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BEADQUARTD tSX X I B O M BE R B O M U N D

AP02UTACTICALmSSION REPORT

Fiald Order No. 47 Kislion Ro. Target, Urban Area (90. SO)

N A GO Y A . , J A PA N

Table of Contents

Tactical N a r r a t I v e . " .. . Annex A .. Operations 10Part ~ .. Navigation Chart 11Part II .. Bombing Chart 12

Part III .. Flight Engineering Charts. 13Pert IV .. Radar Scope Photos 15Part V .. Air ..See. Rescue Ohart 16

.. Wee.t,her i I . , . . . . . . . l 1 l i .' Part I . .W ea th er Swnmsry Plll't Il .. Chart .. Forecast Weather VBObserved Weather Part III .. Prognostic MapPart IV .. SynoptiC Map

. . . .nnex B . . .. . . . . .. . . 6 ..

Annex C .. Communications Part I .. Radar Counter Ye!lsuresPart II .. Radio .,

Annex 0 .. Inw11.igence Part I .. Enemy Air Opposition Part II .. Enemy Antiaircraft andAir-to-Air Bombi.ng. Part III .. Bombing Resul t.a and DamageASBeSf!mel1t . . . ,. . .. . .

Arm.exE .. ConsolldatedStattstical Summary Annex F .. XXI Bomber COlDln.andi e1d Order . . . . . . . ' . .Annex G .. Di.stributiGo . . . . I !! I. . , I t

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,SUBJECT. Report of Operationa. 19-20 March 1945TOa CommandingGeneral. Twentieth Air Foroe, Washington 25, D. C.

1. mmmCATIOH o r UISSIOlIa. Field Order No. 4.7. Headquarter. XXIBom~erC~,dated 18 March 194.5. directed the 73ri. 313th. &rid 3Uth Bombart..tWings to participate in an attack against the Nagoya ~tban area.b. Targets Specified;

(1) Primary Tp.rptl NagoyaUrban Area..(2) Segondary Target I None

.2. STRATEGYNDPLANF OPERATIONS:a. Selection of P - D a Y : Continuing the plan of attaokingtargets on Honshu on alternate days for five consecutive miasions. itwas deCided to return to Nagoya inasmuch as the results from the firstattack had not been as good as desired. Weather forecast predictedgood weather at target and bases.b. Importance o( Target 1

(1) The population of Nagoya is estimated to be 1, ':00, 000ranking third amongJap8.1lese cities. It is one of the 3 largest in-dustrial areaS in Japan and is the center of the Japanese aircraft in-dustry. It is estimated that 25 per oent of all its workers are en-gaged in some phase of aircraft production.

(2) Important Japanese aircraft targets (numbers 193.19 4. 19 8, 2010. and 1729) lie within the city itself, while others(notably 240 and 1833) lie to the north of Iagam1gahara. It 1.s e8-tim~ted that the above mentioned units pro-duce between 40 and 50 percent of the total Ol;tput of Japanese combat aircraft and oombat air-oraft engines. The Nagoya area also prod~oes maohine tools. bearings,railway equiprlumt, meta.l a.lloys. tanks, motor vehicles, and processedfoods. .

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( ,> Determination of PON Load.1. BombsIDd Fuzo

.... H i& ;b EIP]ad yel I Every third. aircratt Itwo SOO-poundgeneral-purpose bombsfuzed instantaneous nose and n o n -delay tail.

1 1 . Inoell41ari98 I 5OO-poull4clusters of14-69 bombsto extent of availa.bility, AN-U0i7A2 bombsto extent of ,"'11-ability, AN.1l17AI cillster or 1476 incendiary bombs. If necessary. E-28and E ~ clusters fuzed to open 2000 feet above target; 8-46 clu.terfuzed to open 2500 feet above targ(ft, AN-1l17Al clusters fuzed. to open3000 feet above target; AN-U4.7A2 instant; U-76 instant DOse. DOn.delqtail.

1. g ro un d S pe ci Ag :.... High explos1 vesa 50 feet.

1. Cluster. - 50 feet.!. AN ..M47A2 - 100 teet.l. AN-ID6 - 50 feet.

A . Discussion and ReasoD!1.... Twogeneral-pul"po'se bombsere includ-ed in each third aircraft to disrupt organized fire fighting and assistincendiary attack by harassing and blast effect. Possible severanoe ofalectricfl.l lines and blocking of streets was considered highly desir-able. Instantaneous nose and non~delay tail fuzings were selected togive maximumblast effect to structures from both hits and near misses.~. Incendiaries - The 14-69 bombwaS againchosen for the primary incendiary weaponwith AN~47A2 bombsmultiple

suspended as p athf'inder muni tiona. However, final bomb loads werelimited by laok of B~pply. The 13rd Wingwa, limited to approximatelyequal numbers of plane loads of ANM1(47A2 incendiary bombs and 14-76incendiary b embe , The 3l3th W'in r ; carried primarily AN-U47.A2 incendiarybombs. Tba 314th W i n g carried olusters containing 1(-69 bombs. Alti.tudee for opening of clusters wae -chosen as IStated for the followingreasons I1.. Considering a.ltitude of releue.efficient functioning of clustel's could be expeoted.!.Maxi.mumensity per plane load could

be expected.~. If visual bombingwere possible,

bombing tables could b~ used.1. Proper penetri\t1on could be expected.


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. 2 . . Int6rva10m0ter settin!; was OMMA ..stated to set up sufficient dansi ty trom each plane pe.ttern to .tartappliance fires.(b) Bombing Planningl

1. Time Oyer TanettA. Discussion with obserTers w ho partici-pa.ted in the Kobe attack and a study of reoonnaiBsanoe photograpt. 01 '

that attack indicated that complete saturation of the target's fireprevention and a.ntiaircraft activities was not being achieved.). In order to aChieve this saturation.

it 'WaSneoeseary to get the att.acking force over the target 1n ashorter period or time than on the previous attacks

.2. . Therefore eaoh Wing 'Wall ull1ped .. t1llebracket during which they were to get tbeir forces over the tarset.The pathfinder aircraft 'Were to be over the target trolD 1903501t to190400K and the lIIaln forces from 190400K to 1905151. With $25 8-29's(of' a . total on hand of 376) scheduled. this would apprOximate 1 B-29every 13 3/4 seconds.

1. Aiming Points I Sinoe the mean.point 01 'impact for the 313th Wing was to the left, a different offset aim-ing point was assigned on nearly a direct line between the initialpoint and mean point of impact so that they would not have to exeoutea turn on the axis of attack. Mean points of impact for all wing.were staggered so that smoke from the bombing of one 'Wouldnot covorthose of the others. At the same time. they were close enough to-gether to a ll ow q ui ck merging of the f-ires. Selection of mean pointsof ~pact to acoomplish this was made difficult by the burned out areasfrom the first attack on this tar~t (Mission No. 41). (See Part II,Annex At for photograph with aiming pOints annotated thereon.)

(2) Nart gg,tional PlanlliM:Route Reasons for choiceBas~to ThiS route WIUI planned directly over Iwo Jima in order

1\'19 Jimo. to utilize Radio Range Station and the ad"jll..centis-lands as radar fixes.to34/16N - 136/54E Landfall ~s to be Naki ri Point--an easy landfall andradar identification point at the bottom of Nagoya

to Bay that permitted a dlr(;lct route to the ini tio.l point.34/33N - 135/42E Thh inl ti al point on N&.goyaB ,- y gave the moit d1reotroute to the offset a.1mingpoint and the target. Theriver mouth at Akenogalla.ra would make 0. good radarto and visual check point.

TARGET The 314th Wl~ was to make an immediate right turnoff the target. The 73rd Wingwas to fly 1 minutebeyond the target and tl.1rn right to avoid conf'Uctwith the :SU,th. The 313th Wingwas to ma.ke a leftturn to 35/10N - 136/451. 34/40N - 136/28E. 34/14N -to l36/33E to avoid the foroos entering the target aTea.

lwo Jima Thill routeWQs planned directly over lwo Jima in or-der to utilize Radio Range and the adjacent islands


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toor Minami and [ita as radar fix... In ac141tion Iw oJllna WCluldbe a haven for battlo-damage4 drcraf'ta.nd airoraft with low fllel reserves.

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(a ) T he average bomb load tor tho 13rd an d 3l3th1,Vings'WD.8 baaed on a study of previous miss ions. Th& ma.ximl.ltnload otincendiariestha.t could be loaded in botb bomb bay areaa Wal planned.The average bomb load for the 3l4th Wing (based on previous missions)was planned to be 10,000 pounds. In addition this Wing WaS to oo.rry1 bomb bey tank.

(4.) RP4nr PIMQlng:(a) The initial point. II, point of land on lse Bay

liI;)uth and slightly east of the target, would give a olear radar return.(b) From the i.nitlal point. a. course of 15 degrees

True would had directly into the target, with 0, small jetty oxtendinginto No.goyo. HQJ'bor as an offset aiming point.(0) Fanning out just below the offset dDdn.l: pOint,the 313th Wing was to proce.l!ld at 7 degrees '1'ruo to an aiming point 10the lett portion of the incendiary area. The 314th Wing on a course

of 19 degrees T.rue WIl3 to proceed. to an ai.ming point in the right por-tio.n of' the lncen.dia.ry area. The 73rd Wing waS to oontinue on the 15degreeTruecoursG leruiing to an a.1ming point in the center of the in-oendiary area.

Cd) All check polnts and tb3 lntial polnt would re-solve well on the scope. 'the offset o.iming point wouldalBo resolveolearly on the short swee.ps if the set were tuzwd, well. It is moredifficult. however, than the Tokyo or Kobe offset aimins point bacauseof the short .rlUlge n0c0881;17 to piok it up clearly and the care nece a-sa.ry to keep the APQ-13 tuned carefully. In ord.er to out interferenoefrom other B~2911!1o 8.. minimum. a.l1crowl!l were instructed to have theirAPQ..13 of for 45 minutes atter lep.ving target.

