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!actioal larratlwe Annex A - Operation. 10Part 1 _ Havic.tioD Chart UPart II - Bombing Chart 11Part III - Pl1gbt Snpn rlDf; C b a r ~ 11Part IV _ Radar Soope Photo 11Part V _ Air_S fte'Cue Chart 1017I...11..

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Communication. Part I ... Radar Counter MeuureaPart I I ... Radio

_ We ..ther Part I ... We.ther Swmmary Part I t ... Chart ... Poreeu t We.ther Obeerved. ...tb nPart III ... Prognostic WapPar t IV ... Synoptic ltap

Annex B

Annex C

. . .Annox 0 ... I n t e 1 l 1 ~ n e Part I ... En y Air Opposition Part II ... Ensmy AntlaJrcr,rt andAir-to-Air Bombing Part III - Bombtng Results and Damage

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Annex E Conleltd.ted StAtistical Summary

. . . . .Annex P ... XII Boaber Command Field Order.Annex G ... Dlltrlbutlon '7..Prepared Byl

A-2 SeotionXU Bomber COIIlIIland

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I , mmmemQl" 1 lPU '1. . '1814 Order 10 . &." uarten m ...... 0 nI.4&t04 18 M..reb 1945. 4:lrecte4 'U!lt 13 SUUa. ... 11.. I r t . R $1t'inp to participate 1ft an at;t.ak -&dnn tbli . . . , . ...........

b. rv"t,a SP 'c i r1 t4 .(1) PrS . tv Tarat. I MaD AHa.(2) SteaQd," Tare!'t' 10M

2, stlUtEGY AND PLAlI SF aPgAnQ1iS1a. s .l ec t19D of P ~ P u I C o n t 1 ~ tbe plan of attaoJr:1D1targete en Honlbl.1 on alternate days tor t i n COJlH,OI1U . . . . . . . . lODl, 1 twas decided to return to Jlagoya InUllU.ch .. tbe , . au l t . froa the tirn

..t tack had not been a ll good ... dealred. lfeather t o r ecu t pro41otli4good "" ..ther a t t ..rget and basel .

b. Imporknce ot Tarrgt l(1) The popUlation of Nagoya 11 . l t 1.. t04 to bl 1 . ~ O O . O o o .ranking third among Japanese citie. . I t ia one of tbe 3 1arseat In-du st ri al a re .s 1n Japan and 11 the oenter of t he J apane a i rc ra t t 11:1,...

duatry. I t 1. estimated tha t 25 per cent of a l l i ta work.r. are .n ...@;a@;ed 1n aome phase of a i rc raf t production.

(2) Important Japansae ai rcraf t 'tartl'te (nWlber' 1 '3 ,194, 1ge. 2010, and 1129) l ie with in th e ci ty i t l f , wbil . o th . r .(notably 240 and 1833) l ie to the n orth of lacsmi,abara. I t 1. . . . . .

t l l l 1 ~ t e d tha.t the above mentioned units produoe betwe.n 60 an4 50 percent of the to ta l output of Jap&nue oOllbat ai rcraf t and OGlibat a i r craf t engines. The Na,oya area al .o produces lIIaohine tool . , b.ar1Q1"railway equipment. metal aUoya;, tanks, sotor Tebicle" -.nd. prOC....dfoods.

c. Detl i l , of Pl'pninc _ Operatiop&ll(1) BOGin, PItnat

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..two SOO_poun4 E8neral-purpodelay t aU.

81'" ID l p "D I l Iyvy tbtl"4 a1ror.r,bomb. tuzec! lutantaneCMUI DO" u4 _ .). lpo ,p4h t i t l I 5OO-poUDll Olu.teN ofU-69 bomb, to extent of .....l l ..bl l1ty ' AI.JI&1A2 bOlllbil to .x tent of &...11-

abi l i ty , AN-Ill7Al cluster or 1176 inoendiary bolll.'bI, it Dto ary. Iand BiaS6 elu . te t ' fund to opeD 2000 r u t . b o n tlll's,tl ce clWlterfus.d to open 2500 t ee t abon tlU'g.tl .lB-Kl1Al ob i t e r . flll.d 1:0 . . .3000 te , t ..boft tlU'set; AI-II4.7A2 In . tant ; 11-76 lDlItant DO". IIOD-lIel.,.t a i l .

! . Qrpu!l Sp,C 1M I.. Hip ezplod . . . . , 50 tNt .l . lac'ndlar1e'1

1. elu, ten SO teet.! . AJIf-ll&7A2 100 t t.l . AN -1176 - 50 teet.

1. Dl '9UI,100 .pd B . " 9 p l l.... Two general-purpoM ballb. . .to lacl l l4-

84 in 'ach third .1 rc r l f t to diarupt organised f i r , t lgbt1ns and ...l.tlnceDdiary ..ttack: by bar..sing an d bilLIt et 'fect. Pou lb le ....-erano. orelectrical l in" and blOCking of .tr"t, conaldered h l ~ y d e . l r ~able. Inatantaneous nose and n o n . d ~ l & y ta i l f u z l n ~ s . ~ r e . ~ l e e t e d topve maximum blast e f t ~ c t to s t r u c t u r ~ s from both hits aDd n ~ a r a i .....

~ I n c e n d i . r i ~ a _ Tho w.6e bomb ... ~ l f tchosen for the primary incendiary weapon with ~ . w 6 7 A 2 b ~ multiplesuapended as pathfinder lIlU.ftit1ons. However. f inal bomb load. wer.limited by laok of supply. The 73rd 'fiog was limited to approximatelyequo.l numbers of plane loads of AN_W67A2 incendiary bQlllb. and ll-76incendiary bombs. Tho 313th 1 V i ~ cllrr ied primarily AH_ltnA2 incendiarybombs. The 316th Wing carr ied olusters containing ~ - 6 9 bomb.. Alti_tude. for opening of clusterl was obo n as stated to r the f o l l o w i ~reuonal

1.eff ic ient t u n c t i o n 1 ~ of cluster . C o n a i d . r i ~ altitudeCould be expected. of r . l j. WaJda. d.nai ty p .r plaM load could

be .xpected.~ I t vilual bombing wore po.sible.bombing tabl .s oould uled.! . Proper pen.tration COI.Ild be expected.

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&.. D110Wlaloa. w i t h OMlrwr l _lID pu1:101.,.ted. 1n the lobe attack U1d .. study or reoonu.!"eoe photosnP_ o ft11kt attack Indlc ..tecl that oClilplate ", turdlOD or th l t a r p 1 : " t i r epreVltntlon arlll antIa i rcraf t ac t l n t l...... bot beiDl &Ohi 'f td .

k. In 01"41,. to achi..,. th b .1:illn.t1011ti t WLI a.Ceuary to pt t.blt attaclclft1 torce 0..1' tb I t a r p t 1D ..aborter perl04 o r ti_ than OD the pn t Y iOQ at1oaCke

.1. Thltretore 'aob W 1 q . . ...t..... ' t s .braoket du.r1ns wh10h they _1 ' 8 to set tbelr toroel o n r t. '-pil.The pathfinder airoraft weu to lilt on r tb e tU ' p t I ro . l.os1Cl1 to190.001 IUd th e .&in foroe. trGIII 1806001 to 180151" lrJ:t:k SIS .(of II. total on hand or 375) Iche4u1e4. tb b wod4 appJ'Ozlaate 1 ..every 13 S/ 4. "CODd. I .

L A1a1ns Polnt l l SlDOe th l __ , o lDt t4I m p ~ t for the 313tb " l D ~ 1I'U to the lot te .. ' l l t e rent o t tN t ala-lng point wu a.ulgned on Douly a direc t 11ne b e ~ e n tIllI 1D1'tla1point and mean point of impact so tha t they would not ha.. to e ~ o a t .a turn on the axia of attack:. Mean points of impact tor ..U -1D&.were . taggered so tha t slDOk:e from the b O l l i b i f t ~ of one woulA Aot o ~ those of the others. At the saae t i l le, they were 010.. ea.oqh to ...gether to aUolf quiCk: m e r ~ i n g of the f i res . Selection of _aD. palAUof impact to acoomplish this . .. .. . made di f f icu l t by the hQrneli aRt are..frOlll the f i r s t attack: on th is ta rget (Mial ion No. 41). (See Part n.Annex AI for p h o t o ~ r a p h with aiming point l annotated thereon.)

BOUOM tor phoiCOB. . .toIwo Jimo. Tbis r o u t e Wll.I plo.Mod direct ly o...er 11K) Jlllla in orderto u t l 1 1 ~ e Rudio Range Station and the adjacont 1....

lo.ndl lU I ro.do.r f ixe l .to34/169 - 136/SU; Landfall ft. to be Bul r ! Polnt--aD euy landfall u 4

radar lden ti fi co . t1on point at the 'bottom or " ' ~ y &to B.,y that perm! t ted a direct route to tbB lrl1 tlo.1 poibt.34/33N - 136/42 ' I'his 1n1t1o.1 point on Ne.&oya Ba y gan th e "8t direot

route to the Ortlot o.lmlng point and tbe ta rget . Tbtr iver lDOuth a t Akenogllhara would we a. SOod radarto a.nd ThU l l ) check point .fARGE.,. The 3Hth W ' i ~ was to fIllke an 1IImedhte r i 9 ' t turDoff the to.rget. The 73rd . 1 n ~ wa' to f ly 1 .1Dl1to

beyond tho ta rget and tUb r l ~ t to .....old coafl1otwith th o 3Hth . 'I'he 313th \'fing W&5 to lI&ke a l o f tturn to 35/10N - 136/455. 3"./409 _ 136/2881 34/141 ...to 136/338 to avoid the foroes entering the targo t aroll.Iwo Jil:la 'I'hll route was plannod directly over 1110 J1a& in cr ...

der to u t l l h e Radio R o . ~ llJ\d the adjacllnt ia laa4 ._3 _

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of WiMJlll aDd 11 t& .. radar t t n . , In aM1\in: ..J iu 110",14 be .. haven tor ba t t l........ dror . r"o.nd alTon,a w1 th low t l le l rea.J"ft (3) Pll 'ht pciP',ripr PI'pptn"

h') The af t l ' a r boab load tot' n. '7SI'C aDd: SlftbWinga wo.. baled on ...tu.cty or pr.Y1ouI atalloDi. 'fbi M Z 1 _ 1 0 " ofincendiaries tb&t oould be loadell In both b o a bay are. . . . . ,lama'"The o.YeJ'IIl;' bco.b 100.4 tor the StUb Willi (bued. on pnrlou. ld.. l oU)wu p lann 'd to b. 10,000 poWlda. Ia addlt1C11l t1&11 lfllll: . . . . to 0&1'171 boIab b taIlk.

ea) The 1n1 t1u poi nt... poin't of lui .. 1M . . , ..,,)Uth ud. 111ptly east o f thlt tc . rpt . 1ICN14 f i l" .. ola . . . r . . . . . ...-...(b) Fro. tb e hdt!& ! poin t oour.. of 15 .0"""T r would lo:ul directly Into the 1:AJ'pt. wUh 11 je 'V ezteaMncInto lIo,pyo. Harbor aa l lJ l orr .a t .. 1 a l ~ pola t .(0) F o . t m i ~ out jUt below the orr-a t &1a1DC polbot.the 313th Wing we. to proee3d n.t 7 dlp-ee. 'I'nlo to en .. laillS point IIIthe l , f t p ortio n o f tho incendiary -.rOIL" The 3Hth "tllli OD. .. ooar

of 19 degre True we.. to procoed to an a i . lng point 1D. the rlsJd: pmo-t lon or the incendiary aree.. The 73rd Winr; was to ooattDQO OIl tbIi 15degree True course l e a d i ~ to an a.imtnr; point in the ca tor of U.O tn_oondla.ry area.

