xx bomber command, tactical mission report, no 43, 10 march 1945

8/8/2019 XX Bomber Command, Tactical Mission Report, No 43, 10 March 1945

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Tactica-I- MissionReportNo. 43

DATE MAR 10 1945

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T.iENTIE!H AIR FORCEOffice of the 113puty Commander, IB Bnd CloPO 493

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Hutted Area, IOwa Huageng, VictoriaPoint, Tha il and ( lOoU'N _ 9So43'E)XX Bomber Command Target D3.teSheet 98.3-1....

J..lor Star J.irport, Malaya (OOo12'N ..lOOo25'E) JJ.F Target Chart ~ 92.1-1.

Kuala l llmpur m yards, South'oKueleLump.lr, Malaya (OOOCS'N _ 101 41'E)AA.F Targe t Che rt NJ. 92.1-60.

Primary Terget:

Secondary Target:

Last Resort Target:

b. Targets Specif ied:

(I) Primary Thret: Kuala lump..tr i s on the pr incipali lro ad lin e which runs from Singapore to Ieneng and thence toMalayan rOautslde of those a t S1ngapore, the south marshelling y a r d ~ a tB e o s k o ~ m p u r are the most (;xtensi ve in Malaya and represent a focal pointK u a ~ b e flow of cool, rubbf ir end t in from the surr.ound ing countryside.fo r t t r a f f iC , however, probably consis ts c hi ef ly o f m i li ta ry supplies .Ourren t nsi t ere stored in the shedS and warehouses in the targetGoods in ra t kIn addition, minor repai rs to locomotives and rol l ing s oc areeras. hed by the exis t ing fac i l i t ies which include 0 la rge roundhouse ..accompliS! t teck on th i s target wil l destroy substant ia l q u en ti ti es o f&:1ccess f\L1 epl1es and commercial goods, and w11l for s time impede the i rmill ter'Y SUP

a . Importance of Targots:

(4) &'dar ThrEet: No radar ta rgots were speci f ied in theFiald Orders, as thl:l primary targetscope return ' ~ a 8 not deemed sa t is fac tory .FUrther, 'the specified bombing al t i tude(1O,000 fee t) denoted a goed chance forvisual bombing, and in case the primary'wns cloud covered, it was fe l t tha tmore damage could be effected by bombingthe se condary.

r.t. s r R f , ~ . . . . . . G Y IJm PL.'.N OF O F E R ! ~ T I O N S :v .

'lWENTIETH IJ:R FORCEOfn cs of the Deputy Commander I IB end CM:o ~ 9

RePort of Operations, 10 March 1 9 ~ 5 .COJl1IllUlding General, lIWentieth h i r Forco, Uoshington 25, D.C.

Bomb 1. !WITS PJ..RTICIP;m:G: The ~ 6 8 t h Bombardment Group of the :xxde ar COmmand was directed by Field Orders No. 43 to participate in ai Y-i1ght strike on D-day wi th 30 aircraft age.lnst the Railroad }larshall~ ~ a ~ ~ s at Kuala Lump.1r, Malaya. Colonel J.V. Edmundson commands the"TOUp, located a t Khare ,PJr.

31 March 1945


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b D e ~ a i l a of Planning:

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(a ) The bomb loed for each aircraf t in the attackingspecified cs 11 minimum o f f if te en 500 IlOund GP bombs, ! 'Uzodrorce was

(1) Operational P 1 e p ~ i n g :(0) It wns originally plonr


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les t J,jeOff

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First hieOfr29

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\'.laather a t bese WaS c loer , wi th vls1bi l i ty 5-6 miles.3 -5 m il es por l:.our.

(a) Take-Off weB eccompllshod as follows:

n. ! ?kc -o f f :, (1 ) 'lhe time of tcko-off IDS not specified in tile Fiolddeparture timo from the assembly point wos g i von.

J...jC Scheduledfor Te.1re-off30

Orders.

