MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Number 309
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Date:
1/2 August 1945
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Target:
Mito Urban Area
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Participating Unit:
314th BW
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Number A/C Airborne:
167
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% A/C Bombing Primary:
95.80% (160 Primary and 1 Opportunity)
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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.
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Tons of Bombs Dropped:
1,144.8 tons on Primary and 7.3 tons on Opportunity.
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Time Over Primary:
020142K - 020316K
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Altitude of Attack:
12,000 - 15,200
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Weather Over Target:
8/10 - 10/10
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Total A/C Lost:
0
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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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