { " , I I ) I d , ~ 1CURTIS E. w:':';"Y I

l :r .jor Gcnernl. u.s . ; .•

COr.u:lr.nding

a . Mission t.'Urnber 270. KudcrrQtsu Plant of the Ninpon on~ n y , I t ~ n estimated tha t 60 per cent of the t o t o l s torage:epeCi ty of th i s plsnt ~ 8 damaged s s 8 r6su l t of th is mission. IX -

T.'::a ive dei.l:l!)ge "as s lso caused to the Hit::lchl Me.nutecturing Ca!lpanY

, ch ed jo in s th e Nippon Oil C ~ p e n y ·Pi b . Mission NuI"'lbeT 283: For damage to th e Ube Coal Liquef ;< lct lon

'l'aan t see Damcge Assessment Report Nl.Il:Jber 175 "hich i s cont3ined in th e

c t i e s l Missi on Repor t for Missions t-,\.L'tIbcr 303. 3 1 0 ~ 8M 315.



C e . Mission hU!'ber 270. Xudc.matsu Pla.nt or the lJinpon 011~ n z : I t nos 8stimCted thot 60 per cent of the t o t a l s torage:ape cI ty o t h i s p lsn t n ss dsmaged 8S 8 re su l t of th i s miss ion. ~ : ns ive d8lllQge 'l78S s leo coused to the Hitochi l.!enufacturing COJ!lpm'lY

n ich a djo in s th e Nippon OIl Company.

p h. Mission Number 283: For d8lll8ge to the Ube Cool Llquefeet ion

~ Q n t see Damege Assessment Report r ~ b e r 175 ~ h l e h 1s contained in thee t i c a l Mission Report fa r Missions lI.\lrnber 303. 310, and 315 ..

JC!l c . ~ i s s l o n 291: For damage to the PetroleUJ:l Comple: a t

uosak l . see Damase Assessoent Report Number 173 which i s cOJ\t8ined

in the Tactiesl Miss ion Report tor MIssions Number 303, 310, and 315·

) .Z', r, ;:: ,(. /)1<--"CURTIS ::;. I.e:.:.,.y I

l :; '. jor GeneTnI, U.S.; ' .

Cot:.dt'.nd. i nr;



I.

OPffiATIO!£

Port I . Navigation Report and Track cMrt

Part II _ Mean Points of Imp:3ct

Part I I I • Bcmbing

Port IV _ Flight Engineering Report acd Cbarl-

Part V • Reder Report and Radar Charts

Part VI _ Gunnery Report

Part VII _ l L i r ~ e a . R(,scue Charta

Missions No. 270. 2 8 ~ , and 291

15. 22, and 25 july 1945



PllRT I _ NAVIG/,TION

to 1 . Long range Mvigation ~ a eccOllIpllehcd by individual e i rc ra f t

ionpreC18ion ta r se ta loe£lted. a t Kudamllt$U (15 Ju ly) . Ube Coal Lique. taet-Co. (22 JU ly ) end K::lwo.soki Petro le um Cen te r (2 5 J U l y ) ~ Moll misalol"lB~ e r e rlown 1'13 r ad ; r precision bombing missions by a i rc ra f t o f the )15th

t moordlnent Wins. Of the 2)8 a i re ra f t airborne on t he se mi ss ions.I I

d o t or 6 a i r c r a f t made navigat ional e rr er s r es ul ti ng in oajor courseev t ions to the t a rge t . This is not deemed on abnorms ll y h igh per-

eentsBe.

b 2 . n"viBation and bombilI8 in the t s rget areas wee eccanplishedy APCi_7 radar . "finds t lere determined. by r e d a r ~ The weather to and

1'rCl!l the tarBet areas li S ge l l as in the areas themselves roae £'xcellentOn these missionso

3 . Time eCl:lpression ""8S used only on Mission #291 ~ h e r e 92 per

~ ~ ~ t of th e roree at tacking the prir.ery ~ e r e over in 30 minutes .1S is an excellent compression f ac to r .

4. Loran end ce les t i a l were used as aids to navigation as nes

r a ~ i o on the re turn t r ip . Routes from target to bese were flor.n as}r1efed with no IllfljOl" course deviat ions noted •



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1. M ~ s 9 1 o n 1I.'-.L.,bcr 270, Nippon Oi l Conpony. Kud"lpAtS\1

o. The Nippon Oil Co. ·wos attacked by 59 ~ 1 r e r e f t of the315th iring with 1 "'iFI dceignsted. 1.ltitudcs werE fra: l 10,230 to11.700 t ee t . There 'Were no diff icul t ies encountued, Six e i rc rc f t

mede rodor approoches 1'Jith viSuol correct ions, 52 oircrat t oode rodrlrSpprOllchcs ond releaseS. end 1 ai rcraf t sighted viaunlly.

b. The mission was considered well planned. The averegedr i f t reported was 5 degrees r igh t . Ccmprcl!IsibUity te r tbe"il1.ng "SIes

80 minut es .

2 . Ali9sion 11u.-nher 283. Ube Coal Liquefaction Contl3ny, Ube

e . The Obe Coal Liquefaction Canpsny .81!1 st tacked by 72

a i rc ra t t ot the 3l5 tb ' iing with 1 JIiPI d es ig na ted. lo lti tu de s v arie d

fran 12.400 to 15,460 t ee t . r .ith th e l l '. !IJority ba:lbing frCJ:l l3,0QI)f ee t . Ba!lbing was accar.p lisbed prim3.rl ly by radar except fe r 5 a i r -

cra f t with radar r:ll1lfunctions" ThEse oircraf t r.:1de radar approachEs

with V i 5 ~ 1 corrections and relESsee.

r-,b.

8e planned.

ib i l i ty for

NO difficult ies "ere encountered in executing the eissionThe everage dr i f t reported >76S 3 degrEes r igh t . Ccc;=ese-

the \;"ing alS 97 minutes.

Mission

Kawasaki

Nunber 291, M itsubishi O il :Refinery & H a PEtrolelrl

e . The Mitsubishi Oil C ~ p 1 e x nas a tta cked by 75 o i r c r ~ f t of

the 315th \"ling with 1 MPI designetedo Bor:lbin,;;o l t ~ : ; u d e s

v:lried free16,500 to 18.100 fee t . Seventy_wo a i r ~ r a f J ; made radar re leases aLd

.3 a i r c r a f t made visual runso

The mission usa considered well p1onned.

2 degrees r igh t . Compressibil i ty fo r the

b.

reported wae

minutes •

• fused on Uing Bombardier 15 Reports •

•••••Pi.RT IV _ FLIGHl' EflIj.INEEFlING

1 . Narrative of Missions as F1rnlnL

Ilverage dri i ' t

\/ing roes 40

8 . Route 9.ili Climbs nore made inmcdiotely af te r take off to

cruising al t i tudes betcreer. 5:000 and 8 .00 0 f e e t . Altitudes on:l a i r

8 ~ e e d 8 differed to compress the s t r ik ing fo r :e . Climbs to b o m ~ i n sa l t i tudes made jus t off th e coast of Japan.

b. Bomb Run! Bombing was conducted a t alt i tudvs b c t ~ c e n10,000 and 1 7 ~ O O O f e ~ t and speeds up to 230 MPH ~

c . Return to Ibs.!ll. Returns to oose ccnsis ted of descending

to an 8'Yer8ge of 10.000 feet and cruising there unt i l s gradual desco;nt

to baae could be D"8de.

2 . Coanent8 on the ";issloD1

8 . Speeds uaed "ere 5 - 7 miles per hour ha t e r than r e c < r . r . : € n d ~



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t1a Number of so'ts operat ive a t toke-off - 226.

b . Number of se ts operative over ta.rget - 212 (lO<r,;)a

c a Number of se ts operative on re'turn - 2l)a

10,000 _d a • •verage JD3X imurn rsnge

15,000 f t a

of te rge t : 66 naut ical miles s t

5 .000 -

Sa ':"verage rnaxi.mUrn range of beacon:

10.000 rt a •

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t1

a Interference came f ' rm other radar se t s end turbulEnt

lO'e8ther a

j:a Coast of .Tapen ties picked up a t 70 naut ica l ci leBa

b a EQuipoen't fai lures - 11.

i. Recurring f a i lu res :

( I ) Beecon inoperative.

(2) C::Imera rralfunctions.

(3) Blankings of Scope.

a . Individual direc.t s y ~ c h : " o n o u s releases : 223 ..

b a Direct radar releases : 3 .

c a Visual release9: 8 .

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l andfa l l , IF' and aiming point were very ea si ly i den ti fi ed and

the briefing material given W:la cons idered very er..t ' ;sfactcryo

3 . IFF - Sa:t._695:

s . Location a t which turned on and oft per SOFa

b. l..verage number of times c h e ~ k e d - 28.

Ca M a l f u n c t i o n ~ r ~ p o r t e d - None.

p e w 1 ~ t - CJf 212 p ~ . a n e s over 'thf:: pri!llSrY ta rge t I 196

dropped bj radar .



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CONr iDENTIAl .

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1 . Nw:1bor o f ai rcraf t f i r ing : 2

2. ];verage t a i l tur re t lead: 600 ro,uns

'3 . Nupber o f rcunds f i red in can.bat I 2.30

4. t:ue.bcr o f rQlnds used fo r te st f ir in a l 10,725

5. Guns lo:l.ded: Cold

6. h ~ l f u n c t i a n S :a. JJC-15: 71 calf 'unctions ..

b. CS .C . :. Gunchargers (2)

c. CAL.. 50 ' : .G.: Ccckiq; lever b a c k ' i 7 a r d s ~ BI'lelled cases ,

shor t rcunds (4 ), b rd tc n bel t , Locse hoadSJncc (3) , t ight h ( , a d s ~ : : l C e ~SOlODOids (2) , top .l!late bracket (1).