(6) The radar opera.torl!l were provided with D,ctualscope photographs on the axis of attack:. Blld.were given speoial radarnav.igo.tlon. and approa.ch charts. Enlargl3d scope photo.graphs were pro-vided for the briefings. (See Annex A. Part IV)

(5) R,dar Counter Masur,U I Routinaecueb wo.eplannedfor enemy radar signa.ls on frequencies in theM to 143 me, 50 to 250me, and 75 to 300 inC bands by 4 Radar Ob'serverd.

(6) O\InMry PblllJJ.ngl The Pleld Order etipulntad thatthe 315th and 3U,tb Wings We,re to load taU turrets only. The 73rdWing WaS to load lQVler aft and lower foraward turrets with 200 round,ofrunmnnl tion par turret. Bombardiers weraordel'ed not to u.ae turrets.control beln!, by side gunners who were r;l:uthorir:ed to fire on grou;ndtargets for the purpose of knockin~ out searchUg.hts Ill1d dia.rupUngantiaircraft batteries. Tall turz::at gunnerl!l were direoted to fireonly when fired upon.


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(7) A1r.Sea RUguli' Plapning.(a) .hml,r Navy"It'd furnished with the detail. ot

the mission and requested to furnish taci11tiell for' dr-aea rescue pur-poses.. The followll1g faol11 ties were made available,

1. Four submarinos were stationed at tba follow-ing posi tiona, 34/00N .. 137/308 i 33/00N .. 138/00E i 32/00N .. 138/15.131/00N ... 138/4SE.!. One destroyer was at 18/00N - 164/308 tor

the entire misslon.A. Crash boata were to be 1n the viCinity otSOoipnn, Tinlon and Guam during toke'*Ofr and landings until such timeo.s relieved by the control tower.J . Two Navy Dumbos were assigned to tbe t o l l o w -

ing poss! tioDa r 22/00N .. 142/308 from 182100Z to end of mission, and19/00N .. H4/00E from l82200Z to end of minion.

(b) ~s This Oommand assigned 3 Super-Duaibo o.1r-plaMs (B-29' II) to fly over the submarine pos! tiona designated a.boT6.(Seo Chort, Po:rt V.I, Annex A) .

d. DebUs ofPlapning - IntelligellPO I(1) Enemy Air Oppositions Information obtain~d and ex-

perienoe from past mlssions placed 110 single-engine aircraft withinQ. 100 mile radius of Na.goyo.. There were also 40 twin-engine trlrcraftbelieved to be in thisareo.. It was believed tho..t the majority of the. 150 aircraft were witbino. 50 mile ra.dius. Past expe~lence indicatedtho.t the enemy night fighters preferred ta.il attacks J therefore thepltlll of uti.lizing taU turrets only was cont.1nuEld (except 73rd Wing).

(2) EnemyAnt~Q.ir9rltt Ooposi tion:

.1 . H~nvy. A L A . GuDS t Hagoyo. is defended byiIDO hea-.zy J / A . guns. 1lI0st ot whioh were within ~n.nge o r some part ofthe oourse on Q. low"altitudo missi.on of the type planned. .A tew I/Ifthose gUllS h a . V E ! gun-h.ying radar. BOa.vy A lA guns were expected toprovo to be the Int\.jor de.fenso weapon agahst this type ot attack.lW.avy ;..f;.. .flre was also 6l'ql6oted .from ships in Nagoya. Bay .

l.Au]omg;t;j,c \!TaMSP'J There Q.r!!l approximately170 automatic weapODS in the Nagoya de:f'ansEis. If the airor aft wereto Iltto.ok at al t1 tude!!. above 5000 teet.ll.utomatio we~onll would onl.ybe slightly effectiVe. There is no knOY1Ilmethod for radar control otautomatio we.!lponso.nd. they are very di.fficult to fire: e.oGurately atnight without searchli.ght ll1um.1natloI)..

~, S!,!l1tChHshtst There aro 54. searchlitht,.1n tho Vicinity of Nc.goya appro.:dma..tely 21 of which are radar oontroll-ed. T.h1s ise. fairly strong defense and should .show moderato oftec-tiven.ess if C.AVUconditions were to exht. ClOUd undercatlt and smoke,however, would sorve to decreasesearchl1@;bt efficiency greatly. ThereIs no evIdence to d.ate of Japanese .spread beam searchll!:ht usedprlm.arUy for lOW-ill t1ude illum1nation.

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in the Nagoya area. J. BarraCe Ball09P'1 None han ~e e f t r e p on . 4( b) Ta ot ic nl C gOS id er at io no .

1. Altitude I On tho basi. of report. Oft thefirst l~-level night attack on Tokyo, it was decided that the a l t I t u d eof attack would. remain unchanged (5000 - 7600 feet). Further, indI-vidual aircraft were to be staggered in altitude between tho abovelimits in an effort to reduce antiaircraft risk.j. Routes I Routes on this ty'pe of mission aregoverned primarily by areas in which good radarscope bombing ruDS Canbe made. This requires that aircraft approach Nagoya from the southover Ise Wan. It was decided tha.t the spreo.d o f individual airoraftfrom the planned axis of attack be increased as much aS p os si bl e w it hi nthe operational limits to afford varying axes of approaoh to t he t ar se t

3 . EXECUTION OF TH E & !I SS IO N I0.. Tqke..orrI Actual take-off was acco~l1shed as tollowa.

A.ircraft First A{rcroi't La st Ai rc ra ft. ! ! D . & . 'AlrjlQl'ne Tlllee-orr TnlcS..ot'r73rd 14 0 l61021Z 161156Z3l3th 121 160935Z 161119Z314th --4lL 181011Z l fUUlaZT O T . , > L 310 180935~ l61156Z

b. RoB te Out I 'Tbe c ou rs e f lo wn was ge ne rally 0.' briefed.NaVigation WIlS s at is fa ct or y w it h a. maximum error of 30 miles. LOon4-fa.ll Wt1 .8 ea.sily Idsnt1.fied.o , Oyer Targets Two Mndred and ninety aircraft dropped IS .total of 1858 tons of incendia.ry bombs. Clo~ds encountered were ~10s tr atocu mul us , ba .s e 2500 feet, to p 5000 f eet, v isi bi li ty 15 miles.

M.etro winds were 330 degrees at 35 knots. Do.mage assessment revealed148,6}O,OOO s qu ar $ feet d .estr oyed i n the t. ar get a rea .

d .a s br ie fe d. Route Backl Aircraft made individual returns to bas~8~lfe ath eron tho r etur n fl ig ht ca ~s ~d n o di ff .l eu lti es.L andingl(1) Aircraft landed at bases under good weather condi-tions aB follows:

Fi rst La nd in g !;a ,stLan di ng73rd3l3th314th

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OExcludes 6 aircraft landlhg at lwo Jima and r.eturning late.(2) LosseSl One aifCfo.ft d itched on the return routeas 0. result of de,mage from antiaircraft. All 10 ~rew member. wererescued.

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.i. BarrUe Ball09p,1II None han \een reportedin the Nagoya area.(b) Ta ot ic al C OQ 1d er at lo ns s

1. Altitudes On the basis of reports on thefirst l~-level night attack on Tokyo, it was decided that the altitudeof attack would remain unchanged (5000 - 7800 feet). Further, indi-vidual aircraft were to be staggered in altitude between the aboveItmits in an effort to reduce antiaircraft risk.l. Routes. Routes on this type of mission aregoverned primarily by areas In which good radarscope bombing runs Canbe made. This reqUires that o..1rcraftapproach Nagoya from the southover Ise Wan. It was deoided toot the 'spread II of in di vi dual ai rora ftfrom the planned axis of attaok be increased as much aS p os si bl e w it hi nthe operational limits to afford varying axes of approach to th e t ar ge t.

3. EXECUTION OF tHE MISSION Ia. Tnke~frl Actual take-off was accomplished as follow

Aircro.ft F ir at A ir cr af t L ae t Ai rc ra ft. ! 1 . n & '.Airbgrno TAke-Otr Tnke-O t r73rd 140 16l021Z 181156Z3l3th 121 180935Z 181119Z314.th ~ 181011Z lalu2~TOT.'I.L 310 l80935~ l81155Z

b. Route Out I .Tha course flown was generally o. s briefed..Na Vi ga ti on w as sa .t is fa cto ry w it h a mnximum error of 30 miles. Land.-f o. 11 w o .s e as i ly i de n ti f ie d.c, Over Ta,rgetl Two hundred and ninety aircraft dropped e.total of USB tons of i nCen di o.r y bombs. Clouds enoounter ed 'W ere 2/10stratocumu1us, base 2500 feet, top 5000 feet, visibility 15 miles,Yetro winds were 330 degrees a t 35 kn ots. Da ma ge a .ssessmen t re~ealed

148,610,000 squant feet destroyed in the target area.d.as briefed. Route Backs ~ircraft m~de individual returns to ~as~sWeather on the return flight cnuae d n o di ffi oulti es.e. Lp.nding:

(1) Aircraft landed at bases under good weather condi-tions ne follows:F lr st L an di ng le,st L:q.pding

73rd3l3th314th

l8234.3Zl82245Z190029Zl62246Z

190216Z190153Z190241Z1902UZTOTa

-ExclUdes 6 o.trcro.i'tanding at Iwo J im . o.a n d r . et ur n in g l at e.(2) Losses lOne aircra.ft ditohed on the return route

as 0. reeul t of damo.ge from ant1a.iroraft. All 10 o re w m em be rs were:resou.ed.

