MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 164

 

  1. Date:  10 May 1945

 

  1. Code Name:  Rotative #1

 

  1. Target:  Tokuyama Coal Yard  90.32-674
                   Kure Naval Arsenal     90.30-657A
     
  1. Participating Unit:  73rd Bombardment Wing
     
  1. Number A/C Airborne:  63
     
  1. % A/C Bombing Primary:  88.48%  (56 primary and 1 opportunity)
     
  1. Time Over Primary:  101107K - 101120K
     
  1. Altitude of Attack:  18,700  - 21,080
     
  1. Weather Over Target:  2/10
     
  1. Total A/C Lost:  0
     
  1. Resume of Mission:  Crews reported large columns of smoke interfered with damage evaluation.  Concentration of hits seen on jetty with majority of bombs falling in Target area.  Five E/A sighted made no attacks.  No claims.  Flak was heavy, meager, and in-accurate.  Enemy A/A damaged 7 B-29’s.  Four A/C landed at Iwo Jima.  Six A/C were non-effective.  Average Bomb Load:  10,395 lbs.  Average Fuel reserve:  723 gallons.

 

 

 

  

    

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