(3 )Wind '!'iSW to NNW,

(1) The route out was from base to nSSembly point e tCepe Bllngsl to In I t ia l point e t Seneboel Is lan d to Target:(2) '!bere "Jere 4 devll!.tions from th(l planned route to th eprimary t a rge t . One l l ircrcft , c lr.to tcke-off , oliminated the IP and

flew di rec t ly from th e assombly p oint to th o targetl ono a i rc ra f t bombedth e l e s t resor t tcrgct j nod two c1rcroft r ot urned eu rl y, one havingjettisoned i t s bombs in the B ~ of Bongel end tho other bringing i t sbomb load home.

b. Route Ou t :

(I) Of the 29 a i rc ra f t airborne I 26 wore over the primarytArget with thei r bomb lando. T,,;o (' ,ircraft finding 10/10 c loud cover,did no t r elE-aso nnd 'l'Jont on to find 0 target of opPOrtuni ty . Twentyfour aircraf t bombed the primary target , dropping IJ to ta l of 373 M-S4G? bombs (99.9 short tons),. '!'hc f i r s t formation, composod of 3 aircrof t ,loesed over tho torGet ct 0203Z. I t was followed by 7 formations o fre 2 t


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Swcctenhern Harbor:feet t rue . Bomb-

torget c-t O222Z fromBombing wns by n

w.I. th v i s1b i l i ty ? milos.

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227 bornbcd th o lo s t resortdroppod 16 11-64 GP bombs.and offset nim1ng.

~ C 2 t h G r was clecr ~ beae,2-6 m iles p er hour

(1 ) The return routo was fror.t th e terl;Qt nrea direct to

( ,) 1./Ct rue , endo f E. T.J,..

e. Last Resor t Tcrect:

f . Target of Opportun1 ty :(1 ) Carro Ship in Chnn!1Cl und ins to Portand 272 bombed th is t e res t a t 0353Z from 10,450

Vi sual l:lnd 32 M-64 GP bombs were released.gO' Route Back:

10,800 feetCOm.b! netioD

home base.

J.fC 54211"..g was

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(2 )Wind wos NNW - N

n. No enomy antiu irc rc f t f i re ~ o encountered c t any of th etergots bombed'on th is mission; nor were there ony reports of l;roundto-o i r rockets , smokescroens. c r b [ ' r r ~ o r high-ll.ltitude balloons.

"---- 'nicct ions on the mission were considered sot isfectory.c . ~ . " "violC.tioDS of crypto Itti s c r traosmi ssion secur! ty v.ere laShed.

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c. h ir opposition woo very wenk, with 0 t o t a l of 38 individuolencountern 011 occurring in th e primary torget are,'). l'b 8-29' s \ ' leI 'f)lost or domoged dUel to enomy f ighter action. Proliminary clnims againstenemy airCToft were 1 destroyed ond '" damaged. Jn e st ima tod for ce of15 onGmy f ighters , mostly Vels, opposed t he mis si on . Enomy tflCties ondst rength were very similar to those encountored on th e previous mi ssionto th is terget , Mission NO. 37

b. loGcln tho high fror. tol approcch we.s tho fnvori te forJoItJnese f ighters , elthough no att!Jcks were very cr.cress ively pressed.Enemy f i ~ t e r s f ired in only 29 per cent of tho enccunters whUe B-29' sfired ill. 95 per cent. Aerial bombs 'M9re employed in 9 ett!1cks. eod therewerO 7 coordinated ottocks ut i l iZ ing 2 and :1 plono olel lJ3nts.

'1 \'lEJ..'!HER (Sec AIl.!lex D):o. Weather encountered r..nd no (ldverse ef fec t on th e successful

outcooe of tt,e mission.b. l4ltro "!inds \ ~ e r o fCnerolly :rcted !pod ..

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d. ~ c o n d o r v Target:P r l m ~ r y ta (1) hie 703, hoving dropped only 6 of i ts bombs on thoaDd reI rgct due to a rock malfunction, flew on to the sEcondary targetenSed t he r emainder (1 0 ~ - 6 4 GP _ _ 2.7 short tons).

b. Hecvy IDtieircrcft end ~ u t o m l ' t i c \ ~ a p o n s f i re WlSencountered (!t Delcwcn (OO046'N - roo41'E); and6 a u t o m ~ t i c \ ~ ( ) o p o n sf i re a t hroe &.y (rossible ship). (04020'N - 98 30'E).6 . ENniY / ,IR OPPOSITION (SCe hnnex OJ:


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12.o. Twenty-nino CI'L10I"lS of tho K.-1B , K-20 and K-22 types wore

ried in oi rc r r f t airborno on t h i s mission, nnd a to ta l of 238 usablecor t ives obto1ncd. 0nEl cmora fei led to photogroph fo r mechenicelnega S ond 13 fo r other reasons.recso n

c. Thfj folloWing c:,rly wurnins rader si tes were in tercepteddur in g t he m is si on : Po rt B lo ir , SobaIlS, R:lner..g, and Maden.d. 'lhore wore no in tercep ts mode wi th radar f i r e control

c!: .orecteristics, ond no onomy f igh ter communication information wesobtained.

