MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Number 317
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Date:
7 August 1945
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Target:
Toyokawa Naval Arsenal ( 90.21 - 1653 )
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Participating Units:
58th, 73rd, 313th, and 314th BW's
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Number A/C Airborne:
131
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% A/C Bombing Primary:
94.65% ( 124 A/C )
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Type of Bombs and Fuzes:
M64, 500# G.P. bombs with 1/100 sec. delay nose and non-delay tail.
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Tons of Bombs Dropped:
813.3 tons on Primary and 3.5 tons on Opportunity.
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Time Over Primary:
071113K - 071139K
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Altitude of Attack:
16,000 - 23,600
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Weather Over Target:
0/10 - 4/10
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Total A/C Lost:
1
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Resume of Mission:
Crews reported good to excellent results.
Thirteen planes sighted visually and 111 by radar.
Seven A/C were non-effective.
One A/C bombed both the primary and
Target of opportunity.
Two E/A sighted did not attack.
Flak was generally meager.
Fighter escort was present over the Target.
Flak damaged 21 A/C.
The A/C lost was due to flak damage which forced the crew to bail
out over Iwo Jima.
All men were rescued.
Two Wind-Run A/C were not included in the A/C A/B. Seven
B-29s landed at
Iwo Jima.
Average bomb load: 14,518 lbs. Average fuel reserve: 894
gallons.
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