7. Equip:lCnt operatitn (Total percentage operativo).

a. os.c.: 99,8%

b. Q i ~ L ~ 1 Q _ ~ g ' ! . . : 9 8 ~ 9 . %B. RemrY.s: ~ h .l!rcj€."t i" i :'<.dpg c o n t i n u ~ d to d.ctel'T"...ine cause at .. -

APG-15 o a l i ~ · i c n s o

• Based en ' . l ing Gtnnt'ry Ci'ficE.lrs Repor t s .



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Par t I Mission 270

Part I I - Mission 283

Part II I - Mission 291

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.-s.•• ioo No. 2'70 15-16 J'u1y 1945

lhu s t Take_Oft : Sosttered low, r .t iddle and high clouds.

Route. Scattered to broken low and 8 ~ t t e r e d middle end high clouds

with 801:lttered ehO'l'lcrs to 111'0 Ji.ml;. Fran 111'0 l i :m to ta rg et i t 'MIScleo.r except fer: occe.eiol'ltll patches of low and oiddle c:oOO:l.

Tareet : Kudametsu: 4/10 to 10/10 (variable) stratocumulus a v e r ~ ~ i n s8/101l 'i th tops 6000 feet em scat tered middle and high clouds. In.ods

a t 10,000 fee t were 2600 a t 25 knotD •

.&110 on ReturD: S ~ t t e r c d low, m iddl e and high eloud" •

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Millsion No. 283 22-2) July1 ~ 4 5

~ l I e a t Take_OffJ Scat tered law aDd middle clouds .

Route: Frem Guam to 1'11I'0 Jima there 'l7ere only scattered lew and

middle clouds. There were also l ight scattered rain ehowers in th iszone. FrQ:l Iwo Jima to 2 ~ there nere scattered 100 and I!!iddle clouds

becoming broken at th e end of the zone. hem 29 0N to )2 oN there ~ a en active cold front ~ i t h overcast low, middle and high clouds and

moderate to severe thunderstorJ:l8. Turbulence was so severe tha t s£veralcrew members were injured. The thunderstorms '\'Iere so thick that i t was

impossible for scme crews to f ly around them. although on effor t was

made to find ·sof t- spots with r a d a r ~ Frem J2ClN to la nd fa ll there Terescattered 1017 c louds becaning clear on to the ta rget .

TarBet: 5/10 lo;r clouds ;:;ere found over the t a rget . ' iinds a t12.000 feet 'CIere 2900 a t 24 knots.

Base on R ~ t u r n : Broken lcm clouds and scattered n1ddle clouds 'C'ith

occasion:::tl scattered l ight showers '>1hich redUced visibl1i ty to 7 c i l e s •

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Mission No. 2 ~ 25-.26 July 1945

Route: Th"I't 71? e S ~ ' l ~ " e t ' c . ; i ~ lr. .... 'c.:l )C\'" c:r.O'.:ds; broken 1 t i : ! . 1 ~ _ e cloeds.broken high c'.ow':;'J ~ 1 ' I ~ c : r l . i : : ' " ? ~ E . . · ~ · . e ~ ' - , •• ~ ~ : ' h \ o l l C . l ~ h . . l n 1 ( . ! ' ' l e a l : J , ~ ! igh t

eh0t7ers to ?::.o"';,!> c an ':1°.1 to 2 4 O : ~ t h ( _ ~ ' ) uct't.: O\'e:-"''1st larl " , l o ~ ~ J b=,oken

middle clouds, s ~ ' \ H ' ? ~ € ' ... h.ig.'l clo'.cls and f : , ' e . : l U e ! l ~ ~ h u r . d o : ' . ! : l . J 8 d , . a_:3. li.:;::tt

R05Jera. J:oCl:l 24vN · ~ c ' Tckyo aree there were broken low and m1.ddle clC'uds

rapidly becaning scattered and scatte.'.J.lh ~

cloude.

1lIrcItj1 b ! ! 8 k b 2/10 lew ~ l o u d s . tops 4000 t t : r . Jldddl. clouds a t15,000 t t aDd 3/10 high c1w1s_ Winds 8t 17.000 f t were 3400 a t 12 knots ..

0gercest low clouds. scattered middle alll4 1r.1&h clo\lds_".-.4 a h ~ o r • •



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Part I _ Radar Counter ~ 8 u r e 8Part I I _ Had 10

Missions No. 270. 2S1. end 291

15. 22 and 25 ;rul:' l'J4.5



1 . Purpo!'!e;

To confusc enemy gun-laying and searchlight rndoro by tho

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a .use of' ropc •.

b . To borrage jam eneoy gun_laying and searchlight radars in

the 190-210 mc and ~ - 8 4 me re gions am to spot jom ony gun.1.8ying orsearchlight radar s igmls appearing outaide the barrage.

2. Method:

e . Fif'ty buni1ea of rope were carr ied by each a i rc re f t an:ldispensed a t the ra te of ) bun::l.les per 10 seconds when protection W08

needed trco searcblights .

b. Since the )15th · .Jing was no t yet equipped with RCM equip

ment. 2 special j aan ing airplanes '\'lere furnished by tho )14tli't1ing to

Cover th e 3 l5 th ';ling s t r ike on the Kaussski PetroleUlll Center. ThEse

specia l j8lmline airplanes were equipped to barrage the 72-84 me end190-210 DC regionS and to spot jam anY gun-laying or searchlight railer

signals appoaring outside the barrage.

3. Results :

s . There eppoored to be l i t t l e or no coordination betueen

searchl ights 0.00 f lnk except on Mission Nu":/ber 291.

b. Searchlights ~ e r e ineffect ive a t KUdamntsu because of the

cloud cover.

c.· Search uos not conducted on these missions s ince the )15th

nos not equ ipped 'IOith th e neces sa ry rece ivers .

~ Remarks: 1,pp:'oxioately 15 cre;;s reported thot the mnrker

beacon l ight ;ms activated a t landfal l on the Ube · s t r ike . This Vias

uoooubtedly caused by an enemy radar located near .

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Pl.RT I I _ FW>!O

1. Str ike Reports: There nere 23 s t r ike reporte received by the

Wing Ground Station during these missions.

2 . FQlt: Transmis sions: Voe thcr ond t icG·siSnala nero t ransmit ted

a t eObadulo6 t iOos.

,. Preguenc1esl There ..as no evldenco of in tent icnal jQmning

dur ing these miss ions . Following i s a percentage or t r a f f i c per

frequency I 30.9 per cent on 3 megacycles; 37.9 per cent on 7 ceSacyclcsand 3 1 ~ 2 per cent on 11 megacycles.

4. l!visst1ogp11,1ds: Ranges. hCl!lers 004 b r08dc8et ateti"llS re re

the only DQviBPtional aids used duri ng th es a missions . ~ l 8 i r c r ~ f t ~ s i n gtbeee radio t ac i l i t i ee reported excel lent r eau l te .

5. Bet DifCipl ipe end Securi ty, There were no outstandinglIreach- of DBt cUscipline end DO viOltl.t1ons of securi ty during these

" ' 1 ~ .



6 . Enemy Trsj'l!unissions; There '\'Iere no incident!! of in tent iom.l

J a ~ 1 n g repor ted.

7 . P1;ItresSI The 1'ollC\'fing distress t r a f f ic 'l78S logged duringMillSion #

283 22 JulY 1945"1 .t..t;221,3.5oz.,.eirero1't_)V537_sighted I!. Ted f lare

north 01' I to Jilln, eJlSl'fered 17i th gr' een f lore end hed about 6 red oneSt ' i red bock. ' . ! reraf t JV537 orbited the spot and the r od io ope ra to r

cel led 1170 JiJm ord tlie 315th Wing ground s ta t ion giving inforll'Otion

cODCernins the f lo ree . /.ir<:::"a1't 3V537 contacted the ~ b o , in the

vic ini ty , as "I'1e11 ti S t he d es tr oy e r) dropped smoke bcmJbs to d ire ct themto the orbited location end also dropped emergency suppl iee . 1.1rcroft

3V.537 orbited for cpprax.im3te1Y 1'our and hal f hours and f ina l ly l e f t

a f t e r being relieved by a !>umbo because one of 3V537's ensines 'A"elS

f 'oothero1.

8 . Esuipnent l . ' .elfunctioM: SCR-522: 5 inoperat ive; lJV.:.RU-Zt

1 inopera t ive ; 1 indicator needle hunting; 1 no reaction of needle IInterphone: 2 jackboXes n-eak 000 noisy; a::-148 I 1 bOnd selector

st71tcb shor ted out .



D

INI':EI.LIGTh'CE

P::1rt I _ Enemy Air Opposit ion

Pert I I _ Enemy Ant iai rcraf t

Pert I II _ Damage Assessment Reports

Miesions No. 270. 283. em 291

15. 22, end 25 July 1945



§.l ; :£!!g:r .

P,\RT I _ ENEMY l.IR OFPCGITIOH •

1. G e l l e r ~ l Sum.:l8TY:

lI . Enemy fighter opposition to these 3 str ikes a t l ~ ~ ~ t s u .Ube cnd ~ r . a 8 3 k i ~ n consistent in numbers but d eficien t in e r r e c t i v ~ nee s. App rcx ico tely 25 J ~ f ioht er s n er s seen on eoch of the 3 misn10naand only 4 attacks r.ero sustained; a l l on the Ube mission.

b. No B-29 pcs lost or dlllMged by cnUllY interoeptors .Superfort cral'S r.Jo!lde no claims.