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A!RIIt; Opomtlon a Summer y,

(1) NQYlgltlonl (See Annex A, Part I. for track ohart)( 2 ) Bombing. (See Annex A , P a r t I I . for Alm1n s P oi nt. )

(n) As a result of smoke, the ~ority or the bomb-ing was nCcompl1shed exclusively by rader. A n umbe r o r s ea rc hli gh tswere enoountered, some of which blinded bombardiers on the bomb r u n .(b) Nine airerBft of the 3l3th 'fing experiencedm~runetions of the B-IO s ha ck le s a nd in te rf er en ce r ro m eu sp eD ei oncables, oausing bombs to hang uP.(0) Interferenca from the radcr eets of other B-29aircraft made scope interpretation difficult in some OaS8S. Th e re-ported setting of dummy fires also caused some aircraft to mi the

target.

charts) (3) Flight Epgineering. (See Annex A . Part I I I . t o r

(a) Initial Crui.ea The initial cruise w a . f l o w nas i ndivi dua l a 1r cr ~t, a lti tudes and speed8 a& planned. The majorlt,vof the airoraft of the 3Htb Wing and 2 Groupe of the 73rd lf11lli olimbedto bombing altitude immediately after take-off. This procedure proyedto be " slightly better for the 314t:h Wing and slightly worse forthe two Groups of the 73rd Wing when compared to previous mis,ions an dother aircraft flying a 10w~altltude cruise on this mission. The netresults of this type o f i nt er me di at e-a lt it ud e c rui se s ee m to indicatelittle if any increase in fnel consumption. HOwever, grenter 9rewco mf or t, be tt er n a' Ti ga t; l. on .n d i nc re ll sed s nf te y m ak e t hi s type ofcruise desirable. Tests are being conducted to determine the bestprocedure to be USQd for maximum fU'e1 economy. No attempt wo.s m lldeto assemble elements of Groups.

(b) Cli mb to Bombi ng ,Alti tuder The t im e r eq ui rG dto climb to bombing altitude varied greatly since m~y t y p e s of climbpr ocedur es wer e used.(0) cruise to Targq'tl Very low powers were requlr-ed "to obtain mnx1mum ranga air speed in the cruise prior to startingthe bombing run. The a ppr oxi ma te a vera ge power setti ng WIlS only 2000rpm and 30.6 inohes manifold pressure." The aver~ power setting re-quired to obtain 250 mpb calibrated air speed on tba bombi~ run wnsapproxim!l.tely2350 rpm and ninches m!l.nifoldpressure.(d) Return to Base I In nearly all C0,8es, the re-turns to base were made at 7000 to 10,000 feet until about ODe hourfrom the basc, where let downs at a~proxlmately 100 feet per minutewer e made. Fuel con aumpti .on da ta . i ndi oa tes tha .t t hi s pr ocedur e g a. veba st fuel econ omy.(e) Comment! on Results of lUssiop

.!. The bomb loads carried were the lI!1Ximumthat could be londed of t~ types of bomb! o~xr1ed with the bomb-r el eo .s e sy st em s w it h w hI o" h a ir or af t w er e e qu ip pe d.,i. Th e Il.verllge fuel comsumption. to the ta.r~twe re a s a .. nt lci pn te d.

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1. For fuel consWllptloft and ...1_ data. 8eeOonsolidatedStatistioal Summary.

(f) Exhibit" (See Annex A, Part III)1. F or v ert io al plot, fuel oonsumption, e.nd

bo.mb loe.d. see Cho.rt -AI. Cross hntohed arens represent requiredadditionnl fuel consumed to target for 314th Wing due to greaterdistance of this Wing from the target.

J . For historical record ot pnst miaslons,(4) ~I (See 1I.nnexA. Put IV, tor ohart)

(a) War El!Illoyment I1. AlI/gg ..131

.. Ro.dnr "Q.S used for to.r~t nr8Q. navl-gntion and on the approach. Visual oorrections were made wheneverthe bombard~er could identify tM target area.

k. Some comment 'WaS made by crews thatcom ba t-cr ew f at ig ue w a S the cau,e for generally poorer execution o trndnr n avi ga ti on com po .re d with preceding missions.

(b) Rqdar Equipmgnt Performaoee.1. A N l A P Q - U I Nintey.four per cent of allrada,r-e qu ip pe d "aircraft were operative over the target. Due to cloud

cover a.nd poor illumina.tion. approximately 50 per cent of tho 3l3thand 314th Win~ made radar releases using the oftset technique.Average rangos on various rndo.r check points was a ppr oxi mutely 65nautical miles.

j. . i lJflAl'N'-41 J..verage maximam range in day-l i g h t W0.8 500 n QU ti cn l mi les and a t n i g ht wa~"lOOO to 1200 nauticalmiles.

A. SCR-718qpd SC.R-6951 OJi,ly!l. few minormo.lfunotions _rQ reported. Operation was excell':mt.(5) Gun n oryl Enemy fighters were encountered but n o

nttncks were closely pressed. Test firing showed erc equipment nnd50 cel. maehine guns 98 per cent operative. It is bul1eved thllta mm un it io n n ec e~s nr y for night operations can be limited to 100rounds per gun for the 3 aft turrets.

(6) ..llr-Ses Rucue I (Sao Annex A. Part V, for Chart)As indicated, one o..ircro.ftdi tclled a .t 26/15N - 140/358 nt 18203SZ.Te n survivors were rescued by n destroyer at 20l056Z.g. \'ianthptl (See Annex B. Plll'tl, for detaib) Good wentberwaS forecast and weather oondi tiona on the operations Wl9re approxi.at.lyas predicted. T~ forecast for winds at t~rget was slightly lower

than those ehcountered. Weather condltioQs at ba.ses were good forboth take-off and lo.nding.


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h e C g mg u pi ca t iq n (l) RAAW Counter HeAfyre. I ( See An nex 0,Put It tordetnlls) Four ReM secroh nircraft flew the mission. A total or 3~r ~d nr s ig na ls (22 bei ng sepa ra te si gna ls) was interoepted.(2) e om mu ni ca ti on s ( RA di o) , (See Annex C, Part II, tordetaile) All &trike froquencie8 were jammed or interferred with atdifforent periods. Radio disCipline wile poor and oorrective actionh a s been tQken in A l l instance.. Twenty.three strike reports were

transmitted to the Ground Station8.i. I ntelli gon ce S u m m a r y :

(1) Enemy Air Oppodtionl (See Annex D, Part I, ford et aI ls ) E ne my 0. 11'o pp os it io n wa s weak, with 192 enemy aircrett be-ing Sighted and 37 making 44 attaoks. There were no 108 808 d ue toenomy airoraft a.nd only one 8-29 w as d !l Jl la ge d.Onl y 10 ot tbs attack-(22.7%) were from the tail on this mi8sion compnred with 53 per oenton the previous night mission8.(2) Enemy Anti-AIrgrR1'ja (See A1mex D, Port I, tordeto.lls) Ono drcrai't of the 3l3th Wing was damnged by llP'tlo.1rcrattand d.1 tched on return route. The 1088 of t hi 8 a .i rc ra ft WQ.8 fir8taSSigned to unknown Cause based on the enrlier information u.6a t o r

the Statlstic~l Report.' ROCkets were reported over landfall and thei ni ti al po in t.(3) Bqmbing Results Q~ D n mn g e A ss es 8; en t ,Pa.rt rrr, f or d etn i18, D . n d photographs (See Annex D.

( ~. ) I n te r pr et a ti o n o f' ph ot og r a. p bj o bt e. ! n. edo n 24 .lfurch 1945 a !!s o8s cd v isi bl e d ru no .g EIr om t hi s a tt ack t o 82,000,000 squarefeet, whieb included barro.cks and bu il d. ln ga i n N o. go ya C as tle a nd dDJllateto the follOwi ng mo.j~r i ndustri es:J . . A F T a .r g e t N o . 19 7AAF Tnrget No. 250AAM' Ta.rget No. 2010Toye Cotton MillYn mn da E ngi neer in g W or ks

(b) Thu.s, tbG cu.mulntive effect of' the a t ta . ok s o nN a .g o yo .t a rg e ts s ho ws d os tr u ct i on a nd d o. ma .g et o 139 ,800, 000 s qu ar e feet(6.0 square milos or 3,200 n cr os). This dr umo. gGnmoun ta to 11.6 percent of N~goyn C i t y . FirtY~Beven and one-half per cent of Incendia.ryZone No. 1 Dna been destroyed.

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V i E A T H E i R . S t l lQ 4 . A R YDate I 18-19 Marcb 1946

P LANNING FOREOAS T6/10 low olouds. bal!lO 1600 ft, top 7000 ft. with UYttshowers to mid.night 18th. th,en improving to ';10 lowc]OU:1.S, increasingl.gain indternoon to 5/10 low cloudsw;' th showers.S/l 0 ~ow 01ouds. base 1400 ft, top 7-e000 ft. wi thl:!.ght ahowers until midmorning. then cloud tops de-cr eas ing to 5000 ft., and showers oeaa1ng.To UloNI 4-6/10 low clouds, bass 1800 ft. top 5-6000ft.190N to 220NI 6-8/10 low olouds, baee 1400 ft. top5~9000 ft, with light to moderate showers and 5/10middle oloud 1nbands from 12,000 ft. to 15,000 ft.(Weak front)220N to 32~1. 4-5/10 low clouds. bue 2500 ft. top4000 ft,320N to the coast I 4/10 low clouds, base 2500 ft.top 4000 ft, 6/10 middle olouds. ban 14.000 ft. ~op16.000 .ft. ,f_ r~13/10 low oloud. base 3000 ft, top 4500 ft.increasing after 040~. to 5/10.ll:!.o.:~~:6/10 low clouds. base 3600 ft. top I! I 6000 ft,1n city arS!;l., becoming 3LIO low cloud . base 3500 ft.top s 4000 ft. after OZOOI.K9bsnOSak!;l.1 3/10 low cloud. base 2500 ft, top 4000 ft.Schedule Ilttaok on Nagoya area with target time 0.80400K 19 March.

Opel"fJ,t1onal FO.l"ecast "i'ap.ther Encoun.Mer&dBase atT.ake~Off I 5/10 cumulus, base 1800ft, top 6000 fti6/10 middle oloudis,base 13, 000 ft, top 14.000 It ;4/10C ir rue, base 26,000 ft. VisibU ity15 mHe8,.

