MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 242

      

  1. Date:  1 July 1945
  1. Target:  Ube Urban Area
  1. Participating Unit:  313th Bombardment Wing
  1. Number A/C Airborne:  112
  1. % A/C Bombing Primary:  89%  (100 A/C)
  1. Type of Bombs and Fuzes:  AN-M47A2, 100# incendiary bombs fuzed instantaneous nose, and E46 clusters set to open 5000 above Target.
  1. Tons of Bombs Dropped:  714.6 tons
  1. Time Over Primary:  0147K  - 0312K
  1. Altitude of Attack:  10,000  - 11,600 feet
  1. Weather Over Target:        0/10  - 5/10
  1. Total A/C Lost:  0
  1. 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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