MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Number 141
- Date: 4 May 1945
- Code Name:
Vamoose #1
- Target: Omura
A/F 90.36 - 849
- Participating Unit:
314th Bombardment Wing
- Number A/C Airborne:
10
- % A/C Bombing Primary:
100%
- Time Over Primary:
040953K - 040956K
- Altitude of Attack:
18,000 - 18,500
- Weather Over
Target: 0/10 - haze
- Total A/C Lost: 0
- Resume of Mission:
Strike attack report showed bombing results were poor. Bomb pattern
1250 feet wide cut through revetment area to north of field and
probably destroyed two aircraft and possibly a third. Airfield
remained operative. Fifty-three S/E and 9 T/E visible. Enemy air
opposition - 14 E/A sighted made10 attacks. One enemy aircraft
destroyed with none probably destroyed and damaged. A/A heavy,
meager and 90% inaccurate. Five to 8 E/A made up to 8 inaccurate
phosphorus bomb attacks. Four aircraft landed at Iwo Jima. Average
bomb load: 8507 lbs. Average fuel reserve: 464 gallons.
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