" . '!be negl ig ible f igh te r opposition a t ~ 1 1 ' : 1 s a k i \7SS sign11'iCBnt becBuse f ighter strength in the Tokyo eres h ~ consistently beenthe stro ng est in Japen. The canpe.rntivcly ff;."':J a i rc rsf t that 11'ErO a i r -

berne attested to the Jap policy or conserving planes ODd nVgDs.

d. The lack of interception. on the other hond, ~ a a t t r ib -utable to the lack o f adt;Auste night-f ighting equipnent.

e . Recent intercepts .cade by l..llied RCIJ observers am part i a l ly verif ied by 3l5th wing crsmnen I:]!!.king visual contllcts d th the

enea,y a i ro raf t gave strong in dicatio n th at th e J a 'l:ere expermentin;

vi th AI (airborne intercept). Although the Jepanesc hove encountered

production problems in the electronic field thei r 1l.I ClOy 'becme a

threat to B-29s in the near fu ture .

f . In these night st r ikes evasive sct ion uss successful lyused in eluding the Jeponese night_f ighting a i rc ra f t while a t other

timES clouds or fIl.!l.neuvers did not stop the in terceptors .

g . There nere strong indicat ions that the Jcpanese may favor

the Irving as an adequat ely equipped night . f ighter . I . l l ied in terceptspointed to the FD-2 (518 mcs ; ffiF 500) as the A type of c.quipnEnt :;hich

may be found on the a ! rc ra f t .

2 . Surnrnary of Opposition on EBch Missionl

a . Mission 270. 15/16 JUly. RUdamotsul

(1) Approximately 25 to 30 f ighters were seen. 1 probably

a Jack; another probably an IrVing. The others were unident i f ied .

NO a t tacks resulted but 6 paeses were made agains t the B-29Is.

(2) One enemy a i rc ra f t follarled a B-29 fran 200 miles

before landfol1 to the i n i t i a l point . The f ighter had i ta running

Hsh t s on and woos noticed pull ing aheM on the r igh t s ide of the .8-29

a t about 2 o·clock. I t circ led l e t t in f ront of the 8-29, barelymissing a col l i s ion ,

(J) Ji. paaa fran 12 olclock level W8S m3de by an ener.!Y

a iro re tt a t 10,400 t e e t . The t ighte r closed in to apprax1metely 100,ard8 aDd trokB amy to the I_tt .

(4) One enemy a1rera t t Tlith running l ights on. a t 10o'.look l e ~ e l . a t 10,000 t e e t . closed to r . i thln appraximDtel1 100 yards •. . . . .Id as _, to the r igh t .

(5) .Ii.n e n a i r c ra t t . thought to be a J'aok, 08Me In frO!!

• O · ~ o e t 18Yel a t 10.000 t ee t t o _ it hin 200 yarde vben i t broke avay

5'''' o'o1ook aDd. wem into e steep cl imb.



25 yards

(6) hn unidentified single-engine aircrart came in at6 o'clock level a t 10,000 feet to "i th in 8 0 Y(l.rds and 'Illmt into Gsteep climb a t which time i ts wing l ights dlsoppCored.

(7) iLn Irving -;;itbout l iShts \'las sighted spproxuilOtelY

back of s B--29 t a i l .

b. Mission 283. 2 2 / 2 ~ July. Ubcl

(1) lon estirAted 20 to 25 Japaneoe f isbtU's 'll'ore en

countered on th is cission. Aircraft types reported inclu4el 6 to

10 ai1l81e-engine a i rcraf t ; 1 Nick. and 4 other twin.-engins aircreft ; .and 8 to 11 unidentified a i rc ra f t . P r ~ c t i e a l l y a l l c n a i rcraf t

sighted'l1ere in the target area or bet'aeen the target ond land 's End.

(2) The ere!<' of 1 8-29 reported 0 pBsa end n acri?s of

4 at tacks by 1 troin-engine f ighter which \'lOS believed to be a Nick.

In e3ch instance the opproach l 'OS frCl! l the rear . Tho a.:.29 t lOS nc.tdSJ:l,3ged, and no c lam of dc..-ege to the fig.'lter nns l'lBde.

(3) Another B-29 crEr. reported a eoardinated pBss by 4tnin-ensine fie;hters. other"l1ise unident i f ied , 17ll1eb approached in

p::Iirs, 1 behind the other:, f ran 2 o 'c lock level . i .ecordins to th e

re po rt , n Il 4 airer.:lft had running l igh ts on and broke awoy l e f t a f t e r

closil ' .g to 100 y.: lrds . There roere no other at tncks or passes reported.

(4) i . t lancH'.:lll, an unidentif ied a i re ra f t with running

l ights on. spotted a. 8-29 am follcr.ed it to the t a rge t . l.U1othcr B-29'l':'as picked up a t the in i t i a l point by an unident i f ied a i rc ra f t ar;d nes

fol laged to the ta rge t ; thence to landis end. The pursuing a i rc ra f t

t1as observed to hnve running l igh ts on. Three bQllber crEmS related

tba.t soon af ter banbs or.ay , "they sighted a formation of 3 single-enginef igh te rs , each with running l igh ts on, thusly: 110ft wing, green; center ,

nhi te , and r igh t uing, red , The t r i o , i t uas s ta ted , was f ly ing

abreas t and in the general direct ion of the t a rge t .

c . J:tl.salon 291, 25/26 July , Jiawos8ki;

(1) A. token force pf 25 Japcncs f: f ighters ;.rere. airborne. on

t h i s mission. ·k feu made fe in t s , but none opened f i r e . The eneoy

had a t ac t ica l advantage in the t 'leather s ince the moon was fu l l end

di rec t ly overhead a t ta rge t time." The sca t te red , 10'17 clouds over

eas te rn Honshu did not in terfere with any plan fa r s tr ong oppos it ion .The reac t ion"to th i s ~ i a s i o n rras in l ine with an obvious policy of

conservat ion •

. (2) Three pnases , 2 frc.'i1 the t a i l and 1 from the nose,

;7ere repor ted. Tha a i rc ro f t f igurJ. ng in thfJ simul:ltcd : l t tncks l':ere

iden t i f ied ;::lS hin .cng ine type . F.1eJ1,t enemy ~ i r c r : l t t r.c rs s ig hte d on

tbe"banb run , 4 between the ta rge t end land 's end, and .\ ot t e r land ' s

end . "'1\'10 Japanese f ighters ;.rere sighted bctnacn l a rd fn l l nnd i n i t i o l

poin t . In an exeeptiolUll ins tance , On unident i f ied a i rc ra f t follC'r.cd

a B-29 fr an ln nd fa ll to the i n i t i a l point , thI'oU8h the targ ...t crt:8,

tbence almost to land 's end. Four Judys, 5 tain_eriglne enar..y c i r c ra f t ,

aDll a eingle-e.tlgine enemy aircrn . f t were iden t1f led .

• ! h i e repor t i s based on evaluated in fonmt icn e nUob l e cf"ter thE.

ea .p11a\ lon of the Consolidated S ta t i s t i c a l Summary.



§.,£;QBE.T

p.'\RT I I _ ENEJolY ANrnrIRCAAFT

1 . Mi.!l.!lion No , 270 _ Nippon O il Cgnpany. Ky"9rnnteUI

o . The prim9.ry ta rge t 1701'1 bCl!lbed by 59 a i rc ra f t of tho315th l l ing b c t w ~ e n lQ41Z_1601Z !ram 10.230-11,700 foo t . Axl;:9 o f

ottock ovcr.:),gcd 310 degrees. ~ , e o t h c r was reported 09 4/10-8/10undc.rca.at.

"b. Flak en route to ond on tlithc!rtlUJl.1 frcr.J the t3rgct mlB n i 1 ~c . Ovor the t a rget , f18k nes described S5 moOger, iMccurote .

and heavy.. .4pprQlr1.l:l<3tely 9 sellrchl1ght5"wete obserTed in , tho tnrgct "

orco. They';;tcre ine1'fcctiTe.

d . "No aircraf t r.ere los t or dlllmged os a result of f ~ on

t hie mission.

e .. Searchl ights were reported ns tQbulated below:

Locction Coardinatos Nurbg

Landfal l 33, 02 N - 133 0(, E 3

Ul7a J im 33 13 N - 132 34 E 2

lobtsuyama 3350 N - 1)2 46 E 4

Kaqanoishi 33 28 N - 132 24 • 6

Oku 3324N-13202 E 2

YDsh1ro ShL':la3353N-13215 E 3

Helgun Shima 33 47 N - 132 14 E 1

Jlbga Shima 33 50N _

132 07 E 6

Botu 34 03. N_ 131 34 E 2

Iml 33 40 N - 131 35 E 4

N::lgasu 33 3. N.. 131 23 E 3

Oita 33 14 N - 131 36 E 7

Soek! 32 58N- ' 3 ' 55 E 6

Takeda 32 58 N - 131 24 E 1

Taurtml! Saki 32 56 N - 132 05 E 1

2 . Mission N o 283 - Ube"Coal Liquefoct iop Canpenv. Ubp!

a . The pri.rrery target wns bOOlbed by 72 aircra t t ot the 315th

. iDS between 150)Z-164OZ frcm 12,400-15,460 teE.t. It.x.. or attock ov_eraSed 301 degrees. ' ,; leather was reported ss 4/10-10/10 un1eresst .

b. Il1 route to the target me9.ger, l recourate . me41\111 r Isk.. _C lU l t..ed. a t landfsl l (33 02 N - 133 OS E).