(d) All check points and tho i ntl a. l point woutll re_801ve well on tho scope. Tho offse t o.illl1nr; point would alao reao l "o1&c.rly on the short 8WOeps i f the se t were tUQBdo lftl11. I t i . I IOrodif f icu l t , however, than the Tokyo or lobe o t f u t eJm.inr; point becaueof thG ahort rnnr;e noceuo.ry to pick it u.p clearly and the oare noo -so.ry to koep the APQ_13 tuned co.retully. In order to out interterenoefrom other 8-29 1 a to tL Ddn1l11U1l1. ll1l crows were i n. tr uc te d to hnve thei r.A.P


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Ca) JI IDl I HI\')' woA turD1.W wi tb. 0'&111 otthl) m1l1aion and roquostod to fumlah t , oUt t i tor a i r -. . . . , .10.......POilU. Tbo following f l lCllUtlu were _ad. anUab le '

1. PouT lIut.u'lno , taU. .a a t * to l1w1 n podttoft.I' 34/001 .. 131/3OE, 303/001 .. 138/0011 ,.,.. .. 131/11.,31/00. _ 136/45S.

1. QQ. dolftrOJ'.r . . . . a t le/OOJJ .. u4 l_ t .the 'nt ire ahalon .

1- Cr..b boau _ r e to 1M 1110 tM nOlld'tJ' orSo.1Po.n. Tlntu. It.Dl! Ou.u. dur 1 ta t .-otf aDd lu41Dp lIIItll laob. ' t I_M re l1 ,nd by tb o control t o . r .

J . 'ho lIa..,- o.boIi ......... t s - l to ... ten__1111 p...l tlOlUlI WOOl .. lU/d froa 1811001 to .ad of . _ M a l ...19/001 .. 1" ,001 troa 1822001 to .114 o f I I b d - .

(b) 1:lI.1 Th1a Oc.and ullp. S . . , . . . . .p l ~ u (8_,2;1.) to t ly ovor the .u._art. po l l t lou 1pa .(500 Cbort. Port VI. AnDez A)

d. Q o tp , l l . or f l IPp iP ' .. I p t t llW ga ' l(1) OC!l ' f A ir OppPUt10PI latonll:t1on obtdDOd u 4 .x

per-18M. t roa po..t mlsalon.e plnced. 110 sinsle"OIllna a. lrcratt wi:tbl.a. 100 mU. rodlull of ) f ~ o y a . . There were 1L1l1o to twiD-eh&ln. a l rora t tbel1.vod to be. in th is area.. I t l'US bel10Tecl tha.t tblt - . j o r l ty of 1bt150 drcro.! ' t ware within SO m.ile r ~ c l i u . . P u t e . ~ 1 e l l C e bulloatedthn t th& &nDlIY nit;b.t f ighters preforred to.ll attao1r:'1 theretON , thep l of u t i l i tint; tn i i tur re ts only was continued (eXCept 7Srd Wine>.

(2) Enemy Antia1rcrAA't Oeposit1oPJen) Jnti-AiicrCLCt Dat'D'!! t

.1. Benn Al.A GUM' RllSOYo. 18 4etondod by;:!CIO heo.vy AlA t;una. lIlost or t'l'hich 'WOJ'O within rang' or .oae p ~ ofthe oourse on c. 1911'-c.ltitudo mis sion o r th ' typo plCl.N1Oct. A few orthollo guM ho..V'9 gun-hying radar. Hoo.vy;J;. t;W\s wero ,xpeoted 1;0provo to be tho mo.jol' dorons. weo.pon against tl'lis type of attack.Hoc.vy ;.;;. firo was 0.180 expected froID. ships in Ho.&oytL Bay.

1. hutpmnt1C llreQPop'l There ~ r approximately170 o.utol!latic weapons in the N ~ g o y o . de tenns . It the ail'orr&ft weI"to a.tto.ok o.t al t i tudes above 5000 feet , automatio weopon. woulli oft17be sl ight ly effective. ThOTe Is no known method for I'aliat' control orautOm4tio w e ~ p o n 8 and tho7 are very di f f i cu l t to f i re acoul'lltely a tnight without searChlight i l lumination.

l . SOQ,Tchlhbt" I Ther' are 640 nucb l i gh t .in too vicini ty or "agoya. approximately 21 of whioh are radar con t ro l l ed. Tbis is a r d r l y strong dofen_e Md .holl1d _how DOd.rate , r t . o .t ivonoss it C.\W conditions were to exis t . Cloud und . rcu t and .IIOkIi,however, would sorve to decro::lso aoarchli&ht otfiOiency gea t l y . The . . .i_ no evid'DCe to da.to ot Japanese ' spread boaID' ael l rchl ip t '1 . . 4primarily to r lowalti tudo i l lumination.

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11'1. the NIIFY& ..rea..(b) 10.9$19&1 Copa14,rt$lppil

1. Alt1tysJ'l On tho b dU ot npor t8 0 .t 1 n t low-le" l mht attaek on Tokyo. I t wall 4.014_ that th l &1". . . .of attack would rt I lU.1n unohanrd (5000 1800 t . e t ) . ' lUtMr , 11141vidual a1rcrd' t were to be s t ~ r e 4 in altitll4e b e t a . th I . bon11m!t8 11'1. an effo r t to r.duc, ant ia i rcraft r t l t .

.!. RpuB. I Rout.. on th:l , tY.l" ot _11oa. . . . .t0ftrned prll1&1'lly by arou In whioh &ood rallar,cope bomtl . I'IIIlII ..be mad,. Tbb relll,llros that at rcra t t IPproacb I..oya r..- tM _tilover h. WaD. It . . dooided tbo.t the 'eprea.d' ot i l l l l lndv.. ! at . ront ttroil tho plannscl &:1;11 of a:t.taot: be iacreQ.8.d .. _cb GIl po..lbb wltldathe opero.tl00al Ull1t, to afford ftI'Ylac . . . . or Ilpproaoll to 1:11II tar. . . . .

3. mcynO l OF mE 1.:Issm'lIl. tm..ou. ActuQl tako-ott WILl a o o ~ l U " " .. to11o-.

AlrcroJ't Firs t Urel'oJ't lout .&1roraf't!1nl Air1aptpp Tpk .g t tm.oct73rd 140 181021% 1811915Z313tb 121 le093SZ le l lUZ314th -.JJl.. 1610112 1A1UezTOT.u. 310 180935Z 1811561

b. Route Out I -The coune flown 1JQ.S g.nornlly eli 'bJ'1eJ'.4.,Navigation WD,S sat isfactory with a l:lllXimwn error of 30 aU . . . Le.u4.fo.ll Wo.l easi ly identif ied.e. Oyor Targetl Two hundred llhd ninety ai rcrat t dropped ..

to ta l of 1858 tona of incendiary bombs, Cloudl encountered were J,!10atro.tocumulus, base 2500 feet , top 5000 feet , vis ib i l i ty 15 Il i lol ,Yetro winds were 330 degrees a t 35 knots. Do.mnge Q.lueaallont re"0.104148,610,000 square foot destroyed in the ta rge t area.d.o.a briefed.eo

Route Beck I Aircraf t m ~ d e indiVidual roturns to baa ~ e o . t h e r on tho return f l ight Co.usod no dif f loul t lea .Lg.nd1ngl(1) Aircrnft landed a t baaes under good .oather condit ions as follows I

73rd313th314th

t i ro t Landing182343Z182246Zl?QQ?9Z182246Z

,!,lIt Lq,nd1nc190218Zl$10153ZIPQ2jlZIP02QZ

S:xcludee 6 o.1rcrvJ't h.ndlng nt lwo Jlao. QJld r.eturnins la te .(2) Lo8UII One o.ircroJ't ditched on the retlU'n route

CIA 0. resul t of damag. frOID llntl:l.lrcrG ft. A ll 10 crew lllOabera wererollcued.

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(1) IU1nt1oQ' (s ADMx 1, Part X. tor tl"t.OIr: obart)(2) BpUlp,. (See Annex At Part II , tor Alaine Polzt.tI)

Ca) .u .. reaultor ...., the -Sor t ty of tb8 . . . .lllf; ftl IloOCOlII'U ahed oxolu ' ln ly by rw!.,.. ;. _be l ' or . roJa11pwwere encounterod ot whicb blinded. ~ b U ' d l o r 8 OD tb t ........

(11) Kho 11lrere.!'\ or ~ 313tb f i l i i oxperhDOelllI;U.fu.ncUona of tho 8 ...10 lha,e1cl.a and interferenoe trOll ll,1.qeD81oDcabl , Cll\l81nt bolllbi to hall l up,

(0) Iaterroreoco trtW. tbl J ' 1 4 ~ ta . t oU-r I "olror l l t t _do .oOP. lD.terpntatloD 41ffl081t In e 0..... on."-ported aottlD& of d ~ t l , . . . alao oUNt . . . airor.tto to .......t a r ~ e t .

(3) r111'11; Epc1QRtrlD1' (Seo An_x .i., Jlart In, to rc., I p 1t hl C r ai_ , t t . IIdU&! oral. . . . t lMnla.a IDdh1dual ai rcraf t . o.ltitud aDd apoe48 . .. p l....ct.. , . - . . ) In" ,ot tho o.iroraft of tho 3Htb Wlnr; and .2 Oro"'l of 10M 73ft 'ftDC o l to bolllbill altitu40 l_e lUate ly after takoooOtt. fbI. prooecturo p"""to be . l ight ly botter for tho 3H .th Wiftl a.l'd dlSh t ly wono torthe two Group. of tho ?ard ' f int when oompa.red. to previollJ l l1ulons IUdotbGr e i r c r a f t flying a l o w ~ n l t l t u d e c ru i l . OD th i l al l s loh . D 8 re lul t s of t h i l typo of intermediate-alt i tude cruise Ie to IndiCatel i t t l e i f noy i n c r e ~ l e io fnol conlumption. However, ~ . Q t . r c r. .comfort, bottor naT1gntion. a.nd inorellsed IQttey a u e th h tJPO ofcruise dOl iuble . rub are bain, ; conducted to detenl1ne tho b u tprocedure to be used for mull1lWl. fuel econ0'-Y. Jlo o.ttoapt f t l a:l.d.to o.8somble elements of Groupe.

(b) Climb to 80mbipg Altitw:101 The t1 roq\lirodto o11mb to bombing o.ltitude vo.riod greo.tly dnce 1Il:LnY ' typu or cU eprocedures were ulod.

(0 ) Cruiro to TarCell Very low p ~ r l woro required ~ obto.in mnxlmuc r ~ n g o n ir speod in tho cruiee pr ior to I t n r t i ~thl3 bombiof,' run. The approximate n " ' o r o . ~ powor s ~ t t i n g WOol only aooorpm ~ 30.6 inches m ~ n i f o l d prosluro. Tho o . e r ~ power .o t t ing re quired to obtnin 250 ~ co.l1brated a i r speed on ttB ~ b i ~ ru n wuapproxillUltoly 2350 rpm and. 4.1 lnchos manifold preSlure.

(d) Return to BaaslI lt l Ileo.rly a.ll ca..... the ro _turna to b ..se . o r . lIl:lde a t 7000 to 10,000 feo t until nbollt OM hourfrom the bUG. whoro le t downs o.t o.?proxi.ntoly 100 f e l t por . i nu t swore mnde. Filel consumption dnto. indiCates tho.t th i s procedure gn. .b est ru ol oconomy.

