MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Number 242
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Date:
1 July 1945
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Target:
Ube Urban Area
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Participating Unit:
313th Bombardment Wing
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Number A/C Airborne:
112
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% A/C Bombing Primary:
89% (100 A/C)
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Type of Bombs and Fuzes:
AN-M47A2, 100# incendiary bombs fuzed instantaneous nose, and
E46 clusters set to open 5000 above
Target.
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Tons of Bombs Dropped:
714.6 tons
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Time Over Primary:
0147K - 0312K
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Altitude of Attack:
10,000 - 11,600 feet
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Weather Over Target:
0/10 - 5/10
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Total A/C Lost:
0
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Resume of Mission:
Photo reconnaissance showed 23% of the built-up area had been
destroyed. 71 A/C bombed
visually and 29 by radar. 12
A/C were non-effective. 12
E/A sighted and made 3 attacks.
No claims Flak was heavy and medium, meager to moderate, and
inaccurate. 22 A/C landed at
Iwo Jima.
Average Bomb Load:
14,958 lbs. Average Fuel
Reserve: 716 gallons.
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