-

l ~ c c u r a t t l . and medium. Seven ineffec t ive searchlights (4 white

3 green) ~ c r e observed in th e to rg et o r ~ a .d . On 'IO'ithdrolO'al. /:looger, inaccurate , Qnd hcovy t l ek ro.s

enCountered. a t KDkura (3353 N - lJO 54 E).

e . No a i rcraf t uere los t or damaged as 8 resul t ot

on this mission. 'flak

t . , Searchlights '\'Tao observed. as tabuloted belenl

Loeotion Cocrdinntes rhr.lW

tbaj ir.n 33 13 N - 1:)2 33 E 2

Higashi Toda 33 25 N - 132 31 E 2

To_ 34 03 N - 131 49 E 3

1lofu 34 03 N - 131 34 E 1

Shl.monoseki 33 57 N - 130 57 E 10

Kokura 33 53 N - 130 54 E 10-23

lbkatsu 33 35 N - 131 12 E 5

Airf ie ld 33 29 N - 131 21 E 6

Oita 33 13 N - 131 37 E 2

'I'okedn 3258 N - 131 24 E 1

Nobeoka 32 34 N - 1]1 40 < 1

g • . Three grour.d-to-air rockats r.ere observed in the

target area.

3. Mission tolo. 291 - Target 116. 127. }Qmllsakll.rea:

a . The prirr.ary target WaS bcmbed by 75 oircraf t of the

315th Wing a t 2.5132JZ and 251403Z from 16,500-18,100 fee t . l.xes of

at tack averaged 41 dt:lgrees. Weather wes reported as C'o.VU to 4/10cloud cover.

b. Tri route to the target . f lak was tlnCOl,I.ntered as tabulated

bel"" •

Location Coordinates Renare

MeaSel" 'and in3ccUI'ate.

med-he •

Meager to oodorate.

ineceurl'1te. hc.'lvy.Voderc.te, accurote toinaccurate, heavy.

Inttlnge eM iMccursttl ,medl\£l.

34 36 N-138 51 E

.34 57 N-l39 08 E

35 17 N-139 40 E

35 20 N-139 30 E

In1tial Po'Dt

Yokoeukn

landfal l

c . HOSV7 f lak was moderate and generally iMccurete over the_t t_ ares. building up to intense end generally accurate f i re over

"awe'. DeYlatlona were moetly level and t roil1Jl8. DiYing turns



T;ere effect ive SII evasive act ion . 1.. ship in Yokohann H!l.rbor \ ' fDa

obaa-Ved f i r ing 6 gWl9. Medium 1'lnk = s intonse but ina.ccurntoo

Thir ty to 50 generally e1'fective searchligbta wers observed in thet ar ge t a re a. Coordinntlon between l ights aJd between l ights and

bat ter ies '\!l l!8 Sood . Rope ",as ef1'ective 8S a counter llI(laaure in tI

few csses . but OOllt pick-ups seemed to be visual .

d . On withdra ...a l 1'lo.k mJ,s encountered tiS tsbulsted belC"W:

Location

South Tokyo

Futhu Saki

X1a.:3raziu

Chiba

Coordinntes

3536N - l 394.4 E

15 18 N - 1)9 50 E

35 23 N - 1)9 56 E

3536N - 14007E

Moderate and IN:l.ccurate.

heavy and c£dium.

Meager an i inOceurate.

heavy.),krlerate to intense and

accurate to inaccurate.

heavy.Meager and inaccura te .

heavy and mediuc.

a i rc ra f t

e . One a i rc raf t 1:8s los t to 1'lak over th e t a rge t .

a t t ack ing . 13. or 1"1%1 sustained f lak dartege.

or 75

f. Search l igh ts in eddi t ion to those in th e t a r se t area were

repor ted as f o 1 1 ~ s :Location Coordinetr:s Numb.,.

Landfall 34 36N _

13851 E 12

I. p . 3457 N 139 08 E 3

Yokosum 35 17 N - 139 40 E 12

Hiretsuka 35 19 N_ 139 2 lE 6

South Tokyo 35 36N _

139 WI E 12

Ships in Tokyo Bay 3

F\lttsu Soki 3518N-13950E 2

Chiba 3536N _

140 07 E 6

35 27N-14008E 8

Tai to Sek i 3518N-140 25E 4

0-8hillO 3545N _

139 24 E 2

Mlnez\IIlIl M1aak1 35 09N _

139 09 E 4

8_ Miscellaneous AJ. Observation" Five perachutu t l a r e s gere

I 'eparted in the " r g e t arce.. 1 ot whieh apl i t into 2 plecu wbieh dea_

. . . s ed da.17.



P:.RT I I I _ I ) ; J . ~ . G F . J.ssFSS1t.ENI' Rfi'CR"IS

The follooiflB damage aasessmcnt repor ts cover daJn!lge to targets

G8 8 r e su l t of Misaion Number 270. Far damage r(:aulting f ran Miaaions

Number 28) and 2I}l, aee.-·D:lrnElge Assessment Reports Number 175 and 173eOntQined in the Tact ica l Mission Report far Mission Number 303. 310,and 315.

.........

90.32-672NIPPON OlL CtEFlNERY

=7SU PWIl '

20 J ~ l r Force Mission 270, 15-16 ,july 1945 )15th Wing

8. Dor.:age i s t;idesproad throughout the plant nith almost a l l

the major units showing s t ructural dsmaGe.

b . About 1% of the tot.:l1 stor.::tge capacity roas dm:o:lgcd as areaul t of mission 238 and i s considered as old dannge. An addi t ional

60% or d8l'"Age l 'm5 infl icted on the to te l s torase cnpacity by mission 270.

c . The rai l road apur leading to the plant area , which sufferedseveral direct bi t s , "es slmcat cOClplete1y dest:-oyed.

d . Damage to th is target resu l t ing from cission 238 is l i s ted

in the i temizat ion of demage as old dnrr.age. Damage to Target 825 re -sUlt ing !rem mission 238 is covered by eru OaJm,ge h.ssessment Report 178.

TYPE OF SToa:..GE

Origina l c apoci ty - bblsHen damge - bbla

Percent

Old Damage - bbla

PercentRemovol - bb18

CRUDE

_ ' 400 'ofJOO

314,000

78

nU'nwIDIJ.TE

71.300

37,500

52

REFINEDP R O D U C ' I S ~ TCTiU. _

115.700 587,000

7.600 359,100

6 615,600 5,600

5 1Percent

Tota l damage & rE!lnoval _ bhla

Percent

3. ITEMIZATION OF DfJ.'1I.GEI

314,000

7837,500

5213.200

11

12

3

4j78,

111J1

III

Identif icat ion Sq_ Ft.

4,000

4,000

'109,000

2.8001.800

1,000

2.800

36,00011,000

11,000

11.000

900

Desc ript ion o f d ~ m 3 g e , e t e .Direct h i t

NE3r miss .. destroyed

Minor do.rne.ge - destroYEd

Discolor:lt ionDestroyed

•••

Direot b i t

Near 11118.- ....D.. t r



CCllFIDENTL'.L

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"

JcstJ"l.I)'\'U (ol.d d D I n ~ c )"""""

l.JcstroYCll (old d;:u."l..'\("c)

n.x.r r.ilis

S t r u e t u r : . ~D c s t r o ~ dDcstroyt.d (old , ~ " , " " . . : o )StructUJTJ,

672 nuUllnC) AlD ;>.EFUm:G

S ~ C T l 1 J ' ! : SJ e s c r i . ~ t i o n of < , ; a r o ~ c etc,

"""""""

"

Dcstroyt.:dII (old Ibrk'\[;C)

Structur'l ,b.r.l!:\Cc

" '

N ~ . r r:d.ssnoof {listurl·c.ncC

j)CStroycdstructural ~ ~ C c

n II

!\(lof disturtcncc

Destroyo:.;d

"

"

Destroyed

sheels

"

672 - T:,N1§.. (..t.c..!.

Scu.'lre FeetDescri;1tionyLo..'\l;nCc ,

900..,cstroyt.:u

900 "900 "900 "')00 ,900 "'900 "

4;000 "4;000 "4;000 "2;600 "2;(,0() "2;6W "9,OCJJ "9,COO "9;00J "

lG9;GOODircct hit

1;500~ o disturbance

l ,5CvDc::;troycd

sheds"

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"

fiUinr.

"

"

"""""""""

&. fillin::.;11 n

""

"

IdnntiIication

""""""""""

~ 1 : > r k s t ¥ l ~ 1 SAdr.inistrctivc offices

)lot 1Lt:ntifil..d

."

• •_ ~ e d """ ;1""'-. ' "l I Id_UiOd

••

""""""""

""

DJ'Utl. IllOlkinr, and

II " It

~ f o r k s h O ~ 1"t . d r . d n i s t r , ~ . t i v c : offices

II 11

TnnksOil trcctnent

n II

33

34

3536

373C

39

40

41

4243

44

4546

47

4C

4950

51

52

53

54

57

5C59flO

•

NWJber Identific:ltion

32 Lisc. slX'.ll . lGGs., . \lOrY.:

shO;,s, stores, etc.H II II n

141516

171C

1920

21

22

2)

242526

27

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CONFlUElnL',L

1iuJ-...bcr Identificationilcscri·"tion of l < . . - " ' . J . ~ r c ! etc.

70 UnidentifiedLiinOr

71 " "72 ['elller house

D c D t r o ~ d73 Pol'lCr house

StructuJ'nl

14 1'uD;' hOuseocstroyt;:d

75 U n i ~ c n t i f i c d Roof clisturh.."\nce

76 r.efini.nc s t i l l sl ~ o r Wlna5c

77 Cracki.nf, ;'lantstructurt"J.

7" " "Destroyed

79 " ""

CO " "Nc..·.l' uiss

Cl " "DestroY<lc\

C2 " " t.:inor <hn...Cc

03 Unidentified cutted

C4itc;'lOrtcd ~ c i d recovery i'l.-..nt Destroyed

"5Unic.cntified

Destroyed

<l C6 ""

o

COtJFIDEllTL'..L



\ ----I'ID

_ Destroyed orStructural Damage

Ilil!lI Gutted

llZ2I Minor l'lamage

I

I

I-

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Q . Q l i X . l . Q ~ 1 i ! l l ! . 1 :SgTION B _ D1JJlJIGE 1ISSESSMENI'

90.32-825HITli.cm MFG. co • • KlSADO

XXI 8a:I Cem Mission 238. 29 1une 1945

XXI80m Com Mission 270, 15-16 1uly 1945

315th : l icg

315th 'fling

r

OriginD1 roof' arear 1.311,500 sq. f t .