(u) CoPm'QtI QB Re1ult. of W1 i o l ,.l. n o bomb lends cu r i ed .. TO tho a::u::1auath.:\t could be lendod of tho typu of bolllbs oC'xriod wi tb tho bollb_

roleo.lIe systems with . h icb a.1rero.ft were eqUipped.J. The nvero.!e fuol comsWllptiona to tho t n rp t

ware CUI n.nticipo.tod.

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1 . POl' fuel conlloUlptlon aalI . . . t . . . . t ..ta . Oonaol1dated S ~ t l . t l o ~ l S ~ n r y .(r ) " b i b ! t " (See ADD_x ~ Part Jll)

1 . ' 01 ' 'Nl ' t lOal plot, tud GO......t101k &IIlll1:1_1:1 load, ChArt 1;"1. Cro.. hlltCbe4 . , . .u repn,.nt " f lUi " , -a.4dit1ona.l h e l conl... d. to tcr!t ' t to r 314tb ' I ' lq dUI to ",oaterdhtlUloCo of th h Win! f r o . tbe U r p t .J. POl' h l . ~ r l c a l nOON or p u t lliadO&l,lao Chart -a e

1. 4I lm=U... Re.du . . . u. . ' tor tupt a r_ 1I&ftsa.tlon nDd OD th e ll.pproe.ch. Vt.aUAl oorrect tou wro . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1'

the bollblU'dier oould 1d..ntUy tM t a r p t " 'O l l .ll. So. . ~ _ e n t ... aaD by 0"", 'tba.tcombnt-orew to.tlr;uo WD.I tbe Cc.uee tor ljenerally poorer eDca t l _ orrc4Q.T na.v1t;atlon cOqlnred wt:tb p r e c e d l ~ . h d oM .

(1:1) RadgT EauiPMPt. PerfwwoD9,1l. . ABI.APQ ..13 I KInter-tour pOl' cent or a.U

r - - . . . d l U ' ~ o q u l p p e d . Q I J " C r ~ t were opent lV'8 over tho tnrset . Due to cl6a4oover and poor i l lwdnat ion, o.pproximatoly 50 per cent or 313tba.nd 3Hth '''In&a Ifludo ra.dar rale::Lsell Ilsing tho ottset teChnique.Average r o . n ~ o s on vlU'ious ro.dQJ' check points wo.s approxilll;l.toly 6Snautioal milos.

.&. WarNd l Average mo.xi_ ran,r in day ..l ight lIJ(l.l1 500 noutico.l miles and CLt night ira- 1000 to l.aoo naU.tioo.lmiles.SCR_718 qnd 9J'=


13/73

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'P iArt leM I(1) 'M v c,ypter Me.,!&1''' I (aee ....x a, Pan I . t.de td l . ) Pour ROY Ut'.roh a.1roro.ft flew the .1. l1oD. it. to tal of ..

J'Q,dQJ" e1&na.h (22 bell\1; ..panto I1pb) ft. IDtero. , ta4.(2) Gn=riQA1;lgQl {Redip>' (Se .lmt.u: a , Pan U . tordetl l l l . , /J.l 8'trike troquoDCle. wore J__ d or IDteI't'J'rec1 witJI a'

difforeDt period' . RadIo 41.Clplloe ... poor &D4 oor,..ctlY. aotiODbu boon taken in 0.11 lQ8ta.nce.. 'l"weaty-tb!'M . ' trike' npo I ' ' ' ' _ntl'an.JJ.1ttect to tho OrO\lnd StatloDi.1. I p t l l l UgM ' t "n l

(1) Fpeey ME Dppoa11;1onl (Se. . . .z D. Part I . to rdeta.1la) IDe. , dE appol1ttOD . . . . weak, with IDa . . . . , . alI 'ontt ; . . . .In& .1pt .ed &ad '1 1lQk11l1 ' " ,tt.ok.. !bere wte DO 10"... to. aircraft o.ad only ODD 8-..... ~ 4 10 _ at: tMb( a a . ~ ) .... tro. the ta i l OD. W I a ..loa oOllpQl"84 . t I l IS , . , . ....on tbe preYiou. u p t m.doDII.

(a) Im p Ap1;l ..AJrqrtCS;' (1M 0. hn I , h i 'dot4lla) OM a.lrcroJ't of the '13th ~ 1 l I "" lIIIUall'Ol"aftDIld ditched on retum. rOlite. '!be 10 r I W . D1rorGft; .. fir.,a . a . l ~ d to w*DOWD eQ.ld hued OD the _crU . t W Uoa t.tho Ste.tiBtlco.l Report. ' Rocket. _ re reported G'nJ ' 1 11 t i l tIn1tlo.l point .

(3) BogbiM Bt'u1'ti Q PoMa 4"8 , , -p1 ;1 (See ....z It .Port I I I . to r detal le and P h o t o u c . p ~(o.J Interpreto:tlon or pbotop-a.pbl ob.....lbN OD 8&

lio.reh 1 9 o.nonod vi8ible do.ango from this 3tto.ck to 82.000,000 .quarefoet, whieh Includod be.rrneks o.nd bulldll18' in H . I l . ~ y n . Cut )e andto the following IIIO.jor industries ITorget No. 191

l l ? forgot 110. 250AAJ.P Torget Bo. 2010Toyo Cotton UillYnmnda. Engineoring WOrks(b) Thus. tho cUllU1ntivo ef fect or tho o.ttaokl on.lIa.goyo. to.rgota showil do,tructlon a.nd dnmo.,;e to 139,800.000 'qunt'O t e . t

(6.0 aqua.ro lDl)o, or 3,.000 neros). Thi' da.mo"o tUl'IOunt. to 11.6 peroent of Ho.goya. C l ~ . Flf ty. ,evan ond ono.bnlf per cent ot Inoondio.ryZono No. 1 hns been de,troyod.

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14/73


15/73

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16/73

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18/73

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19/73

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A2 SECTIONXXI BOMBER COMMAND

CONFtOI!NTlALAPPROACHES TO NAGOYA

ACTUAL SCOPELOY, ALnn.a; (ABOUT

to MIL! IWEIIt

10 MILE SWEEP

HORI RIVER

20 MILE SWEEP

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20/73

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21/73

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Par t I .. Weather S. . . . .J' yPart I I - Chart. .poreout \feather Ttl. Obaernd - ther

Part III .. P r o ~ o a t 1 c ~ Par t IV .. Synoptic llap

Million JIg. At

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22/73

PLANRING P'CRECAST

W2qther Epcountu!d

4/10 oumulus, baso 1600 f t , top5000 t t , 2/10 middle olouds, base13,000 f t , top 13.500 f t , 6/10oirrus. baso 28.000 f t . Vis1bi_11ty 15 miles,

lobe-Ollnku 3/10 low oloud. base 2500 f t . top 4000 f t .

~ 3/10 low cloud . base 3000 r t , top 4SOO f t ,I n c r o ~ l n g ar ter 0 4 0 ~ to 5/10.~ ~ A : 6/10 low clouds, base 3500 f t , topa 6000 f t .in city orea. becoming 3/10 low cloud. bue 31500 t t .tops 4000 f t . at ter 02001.

Sohedule attaok. on Nagoya lU'ea with target; time ae04001 19 Muoh.

Targets I

Decision I

OperatigDAl Forao?lltBase atTgks-Offl 5/10 oumulus, base 1800f t . top 6000 f t l 6/10 middle clouds,base 13,000 f t , top 14,000 f t j 4/10oirrus, base 26,000 f t . Visibi l i ty15 miles,

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~ 0u1Ull1 6/10 101f clouds. ba.ao 1600 f t , to p "000 t t , wiUt. l 1 p tshowers to m.1dni!;bt 16th. th en I l 1 P r ~ l f t & to 4/10 lowc j ~ u i s . I n e r l t a . l n ~ &&aln in afternoon to 15/10 low o)oud_w ~ t h ehowerll.Saip&IU 6 / j j :OW :I)ouda. b u e 1400 f t , top '7.0000 ftUbU g h ~ showers unt l l 1Il1dmorn!n&. th en cloud topa 9-c:ea31ng to SOOO ft . and abo_r . 0...1nlo

JiJ.l! JlJi I

.B2Jl3it.: To 19O]Ill 4-6/10 )Oll' clowl. , b.se 1800 ttl top S..eooof t .1901f to 22OJ. 6.e/lO low oloud b u . 1&00 t t . top5-9000 ft. with l1&bt to aod.erat. lb0w8n aM 5/10II1ddle cloud 1n band. trOD la-COO It. to 1&.000 tt.,(Weak front)2zOR to 320Jf1 ' ~ / l O 1 _ 010\1u. bue 2500 f t , top4000 f t ,3zON to the eOa.llt I 4/10 low cloud ban 2500 t t ,top 4000 r t f 6/10 Jr lddb oloud baa. It,ooO t )6 ,000 ft. r

!EATHER stDAWlXWinion No. 40'

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Route....2!.l:t.L l 5 to 200Nl _/10 cUlllulus, 150W to 190W'1 4/10 oumulus, baaebase 2000 f t . top 6000 f t ; 2/10 middlo 1800 f t . top 5000 f t I 2/10 mid.cloud. base 12,000 f t . top 13.000 f t . dIe clouds. base 14.000 f t . topVidbl l i ty 15 miles, H.500 f t . VlIibil1ty 15 miles.200N to 2ZONI 7/10 cumulus. base 190N to 2zONl 9/10 oumu1us. base1200 f t . top 8_9000 f t l 8/10 tLltOCUIII.U- 1200 f t , t op 8 .9000 f t , 6/10 a l to -Ius, base 11,000 f t . top 15.000 f t . oumulus 1n layers betweon 11.000Visibil i ty 12 milos 10werih& to 1-2 and 15,000 f t . Visibi l i ty 15mil08 in oodorato ahowers. miles lower ing to 2-3 mil_, in.odorato to 11ght sbOtnlr.a.


23/73

1 J . H J lOp!ratloltl foreel , t

2 to aso.. 6/10 OWlllllll, bal .1800 t t , top 6000 t t , fllO &1toOualllu ba ' . 13,000 t t , top 1.,000 ft ,Visibili ty 15 mil250N to 330BI 40-5/10 oUIDUlu ..ndatrtLtocuaululII, bU . 2000 ttl top6000 t t l 2/10 .1441. olouds. b ,11,000 t t . top 13.000 ft. Vi8ibility15 11.11."330B to Turt I 4/10 ouauhl. , bUll2500 ttl to p l5000 f t . Vl11b1l1 ty 15l l i la-.Light rime icIng between 300B andthe target between 5000 t t , and 7000ft,tarat,

4/10 atratocWllulul, '0... 2500 t t ,top 6000 t t . yl11bl1lty 15 ~ ,WInd. at 7000 t t , to be 3150 at 35knota,RouteR.tumlQ(1

Bl!Ule onReturnj4/10 cumulus, bas. 1500 f t .

top 5000 f t ; 4/10 middle cloudbaao 13,000 f t , top 1',000 f t . VIal.bil i ty 15 mile

'ee' . .""',..UOI to SA. , - t / l o . - h l . .et:r..toollall11l11, ,... IDOO tt. ....6000 I t I ~ 1 . ud1e 010.... h i e11,000 t t , top 13,000 t t , Yll1ltlli ty 15 .U ' I .3 $ . to h z p t l 1/10 . ..,'0... 2SOO t t , top 5000 tt . ' f t . l bl11ty 15 ~ l e l .L1pt 1'1_ leI III be..... JOOI'

and th e t arge t be tw.. sooo nand 1000 I t .

JV'IO IVatoo '118...... BO t t l ,top &000 f i , .hlltUl... , . 11 " IN .Windl a t '7000 f t . W f t' N p O ~. . . 'ISO a t 40 IcDoti.

