MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Number 300
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Date:
28/29 July 1945
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Target:
Ujiyamada Urban Area
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Participating Unit:
313th BW
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Number A/C Airborne:
99
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% A/C Bombing Primary:
92.92% (93 Primary and 1 Opportunity)
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Type of Bombs and Fuzes:
E46, 500# incendiary clusters set to open 5,000 feet above Target.
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Tons of Bombs Dropped:
734.6 tons on Primary and 7.8 tons on Opportunity.
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Time Over Primary:
290215K - 290324K
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Altitude of Attack:
12,000 - 13,800
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Weather Over Target:
0/10 - 5/10
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Total A/C Lost:
0
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Resume of Mission:
Crews reported unobserved to excellent results.
Fires were visible for 120 miles.
Reconnaissance later revealed 39% of the built-up area had
been destroyed. 35 A/C
bombed visually and 58 bombed by radar.
Black-out in Target
area was complete, although some cities not listed in propaganda
leaflets did not black-out.
Flak was reported as heavy and medium, meager to moderate and
generally inaccurate. A
great deal of A/W fire was reported.
A few phosphorous bombs and balls of fire were non-effective.
One Wind-Run A/C was A/B. Nine
B-29s landed at
Iwo Jima.
Average bomb load: 16,906 lbs. Average fuel reserve: 774
gallons.
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