Totsl damage to dater 648,860 sq . f t . - 49i ( 2 5 ~ destrOyed)

5 lsrge heavy industr ia l type buildings - structural ly dal:lDged2 prol::able boiler houses - destroyed or seve.r ely damsged

5 lorge 'lfDrehouse type bui ld ings - destroyed or d ~ 6 e dA functionsl or construction analysis of th is target was nota ~ i l c b l e thus mekins i t icpossible to deteroine the function

of e l l of the buildinss c o n c e r n E d ~ The to ta l original roofarea of the plant ws calculated _ acale of photos "es derived

!rom reference B

Notel The prir..ary ta rge t of the above missions 'Q8S the Nippon Oil Co.,

90.32-672 (see CID Dar!9.ge .hssessment Report 179). located

i..lm=ediately II of the Hitachi Mfg. Co. Separat ion of de.nBgcb e ~ e e n the two s t r ikes ~ a net made on th is secondary t a rge t .

Probably most of the daotl{;e was inf l ic ted by mission 238.

2 . STKTlSTICAL SUr.!!{:JJW OF DAMl..GE:

Total darnege to date

Destroyed

Struc tu ra l damage

Superf ic ia l :

1 . Gutted

2 . Minor roof danaGc

Total damage

Square feetof roof ar€a

175,750118,000648,860

Percent oforil"inal roof area ·

3 n8'llZi.TION OF I)j,MaGE:

Number Roof area n".M:..GE IN S Q . ~ ' IT. SUPllRFICL:J.sa . f t , Destroyed Structural Gutted Minor

28b 8,400 8.400 '.'2<J8 4,500 4,500294 3.950 3.95029- 2,400 2,400

30 8,700 8.700

31 3,150 3,150

33 4,200 3.300310 2,600 2,600

2,600 2.60010.300 10.300

yr 15.800 15,800

...... ca 20th .A..F. C,l. 'O. D.Jo., Report 10>. l? '



C C N i " I ~ J T I : . L

IT:::.i:Iz,,·,TIC>N OF C:.l ~ . C : E . cont' ( ~

lJu:±cr noor : \ r ~s9.

! ' t .

c . \ l . i : _ G ~ n l SQU',l"J: Fr.EI'SlJI ' ] : ; ; , f ICL\L_

Dcstroxcd Structuro1 Gutted I.:i.nor

in the

65,00'J

12,350

15,Jw

1J.C; J J ; . . ~1 "u t not

15;0002:...AlO9,OCO

2,450

175,750

i..:1c10surc no.

9,500

4;20059,J;)J

27;5,,1)22,JJO

J,9::.o

2,lOG

15,GOO

3o!:.:!. 15;3\..0_JOb 9:; 5'-'",39.:\ 2,1..::.0

15;00J.,... 21,COU42 7 G ; ~43 76,00044 G;ooo4 74jO\...O45b 7;C:OO46 lljX,-'

4C4 j 2 ~

52 llC;OOJ

53 2Cj5CO61. 27; 50;)63 66jOX64:;J. 33, 'fA.67b co:: cu.....

&kL "3C) , 3...G

6Ct Ij,J50 .%;05G6Cd 1,560 1,5606Ce 1;<-50 ] ; ' 50

TOTAlS: 1,311,500 1 4 2 , ~ 1 : ) 212,50(,Note: NI.l.!.l:crcc. buildin:::;s . : ' . ~ ' ; . · ~ , r i n ' " on

n"ove l i s t were not (·.l'.ll'\.:t:d.

ncfercnces: I • •,v .

: J ' ~ i , i r Ol-jecti\rc faLler 90.32

J .T.G. Illustr",tion C;C.)2-(,72-TL 1-:: It-.y 1945

Pho to s: rr t:-s triJH .:

I 'ost-st rikl;:

) l ' n 5 1 J . : : ~ 2 : 37 Ji'TI5El?!.-2: 106, 1.)7) i ~ n 5 1 i 3 ? u - l ~ ~ : 1),,;-1)2

Inclosure. : l.nnoto.tuu <.mL."'.r'juncnt Orn5:.D.S8-2' 37),.



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CONSOLIDATED STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF COMBAT OPERATIONS

FORM 3+70, 283 & 291

'5. " 1 J n ~ 2 ~ 5 ~ u ' ? ; . 1945XXI Be Field Order No. 9920th AF Field Orders Nos. 4 & 7

1 - " •••

7. 1

••%

..iI%o.ircrert Los t • . • . • . . . •

Percent Of J.ircraft lo.irborne.

l .ircroft LDnding At 1'110 Ji!!ll••••• 16

.It.ircraft De.I!lIged. . , . • . .•. 17Percent Of t.ircraft l.irborne.

Crew ltl!mber Casualties •.• ' , • 12Percent Of Total participating.

COST OF MISS10i'B

AIR FORCE'

Ni rpon 01) Co. . Kudana'tau

U " t ~ Ccal Liquefaction Co.

Mi tsubiahi 011 }(efinery &: HayaJ:IB P&troleU!:l Center. Kalllll.saki

• 35 PT V

-SECRET-

-SECRcr -

57.9%

• . 66 . 6

1799 Tons

74 Tons

TWENTIETH.

236

::: : " or- .: - •t',· : :

- --ission IJ283Mission 01291

Miasion #270 - 315th Wing - 70 ajrc:nn.~ s s i o n H283 - 315th Wing - 80 a i r c ~ a r tMission #291 - 3l5th Wins - 70 aircraft

EFlECTrn:t@ OF LlISSI0N3

Bombing Results _ Preliminary reports indica to the followins dornago:r.fiaaion i ~ 2 7 0 • 20% etorGso capacity dCJstroyod. 10% of re f inery

units dostroyod.

Sc a t tered dnllllgc.o.T&rgot 116 • 32% ntorogo capacity dODtrOyod.

T:lrgot 127 - 36% storago c:Jpacity dll8troyod.

1 ~ . U & l W ' t 1945

BODIbe Dropped. on Primlry Targets.

Bomba Dropped On Other Targe te . •

Aircraft .-i.rborne • •

i 'ercent Of a i rc ra f t on Hand

.1rc1'8ft Borltl1nB PrilllU'Y Targets•• . 206

Percent Of Bombine J..ircraft Airborne.



E

COlfiOLIIY,TED STJ,TISTlCAL SU&l.1RY

Missions No. 210. 283. pM m

15. 22"and 25 July llJlt5



Aircraft tpnding ~ Iwo JlnPt

Ml.soion ,,270 5 olre'r'Oft.

MlDsion "28) - a aircraft.Mieolon ~ 2 9 1 • 3 alrcrn!t .

,§J::Ql!.;,lI.:ISSICtJ no; 2 t. 291

AIHCRAFT PAi l -C ICIP ; " ' l ' I t . ; C OAr.15.• 22 .. 23 I,,\t ..

A/C I Ale

1'*- C:r' r...l· C ft TDtI!:. OF k l : . · j ' I L U ~Ale

A/C A/e A/C

ea ...J.,.. FaILlt:C iI.:L!aEa,BIDG BOImDlC E(11jI!iC • ,

Tow. I Tow.

UL.lIrAi.o:. on

i . ' j t : . ~ Lo•••r" l ' I . { ~ r l l S r ))A'!'E } IllS'£ usr ffi:n'.AIlY SECWIJARY ~ . . C O U P ~ ~ Io./C A./C

-TJ.hCt.T TAACl:.'1' TARGETS

0lllIlR ....TIVE 1100.

''''CTm.

~ 3 1

15

J10730 Z

0847 Z 15 JU: y 2200 Z 2340 z 59 . J 62 7

•. . • 2 2

-iliasion .iL.2_

~ 4

I80.£ 22.Ju 0730 Z 0850 z 22 Ju Lv e::jd:' ~ 2.-,5:; '1, 72 - 4 • 7 I 4

- 2. - · 2 '.

12120 zl 75 I

a:k3

I83 ~ 25 JulY 0630 Z I 0738 Z I 25 JufY 1951 ZI .

\1 I .

\76 I 7

2• 2 2

·

.,1 II I

206 I . I 8 I . I 214 I ,8

10 232I I I I I 6 6

6·

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j r jJ<B;; l



Mrcroft ltlndlng':'t 1_0 J i n o ~Lt1aoion ,,270 .. 5 olr<:roft.

~ 9 a i o n "263 - 8 a ir c r a f t •l!Lesion "291 • 3 oircraft.

f ' ~ ~ 1 Q B . k 1AIHCilAFT

L:lSSIQ>J '7 ° , ?tg & 29lP A it J' 1 C 1 P " T IN G !>ATE " "

~ " " l F . ~ "'fIMi:. C:r r...l.-· en TD,D:. or hJ::l'URN

,. - 45

Ale A/C A/e A/C

A1,.t_ ECLDDlC BO.a3lNC EQlID;C • , T I TOUL

w....II !'N':' oni.'Jt:,;.. iJ•••i. l · ~ ( .... r J..i..Sf lJA'C:: i'IllSf us r mn.<l.RY SZCCJIDARY O'nUR

COUE'LE'l'n 4/C J.jt

-TJ.!tCt.T T J . R G ~ ' " TAACf.TS """'"

lVE[ NCtI.• Dii1.CTIVI.

s al o n

,

"3 6 ~ R I . L . 5 1 u730 Z 0847 Z 15 J - 2200 Z 2340 Z 59 . 3 ,;\ ?

