MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 200

     

1. Date:  10 June 1945
    
2. Target:  Tachikawa Air Depot  (90.17  -  2008)
    
3. Participating Unit:  314th Bombardment Wing
    
4. Number A/C Airborne:  34
    
5. % A/C Bombing Primary:  87%  (29 primary and 3 opportunity)
    
6. Types of Bombs and Fuzes:  AN-M64, 500# general purpose, and 1/100 sec. delay nose and non-delay tail.
    
7. Tons of Bombs Dropped:  163.5 on primary and 18 on opportunity.
    
8. Time Over Primary:  0852K  -  0857K
    
9. Altitude of Attack:  20,100  -  22,000 feet
    
10. Weather Over Target:  10/10
     
11. Total A/C Lost:  0
     
12. Resume of Mission:  Strike attack pictures indicated that 3 squadrons attacked the Target, and bombs of 2 squadrons hit the Target.  No subsequent reconnaissance pictures have been obtained.  Flak was heavy, meager, and inaccurate at Tachikawa.  Nine P-51’s observed north of Tokyo along withdrawal route.  Twenty-five E/A sighted made 35 attacks.  Claims were 0-1-3.  Two B-29’s landed at Iwo Jima.  Average Bomb Load:  12,980 lbs.  Average Fuel Reserve:  801 gallons.

 

 

 

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