4/ 10 CUlllU lue, base 1800 ft. top5000 ft; 2/10 middle clouds, baSE l13.000 ft, top 13,500 ft; 6/10cirrus, base 28,000 ft. ViSibi-lity 15 miles,

Route_QWa lSoN to WONI 4/10 cumulus. . 16"N to 19"N. 4/10 oumu1us,bfl,ll'.ebase 2000 ft, top 6.000 i't I 2/10 m;i,d.dle 1800 ft, top 5000 ft; 2/10 mid-cloud, base 1.2,.000 ft, top p,OOO ft. dIe douds, base 14,000 ft, topVisibility 15 miles. 14.,500 ft. ViSibility 15 miles.200N to .z'2.NI 7/10 cumulus, btl.se IgON to 22oN. 9/10 cumulus, base1200 ft, top 8-9000 ttl 8/10 II.ltocumu- 1200 ft, top 8..9000 i't, 6/10 alto-lus,ba.se 11,000 ft. top IS.OOOrt. oumulus in layers between 11,000Vis ibi Iity 12 miles lowering to 1-2 and 15,000 ft.. Vis! bUI ty 15miles in lIIoderate ,.howera. miles lowering to 2-3 miles .in

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Operation,l. Foreoe.!lt220B to 25oN,el10 oumu,lus, bue1800 ft, top 6000 ft;4/10 e . . l tooumu.Ius, base 13,000 ft, top 14,000 ft.Vls1bU ity 15 miles.250N to $SONI 4-5/10 oumulu.s andstrat,ocumu1us, base 2000 tt, top6000 ftf 2/10 middle olouds, base11,000 ft. top 13.000 ft. Visibility15 miles.330N to Targetl 4/10 oumu1us, base2500 ft,top 6000 ft. Visibil1 ty 15miles.Light rime:l.cing between 300N andthe target between 5000 ft. Ill1d 1000ft.Target I

4/10 stratooumulus, base 2500 ft,. top 6000 ft. Tislbllity 15 m11es.Winds at 70QO ft.. to be 3150 at 35knots.Ro u te.Returning:

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4/10 oumulus, base 1800 ft.top 5000 ft i4{lO middle clouds,base 13. 000 ft. top 14,000 ft. Visi-bility 15 miles.

Wea.tb!r EpcoupteE!'220Jl to 330RI 1-9/10 QWIIllll' ILJldatratooWllulua. ban 2000 t'te top6000 ftI 5/10 middle olowi., baaer r . oco ft, tcp 13,000 ft. Via1bll-tty 15 milea.330ff to Target. 2/10 owaull18,base 2500 ft, top 5000 ft, Vll1-bll1ty 15miles.Light rime iolng between 301

and the targst b6twe~J1 5000 rtand 7000 ft,

2/10 strll.tooWllulus, baae 2500 tt,top 5000 ft. Tlsibl1lt, 15 miles.Winds at 7000 ft. "ere reporteda s ~15a t 40 knots.

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5/10 cumulus. base 1800 ft, top6000 ft J. 6/100.1 tecumulus, ba.8613,000 ft, top 14,000 ft. Viai ...bH1ty 15 miles.

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1. G ENERAL,P4.,1' I - IW ! A B g o u m r s W M U B E S

a. F ou r RO M S ea ro h a lr or at t p ar tl ol pa ted in a nd o om pl et edth is m il ls ion . Se ar oh WaS performed 1n the 2B to 143 JIC, 50 to 250mOt a n d 75 to 300 m o bands. Results show few indioations of g u n -laying or searohlight-control radar in ule on thi. mi lon.b. A tota l C}f 39 ra dar sig nals waa i nteroeptecl, but a ttel'analysis for repetition and ambiguity. this n~ber was l'080lved in-tQ 22 di ffer en t si gna ls. The a na lysi s i noluded oon inoidenoe or theSi gna l wi th enemy aotion. thei r possi ble tr ansmi a.i on fr om par tlou-lar en emy equipmen t. a nd previous i nter oepts.

2 , RESULTS O F S E A B C HIo. No offen sive ooun ter mea sur es wer e employed,

a. Signals interoepted of particular interest were aa toll~'(1) 150/.--/-._, Signals on this frequency were inter-cepted "approachingOnio Zaki by 3 observers, The point of intercept.were in the same general locality of 33/35N l37/l5E. Pulse widthswere mea sur ed a t 7. 5 micr osecon ds. 12.5 m icr os eco nds , a nd 17. 5 mi cr o-s eco nd s. wh ic h co ul d i nd ioa te 3 sets in the general locality of DaloZaki. The PRF's range waS between 500 c.P.s. and 750 c.P.s."( .13) 225/450/251 This signal was 1ntercepted in theOaio Z B k l area. Two similar signals have been intercepted previously,one in this same looality and one 1n the Kobe n:rea. It is believodto have originated from an early warning set though its identity isn ot o on fi r me d.(3) 240/800/2.5 t P rev iou s i nt er cep ts i nd ic at e t hi ssignal !I.S a possible enemy ahipborne set. This Signal waS interoept-ed a t 31100N 138/30E.

Chlll'D.otelst.isb. Signals interoepted in target o.reo. ere 0.& follows I

Remarka7;/1000/5080/500/4092/720/2095/1000/35105/1000/35-50105/---/6.5108/500/75150/1000/20189/355/36

I n te ro ep t L oo at io n34/00N .. 137/00E34/00N ... 137/0OE34 /35N - 136/ 35E34/00N .. 137/00834/ 00N - 137/ 00E3 4/40N . . .3 7/2O E34/00N - 137/00E34/00N" 137/00E3ft/15N 137/00E

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A NA LYS IS A ND COW CW 'S IQ N S 1.:Q. No Dh1lng of any lignal W!l.S employed due to lack ot

'uitableequipment. The looations given are aircraft position ..tpoint. of ~ntercept.b. Since f'lak "W U meager to moderate and ~neral1y in-Q.oourate and slno. no signals with gun-la.y.ing charaoteristics. werointercepted. it is evident tho.tradar-eontroU.d eqUipment Was notin extensive use duringtb1B mhaion. In .ome instanoe. there wer,indiCations of good control of searchl1ght.! but only on,e signal withproper characteristiCS accompanied this -activity. The wea.ther wu

0/10.o . Maximumreturn on the 105/---/e.s aignal was received.

whi.le :3 searchlights were coned on the air cr ni't , Signal .trengthdiminished rapidly when the lights left thea,ircraft. No.fla.k wascoillcident.

d. The 140/1500..2000/3-15 mayponlbly bQ,vebaen3 dgnAlll01"1 the Ulne frequency' with the high PH ? due to the additive effectof the combined pulses reOodon the APA 6 IIIGter

PART II . . RAD}9

1. itt!'!! Reporhl Twenty-three strike repo.rts (BomblJAway)were transmitted by a'31"10.lrOodioope.;ro.tors. All were racaived bythe Ground StationB.3. F9~ TUnam l.nioM I Time tick!! an d weather 61100.11.&4 n 'tJI:X lP AOwere trallsmitted every hour and half'-bour by the Ground Station The Saipan and Tinhn sta.t.ions held Gu~ weather in reserve 1n case

of divereion.3. Fregy,;ncin I Ground Stations al"l.d ~iror!U't orewllof' allWings reported interference, and jamming of all frequenoiell. Tho7Srd Wing air c.raft radio Qpero.tors ao.id. that intentional O W jamm5.Jll;durl.ng BombsAway teports made reoeption o~trem.ely diUicult. 'l'h.etollowlng i.s 0. preQentllge breakdown of traffic per f.requenoyt 20per cent on 3 megac'Yo Le IS ; 55 per oent on 7 megacyoles and. 25 percent on llmegll.Oycles.4. Noy1nU9GAloUd .1 Reql:1est for H i' D/F be!U'inge were held

1; 0 a m.1nimumy airornft radio OPGt'fltors with only 14 requesta belnssent.. One boaring w a . 1 S pot ~l.ven due to atmosp-herl0 conditions. .After changl.n.gfrequenoy, .however, thi.! drcraft immediately r$Oei~0. bearing. Condor aMe .at Snipan received 6 request" for VHPben ..Lngs, All were obtained. Crews reported use of' ranges and homersas eff'ective. The OWlstation, KRHO,So.ipnn, 1s proving. ltl worthas an excellant homer, and combat crews report the MBI br-oo.d.caatlland musionl progrllJll8 are an added morale boo_&ter

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5. Net D1;c1]11;e ",,4 S ecuritYI Net dhcipl1ne ft' reportedtor the most pa .rt as poor with mnny radi o operntore 'cha tter ing'Over the strike frequencies to other ai rcra ft. CorrectiTe aotionh ll ;sb ee n t ll ke n o n all instances of thh sort. I t also was repor tedthat too ma ny ai rcra ft wer e a ttemptin g to aid distr essed plan es.The net di sci plin e was sha ttered with a ircr att tran smissions ca usin ginterference and slOWin g up neoessary into~ation to the dia tre. sa4pla ne. Security viola tion s r epor ted i noluded r epor ting of positionin the clear by 1 aircraft 3 times.

6. En emy Tra nsmi ssi pns! The follOW ing inciden ts ot interter-enCe and jamming were noted dur ing thi . missi onJa. 3145 X OS!(1) CW in terferen ce near Iwo Jlma.(2) Three steady tones a t 1955Z partially effecti v,(3) OW an d solid tone a t 1935Z was ver y effective.

(4) Steady OW signa l at 1956Z. effecti ve.b. 6055 K OS:(1) Long dashes at l550Z blocked gr ound sta tion .(2) Ja p voice and steady carr ier wer e very effective

Q.t 1924Z.(3) CleQr and loud ba g pipe jammi ng at l835Z. GroundStation WaS readable throug h i t.( 4) Un known sta tion sendin g QRU's (I have nothin g fory ou) e nr ou te to t he ta rg et .( 5) Over the ta rget. steady C W was very effecti ve.

c. 11080 xcs,(1) Tone 200 miles from base waS verr effecti ve.(2) Enemy R/T at 1944Z.d. 3990 KCS; Seri es of V's believed to have been sent

by ma chi ne,e. 7415 KOS: Seri es of V~S believed to have been sentby mao hine ,f. 3410, 7310, 11150, an d 10620 ros r epor ted no ~n u.ua le ne my t ra n sm is si on s,

7. Distress: One emergency message i ndicatIn g possible ditch-i ng was relayed to the Ground Stati on by other o.lrc~r t. The Sta-ti on was not in contQot with the di stresaad nircraft. Later. con-tact wns made a nd posi tion . course. and speed were received. Theo.1roro.ttwas g iven a bear ing a nd la nded sa fely a t Iwo Ji mo. . Super ..Dumbos wer e aler ted to search for an ai rcra ft of the :3l3th Wln !whioh had ditched.

