MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Number 213
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Date:
19 June 1945
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Target:
Shimonoseki Straits,
Niigata, Miyaza, and Maizuru
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Participating Unit:
313th Bombardment Wing
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Number A/C Airborne:
28
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% A/C Bombing Primary:
100%
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Type of Mines Planted:
Mk-25, 2000# and Mk-26-36, 1000# mines.
Various settings.
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Number of Mines Planted:
108 MK-25 mines and 144 MK 26-36 mines.
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Time Over Primary:
0132K - 0218K
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Altitude of Attack:
8000
- 10,200 feet
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Weather Over Target:
5/10
- 6/10
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Total A/C Lost:
0
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Resume of Mission:
It was estimated that all the mines dropped were effective
(i.e. none landed ashore).
The Shimonoseki Straights blockade was extended and Niigata, Miyaza,
and Maizuru were re-mined.
Flak was heavy, meager, and inaccurate.
Six E/A sighted made no attacks.
Two B-29’s landed
at Iwo Jima.
Average Mine Load:
13,069 lbs. Average Fuel
Reserve: 761 gallons.
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