11. CENllU.L sr;..TION FIRE CCl\'"I'ROL am GtTh.1NE.RY (SCe J...nnex Po):

b. The Port B la ir eM P c ~ n g early werning radar s i tes ' .erelogged 8S strong ond tro.ckinc; (lnd undoubtedly nlerted th e Moley PeninsukJ..However, th e eoorny prrjbobly did not knew our primory wrge t innsmuchcs the i n i t i e l fier-tar ~ t t c c k occurred 13 minutes of ter f i r s t b e ~ b sc,w6y.

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c . &-rviceeblli ty of the reder systc.ffiS WGS s l ight ly abovGovereEe opcrntlon.

b. ibdar Jilotographic resul ts were setlsfeetor"/iohollever, thequel l ty of pictures decreased ccnsiderllbly.

U. 'I't.(; primary target , Rai lroad Marshal l ing Yards a t Kuois~ p u r , Malayr:., was cloar ly n vi sunl bombing target . Rudar provided,Tiloro rore , o nly th e u su al a id s to bombing and navigation on this mission.s axis of attock woa reP,Orted fevoroblG fo r ra da r USa by th o radaroperators.

9. l!:ADbR (Soe Nll'l.ax F):

e . One R C : ~ scorch a i rcraf t partlclpf.::tsd in th is mission, andsearched fo r o arly wflrning rl..ld(!r cn routo to 'and from th e t a rget , andfo r reder f i re control equipment in the tnrget area. Two communicotionss ea rc h a ir cl 'C f t, each .n th n !'(isci redia observer , also pert ic ipoteds nd s ec rched for cnony f 1 ~ t e r control rots .

No radin


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15. T/oRGIT DlIl!1.GE J.SSESSMEJ\'"l' (See ....nnex L ):

(Sec ;o.JlllOXCS K nnd U) :n.. Thora wero no l O B ~ ( ' s or demc.ge of ony kind on this mi3sion.!!JNCTIONING OF - ; ~ I F l ~ r T4.

t a rge t n. Ot the 29 c i rc rnf t airborne, 3 fai led to bomb the primaryfo r machonicol receons, ond 2 becouse of 10/10 c loud cover .whi h b. Thoro were 29 oddi t i one l mcchenicc.l malfunCtions, none or

c prevented t : i rcrert from bombing th e Primery target . i b e ~ e ~ ; :mnriZOd os follows: powr plant end accessory section _ 4 ; p ro pe ll or s3 ' governors - 2; 011 systEllYl - 6; fuol system - 1; oloc t r i col sys tem-, instunnonts - 11 ; nnd miacolleneous _ 2 .

,) ;/t//,1 !i/-:!-t:'R.M. RJJ..'EY,BriW1dier General, U11.,

Doputy Conunender.

65 c . Over-all comp.1tctions in fuel consumption wore: average-10 gollons ; maxinnun _ 6940 gollons; mi nimum - 6400 gol loM.

13 .!9SSES ;.}tn DJJLGE (Sea J ~ n n e x c : s J end r.:);

o. Ikmage e.seesSlOOnt ';IOS basCld on strike photogroIi !s andfrom POOr qual i ty photographs obteined by the t;,62nd Bor.tberlklent Grcupon g March 1945.b. '!he Rdlroad Encino Roundhouso Wp.s 50 per cont st ructural lydestroyed ond 15 p er cen t supcrfiCinlly dcmcged, with th e turn-tablerece ivinG severe daclOse.' 'rhe Pr s s e ~ r Cc.r &crviCing &tled was 90 percent destroyed end 10 per cont e . O l ' l ( ~ e d , end th e R.R. ~ p p l y Storage

W e r e h o u ~ e was 90 per cent destroyod ond 10 p er ce nt damaGed. In thoGovernment Factory ....roa ono bUilding \IOS destroyed, one Vl0,5 dar.taged,and approx imcte1y 7200 foot of t t s aroa damaged. J. power house, tVJo\'Iork shops, eiE;ht sheds, m\d thre wnrohcuses total ing about 10,000squ6re feet Vlere destroyed. One wcrohouse auffcrcd epproximately 350sqUl're feet of dnr.lPse, end 1 sht-d 1350 per cent destroyed end 50 perce nt de.mcgc d.

c . hpproximctc1y 3.1 miles of t rucks, 6 locomotives, end 83pisces of rol l in stock were destroyed or dnmogod. J.. lJllseum buildillwes 65 p er cen t destroyed :'lud 20 p :r cent dc.maged, UI'.d f ive small 51edswere destroyed or dunoGod. I. t o t a l of 30 residences and mJellingunits wero destroyed end d:Qecod.