5/10 cUtllulua. '0. . . . 1800 t t , top6000 f tJ 6/10 IIl.1tocllllUlu.t, bue13,000 f t , top 14.000 f t . Vial.bi l i ty 15 milos

ll ' indl Aloft .. ForecastlSoR to :noN 2105 to 330Jf Tu r t Area

10,000 ft. 50/1S 10 300/30 3 300/50 ..8000 ft. SO/Ie 12 :518/24 5 310/40 ...6000 ft. 60/16 15 330/24 310/35 -34000 f t . 70/18 ,. 3"'0/20 13 :520/25 -12000 ft. 75/17 23 ~ O / 1 8 13 340/20 1Surface 75/13 .. 560/40 " 350/10 Winds Aloft ... Obaen"8dlsClN to 21 If 210M' to 3 3 TClTrt Area

10,000 ft. 50/12 310/356000 f t . 330/406000 ft. 70/15 320/30 315/354000 ft.2000 f t .SurfD.Ce 70/16

REWJU:S. This tor-ecalt was considered TOry scod by tbe orews,

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24/73

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25/73

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26/73

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27/73

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Part. I _ Rlldo.:r COllAteI' MeUurelPu t I I - Radio

Mil l ipn No. "151_20 March 19'5

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28/73

Mark 'CHI'Kark 'CHI'Tracking

Pl. ' : I : " q t ' ccmap .W ' "

11.. Fou RCII Soaroh &irer.t ' t partiOipaWd Sa &l1li OOIIfleWthis _1Ialon. Searoh . . . . pertorwe4 in U - l i t to 161 .o, 10 tiel 150mo, o.n4 7S to !OO ., b&D4.. a..'l1t. thow t .. 111ll1oatlou of ....l l l Y 1 D ~ or ..arcblisht...oolltrol rada.r in D" Oil tllla ahdol l"

b. J. total or 3 radar d p a l l ... t .a tero. ,W. 'bat; atWI"ano.lya18 tor repetition &nd U1blp.lty, tbJ,e I laber . . . . " 'Hl f t4 tato 22 41tfeUIlot 8 lpa l l . Tbe aDalr-1I lftCllllClM. ooalno14I_1 01 tMe ipa l ...i th IUIIIY action, their po.. tble tranalliutoa t roa p .n loa -IILl' 'Deay equipaent. aDd previoul lnteJ'Oltpt..

o. 110 ottenll.. counte r . a lu l ' "1'0 ..,101*1.a. RESULtS OF SweU I

a. SisntJ.e intercopted ot perUolllDr inte....t _" .. tollow.(1) 150/---1--.1 S l p a h OIl. tb l l froqllOaa,r .n 111.....

aepted approl.chin& Dnto ZGkl by 3 obnrnr l . TI point o t l l l t era . ,were In the lame &enerll.l l oed l ty ot 33/SS1 131/1SB. Pub_ . . . .u .were lll&ll.sured at 1.5 microseconds. 11.6 aloro.ooon4_. uad 17.1 alon_seconds, ~ l c h could indiCate 3 . e t , in th e general 1oca ll t o f DaioZtakl. The l 'm"a ro.nge lm1I between 500 c .p .a . Iud 750 c .P . ' .

'O!) 2215/450/25. Thh a1pa1 W I illtercepte4 ill tbltDdc Zo.ki aretl.. Two aim1la.r d! ;nah hne been Intercepte4 p r enauq .one In th is Ullle lOCdity o.nd one In th e lobe area. I t b beUo"" ,tn have orl!;ino.ted from o.n etl.r1y .. a r n 1 ~ . a t tboup i t . idell t l ty t not confirmed.

(3) 240/eoo/2.51 Previous i n te roep t. i nd ica te t h1 .signal as a pOlllble enemy lh1pborne l e t . This . lgn31 intercept_ed o.t 31/00lf 138/30E.

b. Slgnll.h intercepted In t3Tge t Q.f'ea were o.a follOft ICbprncter i , t ip , Interoopt Location Btmark.79/1000/50 34100N _ 137!OOE },lark 'CHI'80/500/4.0 34/009 137/008 Wark 'CHI'92/721J/2IJ 34/35N 136!35E YorkegS/loo0/35 34/005 .. 137/0


29/73

Clp,uaq1;trf..t1u14&/gpO/12.6146/680/0.5156/700/ 15'/990/.-_1'10/.00/ IS19011000/5

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I l t t le ,,% Lto'S!"33/001 ... 138/00130/001 1S0/""31/00J' ... 138/3013 0 / ~ IMi/OSI33/001 _ IS7/30131/001 130/301

......

... n... 1_1.

3. " " IS IS All) C03CWSIO!'JS1a. 110 QIP'illl; of' .ray .1sn-1 ... ' lI IIplo, . t 4 '1 ' to lao1f 01.1.l.1t.,bl. equip_nt. The locatiord h .n lIZ. drcrat t . po.iUOIl " tpoint or intercept.b. Sine. nail: . . . ".1 ' to meteraw .at . . . . ra11,. lD --.oGUl'ate aDd .1ao. DO l i p a l ' with pa.-llLJiaa .bar..t v l n lO . -.n1bterc.pte4. I t i . . td ln t tha t r_ar.cOfttJ'ouea ..OS,..IIt .. DOt;

in , x u u l n IdO durin& W I abdon . In . .. 1.. * " _"lb41catiOlUl of &004 control ot aearchllsb\ ' but 0Dl,. ! p a l __proper ohaJ ' .et .rhtio, aoco.pan1,d th1 . ,cUnt,. fb i *1' ..0/10.

c . Uu:1aua return OD tM 106/---18.5 . l p a l . . , . .0.1. . . .while :5 a r o h l 1 ~ h t l l were coned OD 'the .1rcra.tt . . S i s - ! .u.JtI1:Ild1.mln1.hed rapidly whOrl the l igh t . l.tt tbe a l r t : n t t . Ie t l a t ..colncld 'nt .

d. The 1.0/1500.2000/3-15 may po.'ibly hay! be'D 3 .1saal 'on the lIame frequency- with the high PRF due to the Ilddlt1n erhoilof the oCllllbined pulsos roo.d on the APA6 IIlOter

WIT I I _ RADIO1. Str ikq Rppor tl ' Twenty-threo s tr iko r epo rt . (Bomb. Away)were tro.namitted by aorinl radio operotora. All wore reoeived bythe Ground Stntions.2. Pox TtQumiA!lionli TilDe t iok. and _n th . r eDlllo4e4 in 1Jt1CPlOwere t r c . n s m i t t ~ d overy hour and half-bour by th e Ground Stntionl.The Sc.iplln a.nd Tinian stations held GUalI weather in r u a r " In 0. . . .

of diversion.3. Frpguangio., Ground Station. and aircrott orew. ot 0.11WinSS reported interferenoe ond jamming of 0.11 frequenciel. The73rd Wing nircratt radl0 opera tors enid that intentional CW jo.ma1B1during Bomba Awo.y reports mode reception extremely difficult . Thefollowing Is 0. precento.ge breakdown of trnfCic per froquenGy' eoper cont on 3 megaoyclesl 55 pOr Cont on 7 megacycle. and 25 percent on 11 m8Eo.OOlu.4. Nutcotioool Aidll RequOlit for HI' D/f botLJ'iftAa were holdto a minimum by alrcratt radio operators wlth only I t r .que. t . beingsent. Ono boftring WQ.S not ~ i v e n due to Q . t ~ . p h . r i c conditions.

Mter ohQ.ntjing frequenoy, however, th h nircraf' t l_edio. taly r-.coi..".o bearing. Condor Ba.e at Saipan roceivod 6 reque.ts for VIP b e ~ .ingl. All were obtained. Crews reported Ule of rc.ngel o.nd hoaer.aa effective. The OWl . tat lon. XRHO, Snipnn. is provlng I t . worthBa an excellent homer, and combat crews report the 08.. broQdca.t.and aUlloal pro&raml aro an odded aora le booJter .

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30/73

. iJ .l1 J! .Ii 16. I t t P"FlpllQ! ," S'pwity. la t 41101pU..... r...,.. . . .

to r th o lllOat part 11.8 poor with mo.ny radio op.rl \ tou o b a ~ r t . onl ' tho atrlko rroquonct.. to other airorlltt . Correct!" -o t toha.a bun taken on a ll inatllDC" ot tb h lort . I t abo . . repor t"that too meny aircraft wore . t tptiDS to &1d . 1 . t , ..... plADeTho net discipline wal shattered with . i ro raf t t 10D8 Oe4a1asinterferonoe Gnd . l o w l ~ ~ n.oaary I n t o ~ t l o D to the dl.tre....plano. Security Tiol.tlonl reported inoluded report1ac or po.ttloDin th e clear by 1 airoraft 3 t l . . ,

'.nco and Enemy TrQ,OllllulgD.1 The t o U o w l ~ incld.nt .jalDins wore noted durinS t h l l miUl0DJ ot lll.tertor-a. 31405 108 I(1 ) CW interfereDCe Doer Iw. JllR1l..(2 ) Three , toady ton a t le65Z put la l ly . t t eo t l. . .(3 ) CW o.nd aoUd. tone at lSl3SZ wu n ry . t feotl . . . ,

( t ) St'o.dy OW . 1 ~ . 1 ot 19561t t .o t l ....b. 6055 ICSI(1 ) LonS dasbea a t 15501 blocked UCwd . ta t ion"(2 ) Jap voioe and ateod.y car r ie r we'" .... , . , . e f f e c t l "o.t 1924Z.(3) Clear Mel lo11d bAg pipo ja.mainr; Gt 1835Z. Or0QQ4

Stat ion waa readable throur;h i t .(4 ) Unknown atation aending Q.Rt1'a (1 baTe DIOthlns to ryou) enroute to tho to.rget.(5 ) Over the target . steady CW was Tery effect i .....

c. 11060 !CS I(1) Tone 200 l Il il ea f rom bue wo.lI very e f r ec t i n .(2 ) E n e ~ R/T a t 1944Z.

d. 3990 !CSI Sorloa o f V' a believed to hllve been aentby machine.

e . 7415 ICSI Se rlea or VIa believed to hn.,.e been aentby maohine.

f . 3410, 7310, 11160. (lnd 10620 XCS reported no unuIW!J.e n o ~ tranlmissions.

7. pistreSSI One emergoncy measngo indicating poaaible di tch .ing lI'ae rela.yed to the Ground Station by other a i r c ~ r t . The Sta.t ion ~ not In con tact w it b the dietreeled a l rc rcf t . Later . oon.t ac t W4e made and posi t ion. couree. and speed wero r e e . i nd . TbeoJ.rornf't wae givon a beuinr; nod 1nndod sately a t Iwo Jill4. Sup. . . .Dumbol were alerted to soarch for a irc ra f t of the 313th ~ i n gwhioh had 41 tcbed.

8. Equipment Ualfunotionsl AN/ART.131 1 powor ~ l i f e r tubeburned outl 1 no sid e to ne . AN!ARN.71 1 hunting of indioatorJ 1inoperat ive. RC-361 e microphone Iwi' tchea inopero.tive; 2 in te r .IllittentJ 2 jacltboxu l e u k i ~ . RL.421 40 RL-42'a lDOperllUTe, 6compiles lenlG ant ennas broltenJ. 2 f ixed antonn4ll brokenJ 1 loop (U1.telUlo. dUlllged.

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a. Enemy air opposition ... weat. One hundred ninety-twaenalllY drcrllCt were sighted, of whicb 37 Il:l.de &4 a:ttaokl.b. There were no los.es to and only 1 B_29 waa d ~ byenemy aircraft . There are no riA ela1u .c. Only 10 of the 44 attack. were froa th e t a i l . Oft thoprevious night missIons, t . l1 attaeks have ~ v e r a g Q d 53 par oint.d. The Jap. aNI making an eUort to l ight the area 0"'" th etarget. They use parachute flares and they are impro..ing in theiruae of aearchlights. Enemy . i rc raf t are u1ins l&nding lighta wbonprosaing attacks, and in one easo a searchlight waa mounted on a t l lb -tor, obviously fo r searching purpolol.

