MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 250

      

1. Date:  3/4 July 1945

2. Target:  Tokushima Urban Area

3. Participating Unit:  314th Bombardment Wing

4. Number A/C Airborne:  137

5. % A/C Bombing Primary:  94.16%  (129 primary & 2 opportunity)

6. 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.       

7. Tons of Bombs Dropped:  1,050.8 tons on primary, & 12.6 tons on opportunity

8. Time Over Primary:  040224K  - 040419K

9. Altitude of Attack:  10,200  - 16,940 feet

10. Weather Over Target:  Clear

11. Total A/C Lost:  0

12. 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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