MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Number 171
- Date: 11 May 1945
- Code Name: Dripper
#7
- Target: Miyakonojo
A/F (PV) 90.38-2527
Miyakonojo
(PR)
- Participating Unit:
313th Bombardment Wing
- Number A/C Airborne:
11
- % A/C Bombing Primary:
100%
- Time Over Primary:
111615K - 111646K
- Altitude of Attack:
17,000 - 20,000
- Weather Over Target:
10/10
- Total A/C Lost: 0
- Resume of Mission:
Bombing was by radar with results un-observed. No E/A sighted. No
flak damage. Flak was heavy, meager, and inaccurate. Two B-29’s
landed at Iwo Jima. Average Bomb Load: 13,750 lbs. Average Fuel
Reserve: 648 gallons.
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