MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 50

 

1. Date:  31 March   1945
    
2. Code Name: Fearless #2
    
3. Target: Kyushu Area  - Tachiari Machine Works   and Omura Airfield   Installations
    
4. Participating Units:  73rd and 314th Bombardment Wings
    
5. Number A/C Airborne:  149
    
6. % A/C Bombing Primary:  98# (137 primary, 0 Secondary and Last Resort)
    
7. Time Over Primary:              Tachiari  - 311140K  - 311219K

                                                            Omura     - 311151K  - 311242K
 

8. Altitude of Attack:                 Tachiari   - 14,500  -   17,050

                                                             Omura     - 16,000 -   18,100
 

9. Weather Over Target: 0/10 - 3/10
    
10.  Total A/C Lost:  1
     
11. Resume of Mission: Bombing results fair - Tachiari, excellent  - Omura.  Twelve aircraft non-effective.  One aircraft ditched on way to Target.  Enemy air opposition light.  175 attacks.  Enemy aircraft destroyed 11, probably destroyed five and 3 damaged.  AA heavy, meager to intense, inaccurate to accurate at Omura.  AA heavy, meager to moderate, inaccurate at Tachiari.  Average bomb load 7,867 lbs.  Average gas reserve 677 gallons.

 

 

  

    

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