2. Typ, of Aireraft -.t taCkip,1 I t 11 sstilllated that 37 eDQ)Oa i r c ~ t t aade th l 44 attackl. Only 1 attaeking t i tb tar ... identifiedIII to name __aD IrVing; the other attacks were mad. by u.nidontltie4fightors __ 2:5 twin-engine. I by aingle-ongin and 16 by wbolly un14ent1f ied a irer ll It..:5. Enemy Aircraft Sighhd But Not Attackingt One hundr.d f i t ty-f l ... aircraf t whicb did not attack were sighted. Exeopt tor aft IrYlD&and :5 possible Zelcas, all wele unidentified .. to name.. Howe. . .t. 21were lingle-Ingine, 18 were tWin-ongine, and 112 were wholly unid.nt i f ied.4. Direction and Loyel of Attack I

a. Forty_tour attacks werl made on this mission a. eomparedto 104, 39, 47, and 40 attacks made on th e 4 previous ni&ht mi ionl,nlpeet ively.

b. A feature of this mi ion waa the drop in pr. . . . l.nee orattacks on the ta i l quarter as compared to previous night missions.On this mission, le f t quarter a tt acks were the ~ e a t e . t number (13).nose .uatdned 12, ta.11 10, and right 9.

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5. Accuracy of Enomy Flgbt!r l l No !-2P wa' do,tEoyed by enemydrcra.f 't , One B.. 29 (.3%) w" d.amaged by enemy . , i rcraft and A/A.Th1. c o ~ a r e d to 1.6%. al, .T.l. and 0(, respectively. ot 8-29' , d.m&&od and/or deat royed by Inlay aircraf t on the 4. prnloll.8 uish t -.ll 10nl.

6. Type. At Prg1ect i l . ,.. . ita.ehiha_gu.n t1" , and ponlb ly 10_ 1"1n .... ob"rYed.Somo tracer fire was obaer-vld from machine ~ b. Ono fighter, believed to haye b n In Irving. t i red rock_eta. The reported pOlitic", of ro1ol80 of tho projeotile was trom un_

dol' tho wins',7. EneeY TDctic;:

to FOliE unidentif ied a irc ra f t wen picked u:p by radar and:lator obaerved Tt.ually by 8.29 15 ml10. b.tore landf. l l . They didnot a tta ck but mado .ovoral sweep' . r o ~ d the B.29, t o l l o . i D ~ i t _1.most to the co.st.-29-

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.U. l1 .Ulb. l'iany el\emy aircraft enoountered were orll1l1ft1 around,following our aircraft fo r aome distance oyer the bay OD &pproaoband for 5 to 10 minute. an th e withdr.wal.0. Tho maj or ity o f the attacks were made o... . r th e t a r ~ tarea.

6. ' o u t h l ' AttflllRWd Rtlll!' Dr t A po8ltible attelllpt a t r . . - i n loCcu",d when an enemy fighter ",itb landll\& 11&ht. and. wlft& l1p. teb u r n 1 n ~ paned w1 thin 25 feet of the to p or .. B_29 wi tbout tirlD&The B-29 . . . , illuminated o.t the time by searchlights and the eDollS'I l1rcratt 1a Illndlrl!; l igh ts .

V. S,lHChlirhtl , SearChlights were employed IlIOn ef t ' ecUnlJ 'on th i l mission than on previous nigbt m1Is10n.. Ene., f lp . ter l , . n l l ral ly attacked .hen oW" bombers were in the be....10. Aircraft Searching L1Cht"

a. An. enemy plane ... obaer-yed (approxtaately 5 a l l to f BQmamatIU) equipped witb Q powertul I1p.t in th e tront oenter,apparently used for searching.

b. Landing l ights were ussd for searohing by m ~ n y attackingaircraft , One. with landing lights on. broke off th e attaelc and turn_ed off th e l ights when the B-29 gave a sho rt bur st ,l l . Flares I One enemy aircraf t dropped 2 para-chute: Clarea 0"'1'

the target area At 6500 feet. bracketing a B-29 which received automatic-weapons f ira while in range of th e flares.

12. Cgordinated AttaOkll:a. One crew reported that over the tarl!ietattacks were made by 2 a i r e r ~ f t at 6 and 9 o'clock.aisted of sliding back past th e t a i l .

3 slmultaneo\UIBrenkawa,ya con_

b. Thirty miles west of Tori Shima, 4 enemy aircraf t made12 coordinated a,ttacks on a B.29 which WllS partial ly illw:dnated bythe fighters' laBding l ights. Fighters attacked at 11 and 1 o'cloCkand at 3 and 9 o'clock.

13 . Pap';SI One enemy fighter was reported to have appea.red between 5 and 8 o'clOCk, pnssing in baok of the plane. and to have f ired2 burst:; out of rAnge. A second enemy aircrnf t made a pUI f ioe 3o'clOCk high, but did not f ire , a.pproa.ching to within 500 yords ofthe reporting nircrnft. A third enemy aircrnft was reported al f ir_in g frolll 700 to 600 yll.l"118; plane wo.s 'not pointd lUi in an o.ttAolC but Willif ir ing ~ r ~ d o l l l , fourth nircraft ~ d pasa at 7 o'clock. t u r n ~ doff i ts l ights; and did not p ~ s a olosely or opon f i r o ~

14. Bliniipl Lichtsl FlaShing blue l ights were obaer.ed incockpits of some enomy fighters. Dne aircraf t was observed with ablinking white l ight on the top of i t s fuselAge,15. 8 . : . ~ TAAti98 and Fiupop r VI. Enomy Aircraft , C ~ i n gcourse and flying at high speeds enabled some 8-29's to lose at tack.

in,; fighters. G l l i n 1 ~ altitude, attar Bombs Away. wa,a thoqbt help ..ful in a v o i d i n ~ enemy aircraft . Some 2-29 ' . effeoted ~ e n t l e S turD.for evasive action.

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16. Enemy Aircraft Licht , . Some enemy airoral t were ob.erYedto have both wint and 1 a n d i n ~ l i ~ h t l on; lome wlth w l n ~ li&bts 0DlJ.One aireraft had win& l ights ph s a whi te l ight on top or tho ru -l a and one was observed with " i n ~ and. lan41Dl; l 1 p q burll1ns p lua b l l n k i n ~ white l ight en top of the fuse1a!O. S".. wing 11p t l.ere red and green. In s o ~ e instances. red dODe ll&ht. were oblorvo4.

17. Bplultl of Hit, on Enemy Aircrpftl Hene were ob.erved.18. Cl.ip ' by Type Enemy Aircra&t and GuP PesitioAI Rone

PART I I - FiRM AlTllIRClW'T AND 4IR-TO=UR B(liBIIG

1. EinFv;,/A [ i re Ia. The Primary Target ( N a g o y ~ City) was attacked byl

(1 ) 128 Ale of the 73rd \'11ng bet_en 1 7 5 3 U ~ 4 0 8 t . t[GII'500-6000 feet. uling axes of attack from 4 to 48 desre(2) 114 ~ of the 313th Wing botween 1704.19172. trom6200-9000 feet, on an axis of attack of 14 degrees.(3 ) 48 AlC of the 314th Wing bet.een 17'7.1913Z. from6680-6100 feet , using axes of attnck from 12 to 3e degree

b. The w e ~ t h e r over the t a r ~ e t was clear to 1/10 under cast and the winds were reported variously from 215 to 30 degree. at21 't o 60 IlIPh.

'. En rout" to the target . antil1ircrll!'t wall reported at eaohof the rollo.lng points;(1 ) 1i::uusblmll (A/W) (0) !o1dl:aichi( . ) Nakiri (0) RD.gi ~ a r o .(,) UjiyOJllada (10) Iokosuko.( . ) r (11) At 3f,f14N _ 136/2eE(5) Shiroko (12) i..t 33/27R _ 136/51E(6) SUt;Ukll (1)) The 314th "'io& reported

f ire from many in , ta l la-(7) luwanll tiona on Chi ta B",nto Pen-insula on th e eal t ' ide otI,. 'fan.., The major1 ty ot the t i re l istod above as rrOlll heavy p l IU

and wa' meager and inaccurate.e. On th e bomb run CLnd ovor the tl1l'get. f lak wos both he:\T)'and m e d i ~ . AlC illuminated by ,esrchli&btl were fired on io prefer_ence to thole not 1l1UllL1nated. ioucb of the f ire appeared to be 000_t inously pointed. The aeeuracy of the fire enn be Judgecl by tb e r"et.

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tha t 2 Ale or the 73rd 1fln!; 1101'0 hi t on tbe bosb I 'U aDd o t . , . . Oft I 'thD tuso t . Likewise 6 of the fht l ' Ale of the 316tll '!Il1I& _n h itby f lak . .u th e at tack proSr....d. both the 10"D.l ty aDd the "OCld'ao,of flQk doer.aaed. I n d l c ~ t l ~ p r o ~ . a . l v e saturation or d.r .na. ' .M n Ale reported .. 'Cree r ide ' over tho tarS.t .

f. One;.le of tb;, 313th " 1 WILl I o n to AlA.. I t bad. #.o.nd #3 engit'.. Imockd out by tlo.k: over th e tarSllt. 1'llil Ale 41 to.anorth cf 1-.0 Jiq and Ion 10 or tho crew _1'0 ft,ou04. 10 ot lr J/e ....los t on this mission.g. Total ddate by flak cOMlato" of 11 Ale of the 1Sf t1flng. 14. :./e of th e 313th. u d 12 Ale of the 311th" or th l . DUaber

10 :';0 recehed _11\01' d ~ requtr1n& 1... tboD 12 houn to " pa l r .h. M. iao1'OUO In earchllprt act i r t ty aa4 O t r 8 C t l ~ ....reported. on t l lh -.1 .. iOD. S... .ra.l;,JC "'1'0 plokod qp S - d 1 a w l , .Orlo Gr'lup or tbo 73rd inn!;, reported tbe:t out of 38 J lc o n r u . t . r

~ ' t , 18 were curied by S/L tor c. lI1n1awa of 5 alnuta. aaob. rollwtDclooo.tiolla and llpproxima.te nwaben of sn.. _ re r8pOl'ted.1(1) ""'.h1.o< 34/201 _ 13&/I5B (2) . . .,,,1 3t/22J11 136/5 . 1( ,) tJ j i-Yamwill 34/28N 136/43B (.) 1I1ltsuuka 34/35'11 136/35 (5) Tlu to N I l ~ a 25(6) Toyoh4mo. 1(7) Taketoyu to YokoJuka ..(20 of these lU'ound the "itaubi8h1 ;JP)(e ) Oko.dc. e(9 ) Around Yoko.Wc:1l. 15(10) Southeast of N'o.goyll. Ooleng the '0

boy(11) r r n ~ o y a C1ty .0(12) 15 Sits were observed over the bQY trom boat. j u . tsouth of N a . ~ o y a SeOoplane BOose.

(Selllel of the crew, reported that the sit. bu. . . 1ftthe dock nrea could not be eluded even by violent eVG..1Ye lI.otieft.)i . Blackout woo' reported,a.s fairly !pod, but &Te.n li&ht.were ob,e1rved Itrung along the Haka ClI.nal outlining i t . r o u ~ into

the city.J. Two or 3 b a r r B ~ ba.lloons wero reported over N'IlEOYIl C ~ tIc o.nd 11'1 central Nlk(;0y&. at 4000-5000 t n t . One bBlloOD w . report.

ed a t 5500 foet over the dock Bren aDd I wnl reported at Tau nt 6000teet . One or 2 were leen to explode in mid-air over tho t a r ~ t .3. B.29 Tllctiol vs_ AlAI S.l ls ive nct ion con.i. ted ot sentI.turnl ;l,nd cMn&e, in altitude.


