MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Number 257
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Date:
9/10 July 1945
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Target:
Sendai Urban Area
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Participating Unit:
58th Bombardment Wing
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Number A/C Airborne:
131
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% A/C Bombing Primary:
93.89% (123 primary &
1 opportunity)
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Type of Bombs and Fuzes:
AN-M17A1, 500# incendiary cluster set to open 5000 feet above
Target: and AN-M47A2,
100# incendiary bomb with instantaneous nose fuse.
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Tons of Bombs Dropped:
909.3 tons on primary & 6.3 tons on opportunity.
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Time Over Primary:
100103K - 100305K
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Altitude of Attack:
10,000 - 10,700 feet
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Weather Over Target:
3/10
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Total A/C Lost:
1
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Resume of Mission:
Good to excellent results reported by crews.
The Target
was visible to 86 crews and not visible to 27.
7 A/C were non-effective.
The B-29 lost ran
off the runway and burst into flames.
Entire crew safe. 10
E/A sighted made 1 attack.
Flak was heavy, meager to moderate, inaccurate and medium: AW fire
was meager and inaccurate.
15-20 SL’s were observed, and not effected by radar jamming or
‘rope.’ A/A damaged 6
B-29’s.
13 A/C landed at Iwo
Jima. Average Bomb Load:
14,372 lbs. Average
Fuel Reserve: 673 gallons.
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