8. E qU ip me nt M al fu nc ti on s I AN/ART-131 1 po mr Q lI Ip l1fe rtubeburn ed out; 1 no side tone. AN/ARN-71 1 hun tIn g of i ndioator ; 1inoperative. RC-36: e mi orophone switches i noperati ve; 2 inter-mittent; 2 j a .c kb ox es l ea k in g . RL-42: 40 RL-421s inopera.tlve i6compass sen se antennas broken J , 2 f l xe . d a n t e nn a s bro ke n ] 1 loop an-t en na da ma ge d.

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P M T I - ENE IC ! :,IR o ppOS IT ION1. General I

a . En e~ air opposi tion was weak, On e hun dr ed n in ety-twoenel!lYai rcraft were si ghted, of wbi oh 37 made 44 a.ttaoks.b. There were no losses to and only 1 B-29 was damag ed byenemy aircraft. There ar e no& lA claims.e. Only 10 of the 44 attacks were fr om the tail. On the

previous night missions, tai l atta.cks have averagod 53 per oent.d. The Japs are ma king an effort to light the area over the

target. They use parachute flares and they are impr oving in theiruse of searchli ghts. Enemy aircraft are using lan ding lights whenpressing attacks, and in one Case a searchlight was mounted on a fig h-ter, obviously for searChin g purposes.2. Type of Aircraft Attackin g. It 1s esti mated that 37 ene~ai rcraft made the 44 attaoks. Only 1 attacki ng fighter was identi fiedas to na me--an Irvingi the other attacks were made by unidentifi edf lg h te r s--23 t w in -e n gi n e, 4 . by single-en gine, and 16 by wholly uni den-t il i ed a ir cr af t,3. E nemy Aircraft Sl&hted But Not Attackin g' One hundred fifty-five aircraft which did not attack were Sighted. Except for an Irvingand 3 possible Zekes, all were uniden tiCied as to name. However, 21were Single-engine. 18 were twin-eng ine, and 112 were wholly uniden-

tified.4. Dir egtion and Leyel of Attackl

a. Forty.tour a ttacks were made on this missi on a s compar edto 104, 39. 47. and 40 attacks made on the 4 previous n ight missi ons,respectively.b. A fea ture of this mission Wa.B the drop in prevalence of

&ttacks on the tai l quarter as compared to previous night missions.On thi s mi SSion, left quarter attaoks wer e the grea test number (13),nose susta ined 1.2, ta il 10, and right 9.

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b. Manye~emyaircraft enoountered were oruising around,following our aircraft for somedistance over the bay on the approaohand for 5 to 10 minutes on the withdrawal.

c. The majority of the attacks were madeover the to.rgetarea.8. Possible Atteprpted a a m i n l D ( . A possible attempt at ramming

occured whenan enemyfighter with land1ng lights and wing lightsburning passed within 25 feet of the top of a B-29 without firing.The B-29 wa s illuminated at the time by searChlights and the ene~aircraft's landing lights,9. SearchlightsI Searchlights were employed mere effectivelyon this mission than on previous night missions, EnemyfighterS gen-erally attacked when our bomberswere in the beams.

a. Anenemyplane waSobserved (approximately 5 miles westof Bamamatsu)eqUipped with a powerful light in the front oenter,apparently used for searChing.b. Landing lights were used for searching by manyatte.okingaircraft. One. with landing lights on. broke off the attack and turn-ed off the lights whenthe B-29 gave hilll a short burst.

11. Flares I Oneenemy aircraft dropped .3 parQchute flares overthe target area at 6500 feet, bracketing a B-29 which received auto-matic-weapons fire while in range of the flares,

12, Cgordine.ted Attacks:a. One orew reported that over the target 3 simultaneousattacks were madeby 2 aircraft at Sand 9 0eLock; Breakaw~s con-sisted of sliding back past the tail.b. Thirty miles west of Tori Shima, 4 enemyaircraft made12 coordinated attacks on a B-29 which was partially illuminated by'the fighters' landing lights. Fighters attacked at 11 and 1 o'olockand at : 5 and 9 o'clock.

13. ~I One enemyfighter was reported to have appeared be-tween 5 and 8 o'clock, paSSing in back of the plane, and to have fired2 bursts out of range, A second enemyalrcrQi't madea pass born :501 cLock high, but did not fire I approaching to within 500 yards ofthe reporting aircraft. A third enemyaircraft was reported as fir-ing froln 700 to ao o yar'ds j p'lane WQ . S "not pointed CU l in o .n o.ttaok but wasfiring ~t random,. ~ fourth aircratt maden pass at 7 o'clock. turnedof~ its lights; and did not press olosely or opon fire~

14. Blinking Ligh1;SI Flashing blue lights wers observed incockpits of Borneenemyfighters. One airl3raft was observed with ablinking white light on the top of ~ts fuselo.ge.15. B.:.~ Ta.ctics a.ndFlrepo!IBr ys. EnemyAircraft I Changingcourse and flying a.t high speeds 1jIp.llbledomeB-29' s :to lose attack-ing fighters. Ga.ining a.ltitude, after B0mbsAway, was thought help-ful in avoiding enemya,ipcraft. SomeB-29's effeoted gentle Sturn.for evasive aotion.

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16. Enemy Aircraft L1&hts . Some enem y airoraft were observedto have both wing and l an di ng l ig ht s cn ; some w ith wing lights only.One airCraft had wi~ li ghts plua a white li~ht on top of the fuse-la.~ and one waS observ ed wi th wing and landing light. bur ning plU8a bl inking white light on top of the fuselage, Some wing lightswere red and green. I n so me instances, red dome lights were observed.

17, Results o f H it's on Enemy Aircrgft: None we re ob.erved.18 , Claims by Type Enemy Air craft and Gun Position. None,

PMT 11 - E NE MY P TI AI RC Re FT A ND A IR -T O-A IR B ON BIN G1. Enemy AlA Fire I

a. The Primary Ta.rget (Nagoya City) was attacked by,(1) 128 A/e of the 73rd Wing between 1753-1948Z. from

4500-8000 feet. using axes of attack from 4 to 48 degrees( 2) 114 A j C of the 3l3th Wing betwee n 1704-1917Z, from6200-9000 feet, on a n a x i s of attack of 14 degrees.(3) 48 AlC of the 314th Wing between 1747-1913Z, from6680-8100 feet, using axes of attack from 12 to 36 degrees.

b. The weather over the targ et w as cl ear to 1/10 under-cast and the winds we re reported variously f rom 215 to 30 degr ees at21 to 60 mph,c. En route to the target, a ntiairoraft was repol'ted a.t e ll.ohof the following p oints;

(1) Hamashimo. ( A /W ) (8) Yokkaichi( 2) Nakiri (9) Ha.gl':lara(3) 1Jjiyamo.da (10) Yokoauko.(4) Ta u (11) At 34/14N - 136/28E(5 ) Shiroko (12) At 33/27N - 136/51E(6) SutuklJ, (13) Th e 314th W in g r ep or te d

fire f rom many inste.llo.-(7) K uw o . n:1 . tiona on Chi to.Banta Pen.insula on tbe east side ofIS6 "{an.

d. The m e.jori;y of the fire 11sted above was fr o m heavy gslna:and was meager and inaccu rate,6 On the bomb rq,n a nd over the target, f lak was both heavya nd m ed iu m, A le illuminated by sear ehlights were fired on in pre fer_enc e to those not il luminated. t~u.chof the fire appeared to be oon-tinously pointed. The acouracy of the fire cun be judged by th e ~ao~


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that 2 Ale of the 731"d Wlng were hit on the bomb run and g other. OT8rt bB t ar g et . Likewise 6 of the fist 7 A lc o f the 3 14 th ~i n ~ were bitby flak, A s the att(lOk progressed . both the intensity and the accuraoyat: flak decre!l.sed. i.ndio!),ting progress! ve so.turo.tion of defen.ea.M a r w A le reported a. -tree ridel over th.6 target.

t. One h l C o f the 3l3th Wing wrus lost to A l A . I t h a d #2and #3 engines knooked out by flnk: over the target. This A le ditched.lnorth of Iwo Jima and all 10 of th.e crew were r88cued. No other A !e w a 'ost on this mission,

g. Total damage by flak oonsisted of 11 Ale of the 73rdWing, 14 A/e of the 313th. and 12 Ale of the 314th. or thh number10 J.!C received minor drunage, requiring less than 12 hourI to repair.

h. An inorease in IBarchlight acti vi tyand ertectivenoSl wasreported on this misSion. Several )./Cwere picked up immediately.One GrDup of the 73rd Wing reported tho.t out of' 38 Ale over tho tat-gett 18 were co.rri

(1) R a m ashimc. :34/20N - l36/45E :5(2) Anorl. 34/22N . . l36/52E 1(3) Uji-Yamo.da. 34/28N . . 136/43E 2(4) Matsuzaka 34/35N . . 136/32E :5(9 ) Tau to Nagoya 25(6 ) ToyoMlIIIl. 1(7) TaketoYll to Yo.kosuka 25

(20 of these around the Mitsubi.sh1 ;.fF)(8) Okada 6(9) Around Yokosuka 15(10) SOL\theasto.f Na.goya Illong the", '50bay(11~ Nag~a. City 40(12) ~5 S/ts were observ'IId over the bay from boats juat

south of Nagoya Seap Lane Base.(Some oi: the c.rews reported that the S/L bUbll in

the d.ocle c.rea cQuld not be 'Illuded even. by ",1.0 lent evo.si V'll a.oti. on. )1.. Blackout was reported ,as fairly good, but greon lights

were observed strung along the Naka Canal outlining its route intothe city.

j. Two or 3barra!.e balloons werG repc.rted over 'Nagoyo. C0.8.tleo.rtd 1Xl central Nagoy&. at 4000-5000 feet, One balloon was report-ed at 6500 feet over tha dock area and 1 was rep(l1-ted. at feu nt 6000feet. One .o.r 2 were seen to explode in m.id-o.ir over the torge.t.

