MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 42

 

  1. Date: 13 March 1945
     
  2. Code Name: Peachblow #1
     
  3. Target: Osaka Urban Area
     
  4. Participating Units: 73rd, 313th and 314th Bombardment Wings
     
  5. Number A/C Airborne: 298
     
  6. % A/C Bombing Primary:  92% (274 Primary, 0 Secondary and 5 Opportunity)
     
  7. Time Over Primary:  140057K - 140425K
     
  8. Altitude of Attack: 5,000 - 9,400
     
  9. Weather Over Target: 5/10 - 6/10
     
  10. Total A/C Lost:  2
     
  11. Resume of Mission: 226,010,000 square feet  (5200 acres or 8.1 square miles) destroyed.  Fifteen early returns, one aircraft lost to unknown reasons and one aircraft lost to survey.  Enemy air opposition slight - 40 attacks.  Enemy aircraft destroyed one and none probably destroyed or damaged, AA medium to heavy, meager to moderate, inaccurate to accurate.  Average bomb load 13,739 lbs.  Average gas reserve 1049 gallons.

 

 

  

    

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