MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 228

      

  1. Date: 26 June 1945
     
  2. Target: Mitsubishi A/C Plant, Kagamighara (90.20 - 1833) Tsu - Secondary Target
     
  3. Participating Unit: 58th BW
     
  4. Number A/C Airborne: 79
     
  5. % A/C Bombing Primary: 75.60% (60 Primary, 15 Secondary, and 2 Opportunity)
     
  6. Type of Bombs and Fuzes: AN-M64, 500# G.P. instantaneous nose and non-delay tail. 
     
  7. Tons of Bombs Dropped: 411.5 tons on Primary, 102.2 tons on secondary and 13.3 on Opportunity.
     
  8. Time Over Primary: 1012K - 1055K
     
  9. Altitude of Attack: 15,000 - 16,900
     
  10. Weather Over Target: 0/10 - 3/10
     
  11. Total A/C Lost: 1
     
  12. Resume of Mission: Plant received numerous hits, majority to the NE of MPI.  Kagamighara A/F was rendered temporarily inoperative.  Tsu Urban Area was bombed by 15 A/C, with photo coverage showing bursts from 2 planes.  All bombing was visual on Primary Target.  Flak was heavy, meager to moderate and accurate to inaccurate.  Friendly fighters seen in the Target area.  Two A/C were non-effective.  The A/C lost was to survey at Iwo Jima after it had suffered extensive flak damage.  Twenty-one E/A made 44 attacks.  Claims were 6-3-3.  Eleven A/C landed at Iwo Jima.  Average bomb load: 15, 327 lbs. Average fuel reserve: 699 gallons. 

 

 

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