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Prepared by Stoff Navigator** F r e p ~ r e d by ~ t O f f Bombardier

I - I.:.'fc::r;.Jtion on Tcke-offsII - D : l t ' ~ ~ l s of RoutesI I I - Track end Vertical Flight Path *IV - Jonbinr Data **v - Bomb LoadingVI - D:i 31:0 s1 tioD of BombsVII - Formations FlownVIII - Nevig3tion Report *


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Mission N:>. 4310 Jolarcll 1945

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Elapsed No. of A/9.. hvercgeTire Taking Ofr TOke-oft~ = = = 4 = = = = = = o ! = ~ I ; : ; n ~ a l

flew tr.e route as b ri ef ed to the primary t a rge t ,found it covered With 810/10 undcrcas t , thenbombed 8 f re ig ht er i n t i..e channel leading theharbor a t Port SrReeter':.,n (020 59 130"N _ 101 22 t OO"E'and returned di rec t ly to bese.flew th e route li S briefed to t he p rima ry ta rgetwhere three runs were made because of cloud coveragebGfore bombs were d ropped . Due to a raok malfUnot ion A/C 703 was able to d ro p only 6 bombS on the

p r i ~ r y tart;et; both A/C proceeded to th e secondarytarget ?here 703' s rm8ining 10 bombs were dropped,af te r which th ey f lew di rec t ly to base.

I I - DETAILS OF ROU'IESA.. Plonned Routes

Last A/e Cfr

A-I -1

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B. Deviations from Planned Routes

returned ear ly b e . c e ~ s e of an in terPel fa.ilure of th e #2engine. Bonbs were jo t t i soned in the Bay of Bengal andlandi ng was mode a t 09194(.due to e mechnnicd fai lure of the #2 engine, th is A/Cproceeded from Q9045'N - 950 50'E to th e l a s t r esor t t a r ~ t ,dropped i t s bombs and returned direct ly to base.

was benlnd tile other planes due to a l a te take-offi new thE)planned mute toO th A Al'l:gaobly poin't, 'thon d l r e c t . l y to t.tI.eprimcry target t then to base. .

The l a s t two AfC teking o ff were dolayedminutes for mechaniccl adjustments.

AlC 272 and 542 -

AlC 279 - developed f i re In the #3 engine and returned to baseeorly , landing at ~ 2 2 4 2 l l . ~ m b s were brought back.'lU rn was made c t 18 00 ' N _ 90 ce' E.

A/C 703 and 500 -

AlC 858 -

A/C 227 -

A/C 424 -

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Fl rs t A/C Of r

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CONSOUDATIDSPIDIALIST MISSIOl: REiORTOF STAFF ootiBING omcm

5. Reported nalftmctions of bocbing oquip:llent:

#703 - (J.s above)~ . Ualfunction tJ:lB substantiated by amac.antl:1tt the caUse i s unknOQll alS yot.

Field OrdS's No. 43Ddte of MisB1eDI 10 March 1945b k 1. Weather over the target was overcast ~ t base at 14,000 feet. A1'0 en layer, b:lse 5 ,000 feet to 7,000 feet , n:cved in fi'aa the N.W. c1d'il'ayof the attac lc , obscuring th e ;.il!l1ng Point for one formation and one air-croi't that boobed singly. ThClSIJ ~ i r c r c . f t used offset aiming to drop theirbombs, with unobserved results . With thu exception of a formation of t,,-oaircraft that bombed


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DiSPOsition of Bombs ~ - q , ! ' . 5 ~ a Total Tonnage All Targets 131 1 l ~ . 4Primary Ta rget 373 99.9Secontinry Target _ A 10 2.741st Iesor t Target 16 4.3TarBet of Opportunity * 32 8.5Jet t isoned _ 3 16 4.3ReturI!E!d _ C 16 4.3Tota l 1,,53 124.0

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returned eer ly because o f on i ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 fa i lu re of the #2Bombs \\Ilre je t t isoned in . ~ . J : l of Bongal.

