MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 176

 

  1. Date:  16 May 1945
     
  1. Code Name:  Microscope #5
     
  1. Target:  South Nagoya Urban Area  (197)
     
  1. Participating Units:  58th, 73rd, 313th, and 314th Wings
     
  1. Number A/C Airborne:  516
     
  1. % A/C Bombing Primary:  79%  (457 primary and 11 opportunity)
     
  1. Time Over Primary:  170305K  - 170558K
     
  1. Altitude of Attack:  6,600  - 18,340
     
  1. Weather Over Target:  3/10  - 9/10
     
  1. Total A/C Lost:  3
     
  1. Resume of Mission:  Crews reported fair results.  Limited photo coverage showed fires in north section of city.  Clouds and smoke caused A/C to bomb by radar.  3609.2 tons of bombs were dropped on primary Target.  Forty-eight A/C were non-effective.  Twenty EA sighted made 11 attacks.  Claims:  2-0-0.  E/AA damaged 14 B-29’s.  Sixteen A/C landed at Iwo Jima.  Average Bomb Load:  14,966 lbs.  Average Fuel Reserve:  802 gallons.

 

   

 

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