2 •. . · 2

-s s io n Jz.2_

l,lI1 80 4 8 0 22 Ju 0130 z 0850 z 22 Ju' .- , .. ,',,:; z, 72:;Hl'i , - 4 · 7 I 4

2 · 2'. - • 2 ' .

12120 z\ 7 I~ 3

I83 ~ 25 Ju1" 0630 Z I 0738 Z I 25 JUf>' 1951 ZI . I 1

\• I 7 I 7

2 · 2 •-

I I I I I I I

206 \~ 1.0

I2] 2 I I I I

- I a I • I 214 I ,8

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taolUoe , .1CJ'8 a.i rcrct t .

j i £ ; ~ I l ~ t



a .1.10 .... S1tl'aOlllLel enore,• QNeI'ft4 4t,etn•• tleree and

~ " U U ; I

circled poe! tion unti l relieved •

J i H H I



S ECRET- - - ---M I S S I O ~ l S 2 7 J J ~ ~ i t

- - - - -B O ~ I B I N G nUNDATES

1.5. 22 & 2') Jt:ly 191.3

T,ARGft !OMBED I TUIE OF RELEASE lILT. OF RELEASEIRCRAt"""l' ' r A l l G ~ VII-.113T,E

lL'\'PE pROPPING. -;Ai:l ' TA.'ll.GET 110T VISIBLE

HAKE OF TARGET lEST LATEST LOI/EST HIGHESTVISUAL Iu'DAR nw ROPfIID IS

BOMBS SIC,h"T:'W \/ITH n')1JP.L ON Pl1 ~ I ~ I ! N ~ P.AiJA: DEAD DROPPING

om,y COF.RZCTIOi;S L:'.ADER R O : I T ~ ~ ; ; ; RUN llECK_ ON

_'lhs1.on .2 0 '... • • liIllG LEAm...'ll.

Rippon 011 Co,. Kuda.mlltsu P 59 1441 Z 1601 z 1 )0 11700 1 6Ube Coal Liquef ication Co. P a 2 1407 Z 1438 Z 10')00 11400

- - 52- -Usa Airfield TO

1E. 1527 Z

11700

- -2

- - - -Shimizu TO 1 1516 Z 10800 - - 1- - - -Kochi Naval Base TO 1 1513 Z 10650

- - 1- - - - - 1Unknovn TO 1 1527 Z 10600

, -- - - I - - - 1li6sion 28

Il5YG IUbe Coal Liquefication Co. P 72 150) Z 1640 Z ll!n ;*(,0 ,1 1 67-

Nippon 011 Refinery P. 2 1422 Z 1426 Z 12500 13200 1- - - 1Ogari TO 1 1606 Z - 13290 - - - - - 1B060 Shima Naval Airfield TO 1 1656 Z - 13500 - - - - - 1Shimizu TO 1 1523 Z - 10100 - - - - - 1Si1imoda TO 1 1505 Z - 9800 - - - - - 1

,U63ion 2 1

,51G INi tsubishi 011 Refinery & Ip I 75 1132) Z 11403 Z 1 0 16100 I 3 I - I - I - I 72

B ~ a m a Petroleum Center,

Kawasaki

I Ihimizu AlU!llinum Plant21;1';Z

1237 Z ' ~ O O 17400 - - - - 2

Shimlsu. 1 1 Z - 1 00 - - - - - 1

Prim.... To r••"

rl212 I

7, - 1 196

Primary target for wind nln i rc raf t . ,

Also bombed primary tar et,

S ECRET- - - - - -



• Ml1Il toree.. . .1114 I'IID alrcratt •.I. 01» aircraft M e

to.'plOde ~ v e r

t orket p ri orto b o m ~ i n e run.

! !R ! ! !



ENEKT[ENEMYIElIE>IYI·CC'loWN t IUN-!e AlA A ~ 9 A & ~ C GUNS OTHER KNOWN IMAJ'ORI MINOR

AIRCRA.FT LOST AND DAMAGED - PERSONNEL CASUALTIES

1

12

11

l ~ o n e

2

1

1

270, 2BJ &: 291

15, 22 1 25 Jufy 1945

"'ISSI0,

DATI

PlRSO!lNEL CASUALTIES

8

81B

7

24:

.OTAL !MISS-I WOUNDED I " ' ' 'L .PARTICI_I KILLED IlIG .. lJUURlD CASUALTIESP,uING

1

Hone

'4

~

crew-f.\CIi'I"et

AIRCRAFT DAMAG!:D

!!£!!!

!!£!!!

j'

.illlCI.lft LOST

II' .seia , "

Nonoll I 1

h'0510 #2

,,0011 -I ir .SSieb #2Jl

I1

11

1 -

J

-

J1!! - I - -

-I _ 1-

!. t i l 'craft eurferod direct flak h it O'lor target a.nd I'I8tl seen to oxploQ(i.



MIMIC. nOt 283 & 291"

DA.tI 13. 22 & 25 julY 1945

! ! £ . ! ! !

!l.Q.!!!

8 D ( f OPPOSITION DD JrIOIUII!IOI UPEHDIfUBI. -

DINT Ale msDOUD , JWf'C1IJ)50 aALIBD. JrMmIII!IOI UPnDI!QI:I- ~

'IJW> Dr !I••1Ift £/e nl/A paOBPLyll.UUGID Imo,SODD ..11- IlIll'!1lDn1l

m:S'1!B.ODD COMll4. ' IUD LOft >/c !OUL

t.lission ,:>70

-3349 1425 - 477415 Ml 25-30

- '-fi.ssion r<'81

,'" 3775 - - 397515 ,.. 20-25 4

Mission ,2QO

3C 3601 - 600 423115 we 20-2.5 -230 10725 1425 600 12980TOJ»L 65-80 4



iJIISSIONS ;qO. ~ a " :;91.

DIS£'; 15 , 2,' & 25 Ju ly 45

FLIGU'r P..TA & FllliL corl$l/I.1P'l'ION

M I S ~ ! O N UlJZ,iB2....

i 8270f.28J f.291

UNIT 315TH mn:; 315TH,ntiG J15TH wING

AIRCFl4FT C O t ~ I D E R E D 61 70 76

AVE.i>J.GE FLYIn:; TlilE 14:58 15:05 14:00

FUEL CON5U'..lED:

A v e r ~ e 5548 5611 5392

i: ' lXi:IlD 60Zh 5986 5fFJO

I¥:iniour:l 5180 5234 5046

fUSL RE!IltlNrt.e;

Average 1066 8'19 1109

H:uicUil 1697 1251 1485

Lriablw 459 499 '195

AVG. GALS. US£D PER HOUR 370.6 312.1 385·1

rOTJI,.L USED ON AIRBO:l.NE Alc 375321 441.583 4401.75

i-7E.IGijT DATA

#' t'ollMBER AIRCRAFi' 1I.IRBORN::: 71 82 85 IAVG. B;'.SIC liT. OF ",IRCRAFT 71386 711.33 7l1C4

AVE. ..tAGE USEFUL LOAD 62497 , j ~ 5 2 5 62369

AVG..

!<l. OF BOMBS LOADED 33·) ("-64) Llix.ro Load 1i..'7G - M f,VG. lIT • OF BOiJBS LOJenl:D 17806 18656 1 ~ 0 6 4AVWli.CE FU.t.L LOADrD 6622 6489 6"03

AVG. fiT. CF FUU LO;.m.D 39732 3S"34 39018

A ~ &!ISC. ;'-UGHT 4959 4935 4687

AVG. GROSf ~ n ' . AT TAKE OFF 133883 13)65" 1,3,31.73

Boi:lb ~ 1 e i g h t s : N-64 (TNr) - 535 lbc.11-81 - ,,65 1bs.

M-64 (Camp B) - 550 lbs .



F

XXI BO/I':BER CGXI.l{) .AND 'IhENI'lEI'HJ.Ut l'ORGE FInD (ROERS

Missions No. 270. 283. alld 291

15. 22. aOO 2.5 July 19"5



FIEID QRD:7;RS )

N 1 J L I B ~ 99 )

llD.ps: Japan Aviation Chart:1:213,980

'3:&g'o':IAuth: CG Yfl:yacIn i t i a l s : ' (c -Dato: 15 Jill.x 45

xxI BO'..J)3R cQt'llAm,,"AU15 July 1945 - OOOOK

2. XXI Bot\bCr COlY.\3Jld attacks tarGet No. 90.32-672 on H.. July 1945.

J . e. Q!o.1ttcd.

b. Q"l1tt.cd.

c . Qnittcd.

d . Chitt.ed.

o. 315th WinG:

(1) Primry rcdor Tar::ct: 90.32-672 nIPPQS on. CQ.P1'.NY,

KUD(W.T50 ?MlIT.

l.!PI Force Required

048016 70 Ale

UPI Referenco: XXI BomCom L i t h o - : ~ o s a i c TOKHIAUA.

(2) Route: ~ s Iwo Ji':la

33013ml-13306E3333N-1322530E (IP)T.:!r ;ct (3359N-1315230Z)

J3J4rl-13126E

J255N-13205E1wo Jir,la

Basc.

(J) Alt itude cnroutc to t ; ) . r ~ c t : 5,000 - 5,000 foet and ?,cXIJ -7,800 feot.

(4 ) . ' .ltitudc of Attack: 10,000 - 11,000 feot.

(5 ) Bomb Load: 500 Ib GPs fused 1/10 n09= Md l/loo t ~ i l .(6) Intcrvalomctcr Setting: Hinimun.

(7 ) Hcthod of l.tt,'lck: By incl.ividu!\l \ /0 with force ca'!p!':!'Ssadover the t ~ r g c t to within )0 oinute:s.

