MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 309

 

  1. Date: 1/2 August 1945
     
  2. Target: Mito Urban Area
     
  3. Participating Unit: 314th BW
     
  4. Number A/C Airborne: 167
     
  5. % A/C Bombing Primary: 95.80% (160 Primary and 1 Opportunity)
     
  6. Type of Bombs and Fuzes: M19, 500# incendiary clusters set to open 5,000 feet above Target and M47, 100# incendiary and white phosphorus bombs with instantaneous nose. 
     
  7. Tons of Bombs Dropped: 1,144.8 tons on Primary and 7.3 tons on Opportunity. 
     
  8. Time Over Primary: 020142K - 020316K
     
  9. Altitude of Attack: 12,000 - 15,200
     
  10. Weather Over Target: 8/10 - 10/10
     
  11. Total A/C Lost: 0
  1. Resume of Mission: Photo reconnaissance indicated 65% of the city's built-up area (1.7 sq. mi.) had been destroyed.  Six A/C were non-effective.  Fifty-three A/C visually sighted Target and 107 bombed by radar.  E/A consisted of 20-25 A/C, making 1 attack.  Flak was heavy and light, meager to moderate and inaccurate.  Eleven A/C acted as Pathfinders.  One RCM A/C not included in total A/B. Six B-29s landed at Iwo Jima.  Average bomb load: 15,071 lbs. Average fuel reserve: 724 gallons. 

 

        

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