J..IO 424engine.B.O. AjO 279 returned e : : : r l ~ bl)c('use r:.f (' f i re in the #3 engine. Bombs'1ierO roturned to b ~ s ( l .

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v - ;;CMB LOADING

VI - .DISFCSITIOU C F ~ .

1. 2e o f the 29 a i rc ra f t airborne carr ied 16 ~ (Tlff loaded, notuslweight - 535.4 pounds) ['laDeral PJrpoae bombs o r a to te l of 418; loadP6r ni rc ra f t w:::s thus 8566.4 POunds, or a t o t a l lood for the 29 a i r -c ra f t of 239,859.2 pounds.

2 . '!he 29th a i rc ra f t carr ied 15 l !- 64 bombs, or a load o f 8(X31.0 pounds.3 . Tota l lo ed for aJ ' 29 a i rc ra f t was thus 247,890.2 pounds, and t o t a lbombs Carried 463.

MisSion no. 43

* Freie;JJter a t 02059'30''N _ 10lo22'00"EJ ~ J'./O 703 dropped onlr 6 bombs on the Prim..'lry Targot due to a rack:malfunction; t he r emaini ng 10 bOlnbs were l a t e r dropped OU theSecondary.

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Alti tude _ IOd5OO'TAxis of attack _ ~ IJ.S _ 195Bomb Load - 32 M-64Bombs dropped _ 32 M-54

Altitude _ 106400tTJ.r ls o f et tcck :.. 4('1IJ..S _ 195Bomb 10M _ 47 M-64Boll'.bs dropped - 47 M-64

.nIt i tude _ lO,400'TAxis of attack _ 400lAS _ 195Domb Load - 54 M-54Bombs dropped - 54 -64

660

663

525

719893

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486

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of Rcundhouso

909 460

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h.im1ng Point _ Center of Roundtousc.No. of J../C _ 3No. relees lng _ 3Time o f r el es ae_ 0203ZMethod _ visue1

A", _!orr.lLtiC'ns Plonned1:1_ The three plane f o r i : ' ~ t i o n '.ns npecif1ed in t39 F ield Orders.""Umbi ng 01 ti tUde ( ~ e 5 s u r e ) nne deeis;nntod as 10,000 fee t . L6adPlenes \ ~ r e to drop smoke crencdos Pot the Assembly Point .

1 . Prinery Tzrs;t:1s t .-

10 llrch 1 9 ' ~ 5

Form:::tions are s1-.own ce thcv Wfl r8 e t t ~ t ime of bomb release.Diegr[!!!1s are intended to stow reiet ive :P:!s!tions only. All forlnl!tions t s t i s t i c s are t h o s ~ of t ~ Iced r>..1rcrof't.

Mission Ii:>. 43VII - l.OREI1TIONS FlOWN

2nd.

Aiming Point - Cen ter o f HoundhousoN:>. of b/C - 2NO. relaas ing - 2Time of re lease _ 02JZMethod - V i D U ~ 1

Aiming PointNo. 'O f A/CNo. releesingTime o f r elc cseMethod


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?oo* - - - DrOpPOd 6 on PT - 10 on ST .

701

- 'O"'.OOT43"11- 195- 641.:-64. . 64 7 a ! ~ 4

- l06500fT_ 43- 195- 32 M-64- 32' M-64

lo.ltitudoAxis or attackJMJBomb kladBombs droppe d

i..ltitUdo _ l01.4(>OfTJ..xis of at tack _ 60"l!LAS _ 195Bomb load - 64 A:-64Bombs droPJed _ 64 P l ~ 4

Alti tudo/L:xis of-nt toc*l lSBomb loudDombs droppe d

Alti tude _ lO,400tTAxis of atte:ck _ 42 0!AS _ 195Bomb Load _ 32 U-64Bombs dro:pped _ 22. M-64

Alt i tude _ B,700tTAxis o f attook _ 410IAS _ 195Bomb Load _ 32 tI-64Bombs droPIDd _ 32 l !-64

Alt i tude _ 10,500tTJi:'Cis of attuck _ 2100~ _ 195Bomb Loed _ 16 lJ-64Bombs droWe d - 16 M-64

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877

500

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- Cantor or loading ShedNre or Roundhouoo- 4- 4- 0231Z- via.\ol