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3. Oit.To-Alr B O l b l ~ 1 aDd RoCket0.. One rocket battery. reported o.t Toldl:a1oM..... 11rlas

10_12 la.llnchera a.t 3-lIlinute Interv3.h to ll1t1tud of &500 I t .b. At T'll, 6-8 rockets were obsorved.o. OYer HIl!0ytll 10 roolr:et. which burned out a.t 8000 te . t,,",to repor1d.4. OM crew ob.erTOdrocket- which l e t t red t ra i l nt aD altitude of 6500 leet .

QD IUlldentir ied E/;,. bllftchtD& a- l0They tn,veled. with a. n a t t r ..J-0tol '7e. Rocketl wore 1.110 reported o...er bndta.11 aDd I .P.t . On. we reported. a. IILl'S" u.n.i4entltie4 objoOt 'POOO t tow r tbe ta.r&et burning with lUl orlU'l(,o flaae. I t ' 0 . - 4 to b&D& 1athe c.lr for .eYerlll.l IIdftutoI D . r ~ white

ODS larl ;0;Ie.' to tbe h.l o f t ;,JC 4.2_93930 a.t leO,:Z I1tflo.sh ~ 3 of tho Ale atAle 42-93920 r e p o r t ~c.nd 100 h o t above tho 7800 tee t ",ported ...iDS ..4000-5000 raot a.ltltudo,white flash 50 yard.'.Meo a.heo.d A yellowish oxploshlon 500 t ee t o.boTo 3Ada.nd to the l e t t ~ a . s reported by o n crej . Pa.ro.chute flo..relS were observed over the target area

P.;.RT I I I _ pO*GE QSSESS!i!NT. ~ AreA DaApre to NpgOY9 City

1. This section Assesses o.reo. d a m ~ e to No..goyn Clty 0.1 0. re lul tof this mission. (Industrlo.1 d a m ~ g e ls only summo.rited ln th i l sootlono..nd ls disoussed 10 datal1 1n Sectlon B INDUSTRlbL DANAOE, below.)

2. POlt-. tr ike r e o o n n a i S 5 ~ n c e WQS obtalned on Rooonno.llsQnceUission 3PRSU 96 flown 24 ~ c 1945. P h o t o g r a p h y ~ . obtained tramQn o.ltitude of 30.000 feet.

3. Areo. dam3ge of the city destrcyod trcm thie o.ttQok totalsapproximo.tely 82.000.000 square feet (2.95 square miles or 1.890o..cres). Included in this d ~ g e are bo.rrAoks 3ftd severAl buildingsin N3goya Co.stle o.nd 5 industrlea .1 th vnrying deErees at do.mo.ge.4. ;.rea damage e.s seen on AvailAble photogrophy ln N ~ o y Q . Oi tyfrom ~ l . t r ike mi.s ions to do..te totc1s 139.800,000 .quo.re tee t ( ~ . OsquOJe mUe. or 3.200 o.cres>, or this damnt;e, CUI. o..rea ot 3 .4 .qu.o.re

miles 1. 1n Incendio.ry Zone Mo. 1. which i , 57.5 destroyed.5.o.ttack.

1M following i. s a. Statilltico..l S\UlIIIl:I.ry of do.mo.ge t ro . th h.>l1notll.t1ons reter to photogro.ph follo. ing p a ..


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Sell!!," r. . t pptp ' Ape MU" br P'OArea. of Nqoy.. 01 ty 1,180.000,000 21,510 ..City areo. de,troy.d 82,900.900 1.0PO 8,. Jr.:'OQ, or Incend.1D.ry ZoneRo, 1 164.000,000 3,179 -.-, .. or Incendiary ZoneNo 1 " ' " t r gDd 66,610,000 1,5&9 at' AI.

Total vh ib l e ...... to ante IMeo. or 1fa.toYl. City 1,180.000,,1lOO 27,520 ..City AnA "ntroX'd uaMQ,OOll 3,299 -0 11 u.eo, of loc.l 'ldluy ZoneRo. 1 164,000,000 3,7'1'0 -.-r,:!. or Il'I08ndlaJ'y ZoneNo 1 dutrgY9'" ",000'000 2 ,100 > , 01. 5

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Delcrlption of hl"Ro'ident!o.l Areal DestroyedLight industry and resident i . l ..rea ' 4e.troye4Probo.ble school: destroyedTwo residential area.11 destroyedTarget 2501. RR .hedSI destroyed (2 are..)Two roaldentia.l areal l destroyedToyo Cotton Willi about 20 por cent destroye41 ro, identln1 ~ n l ight industryl de.troyed.Resldentia. l nreal destroyedLight industry ~ residentinl nrons, d e s ~troyed (3 nrons)Residential ureal destroyedR e a i d e n t i ~ l .\renl destroyedResidential areal destroyed8usiness and residential area nnd l ightindustry I dostroyedSmall building in Castle ~ o a l destroyedBarracks in Uastle areal about ~ y ~ c e n ~destroyed ( 3 area.)Small buildings in Castle areal destroyed( 2 Corens )Two residential areusl destroyedYamada. Engine \forko: destroyedRe.identinl oreal destroyedResidential arOa destroyedTargot 1 ~ 1 . about 300,000 .quare feetl de troyed; unidentified industry nnd re.1dentialareas: destroyed (5 areaa)Reoidentia.l ~ e a l destroyedLight indus try and residentia.l area, de troyedUnident if ied industry and resident inl area,destroyedTarget 2010. several small buildings, destroyed

$qua" P. . ,p"gm150.0001350.000150,000100,000350.000

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3.300.00050,000600.000100,0004.00.000350.000

1300.000200.000500.000150.0001,.200,000

550,0001300,000

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Do.gElatign ot Qt"L1&ht industry I de.troyed (3 Qr'3.)Lir;ht indl,lstrYI deetrov.dRealdent1u and l ight iftdu.tryl d troyecl(2 o.reOJ)

Square- ' ' ' 'Dukm4.......650.000850,000

6. eQQE.'fAe.1 Tbe tol101l'inr; addit ion. and correction .boullS be ....to Part I I I . Annex 0 D v J u . ~ .AII.eanl.nt covering do.ll&P W lapp 01'7from U l Bomber CCIUl:l.nd ha t t od la.1Il0Q Roport 10 , U , U ..l1 1IoI'Ob1$145.AnMtat10p "0 .

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IH a s IR.ZlI ....rOJ'se t 11 *,400, DOt m 0&051= ....ZlI .,,70QcQJlOto Airoratt "-bo. SbDft.P1Mt. 50 per O'Dt 4.,t;ro,edTarget 241 C. DOt 2470.

Reference,. Q. Emergency Provisional Edition, HaSOya CityMaps (In 4 s,ctlona). 1I12.500, January 1945

b. Objective Folder 90.20 (Nagoya) 6 June 1944

B INDUSTRIQL D.jM.}QE TO liAQOU eln

1, This . ,c tlon assesscs Industrial dwmage to N ~ o Y Q City n. nr . su l t of thi l attock. Reconnaissance photography 1. as to r S.ctlo nAt above

2. The o..v."UlIobh pboto. ooverw 'Shows d a . J : l ~ to the following5 i n d ~ t r i e a . Exhibits refered to follow this page." T4RGI &SOA (35/09/35N - 136/53/05E) N a ~ y a ' r e i th t Yard.6 loading buildinga destroyed 120.000 .q . f t , to ta l1 loading building 50% gutted 45,000 'q . f t ,(Approximately 50% of tho total loading .paoe and bUildiD&'have boen destroyed or dllJll4ged.)

JPRSM 80_21 26 Photo No.1 on Exhibit A hereto.~ R 5 U 96.4.LI 107 Photo No.2 on Exhibit 1. hereto.

b. foro COTTon m tL (35/09/401'J - l 38 /53/30E) Reported ..Sumi tomo Electric urge Co. ND.goya Northwest 1/12500 January 1945.2 major b u i l d i ~ a destroyed ~ 5 , O Q O sq . f t . total(about 50% of tho total roof area of the mill .)Photo. No.1 and No.2 on ExhJbit L, ft3reto.

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buildin, 4eatroyed 111,500 I,. t ~ total1 ... 25,000 'q. t t . I ... 15,000 Iq. t t .1 ... 2fo,OOO 'q. t t 1 1,000 Iq. tt .1 .. 23.500 'q. t t I ... lll,oalb.aNIIII.1 ... 22.000 'q. t t .. .112 building_ sutted 83,000 Iq . t t . totol1 bUilding, roof damas' 89,000 .q. t t . totol

3PRSK aO..:sJl, I 17 ... Photo 110. 3 on Exhibi t B, _ . . . to3PRSU ge.31 31 .. 'boto 10. 4. on Izh1blt B. _nto3PR5JI 96_IVI 54. ... !'bow 10. 6 OD lzId'olt a. tlneto4. TARQET 201D (35/'071 ... 1$6/5011) AioM 11.rOl'lltt -.ra

8 building_ deatroyed :sa,400 Iq. f't. tootal3i'RSII eO_3lh it Pboto Bo. 5 on 8xh!blt C, hereto

Photo No. 6 on Exhibit at baretoI t . XWPA QGlliEDUNG j!ORIS (35/09/50 ... 136/515/551)

36,400 sq. ft. of the total roof area ... destroyed,representing 90% of the plant,Enola.ure No.7 _ 3PRSK eO_3R1 23 Photo "0. 7 Oft EzhlbU;D, herotoEnelolllTe No.8 _ 3PRSU 96-tR1 110 Pboto 1 0. 8 Oft hb l b l tD, helreto.

Pre_str ike I 3PRSJJ: eoPOlt-strikel 3PRSJJ: 96(The above Is from XXI Be. a,I.u, Df! Report No. 38)

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CONSOLIDATED STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF COMBAT OPERATIONSFORM 34

MISSION NO. 441e /lprch 1945

~ : r i l I l l r Y Target urbo.n :.rce.. Nagoya::TJ'EOl'IVi.ICSS OF 19ssIW.:..1rernft .l1rborne 310r()rcont Of "' irero.ft on Hand " 02.4%

COST 0F MISSION:.ircr':>,ft Lost 1:;':crccnt Of :.i zcr:ltt _"drbornc. .3%

~ o m b a Dr'oppod on :i:r.i.n:W"Y Targot IJ50 Tons

.:..ircraft ~ o m b i n g :.11 Targtote 2)0:i."Orcent Of .:..ircroft :.irborIlO 93.5%erer.' MClmbcr cnsUt'.1 t ics. Nono

' :"ircrnft Dombiog i 'r.iIInry : . ~ r c o n t Of .:..ircraft : ~ i r b a r n c 290. . 93.5% ~ i r c r ~ f t ~

~ c r c o n t Of ~ i r c r c f t ~ i r b o r n c .2D t ')%

Encqr -Urcro.tt l ) : l s t r o ~ " o d NoneDombing Resu l t s . ])l.IlIlgo Clssoasmont Itiotos rovc:::l.1 additional .65 sq .

Qiloa of city oroa destroyod.

