MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 212

      

1. Date:  19 June 1945
   
   
2. Target:  Shizuoka Urban Area    (90.18)
   
   
3. Participating Unit:  314th Bombardment Wing
   
   
4. Number A/C Airborne:  137
   
   
5. % A/C Bombing Primary:  91.25%  (125 primary and 1 opportunity)
   
   
6. Type of Bombs and Fuzes:  E-46 500# incendiary clusters set to open 2500’ above Target, and AN-M47A2 100# incendiary bombs with instantaneous nose.
   
   
7. Tons of Bombs Dropped:  868.3 tons on primary, and 9.6 tons on opportunity.
   
   
8. Time Over Primary:  0151K  - 0354K
   
   
9. Altitude of Attack:  8000  - 12,000 feet
   
   
10. Weather Over Target:  0/10  - 2/10
    
    
11. Total A/C Lost:  2
    
    
12. Resume of Mission:  Main portion of city destroyed.  Damage totaled 2.28 sq. mi. or 66% of built-up portion of city.  Eighteen E/A sighted made 4 attacks.  Light, medium and heavy flak, meager to moderate, generally inaccurate.  Several S/L observed.  Both B-29’s were lost to unknown reasons.  Eleven A/C were non-effective.  Two B-29’s landed at Iwo Jima.  Average Bomb Load:  15,078 lbs.  Average Fuel Reserve:  954 gallons.

 

 

 

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