2. B-?9 Tg.gj;.igs ys,Al!u E'tasive not10n consbted of gentleturns and changes in al~itude.

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3, k1r-To.4ir Bombing and RoOketsln . One rocket battery, reported ~t Yokkaich1. w a a fir1ng

10-12 launChers at 3-minute intervals to altitudes of 6500 ft.b. At Tou, 6-8 rockets were observed.0. Ov er Nag oya , 10 rockets which burned out at 6000 feet

w e re r e po r ts -d .d. One crew observed an unidentified E/~ l~unchiDg 8-10rockets which left red trails. They trQ.veled with a f la t t ra je ct or yat ~ altitude of 6500 feet.e. Rockets ~ere also reported over landfall and ~.P.f . One A l e reported a large unidentified object 7000 feetover the target burning with nn 0r o .n g e f l am e . It seemed to hlUlg 1n

the air for several minutes.g . ~C 42-93930 at 180~Z at 7600 teet reported seeing a

large white flash ahe~d of the A l e at 4000-5000 fe et a lt itu de ,h. A le 42-93920 reported one largG white flash 50 yardsto the left and 100 feet above the A l e .1. ;..ye ll ow is h e xp lo sh io n 500 feet above and a good distDnce ahead and to the left was reported by one crew,j. Parachute flares were ob.5erved over the target area . . . . . .

P'lRT III - DA:LIAGEjl.SESW:ENIA-- A re g. D QI Il g. ge o N ng :o YQ e i m : .

1. This seetion assesses ~re~ damoge to Nagoya City as a resultof this mission. (Industrial damage is only summari~ed in this sectionand is d i so u8s ed i n d et ail i n S ect io n B .. I Nl !lU TRI ;. LD. A.M: .GE ,el ow. )

2. Post-strike reoonnai8s~nce waS obtained on ~econn~18aanceMission 3PRSM 96 flown 24 M aTc h 194 5. Photography wns obtained fromnn altitude of 30,000 feet.3. Men damage of the City destroyed from thh o . tt a ok t o ta l sa.pprox1mately 82,000,000 square feet (2.95 aquar e miles or 1,890aores). Included in this damage are barraoks and several buildingsin Nagoya Castle and 5 industries with varying degrees of damage.4. l .r ~a d o. ma ge a s l Hl .s no n o .v al lo .l e p ho to g ra .pby i n N Il . 0y aO i ty

from nIl strike !Diss10ns to dnte totals 139,600,000 sq.ullrefeet (5.0square milell or 3,200 acres). or thi s damage. an area o.f 3.4 squaremiles ill in Incendiary Zone No.1. which is 57.5 % destroyed.5.attack, The following is a Statistioal Summary of damage trom thisJ~ota.tions refer to photograph followin~ page 35.


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SguQre Feet ,toro Sg. MUes Pe r gl.l..rea. of Na.goya City 1,180,000,000 27,520 43Ci ty area. destroyed 62.000,900 1.690 2,95 6,9Area. of Inoendiury ZoneNo, 1 164,000,000 3,770 5.9Area. ot Inoendiary ZoneN o 1destroyed 66.610.0QO 1.549 2. 4 4.lTotal visible damage to date I

Area. of Nagoya City 1,160.000.000 27,520 43City Area 4estroyed 139.809,,000 3,299 5.Q 11 6Area. of Incendia.ry ZoneNo. 1 164,000,000 3,770 5. 9J.rea of Incendiary ZoneN o . 1 destroyed 94.000,090 2.160 3.' 57.5

ITEMIZATIONF D b M A O EAnnotationNo, Description of Arso. Squa.re FeetDestlloye4

1. Residential Areal Destroyed 150,0002. Light industry and residential areal destroyed 850,0003, Probllb1a school: destroyed 150,0004. Two reSidential arellst destroyed 100,0005. Target 250A - RR sheds: destroyed (2 areas) 350,0006. Two reside,ntinl areas I destroyed 4,950,0007. Toyo Cotton Mill: a.bout 20 per cent des-

troyed; residential !lnd light industry: des-troyed. 3,300,000

8. nesidentia.l area. t de.stroyed 50,0009, Light industry and residentia.l a.reasl des-

troyed (3 areas) 600,00010. Res identi!l.l ar ea t destroyed 100,00011. R.es1dent1al Areal destroyed 400,00012. Res1denti~1 areal destroyed 350,00013. Business and residential area and light

industry: destroyed 60,650,0001.4. Small bulld.ing 1n Outle- IU'OIH destroyed 50,00015. Barracks 1n Uastle areal about ';IV p..r cen~

dest~oyed ( 3 areas) 300,00016. Small buildings in Cutle ~reQ.1 destroyed.

( 2 ~reas ) 800.00017. Two residential areas I destroyed 200,00018. Ya.madaEngine Works: destroyed 500,00019. Resident1al area: destroyed 150,00020, Residential area destroyed 1,200,00021. Target 197, about 300.POO square feetl des-

troyed; unidentified. industry Md residentialareo.s: destroyed (5 aretl.8) 550,000

22. Residential ;"rettl de.stroyed 600,00023. Light industry and residential areal de!!-troyed 2,400,000

24. UnidentU'ted industry and res identlo.1 area ~destroyed 1,200,000

25. Target 2010. several small buildingsl des-troyed 400,000

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.:.nnotationNo Deocript19nof breg.S q u a r e - P e e tDeatnu4

2150,000450,000Light ind.ustry I de str eyed (.3 are as)Light industryl destrovedRee1dent1.f.I.land light .1ndustrYI destroyed.(2 areas) 850,000

6.ePEfIOi! .1 The following add1tione and correct1.on liI,hould be ma.deto Part I I I , Annex D Dnmage Assessment covering damage to Nagoya O i t yfrom XXI BomberO


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Arsenal.

D , h er eto .

D, hereto.

e, 'URgET 197 (3S/OSN - 136/SSE) Ateuda Factory, Nagoya

8 bu il di n~s d es tr oy ed 117. 500 a q. f t. to ta1-16,000 s q. f t.1 - 7,000 sq. ft.a .. mieo_1laneoua,

amall

1- 25,000 s q. f t.1 - 24,000 sq. ft.1 - 23,500 sq. ft.1 - 22,000 sq. ft.2 bu il di ng s g utt ed1 bu il din g, r oo f d a m a g e 83,000 aq. ft. tota29,000 aq. ft. tota

SPRSM eO-3RI 17 - Photo No. S on Exhibit B, bereto3PR5M 96-3: 31 - PhotoNo. 4 on Exhibit B, hereto3PIl5M96-IVI 54 - Photo No. 6 on Exhibit at beretod. TARGET 2010 (35/07N ..136/54E) Atoh1 Aircraft Work.

6 bU ildi ng s destr oyed 36,400 sq. ft. total3PRSM 80-3RI 14 Photo No. S on Exhibit 0, hereto

Photo No.6 on Exhibit a , heretoe. YAMADA trnG lN Em IN G t!O RK S (35/09/S0N ..l36/55/55E)

36,400 sq. f t, of the tota l r oof a r ea was destroyed,representing 90% of the pla n t.Enclosure No.7 - 3PR5M e O - 3 R 1 23 Photo No.7 on Exhibi

Enclosure No, 8 - 3PRSM 96-4RI 110 Photo No.8 on Exhib

R ef er e nc e p ho to g ra ph y,

Pre-strike: 3P RSM 80Post-strike: 3P R5M 96

(The above is from XXI BO. O.l.U. D/A Report No. 32)

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FLIGHT DA T A & .FUELCONSUMPTIONMISSION_-Id~ _

D A TE ] S Mat'Q ll 1,945

A l c COMPLETING MISSION *FL IGHT DA T A}.vg. Time At Low AltitudeAvg. Time Of Climb To Bomb-ing AltitudeAvg. Time At Bo.lllbingAltitudeAvg. Flyi.ng TimeAvg. Dista.nce flown (Naut.icalAir Miles.)

FOE !. CONSUMPT IONCODBUlllado Target:

Averagel le.ximumMin imum

Conswaed FromTarget To Base;(Ale Without llalfunction)Ho. o r Aircraft

AverageMaxiJnumllinimUJll

Consumed From Target To Base:(Ale With 1ia.lfunction)N o . O f Aircraft

Average

Total Fuel Used:AverageMaxiJaUIIIMinimwa

T o t a l F u e l Remaining:Average1IarlmumVini 1 1 1 1 ) 1 1 1 .

Avg. Gale. Consumed Per HourAvg. 00 Conaued Per Uile

TOTAL FUEL USED ON AIRBORNE A le 213510

28

2701

353838963128

497 Gp.498 Qp. . 499 Gp.. 500 oe, 73WinK

:087:33

1 3 : 3 0

35513 8 963291

37 ~

2720

2.11

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1 4 : 0 5

7:13

2816

3 5 2 03 8 6 03217

34.21352 3 6 51979

2.01

: 5 81 : 3 4

1 J : 4 8

I2 2 9 522952 2 9 5

564860115 1 . 3 5

5 ; 1 9

7:421 4 : 1 5

2 7 ) 8

3 5 1 03 8 0 )3 1 2 8

27-212224361835

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5 6 7 05 9 8 55 2 8 4

1 0 9 11 4 7 77 7 63 9 7 . 9

1 6 5 9 5 7 1 1 7 1 8 3 9

11521 6 6 57 8 94 0 9 . 32.06

3 : 0 5: 1 6

~:201 3 : 5 42745

3 5 6 938743268

2821012 3 1 71 9 . 3 6

1 2 62 1 3 82 6 2 11 8 3 5

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2. 07 __750)029 8 9 9 6

* A le far bieb fuel data are available.Exoludes 1 airoraft lnnding at Iwo J.imnt E xcludes 1 air oraft lan ding at Iwo Jlmn - fuel r :mni ning 1588 ga ls.

