MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Number 250
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Date:
3/4 July 1945
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Target:
Tokushima Urban Area
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Participating Unit:
314th Bombardment Wing
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Number A/C Airborne:
137
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% A/C Bombing Primary:
94.16% (129 primary &
2 opportunity)
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Type of Bombs and Fuzes:
AN-M47, 100# incendiary bombs with instantaneous nose: and,
AN-M17, 500# incendiary clusters, with nose set to open 5000 feet
above Target.
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Tons of Bombs Dropped:
1,050.8 tons on primary, & 12.6 tons on opportunity
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Time Over Primary:
040224K - 040419K
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Altitude of Attack:
10,200 - 16,940 feet
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Weather Over Target:
Clear
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Total A/C Lost:
0
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Resume of Mission:
Photo reconnaissance showed 74% (1.8 sq. mi.) of built-up
area of the city had been destroyed.
51 A/C bombed by radar, and 78 visually.
6 A/C were non-effective.
10 E/A sighted made no attacks.
A/A was heavy, AW was meager to moderate, and inaccurate.
3 A/C landed at Iwo
Jima. Average Bomb Load:
15,675 lbs. Average
Fuel Reserve: 762 gallons.
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