MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Number 260
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Date:
9/10 July 1945
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Target:
Gifu Urban Area
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Participating Unit:
314th Bombardment Wing
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Number A/C Airborne:
135
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% A/C Bombing Primary:
95.55% (129 primary &
1 opportunity)
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Type of Bombs and Fuzes:
E46, 500#, incendiary clusters with tail set to open 5000
above Target: and
AN-M47A2, 100# incendiary bomb with instantaneous nose.
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Tons of Bombs Dropped:
898.8 tons on primary & 8.7 tons on secondary.
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Time Over Primary:
100034K - 100220K
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Altitude of Attack:
14,720
- 17,700 feet
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Weather Over Target:
0/10
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Total A/C Lost:
1
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Resume of Mission:
Photo reconnaissance revealed that 1.93 sq. mi., or 74 % of
the city’s built-up area, were destroyed.
The Target
was visible to 105 A/C and not visible to 24.
5 A/C were non-effective.
10 E/A sighted made 3 attacks.
Coordination was noted between E/A and S/L’s.
Flak was heavy, meager to moderate, and inaccurate.
AW fire was meager to intense and inaccurate.
4 to 12 S/L’s observed.
All crew members of ditching between Rota and Saipan were
rescued. The
B-29 lost caught fire
after leaving the Target.
After its crew bailed-out, it exploded in mid-air.
3 B-29s landed at
Iwo Jima.
Average Bomb Load:
14,676 lbs. Average Fuel
Reserve: 685 gallons.
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