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497s/c COMPLETING MISS ION * 37 ~ 3 1 . , 28 29 E . 128FL IGH ' ! ' DATA

Avg. Time At L o w Altitude7:13 5:19 3:05Avg. Time Of Climb To Bomb-i ng Alt it ude :08 :02 :58 :16Avg. Time At Bombing Altitude 7:33 :13 1:34 7:42- .J.:20Avg. Flying Time 13:30 14:05 13:48 14:15 13:54Av g. D ist an ce F l o w n (NauticalAi r Mi les) 2720 2816 2738 2701 2745

FUEL CONSUlIPTIONCon sumed To Ta rg et:

Average 3551 3520 3510 3569 3538Max imum 3896 3860 3803 3874 3896MinilllWll 3291 3217 31213 3268 3128Consumed From Target To Base:(A /c W it ho ut Y al fu nc ti on )Ho. o r Aircraft 37 3 1 . 27 . 28 126Average 2179 2135 2122 2101 2138YaximUlll 2621 2365 2436 2317 2621llinimUlll 1859 1979 1835 1936 1835Consumed From Target To Base:( A / c W i th M a lf un c ti on )Ho. o r Aircraft None N o n e 1 1 2

Average 2295 2858 2577J lax l tm l ID. 2295 2858 2858JIin: imum 2295 2858 2295

Total FUel Used:Average 5730 5655 5648 5670 5679IfaxblUlIl 6121 5996 6011 5985 6121llinilllWll 5430 5270 5135 5284 5135

Tota l FU el Rema in ing :Average 994 i063 1152 1091 1069lIaxilDUlll 1294 1430 1665 1477 1665Minimum 603 650 789 '776 603

Avg. Gals. Consumed Per Hour 424.4 401.6 409.] 397.9 408.8Avg. a.l8. Consumed Per Mile 2.11 2.01 2.06 2.10

TOTAL FUEL USED ON AIRBORNE A le 213510 198996 165957* A le tar which fUel data are available.Excludes 1 aircraft landing at Iwo Jima. EJccludes 1 aircraft landing at Iwo Hme - fullremaining 1588 ga.Ls,


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F LI GH T D ATA &F OE L C ON SI J MP l 'I O N DATE 18 Mar ch 19456 Gp . 9 Gp 504 Gp. 505 Gp. 313 Wing

A/C CO MP LE TI NG MI SSI ON * 32 ~ 30 21 29 E . 112nIGlIT DATA

Avg. Time At 1.0" Altitude 7:00 6:23 7:36 7:45 7:09Avg. Time Of Climb To Bomb-i ng Al ti tu de :08 :og :02 :13 :07Avg. Time At Bombing Altitude 1:10 3:10 :20 :15 1:19Avg. nying Time 14:36 14:42 14:14 14:21 14:30Avg. Di sta nce F lo wn ( Na uti ca lAi r Mi les ) 2519 2626 2713 2650 2618

F UE L C ON SU MP TI ONCo nsumed To Target:

Average 3590 3594 3380 3461 3518I l aJdmum 37~3 4100 .3650 3724 4100Min imum 3.330 3292 2997 3141 2997

Consumed From Target To Base:(Ale W it ho u t U al f un ct .i o n)No. o r Airerart 32 .30 21 .29 112

Average 2246 2129 2115 2175 2172Maximum 2506 2360 2294 2985 2985Min imum 2043 2008 1845 1505 1505

CODsumed From Target To Base:( A/ C W it h l la lf un ct to n)No. O f Ai rc ra ft None None None None None

AverageI Iax imuD.JI1n1mum

Total FUel Used;Average 5836 5723 5495 5636 5690IlaxiIlUlR 6054 6038 5833 6143 6143Jlinia\m 5604 5440 5175 5229 5175

To ta l F Uel Re. ai ni ng :Average 94 4 1062 1290 1056 1069Jfaxinnm 1176 1345 1610 1444 1610)l:fn'1m 726 747 952 571 571

A v g . Ga ls . C on su me d Per Hour 399.7 388.8 386.2 392.8 392.4A v g . Gal. C on 8U ll ed P er ti le 2.32 2.18 2.03 2.13 2.17

TOTAL FUEL USED ON AIRBORNE A /e 185862 177450 116396 187776 6674S4* A le tar whicb fuel data a re a va il abl e.1 & . Includes . 3 A l c Innding at Iwo J1ma - fuel remaining 1283, 14Z8, 158 3 g a ls .~ ~l.udel5 l. Ala l.onding at Iwo JimD. - ~"'l. r.,mnining 500 ga}$.


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A l c C O M P L E T I N G M IS S I O N *F L I G H T DATA- --Avg. Ti.me At Lo w AltitudeAvg. Time Of Climb To Bomb-ing Alti tudeAvg. 'Time At Bombing AltitudeAvg. Fl y i n g TimeAvg. Distance Flown (NauticalAir lfiles)

F I J EL C O N SI . J J IP T I ONConsumedTo Target;

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Consumed Fl"o.mTarget To Base s(Ale "ithout !lalfunc.tion)Ro. Of Alrcraft

Avera.geMaximumIlin:i.nnm

Consumed. From Ta.rget To Base:(A/C With Yalfunc.t10n)Ro. Of Aircraft

AverageJilaxiIlWl1I1nimum

Total Fuel Used:AveragelfaxillWlMininlwl

Total Fuel He_ining:, AveragelIarlmunVln1mllll

Avg. Gals. Consumed Per HourAvg. 008. Consumed Per llile

'fOTAL FUEL USED ON AIRBORNE A /e

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4 : 0 9: 1 4

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''.!f~.!:rBy Auth of co XX I Ber6P 17huw.f,.It~-Initials Date

F R O M : C O Y a m X X I B O M C O MTO C O M G E N 7J B O M W I N GC O Y G E N 31 3 B O M W " m G

C O M G EN 3:14 B OM W I N GXXI B C lJ B E R C O M M A N DG U A M0800 17 M a r c h 1945FJELD ORDER N UM BER 47, M I C R O S C O P E N U I I ! I R . 3

MAPS FOR PLQTTllC: JAPAN AVIATION CHART 1:218,880Aiming Point Referenoe: XXI BomComLitho-Mosiac Nagoya, 90 .20 Urban.Offset Aiming Point.. Reference (XXIBornComLitho-Mosiae No. 90.20 - 194)1. anitted.2. The XXIBomber Commarrlwill attack Urban Area of Nagoya with max~um.effart on IIDII Day.3 . a. 7.3rd I ' T : i J : g :

(1) Take off(a) First A/e of pathfinders: Zero hour minus 10 minutes.(b) Fir st A/C of main for ce: Zero hour

(2) Rettr n Route:TargetIwo Jima - O n withdrawal deviate to left of presoriliedceur se if re ceasar y to avoid enemy defenses.Base(3) Altitude Enroute= 1;000 feet.( 4 ) Altitude.f A t t a c k e 5 , 0 0 0 to 5 , 8 0 0 f e c t .(5) A,imjngPoint Axis of A t t a c k from OAP Farce R e q u i r e d

072093119085 11degrees True21 degrees True Approxirm.tely 2/)Approx1Imtely 1/ 3b. 313th 1I1ins:

(I) Take off(a) First A/e o r pathfittiers:(b) First A/e of main force:

Zero hour minus 10 miml~ Ze ro hour

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052121 05 degrees True Al1 A / c

'~Q!i~!FIELD O RDER NU lIBER 47, M ICRO SCO PE N TJM BER3 CONTINUED

(2) Return Route:Target35l0N - 13645E (O n withdrawal deviate to right of prescribedcourse if necessary to avoid enemydefenses)To Iwo JimaBase

(3) Altitude Enroute: 2,000 feet.(4) Altitude of Attack: 6,000 to 6,800 feet.(5) Aiming Point Axis of Attack frem OAP Force Required

c. 314th tUng:(1) Take off

(a) First A / c of pathfinders: Zero hott' minus 40 minutes.(b) First A / c of main force: Zero hoUl'minue 30 minutes.

(2) Return Route:TargetTurn immediately to Iight after target. (On wit hdrawaldeviate to left- of prescribed course if receesary to avoidenemydefenses)~ Iwo JimaBase(3) Altitude Enroute: 3,000 feet.(4) Altitude of Attack: 7,000 to 7,800 feet.(5) Aiming Point

119QS5Axis of Attack from OAP Farce Required

21 degrees True All A/e(6) '!be .314th IVing'l'dll plan route to avoid the Islan:!. of Rota15milee enrout e to target..

x . (1) liethod of Attack: By individual A l e attacking with minimuminterval between A/C. A definite radar boniling run will bemadeover a radar a1Jningpoint before maldrg a visualcorrection.


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'~Q!!]i !FIELD ORDER NU UBER 47, M ICROSCOPE NU MBlm ;, CONTINU ED

(2) Pathfinder A/e: Six of the best qualified radar crews fromeach wing will be designated as pathfmder crews fer purposeof precesding main force to target and placing haros on pres-crdbed aiming point.(J) Route to Target :BaseIwo J i m a34l6N - l3654E3433N - l3642E (IF)35~N - l365230E ( oAp )Targe.t(OAPon XXIBornComLitho-Mosiac 90.20 - 194: 074>J6)(4) Bomb Load:

(a) Pathfirrler A/C: M-47 Incendiary Bombs.(b) Ma i n Force: 500 lh Incend1ar y Clu.sters containing M-69bombs to the eXtent of their availability. Balance ofA/Cwith M-47 if available. otherwise 14-17ClUsters orM-76 Incendiary Cluster-so

(5) Fuse Setting:(a) M-76 IS, instantaneous nose, non delay tail.(b) E-2S andE-36 Cluster's fused to open 2,000 it abovet a r g e t .(0) E-46 fused to open 2,500 ft above target.(d) 11-17 Cluster fused to open :3,000 it sbeve target.

(6) Calibrated airspeed on bombing run - 250 MPH.(7) lntervalometer Setting:

(a) 1 1 - 4 7 Bombs: 100 ft.(b) All Clusters, 50 ft.

(6) Bomb~ Instrootionst Crews wUl be cautioned to checkposition carefully before releasiIl!: l:oms. In previousmissions bombswere dropped on fires started outside oftarget areas. A concentration of fn-es within assignedzonee 1e definitely desired.