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' I ~ R " T P 1 R T I C I P J . T . ~ G 10 ; ; ; ~ 9 A S Iuelie lie lie lie T . \.If 'UU on TDaE OF' RFmJRH A/C . /C A/C Tow. Tor.Ll,..uloING WJIl.INC B(",\;,jJ.,.\GiD ... .. .".. &-.... ..u...u(f ~ J l . I , , ; ( , h ~ l > - Blio..l::llNG A!C _/C- u....n 'Xu Buril'll D.:r.c; ' l8:lr U.Jl n..'1'.a: FlABr "'''' TAliG.o::j.' AnY 1M_ L.R. AIID u '7 J:t;'f1VE .. loll.~ u F F G.!.T T.v. ~ ' F ~ r J . \ l E3'1 - 39 w_ 1101 Z ll40 z 1ll-19 2355 z 0151 Z 37 37 2

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26 23 - 23 1025 Z 1057 z 002'7 z 0109 z 21 21 25 38 35 2 33 09J5 I 1023 z 2246 z 0113 z 31 31 23 141 128 7 121 0935 z lll9 z 224G z 0153 ZE.. 114 ll4 7;; 30 26 - 26 lO34 Z 1122 Z 0051 Z 0208 z 25 129 26 3 23 lOll z 1033 z 0029 z 0241 z 23


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DJ..'l'E 10 l,JU'ch 1945SOUB ING R U H

fARGA'T BCIIBED 'fDI,i OF R6I...,\SE .a.r lTUDl!: OF ~ S E : Vl&JAL ao...d.L.;G M D A I l ~ ~ Ie liP.c:&T.t.Ll bY IAle Ale Sighting For Ale Ale .N.C!IT DJ(01'.t l l(; Dropping BCXilbine DroppineQt' T.aRG:h.T frm: """'" Karliest Latest Lowest Higheston C-l IIbnualR&D Range !LeadOf/e by Hsde.t Lead Ale

~ ; .........- p 1: lD25Z 1")20 z 4800 7100 3 - - 34 - lD 19urbaD .:.rea Nagoya p 1055 z 1943 z 4800 7600 3 - 31 - 20 6trr1:lln .:.ron 91goyD p 20 1753 Z 1858 Z 4500 0000 3 - - 25 - 15 13urb1.n .:.reo. NBB0y8. p 29 lO16 z 1940 z 4010 7900 7 - - . 22 - 2') -urbCln ,;.reo NngoyD. F 120 1753 z 1940 Z 4500 0000 16 - - 112 - 90 38 i6 urban .:.:reo Nngoyo. P 32 10317 Z 1917 Z 6400 9000 6 - - 26 - 26 69 urban :.roo. NOggyn F 30 1736 Z lO50 Z 650C 6000 7 - - 23 - 17 13~ urban .:.roo NOgoyo F 21 lIlo9Z 1907 Z 6400 6500 1 - 20 - 11 10urbo.n .:.roo Nllgoyu p 31 1704 Z 1040 z 6200 6700 22 - - 9 - 20 3urban :.roo 1\'DgO.yn p 114 1704 Z 1917 Z 6200 9000 36 - - 70 - 02 32

19 urblln .;.roo NOgoya. p 25 WI? Z 1913 z 7010 7000 10 - - 7 - 10 729 urb:tn .:.reo NlJ.gQ7ll p 23 1747 z 10M z 6600 8100 1 - - 22 - 19 4"'

urban ~ . r O Q NOgayn p 48 1747 Z 1913 z 6600 0100 19 - - 29 - 37 11BC urbUl .:..roo. Nagoytl p 290 1704 z 1948 z 4500 90eO 71 - - 219 - "'9 01

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. : i ~ J l J l . & IDISPOS IT ION OF BOMBS

MlSSICh'l _441!>-, _DATE 10 \l"rnb H)Ib5

TIJ'Jl l i la 10lID 011 Am- REtFASED ON TARGETSBCItNI ADf2WI'! JETTISONED ",",UR!IED U" " "M l- . loa ' N.D. 26 6.5 24 6.0 2 .5 - -- SOJ/J ., . Clu 15.7 "" ... 1 .2 1 .2 - - - -911 Y-47..:.2 I J leD. Dl' Nooo .' 1,1.D. 20 5.) 10 4.5 2 .5 - -499 "'47.;.2 1';,0;) I ~ D>.' No'" 22;5 76.1 2021 69.0 134 6.3 - -1 ~ 1 7 ~ 500;; I . Clu. 11.5 NOoo 55 J.O - - 35 JoG - --76 5 J ; : r , ~ r.a. Inat 1 ~ . D . 367 91.J 317 79.3 50 12.5 - -::-46 SO'Y,j I . 01u . Nooo 14.6 30 7.6 30 7.6 - - - -D-36 5 C ~ 1 I . Clu. 16.5 15.5 00 13.3 7') 1) .1 1 .2 - -..20 50C/; I . Clu. '5.5 NOoo 16: 26.7 160 26.7 - - - -

~ o M-64 5 : ~ ; G.l'. loa ' N.D. l1l 4.5 16 4.0 2 .5 - -.. .47..:.2 Ie:;,'; r.a loa ' Nona 2'24 69.0 164: 56.6 360 12.7 16 .5),foo11..:.1 50');1 I . Clu. 11.5 Nona 74 10.5 74 lU.5 - - - -M-76 5JCiII.ii. Inat N.D. 492 123.0 492 123.J - - - -r:-46 5 0 1 . Clu. Nooo 13 .2 30 7.6 3 7.6 - - - -r;-36 5JOfJ I . C1u. '5.5 14.5 75 12.5 56 ).3 1) 32 - -B-2Il 5;;;3/; I . C1u. 14.5 Nooo 31 '3.5 59 ?o 22 37 - -.,.64 5 ! ) ~ 1 G . ~ . _. N.D. 10 4.5 10 4.5 - - - -73 , 11-47-.:.2 1:0:; I.E. ; ~ I .n . 2149 537.3 1946 436.5 203 5::.G - -Z-46 5 0 : ~ I . Clu. 3 " (,2. - 310 62.::' - - - -E-36 ~ ~ I . C1u. ;;'i ~ 5 . C ~ ~ ~ ~ 3.4 - -R-2D O! I . C1u. ) 2I (COntinuod) ~ ! . Q 1 ! ! I


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. :a .Q l l i I MlSSION h DIS iOS l T ION OF BOMBS DATE 13 !nrch 191'5

FIml LOlIlID OR UIl- RELEASED ON TARGETSTIl'll IlOIlNlI UIi CIl U! ...... ~ - " ' " ' " Y ~ JETTISONED ",,"Uf/) I .D. 17729 611.3 16616 573.0 1)')7 37.7 16 .617-.:.J. 500;; I . Clu. 161 40.3 126 31.5 35 ':'.J - --76 5']0;; 1 .0 . )4 C.5 2J 7.0 6 1.5 - -. .)6 5)0.;; I . Clu. 235 3';1.2 1 I


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" ' ~ . l l l l i IDISFOSITION OF B O M B S

I4lSSION __ 4" - _DATE 10 Iprch 1?!45

TDK. IUZI LOlIml a. UIl - I REtEA.SED ON TARGETSN : ~ " " JETTISONED JlE:l'Uf ' ~ I . Clu. 1.24.0 595 119 " ! Sou . ...7...12 I!JOf) "". 1::1.5 2C)12 l O J ~ 20 1.:' 3 .1JI-46 ~ h o t o t lAsh 5 - 5 . .. .. .. .. I

130 . . .47..... 100;; 1 . 3 . 19605 023.7 27709 95n.4 1061 64.1 35 1.2.. . 1 7 500;j I . Clu o 565 141.3 450 114.5 1:-7 26.D - -i-2V 5 0 0 ; ~ I . Clu o 241 4::.2 219 36.5 22 37 .. ,:1-46 500:: I . Cluo 934 1.36.0 905 101.1) 29 5.13 .. --3 6 5 0 0 ; ~ 10 Clu. 39C 65.0 327 54.4 63 1:.6 .. -1-76 5JOJj I.i:l. 103 545.0 1974 4935 209 52.3 .. -....64 500;1 G.:L>. 02 20.5 76 19.0 6 1.5 - -"""" 5J:Y,] F . C lu . 1 .2 1 .2 - - .. ..11-46 rbotoflash 2C - 10 - 2 .. .. -=- 4101 1>023.5 1767 1057.5 2"19 164.0 35 1.2.

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lDICRAPT LOST AIRCRAFT DAMAGED PERSOJOO:L CASUJ.LTlf.S- .... .... lCC. UIl- -- IIIIJlI Ace. OlIN UN- TOTAL TOTAL .'SS- WOUND:EIl TOTALEY Ale All Ale. 0'l'II!Il I .... TOI'AL Ale All '{5.. om


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, ---------------.. ---...-.. I.IiNu.rt Oi'h,iS1TIVN A.tW AMI.lr.UT.lUN E . i . Z ' . : . i I D 1 T U ~ DATE 10 y;anh 19lr6

.v.or ,1 I.JC ~ r l O Y d ) &: JJAMAGill ALMJ'NITION E X P E l I D l T U ~'/A ,r ~ k ' , b ; 1M .5(, CALIBEHNIT y l:./J. IlLS- PRoo. 20 M.M.TROm> OESTRID DAt'AGED r.oo'ff, I CJiB """""" FIRl::D '1'aI'Al. F .uiED .. ." TUrAL

497 30 24 2 0 ~ C 20'0490 10 4 50 50499 3 4 1 0 ~ C - 10':'0500 11 1 030 - 03073 "G 30 33 46Jc - 4600

6 45 3 770 - 7709 31 3 5110 - 5110504 5 - - -505 2:J 5 550 .. - 750_.

1] ',1G 1:4 11 lV60 0. .-- 2J6019 33 17211 1724'9 '5 1010 - 1010

14 itG 50 - 27311 27341 DC 1 , ' 44 ?274 2:0 94711

Q rncludo& 4:'0 rounds jotti&onod.D1cludo& 530 rounds to&t fuod .b 2454 rounds tost fired.200 rounds tired at soorchlights.

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MISSION ~ k 4 " - _DATE 18 Mal'oll. 1945FLIGHT DATA & FUEL CONSUMPTION

491 Gp. 498 Gn. 499 GD.


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. . . .' ~ Q ! i ! ; l MISSION 44

FLIGHT DATA & FUEL CONSUKPTION OAT! 18 IIbrch 19456 Gp. 9 Gp. 504 Gpo 505 Gp. JIJ Ring

Ale COIIPLETING MISSION 32 !. 30 21 29 E. ll2nIGHT DATAAvg. Time At L o Altitude 7:00 6:23 7,36 7:45 7:09Avg. Tim8 Of Climb To B o m ~lo g A ltitu de ,08 :08 :02 : 1 ) ,07Avg. Time At Bombing Alt.itude 1:10 3:10 :20 :15 1:19Avg. f ly ing TiM U,36 1.4:42 U,U 1.4:21 1.4:30!vg . Distance nOlm (Nautical

Air K i l e s ) 2519 2626 2713 2650 2618rum. CONSUMPTIONCoaaumed To TargetlAverage 3590 3594 3380 3461 3518- .... 37'l3 4100 3650 3724 4100

M in i , , ! lI 3330 )292 2997 3141 2997Consuaed From Target To Base:Cve Without IIalfuncUoo)10. or J.1rcraft J2 30 21 .29 l l 2

Average 2246 2129 2115 2175 2172- .... 2506 2360 2294 2985 2985I I U > ' - 2043 2008 1845 1505 1505COIlSUMd Froa T a r g e t To Base:(lie With .aI/unction)

10. cr l 1rc rat < Non None Nooe None None........ . - - - -.xI_ - - - - -MI"'_ - - - - -Total ,.1 Deed I....... 5836 5723 5495 5636 5690.." d 605J. 6038 5833 6U3 6U3"n1_ S604 5440 5175 5229 5175fo ta l PIIol - b dDc ....... 944 1062 1290 1056 106'J

.v ll'16 1345 1610 J.J.44 1610IIIn 1 126 747 952 571 571J.YI Gala. ConsUMed Pw Hour 399.7 388.8 386.2 392.8 392.4. . . . . . GIl l . eoo.eu-ed "1" 1Il18 2.32 2.18 2.03 2.13 2.17

fOUL PUBL U8ID 01 ._ Ale 185862 177450 U6396 11n776 667484 I/O r" wtaiob r.l data lin .ft' J_bl IDe ) ' " , Ale 1.nDlU.ftC a t 1.0 J i - . - fuel rCiIlft1ning 1.283, W8, 158) ~ l s .1 . . . , , ,.... 1 1./0 lGMiDc aio 1 .0 J - tuo l t"()lImin'\.ns SOO p l J l .