(8) 'Ww-off Tir!\d 151730K.

4. ~ i . e a 1 Uission Humber m.

,.

a . ( l) XU BomCexn SOl C'.nd· SOP for stril ;e ropeRS, contAct. roportsand IFF poocodures.

(2) 3ach aquadron w i . l 1 · b ( ~ equipped to ~ " . the Nrl.onl ~ ~ l c s .(J) Q»wneUlX\8 01 thu oxt.ont and roUobi fit tbo barrl'lgo

1d11 bo ..so while fNOJ' t.ho tar,so't..



F .0 . 1199

(4 ) Spot J ~ 1 n g Vlill ho COMuctod ovor tho f requency ranee3180-190 and 210-220 Cloeo.cyclcs, 35 d:' !s ir cd by the 11in.;ca:E1(l.Zld!nt General and o.s £;overncd by the e11.pacityor

caeh wine;.

(S ) Jl'\r.r.Icrs wil l bo kept in oporntion a t a l l t i= l ! l lI'ht.n cl051;rthan 50 . .ulos to if)NSHU nnd "J i l l '00 turned o f f c t ~ l o t h ~ rt iJr .s , c:Jtcept f or p re fl iGht ard postfl i : ;ht frequency chock5,

which nrc to hc rn..··.dc on the ::;round whilo the j.:'nr.lerll arc

1n5talled in th o airp).W<.;s.

b. Ca:r::.:md Post: Hq., xr.I Bor-Con, QUAK.

BY ccr:"'''''''' OF ~ ! A J C R G---N::Ri.L LeUAY:

A W KISS!E1l. •

Hri.;:adicr G...Jncr31, U$hChicf of Stnff

OFFICL'.L:

' ~ ~ < h '~ B liQ;lm--Ert7 - .,

Colonel, G. S. C.D cis, Operations

D I S T R : m t I T I O : ~ :2 - CG, 58th Boob ~ ' l i n g2 - CG; 7Jrd Bomb Hi..nt;

2 - CG, J13th Bomb Wing2 - CG, 314th Bono l'Ii..rlf;

2 - CG. J15th Bomb \'ling1 _ CG, VII Fifhtor Cowd (CTG 93.4)1 - CO, Jrd Photo Uocon Sq6 _ A - J · T ~ c t i c 5 , XXI BC

,. _ A-2, XXI DC

2 - J3rd S.C.U., XXI nc1 - C a c ~ u n i c a t i o n a J XX! BC

1 - OilS, XXI BC

2 - C.1.U. JXXI DC

1 - il.-2 Reporti.re, XXI DC



SfXRET

Auth: CG. Twentieth Air Fereo

InitU.1I;: (, c: CData: "22 July 12lQ

d • Q:llt tocl.

1 . ( b i t t e d .

Foroe att.t1eks t a r g o t '30.32 - 1841 on nll;ht or 22/2)

ToIENT IETH lOlR PORCE

GU,,"

22 July 1245 - OSOOK

FIELD ORDERS ),NtP..m:R 4 )

llopa: Jo.pon Avil1tion Chl1rt 1:218.880.

2. Twontieth Air

July 1945·

3· •• ( b i t t e d .

b. <kJittcd.

,.Q:lit tod.

o. J15th l"11ne;:

(1) PrlDl1ry visual and radar t a r ~ c t : 90.)2 - 1841. UaE COAL

L I Q U E ~ \ C T I O N CO.

l iPI FCil.CE REQUIRED

0'37122 80 Alc

UPI Referonce: XXI Bce. COD Litho-Boso.ic UBE COAL

LIQUEFf.CTION CO.

(2) Route:

Base

Iwo Jir.'lll

3301N - 13306E

33433GN - 13141E (lP)TJillGET

3240N - 13150E

Iwo Jlmo.

8o.so.

(3) Altitudo of J\tto.ok: 12,000 - 1).000 t t .

(4) Bomb Load: 500 1b GPs fused 1/10 Doae. 1/100 uU.

(5) ~ o t h o d o f A tto ck :

d i r e o t synchronous

By i n d i v i d u a l a i r o r a t t enployiQG

radar banbln,& methoda.

(6) Takeoff: 2217301

x. Clraitted•

.-.. T a c t i c a l U l . a l o n Humber ... 283

5. ... (1) T n n t l o t b A ir Force SOl and 'SOP t o r . \ . r 1 . r e p o r t s .

cootaot reports and IFF procedure• •

It. Ca I ' D ' P u t ; 111I.. Twentieth Air P o r o e . CIUK.



F.O. #4

BY CCl.U1AND CF l!AJOR GENERAL L o l ~ \ Y ;

DISTRIBUTION:2 _ CG, 58th Bocb .11nt:;2 - CG, 73rd BOl:Ib Will(;

2 _ CG, 3lJth Bro.b 111llf;

2 _ CG, 314th Boob Ying2 - CG, 31Sth Boo.b W'illf;

I - CG, VII Fii)htor CondI - CO, 3rd Photo ReCOD Sq6 _ 1.-3 Tactics, Twentioth " l r Force

2 - 33rd SCU, Twentie th Air Foroo1 _ C ~ u n i c u t i o n s , Twantla th Air Foroo

1 _ OAS, Twentieth Air Forco

2 _ CIU, TWantioth Air Forco

1 A-2 Reporting, Twentioth Air Force

4 - A-2, Twentie th Air Foroe

OFPICIAL: 17/::' , '/ /..,..,. ~ / , t , , , . . r '-''L.JOHN B J.lONTGCrJERY / -

Colone l , GSC

Dcis, Opero.tlons

~

A .1 KISSNERBr 19o.d1or Gonorc.l, USA

Chlof of StD.fr

,



c . Chitted.

b. Qnitted.

SECIlRT

Aut.h: C G ~ l . c t . h Air ForceIn1 t11\1:1 ",? . ! J ~Date 25 July 1945

T' lE:rr IETll f, m FO?CSGU;\H

25 July 1945 - O3OOK

FO:lC3 R 7 J : U ~70 J'./e

!HTSUBISHI OIL R:::Frrny

HAYi:...!l/A PErROL3!.t.{ 1 ~ n m l YAS/.IS!!I r--:mOLEtJ:\ CO.

Tho 314th "lin.'11'1111 dispatch 2 spacial R.C.i.!. ja.crn1nr clrcT ..: ton ni,:;ht o£ 25/26 Jul;," to a-bit point J 5 J m ~ - lJ942S'1i th(\ r:ldius of 10 !II.i.les a t the , . l t i tude of 19,000 nnd 19,500

fee t for d m ' ~ t i c ~ of st:r-ike.

No. 90.17 - l l7No. 90.17 - 127

rso. 90.17 - 130

121015

(1 )

urI !l:cferencc: XXI Born Con Litho4tosC\lc I(fI.T.5/J(I UiiBANAIl.FA.

d. 314th 'Uru;:

e. J15th t7inr;:

(1) Pri.r.la.ry"RLtd:U- T.'l.r[et: PctroL:u.r.t COl"!plcx consist in- of\ar,!cts e.s fo11a<fs:;,'"

F ~ L D O":D:RS )

Ntr.1BEil: 7 )

I.!ap,,: Japnn Avintion C h ~ r t 1:21I;.ASO.

1 . OUtted.

2. 1'I1ontieth Air Forco att,;3cks tcr, ;ct N o ~ . 90.17 - 117 - 127 - 130 or.ni[ ;ht o f 25/26 July 1945.

J . a.. Chit ted.

(2) uoutc: Bnse

Iwo JiJn..'l

343b30N - 1385lE

3457N - 13909E (IT)T:lr,:;et (J5JON - 13944E)3524N - 14024EIuo JimaBuse.

( ) Altitu::les:

(a) :Ehrcuto to tar: ;ot: 5.0CXl _ 5,800 teet and

7.000 - 7,aoo teet.

(b) Attnckl 16.000 to 17.000 t<.lot.

l ~ - Load. 500 lb ""'-!'used 1/10 nooo l'IllI 1/1,1) t aU.tnt. . .:QOIlIet.er Bettin,": r:d.nimum.

(5) !he ) , , . . . "fin, ""11 notit,. 31.4th "Tins u. r . . . _01 and

at Ilp8cial R.C.JI. j:!Jlllline a:lrenA.

(6) _ oft. 2516)(1[.



F .0 . H?

x . (1) l!othod of attack: By inc!ividuc.l ,\lC.

(3 ) Obscrv(!t1o,"lS of the extent .1l.nd r c l i ' \ b i l i ty of' theb ' \ r r ~

"c.i l l

be :1'l1.do mi le over the t . . : i r ~ c t .

(4) J<l/:",:-..crs \'lill b k.:lpt in op.-n-":tion !I,t Illl t1r.l.cs uhen closer t!'t::.,

50 l:I.iles to the lJ..:J.inl'1..'ld. ~ wi l l be turned o I ! ~ a l l otherti.o::ls. except for prd l i . -h t :o.nd pos t f l i 'bt Irequoncy chcckJ!.which ere to be r.r.de on the '7Ou..,d while tho j ~ r s arc in -

st..1.!lcd in tho cirpl<mos.

5. a . (1)

(2)

Tho spocia.l j = i n r . <'Iireraft for th o 31.4lh I'Tin'l l'd.1l booquipped to bnrr' \"c j:un tho rcc ions 190-210 n.."11 72-14rnc"'",cyclPs. Spot j:uY"...in: "ill bc c o ~ u c l o d ov<.r lh r:"Ol'l" .....ncyr , ' n ~ c ! l 180-190 c.."d 210-220 r . : ~ ~ . : ' \ c y c l o s "'S desi red by t . ,u i 1 n ~COl.1C.mdcr ",rrl '\ 5 -ovcrn:-d !>y the c ~ p " ' ! c i t y of o"ch \ f l rp . Innddit ion, ul s t r ikes ~ i r c : " , I t wil l bo c.quippv:1" i th ",,.,. .FlIlilr within tho bn:-rtlce b3J1d 1istud nbovo providin-; l luff icicnt<.-qt.:.ipr;JOnt i s nv.:.iliblo.

