MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 321

 

1. Date: 8/9 August 1945
    
2. Target: Fukayama Urban Industrial Area ( 90.29 )
    
3. Participating Unit: 58th BW
    
4. Number A/C Airborne: 98
    
5. % A/C Bombing Primary: 92.85% (91 Primary and 1 Opportunity)
    
6. Type of Bombs and Fuzes: M17, 500# incendiary clusters set to open 5,000 feet over the Target and M47, 100# incendiary bombs with instantaneous nose. 
    
7. Tons of Bombs Dropped: 555.7 tons on Primary and 1.2 tons on Opportunity. 
    
8. Time Over Primary: 082325K - 090035K
    
9. Altitude of Attack: 13,100 - 13,800
    
10. Weather Over Target: 0/10 - 5/10
     
11. Total A/C Lost: 0

12. Resume of Mission: Bombing results were reported to be good to excellent.  Large concentrated fires were observed in the Target area, with smoke rising to 20,000 feet.  Photo reconnaissance showed 73.3% of the city was destroyed.  Forty-nine A/C sighted visually and 42 by radar.  Seven A/C were non-effective.  Twelve A/C acted as Pathfinders.  Flak was meager, inaccurate, medium, heavy caliber, also A/W reported in Target area.  Five E/A sighted did not attack.  Two Wind-Run A/C were also A/B.  Four B-29s landed at Iwo Jima.  Average bomb load: 11,669 lbs. Average fuel reserve: 1,051 gallons. 

 

 

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