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~ ~ Q I i ] ! MISSION I.l.DATE 18 Y.-"j,rch l.945FLIGHT DATA & FUEL CONSUMPTION

19 Gp. 29 Cpo 314 Wg. 21 B.C.AIC COMPLETING MISSION * 25 23 48 288YLIGJrI' DATA

Avg. Time At Low Altitude - - - 4'09Avg. Time Of Climb To Bomb-ing Alt i tude :25 :25 :25 ,14Avg. Time At Bombing Alt.1.tude 7:49 7:30 7:40 3'43Avg. ny ing Time 14:37 14:45 lL.-:41 14:15Avg. Distance Flown (Nautical

Air Miles) 27/6 2742 27"" 2698FUEL CONSUMPTION

Caasumed To Target:Average 3913 3854 3885 3588_1""" 4332 4212 4332 4332II1nimum 3643 3504 3504 2997Ii Coasu-ed From Target To Be.Re:( i /c Without llalfunction)

Ro. or Aireraft 25 23 48 286Average 2289 2286 2287 21761Iaxi_ 26)0 2769 2769 - 2985ll1nioua 1901 2041 1901 1505

COIl8UDBd Fro.. Target To Be.se:(Alc With Malfunction)Ro. or Aircraft N=e None None 2

Average - - - 2577......... - - - 2858Mln1_ - - - 2295Yotal rae l U8echA. . . . . . . 6219 6121 6172 5766"xi 6503 6900 6900 6900Mln1 6003 5718 5718 5135

Yotal r-l RnaiDiDgaA...... 1127 1209 1166 1085xS_ 1357 1612 1612 1665MIni B20 790 790 571

lVI_ Gel Con8UBd Per Hour 425.4 414.9 420.4 404.6A... a -h . Consuaed Per Mile 2.24 2.23 2.24 2.14

_AI . lUBL U8ID ORA_ Ale 155490 141070 296560 1714346 Ale 'fir ntab r.l data a n aqilable


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JI.lI l l. ......"" AtIlW1& .nRAIlI AVDU.GE WT ......GE AVG JrT OF FUEL AVERAGE iVERAGE GROSSlJnT AI.,,,,." BASIC f t . 1lBIPlIL m. or IOlBS OJ' EalBS P1JEL LOADED lllSC. IlEIGIITAIlIIlOJlIIE o. Ale LOAD LOADEI> LOADED WADEl> (6 LBS PER GAL) WEIGIIT AT TAU OFF497 39 74800 61293 I41>od 16051 6724 40344 4898 136093498 38 75016 60661 15832 6718 40308 4521 135677499 31 7i l l l 60183 toadina 14827 6800 40800 4556 134734500 32 74765 61275 15521 6761 40566 5188 13604.073 Wing 140 7 4 7 ~ 6c8T2 15600 6748 40488 4784 135667

6 31; 75350 58947 """ 'd 12624 6780 40680 5643 1342979 31 746co 59572 12965 6785 40710 5897 134172504 23 75010 55990 "" ,d ing 10610 6785 40710 4670 131000.505 33 14215 55990 10359 6780 40680 4951 130205J13 Wing 121 74784 57138 l iDO 6782 409< ' 3 ' ij


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' ~ Q ! ! !FIElD ORDell. NlBIB!R 47, MEROSCOPE N'TDER 3 CONTINUED

(2) Return Route:Target3510N - 13645E (On withdrawal devjata to r ight of. prescribedcouree if necessary to avoid ene4llY defenses)To 111'0 J1.m.asa,.Altitude &route: 2,000 feet .Altitude of Attack : 6.Q(X) to 6,800 feet.

( )(4)(5) Aiming Point5= Axis of

Attack fran OAP05 degrees True

Force RequiredAll Ale

c. 314th n'iQ?;:

(1) Take off(a) Firs t A/c of pnthfindere: Zero hOIr lll1nus 40 minutes (b) Firet Alc of main force: Zero hour minue 30 minutes.

(2) Return Route:Targ9tTum iJIaed:l&tely to r ight af ter target.. (en withdranldINjate to left-or prescribed ccnrse if :J!cs88ary to avoide n defen8es)T.. Iwo J1.masa,.Altitude Enroute: 3,000 feet .Alt.itude d Attack: 7,000 to 7,000 teet.

( )(4)(5) J.iain& Point.

U9085Axia of Attack !rom OAP

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'!!L!l!FIZLD ameR NUllBER 47, IHCROSCOPB NUll3m , CONTINU!D

(2) Pathfinder AlCI Six of the best qu&1i1'ied radar crews fromeach _1ng will be deaignated as pathf inde r craws fer purpoeeof p r e c e e d i ~ lllBin foree to target and placing baile on prescribed aiming point.

( ,) Route to Target :BaseI1JO Jima3416H - 1'654&J4JJN - lJ642E (IP)35


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~ 2 . Q . B l : !FIELD CRD!R NUllBER 47, K!CROSCOPE NtAmm :3 CONT:nrum

(9) For this miesion pins and car-o-eeal wire may bo removedfrem fuses prior to take ott.

(10) All A/C will N.lvo imcI.ediately after intervalcmeter haebeen run through. Alc carrying bomb b&y tanka wil l makeU or spreader bars on A-2 and. A-4 re18l.se. weae other,.ise modified.

(11) Anmunition Loadil1&: Tail turret onl1 will be loaded in:314th am 3lJth Wings. Lower forward ."d aft turretswill be loaded i n the 73rd Wing. )larll'l'Jl!ll load of 200rounds per authorized turret will be loaded.(12) Gunnery Instruction.: Tail gunner wil l be instructed tofire at aerial targets only and only wren t ired upon.

Only side !Jnner in the 73rd I\'ing ld.ll be permitted tofire la,1er tur reh and ground object will be the onlytarset . . Bombardier definitel;y will no t control lowerfOMfard turret.(1.3) Radar sets will be turned off for 45 Illinutes bu:1ed.1atGlyafter leaving target so i n t e r f e . r e n ~ wil l no t be made onother n.ircraft on bClllb1ng run .(14) Aborting aircraft OQ route out will turn ~ frem p r_lIer:lbed route head1.n& end fly 5 minutes before turningon return head!n&.

4. No ehange.5. COIlIIIlun1caUone:

a. (1) Radio 1I11ence ",lll prevail enrO\rt,e t o target. except incases of extr6lllo emergeney.(2 ) No CCI'Itact reports will be sent enrwte to target . Con-tact report. w111 be eent on retum roote only when Northof 2eo North.( ) Wings will designate one pkone per squadron a ll the onlyplane to tranemit a e tr ike repor l.

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FROM: COM GEN XXI B:l?1 OOIATO: C O GEN '13TH scm KINGCOM Gm 314m rou wm:;.COM GEN 73RD roM WlOO By Auth of CG XXI Be

XXI BOMBFB. CO!&MNDGUAM0800 18 J ~ C H 1945

A M E N D : : Y J ~ ' T NO.2 FIELD ORDnt NO. 47 MICROSCOPE NO.3Change paragraph , . a. (1) to read:

(1) Time over target:(a) Pathfinder force: 190350K to 190400K.(b) Main Force: 190400K to 190515K.

Change paragraph 3 . b. (1) to read:(1) Time over target :

(al Pathfinder force: 190350K to 1904QOK.(b) Main Force: 190400K to 190505K.

Change paragraph 3. c. (1) to reed:(1) Time over target:

(8) Pathfinder force: 190350K to 190400K.(b) 14ain Force: 190400K to 190426K.

Add to paragraph }. x.(IS) Time over target 1s specified in order to obtain"maximum effec t of each bomb load by saturat ingthe enemyts fire prevention activi t ies as well8S min1mizing damage to our aircraf t by saturating the snemy's ant i -ai rcraf t defenses.

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ForceAll Alc

By Auth of CG ~ 1 BC

XXI EmmER C O M ~ M N DGU.h.M0800 18 MARCH 1945

Axis of Attack14 Degrees True(From OAP)Aiming Point OAP052121 034026(5 )

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LEMAYCOM GEN XXI roM COM

S E C R E T- - - - - -

OAP reference XXI Bomber Command Litho MosaicNo. 90.20-194

FROM: COM GEN XXI roM COMTO: COM GEN 3l4TH roM \IING

COH GEN 313TH BO?! "''lIDCOM GEN 73RD BOM WING

Add to paragraph 3. a.(6) To be included in prescribed bomb load 'the 73rdWing will carry in every third aircraft two (2)500Jb G P fused instanteneous nose and non-delayt a i l .

AJmENDUEN'l' NO.3 FIELD ORDER NO. 47 MI.] H03COPE. NO.3

Change paragraph ; . b. (5) to read:

DISTRIBUTION:2 ea Wlng


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CoaUl.dlna;; GeMra.l, Army All' Forool. AfTlII JIJ/ABIn'tllll1&eMO, ~ l l e c t l o l l Div1l1onJJ.F Enlua. t1on Board. c /o &adqua rt ll u AJ,FPOACcc.le.nd1n& OfUcer, 6 th 3oJrob Group (VB)COflIIIe.ndlng Officeo. 9 th Bomb Group (VR)Coacandlng orr lcor , 16th Bomb Group (VR)COIllnClndln& orr lcer . llilth Bomb Group (VB)Conwo.ndlng OUioer, 29th Bomb Group (VH)COl:lmc.ndlng orrlcor , 39th Bomb Gt-oup (VB)COIlllle.ndinr; Ofrioer. -looth Bollb Group (VH)CoaD.I.ndiQg crUcer , 330th Bcab Group (VH)C_aMi f l ort icor . 33lat Boltb Group (VB)C ~ n d i n & orr icer . 4.44th Bo,"b Group (VH)COIIIIanding orr lcer . 4.62n4 Bomb GrOllp (VE)COllll:landil'lf; OfUcor . 4.68th 30mb Group (VB)Commanding Ofricer. '97th Bomb Group (VH)COmllla.ndin! Orrico r. '9 8th BoMb Group (VB)COlllm&ndlD!i orr icor . 4-99th BOGl.b Group (ns:)e-lUUl:ing otUcer . SOOth Scab Group (VH)ColIIC.lI.ndllll; a tt ic er . 5 0 h t BOlib Group (VB)COlllIUndlc!i ot t ice r , S02nd. Bomb Group (VB)COllall.ndinS Officer, 50 ' t h Boub Group (VIi)COIIIIII::andlllf; or t icer , S05th Bomb Group (VB)Co.a.nding OfUoe r. 655th Bomb Sq (a)(I'IR)Co_anding Officor. Twent.1eth All' FQrc", Lead. are.SchoolCOIIlIl::u"Un!i Officer. 15th Fighter GroupC ~ i n ! i OtriC$r. 21a t P i! ib te r GroupCcaaandi!lf; orr icer , SOOth Fighter Gro","A_t. RIIportle.,; Unit. n I BomboJ' CC&CW\.d (File Copy)A _ aeporting Unit. XlI BOllba.. COlllll:ud

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