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'~Q.!L~IFIELDORDERNUMBER7. MICROSCOPEUMBER3 CONTINUED

(9) For this mission pins and cat-o-seal wire may be removedfrom fuses prior to take Qff.

(10) All A/e will salvo immediately after intervalometer haebeen run through. A / e carrying bombbay tank!! will makeuse of spreader bars on A-2 and A-4 releases unless other-wise modified.(n) AmmunitionLoading: Tail turret only will be loaded in:3l4th am .313th lUngs. Lowerforward and aft turretewill be loaded in the 73rd Wing. Maximum load of 200rounds per authorized turret will be loaded.(12) Gunnery Instructions: Tail gunner will be instructed tofhoe at aerial targets only and only wmn fired upon.Only side !-Inner in the 73rd Wingwill be permitted tof.1re lower turrets and ground object will he the onlytarget.. Bombardier definitely will not control lower

forward turret.(13) Radar eets will be tur.ned off for 4 .5 minutes iJnmediatelyafter leaving target se interference will not be made onother aircrat on banbing run .(14) Abortmg aircraft on route out will turn 90 fran pra-.scribed route heading and fly 5 minutes before turningon return heading.

4. No change,S. Ccmm.unications:

a. (1) RadiQsilence wlll preva:!.l enrout.e to target. except incasee of extreme emergency.(2) No contact reports will be sent enroote to target. Con-tact reports will be sent on return route only whenNorth

of 28 North.(3) Wings will designate one plene per squadron 88 tbl onlyplane to transmit a strike report.

(a) Special strike report will consist of time aver target.(GMT) , target bombed, method of bombing, cloud ccworage,results obta:ined, fighter opposition and flak opposition.


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2!Q.R!!!F IELD ORDER N ' U M 8 E R 47 J M IC RO SC CP E N UM BE R, C OO 'T IN UE D

TimeTalie t Bombed.Method of Bombing

Over Tauet. {GMT).. P .. Primary.. V .. Visual... R .. Radar.. N .. Nav:lg at ion... 1 to 9 for tenths X for 10/10.. A - Gereral Conflagration.. B .. Several. Large Fires. . C . . M a n y Fires.. D .. Fev scattered Fires- E .. Unobserved. . A . . H e a v y.. B .. Moderate. . C . . M e a g e r.. D .. N one.. A .. HeaVy. . B . . M o d e r a t e.. C .. Maager-D-None

Cloud CoverageBomb ing Result II

Eighter Opposition

Flak OWo IIition

t A 2 d " 1 J f i~~O / O P N SL E M A YC O d . G E N X X I B C I ! O O M .

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F R O Y : C O l ( G E M X X I B O I ! C O UTO I ' COM G EN 7:3D 80M 1VGCOl! GE M 313 TH B aM w n

COM :G EN 3 14T H B OM V IG B y Auth or c o X X I Be, r : i /? . Ii' fh1.VdtJ#;-Initial:!! Date

X X I B O M B E R C OM M A N DG U A M0 8 0 0 1 8 M a r c h 1 9 4 5A M E N D M E N T N O .1 F I E L D O R D E R NO. 47 M ICRc is CO PE NO. : 3Paragraph :3 b . ( 2 ) s h o u l d read:

(2) Target3,5l0N - l.364 .5E3 4 4 0 N - 1 3 6 2 8 F . :34l4N - 13633El(O n w i t h d r a w a l d e v i . a t e t o t h e r i g h t o f p r e s c r i b e d c o u r ! ! e ifn e c e 9 s a r y t o a v o i d e n e m y defenses.)Iwo JimaBase

Paragraph .3 a. (2) should read:( 2 ) T a r g e t

Turn r i g h t artertargetIw o Jima( O n w i t h d I ' a w a l dev.iate to the left of prescribed eourse 11 'n e c e s s a r y t o a v o i d e n ~ d e f e n s e s . )B a e e

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IDAYC O M G E N X X I B O M C O M

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By Au th o f CG X X I B CFROM: COM OEN XXI BOM COMTO: COM GE N 313TFI B Ol[VI I NGCOM Gm 314TH r o M W I N}COM GE N 73RD 130MW I NG r Q ( ? .I t ( 1 4 IUd, (jFI n i ti a l s Da te

XXI BOMBER COMMANDGUAM0800 18 ~~CH 1945AME ND!r n ~~ N O. 2 FI E LD ORDE R NO. 47 MI CROSCOP E NO. 3C ha ng e p ar ag ra ph 3. a . (1) to r ea d :

(1) Ti m e o v er ta r g et:( a ) P a thf~n d er f o r ce: 190350K to 190400K.(b) Ma i n Fo r ce: 1~0400K to 190515K.

C ha ng e p ar ag ra ph 3. b. (1) to r ea d :(1) Ti m e o v er ta r g et;

( a ) P at hf in de r f or ce : 19 03 50K t o 190400K.(b) Ma i n Fo r ce: 19 04 00K t o 190.505K.'

C ha ng e p ar ag ra ph 3. c. (1) to r e a d :(1 ) Ti m e o v er ta r g et:

( a ) P a thf i n d er f o r ce: 19 03 50K t o 190400K.(bl Ma i n Fo r ce: 190400K to 190426K.

Ad d to p a r a g r a p h }. x.(1:5)Ti m e o v er ta r g et i s s p e ci f i ed . i n o r d er to obta i n' m a xi m u m ef f ect o f ea ch bo mb l o a d by s a tu r a ti n gthe en em y' s f i r e p r ev en ti o n a cti v i ti es a s w el la s m i n i m i zi n g d a m a g e t q o u r a i r cr a f t by s a tu r a t-i ng the en em y' s a nti -a ir cr af t d ef en ses .

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FROM : COM G EN :XX I roM COMTO: COM G EN 314TH roM \ ' tING

COM G EN 313TH BaM WIIDCOM G EN 73RD BOM WING By Aut h of CG )G~I BCf i E : _ . If t!.M J - J / . ~ - ' "rDlti81s D a t eXX I .BOM BER COMMANDGUAM0800 18 MARC H 1945

A .\m EN DMEN'l' N O. 3 F I E L D ORDER NO. 47 M I,] H03COPE . NO . ;Add to p a r a g r a p h 3. a .

(6) To be i nclu de d i n p r e sc r i be d bom b l oa d 't he 73rdW i n g w i l l c a r r y i n ev e ry t hi r d a i r cr a f t t wo (2)500JbGP~ f us ed i n s ta n t a n eo us n o se a n d n on -de la yt a i l .

C h a n ge pa ra gr ap h 3. b. (5) to r e a d :(5 ) Ai mi n g P oi n t OAP052121 034026 Axi s o f At ta ck14 D eg r e es Tr ue( Fr om O AP )

F o rceAll Ale

O AF r e fe r e nce X X I Bo mber C o mm a n d Li t ho Mo sa i cN o. 9 0. 20-194LEMAYCOM G EN XXI 13 0M C OM

DISTRIBUTION:2 ea Wing

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T A O T I CA L M I S SI O N R EP O R T S

Commanding Geller a.l , Twentieth All' ForceCOmDl::l .!1dlngGeneral, XXI Bomber CommandDeputy Gomrn . ande r , Twent;ieth Air F.orce,Chlef' of Stafr, Twent!eth A.irForceOhle!' of Staff'. XXI Bombar COlIi!ll.lt 'ldVeputy C1'S. Opns, XXI Bomber CommandDeputy CiS , Sup &; 1.h tlnt., X X! Bomber COIllDlI,\1ld.AO of S, A~2, XXI Somber Comrmmd.Gommand . lng Genera.l. Army Air Fore es. A T T t l '1 A C / A SIntelligenceCommander in Chi,.,r. PMUle. OMa n. A l1e(U I (Adv H q)Command.er in Ohief', Pacif1e Oe,ec:nAreaIJ (Rear Bq)Chief' of Navttl Operatl.ons, OP-l6-VJoint Intelligence Center. Pa.cific Ocean Area.sGOmDlander Air Foree, Pacific FleetColllDlander, Fifth FleetCOmDlander, Fl,rst Carrier Task ForceCoDman.del', Formlrd AreaGo.mmandlng GeneI'lll. U.S .A rmy Forces in Far EMtGommandl,ng General, U,S, Army Forces, Paeiflc Ooean.Areal!COllilllandtl'lg General, All1 ed Air Fo.rces. Sou tbwe atPa-cUie AreD-1!Commanding Genernl. mA. ATTN: G.2. (For Section22. ROM)Comm.&.nd1.ng General. Far E ast A ir ForcesCommanding General, tT.'s. StrategiC Ai.!' Forcei!' inEurope ,Coamanding GeMral, Eight Air ForgeCommanding G(!Ibera1. Ueditert'l!.neao AlUed Air ForeeaCOIIIDa.ncl tng Generol, Pifteenth Air Fo.reeCO_lLIlding General, Snenth Air 'or,eeCODIDllI ld i l l5 General, VII BClll:lb&rCo~ndCOJllllandiDg General, VII P19hter CODlllandCOldl l a .ndlng Gene.:ral, EO l8 'll'e nth . A ir F o ro eCotIDt\Dd ing Genld'al, IX Bomber COImMdComl . \DcUng Genorol. 38th Flying 'l'ra1n1n& '61.ngCollllll.Ul41n,: General, 58th Bombardment WingCOlll lll ,.ndlDii; Gener:1l, . 7&rd Bombardment '11ngOoma.nd;1ng General, &13th Bombardml!lnt 1I:ingCOlIIIIIlLlldingGeneral, 314th Bombardment 1f1ngCOIllll18.n4il)!; General. 315thBombarliment WingComandlng Officer, 3rd PhetoRecon SqluLdronOOlZQ.lldlng ott ieer, 33rd St ..t1at.1oal Contro l U nt tDhem.lca.l Wart'ue Officer, XXI Bomba.r Co~ndTactio. & : Training Seotion. A...3. XXI Bom.ber CommandOrdnanoe Ortioer.XXI Bomber COlllll,andOOlllllllnding General. X X I Bomber COlllllland. Det&1hment - , A 'Hhtorioal Of'fioer, XXI Bomber Oomlila:nd

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