MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 190

 

  1. Date:  7 June 1945
     
  1. Target:  Shimonoseki Straits, Fukuoka, and Karatsu.
     
  1. Participating Unit:  313th Bombardment Wing
     
  1. Number A/C Airborne:  31
     
  1. % A/C Bombing Primary:  83.82%     (26 A/C)
     
  1. Type Mines and Settings:  Mk26 and Mk 25 mines, with various settings.
     
  1. Number of Mines Laid:  240 each 1000# mines and 29 each 2000# mines on primary
     
  1. Time Over Primary:  070128K  - 070239K
     
  1. Altitude of Attack:  5700  - 8400 feet
     
  1. Weather Over Target:  8/10  - 10/10
     
  1. Total A/C Lost:  0
     
  1. Resume of Mission:  Minefields Mike, Love, and Charlie were re-mined.  A/A was nil and the 5 E/A sighted made no attacks.  Five B-29’s were non-effective.  Four landed at Iwo Jima and 1 landed at Okinawa.  Average Mine Load:  12,713 lbs.  Average Fuel Reserve:  889 gallons.

 

 

 

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