3l5th '7in'::;''l'!'il1 be equipped to b : 1 r T ' \ ~ e j;:l.r.l the r ...: ien 190-210

tlc":.:lcyclcs. S ~ o t j-....= i n r ni l l bt l caxhtCtOO eve:- tho I r ~ c : rrnn"'C3 lCO-lc;xJ. 210-220 ",nd 72-84 r::.o'-:-cychs :!.8 dl.sirod by tl":.e

'1ir.c Co;:r:l.tn:!.;r nnd <,.s ;O\I' t tncd bJ tho o q u i ~ n t n v : U ~ b l . : l .

b. Ccr:lIllalXl Post : Hq., Twentieth Air Farce, GlJJJ!.

BY C ~ , r I > OF M:.JCR LeU;.Y:

OFFICIAL:

( ? ; j i " ~ ' ~ I ' ? < V ~ "( " ~ 1 i N B MOt $101"fTIY Ui-Colon;:l, • s. C.

D cis, O p o r ~ \ t i o n sDISTRIBUTION:

2 - cn. 58th Bod."! V l i r v ~2 - cn, 73rd Bor.tb ''line2 - CG, ;13th 130mb Wi.rJG

2 - CG, 314th BOlJIb ' line2 - CG, 315th Bomb liiIu:

1 - 00, vn Fiflltc:r Cornd (CTG 93.4)1 - CO, 3rd i 'hoto Rcoon Sq.

A \1 K ~ B r i ~ a d i ~ r G o n c r ~ l , US;,

Chief of StD.!!

6 - A-) T ~ c t i e s , !W(,;nHt:th Air Force

2 - ))rd.$CU, ' l \ r e n t i e t . ~ I.!r forco

1 - COl:lI11., Twomtio th : . ir Foreu

1 - O:.s, ' Ilrontieth Air Force2 - CDJ, 'I\oront1tlth Air Farco1 - .'1.-2 :·(.apcrt1n.... 1'W.mti.. th . \ ir r c r c ~4 - , J ~ - 2 TWontieth lfo1r F.:rco



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Auth: CG, lOAFInitials:..\...L;.:[. C •Date: 2S July191:S-

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2. "Target nu;lbers 90.17 - lib - 127 - lJO'l

J. e. "90.17 - ll7" should read: "90.17 - l l6".

DISTRInUTIOU:2 - CG. 58th Boob - ~ i n . ? ;2 _ CG. 7Jrd :Jer.lD . ' in ;

2 - ca, JlJth BOi.lb ..-ring2 - ca, J14th Bomb -::i.J\32 - ca, Jl5th Boob ':Ii.rJ[:;1 _ ca, VII Fighter COl<'J!l3nd

1 - CO. Jrd Photo ~ e c o n squadron

6 _ A-J Tactics, 20th Air Force

2 - J3rd SCU, 20th hir Force1 _ Communications, 20th Air Force

1 - OA.S, 20th J..ir Force

2 - CIU, 20th hir ?orce

1 _ A-2 ~ e p o r t ~ ; J 20th Air Force

4 - A-2, 20th Air force1 - R.C.M. Office

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A 11 KlSStmlBrigadier ~ n e r a l , USA

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Commanding General; Arnw Ai r ForcollCom:nending General; U.S. Army Strategic >lir Forees (near)

Camtandill6 Gen/u";::l, U.S•. Strateeic Air Fcree3 ( ~ J . l : ; n )Chief of Staff , U.S. , Stratogie d ir Forces ( ~ ~ ~ )Commaoo.iIlG Genera l; T \len tieth .Hr Force~ n d i n s Generel; Eir,hth Air F o r e e ' ( O k l n s w ~ )Ca:Irlm.nder in Qlief, U.S. f or ce s, P a ci ri cChier or !'k:.val Operations, OP_16_VCa::r.1ander in Chier; Paci1'ic Flee t (..o.v J-I'.q)

Comroaoder in Chief, P3clric Fleet ( R e ~ rlq)

Commander'Air Force, Pac if ic F le et

Ca:namer; Third Flee tC ~ ~ n d e r ; Fif th Fleet

Comoander; Fi r s t Carrier Task ForceComn.'l.der, l!:lrianes

Coo:nandill3 General; U.S• ..I.rrny Forces, ' I :iddle Pacif ic

Comrolaodill3 General;' 41l ied Air Forces, S,/PACo:ll/'!l.anding General; Far East . l i r Forces

Connmding General; U.,S. 5tratez;ic .ur Forces in furope

CcQnarrliI1,5 Ge:l.eral Mediterranean .Ulied ~ l i r Forces

C o m c a n d i ~ General; Fif ' teenth Air Force

Comr:J.nnding Genar'll; Seventh Air Force

Comnaming Gener al ; V I! Bor.J.ber Co.m:und.Cc:tt::Jaming Generd , VII Fighter CalT.UrdCornmunding G e n e r ~ l : E l e v e ~ t h Air Force

~ i n g · G e : l . e r a l , JOIst Fichter 7ineCa:r.!.and Hg" Allied .-Hr Forces. S7PA'

ATTN: Senior Intel l i3encc Officer, 'R.A.1.F.

Conmarder in Chief. U.S. Ar:il:' Forces, P'lcific.n!\ ' : G-2 (For Section 22, R ~ 1 )Officer in C h a r ~ . Joint Intel l igence Center

Pacific Ocean A r e ~ sCorornAnding General, . \ r , ~ " Air Forces

iTTN: A C / . ~ Intel l igence~ i n g Generil. • . o l r ~ .Ur Fcrces

.\.'!TN: ACj.-\S. Intel l igence. Collection ) ivis ion

Corrtoanding General. U.S•.\rmy Strategic ..ur ForU'J3 (J.l::.:<)

ATTN: Intel l igence

Coo:nmding Gener al. U .S . Army Strategic Air Foros P·.l:U::)

.'lT1'lJ: Co:!mUnic3tions

FOR: Counter Measure", . \!r An:l1ysis C e : : . t , ~ , . .Com:nandina Of'ficel', 'l'w",ntie':.]; .I..i.r : '0rce I. .::ld C::.'<>:7 S ~ ~ " c l

Brigadier General. H ~ . s ~ H a l , , - : , . ; ~ ~ . ' ,Chief of f ; " ! ; ~ f f , 'l'rmntic t h i _ ~ ': jC'n

DeIJU+'y C / , ~ ("p, r , l V : f ' r _ t ~ ' ; 7 ! l ..\;.r :0"ce

dO c f $ ...l.·2, " t - ; ~ · t h : ..".."' . _ , l ! ~ OCh€'"T a1 \ " !:d.> : 1 , .i': ".; ~ . it .U r Fo:-ceGrdt:.:l·.ca C.iee)", :",,,.. 1 . : .'. ,1.':11

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Cc;Q:J.:looing Of'fieor; 3rd Photo RcconMiesu\ce So::!.~ d i n g Off ic er ; 4 1s t Photo i ' l o c o n n a i s 3 ~ c 8 SQ

~ q n d i n g Officor, 55th R e c o r ~ a . l e s o . n c e Sq, Lone R30JOleathor .

Comw."\nding Officor. Twontioth . l ir Forco Ca:1b:lt ~ : I · t ~ . . ; l o aCenter (Provisional)

Comm3nding Officer; 3Jrd Statis tic31 Control Unit~ n d i n e Officer; 6th Boeb Group (VH)C<r..'W.ndin3 Officer; 9th Boob Group (VH)~ n : H l I & Off icer ; 16th Boinb Group (VB)

Coanandill8 Officer; 19th Bomb Group (VH)Ca:Q!lnding Officer; 29th Bomb Group (VH)

COOJlltmdiDG Officer ; 39th 30mb Group (VH)Coi:lr:landiOG O f f i c a r ~ 40th Bocb Group (VH)

CotU'laodin,; orficat ' ; 330th Fomb Group (VH)Coocl::mding Officer; 331st Bmb Group ('IH)

Camlandi!l6 Officer; 444th Bo'Tlb Group (YH)

Ca3nanding Officer; 462nd Bo:J.b Croup (VH)CaImond1113 Officor; 468th. Boob Group (Vii)Coi::r.:I.3n1ioa Offi ccr; 497t3 Boob Croup (VH)

Co=andin.1; Officer; 49Bth Bomb Group (VH)

Ca:!;nandiI:\d Officer, 499th Bmb Group (VH)Cocaanding O f f i c e r ~ SOOth Boob Group (VE)Comm<:n.d.ing Off ic er ; SO ls t Bo:!Jb Group (VH)

Counandins ON'iccr; S02nd Bomb Group (Vii)

Ca=:1a..ndilljJ Of fi co r; 504 th Baub Group (VH)Com:Jandin.1 Off ic er , 5 05 th Ba:lb CirouJJ (V"ri)

Conm\:U1ding Gff icor i 509 th l4:Iposito Group

Co:wmding O f f i c c r ~ 15th FiE;bter Group (VIM

CotmnandinB Officer ; 21st FiGhter Group (VIR)

Cor!u:Ind.ing Officer ; 414tb Fidhter (VlB)

CarJ:oanding Off1c9l'.oso6tb J'ighter Group (VLR)

.Reporting Unit; A-2; Tnentietb Air Foroe ( ' i1a .::c.py)RoPOrt1ng Unit••1.-2. T\1entietb Air Forae

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