858

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.1.ilD1ns rOintNo. or J./cNo. re leesingTime or relce.se!lcthod5th.-

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660.b.iming Foint _ S'l.6da );QPot ,EKE

!?ounillJ.ouS0No.ofJ. . /C -4No. rolocsins _ 4Time of rele:Jso _ 0249ZMethod _ visual

kim1ng Point _ Repair ShopNo. of J./e _ :3No. relansing _ 2Time of release _ 0251ZMethod _ visual

A1m:1ng PointNo. of J./CTine of reloasoNo .. releasingM6thod

J.i.m1ng Point - S end of liGrehousesNo. of A/C _ :3No. releasine _ 2Time of re leese - C611ZMethod - visual

l . inlng PointNoa of A/CNo. re leasingTime of roleaseMethod


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2. Secondcry TBrcot:

Altltuda ... lObeoo1TJ..x1s of cttDck - lJ8I.>S - 185Bomb 10 od ... 16 . . .64-BoAbs drowed - 16 H-V4

Altitude - l O . ~ O O ' T....xt8 of nttack _ 346lAS ... 195Bomb Load - 10 },'.-G4Bows droPJEld - 10 1:_64

2720259'30"1; -Altitude - l O , ~ 5 0 ' T

Ads o f ettac:!( ... 2700lAS - 195Bacb Load - 32 1{-G1Bombs dropped ... ::s2 1 d - G ~

_ C...ntor of CCJ:l(lufll'lg(ldBunCo!!l!!

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703 * ......... Droppod 6 on PI' - 10 on sr.

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J.lm1ng Iblnt - Corgo ShiP o t101 22' aO'r:!:No. of A/e - 2No. relocslng - 3TimEl o f rel'SBsEl _ 0353ZMuthod ... vi sunl

542

Aiming Fblnt - storage B u l 1 d l n g ~II:>. of "10 - 1~ ~ reloeslng - 1Til'OC of releas() ... OZ22Zlttthod _ B.T.A.~ ' l2rget of OpportUI\it:l:

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Aiming Po tntNo. of h/el 'b . r el ep . singTime of relo.:J.seMethod


19/65

Tiwc to Assemble: lQ nAver.:l.be Navization Ti.r::Ie Back: 7h 2Qn

b. The following ravigational aid work was reported:

3

9,000 '1350 16K

RADIO FIXES

ONE HALF BACK

Fiuld Order: No. 43DJ.to of Mission: \.'ar 45

31

TArGET

CEL FIXES

lO,,!BER Cet.!llANDAPO 493

.. ' . . . " .. ," . .. .. :. '" ::j j 'j.... ~ ~ . ' 1 - I ; _. - . -0 . ~

CONSOLIDATEDSPECIALIST MISSION REPORTSTAFF NJ..VIGATION OFFICER

t ; : ~ ' I " I A : . - . ~ . . !.;'."-."l.d t U .t l " ' - ~ ~ ' - : i i ; " ". ~ : ' " . ' ' : ' ~ ~ : ' : ' 1 1 ~ : ~ ; . - : : . " ' ~ : '.' .....: ~ . .. ; . ~ ~ , . : . , .' . '.

Date Prepared.: 1.3 },brch 1945


20/65

-

;.

14 ~ a r c h 1?!.6

,.

_ ' ~ : " l ' C : it"':'" i'_1'e '1', ~ ' t . ' l' :r l 't :a's and red J;r;d bl.1C;, 0 r ! l : : ; t ~ ',;ercobscrY,xl., ,,,:;.th .5 UUl'Z-;-.:; occ,uTillZ ,t t cne i '-It-ant ~ ' ( . : m J . , , - , , : ... in 09. ::'otaJ. of 50 fort.>G elGOtt:,ter. ~ / i n t . : ' : ; ' i 1 : ; "rere level ,


21/65

" ' ' : ' ' ~ . : i , R : J ~ , . ~ urn : : . l ~ ~ I T ; ; i l l J 3 i J _ . J _ ~ _ ' ~ I O ~ I ~ G R O U ~ T ~ . . : r R 7 l . O ~ ; ; : r S;'lone r e ~ r t e d .

c.None",UD:ll"".,l.C_: NEts

" J'\


22/65

, ........... .

c

.. * .. * .. * * '" .. .. .. .. '" .. * * '" '" Prepared by : Cper1'tioI!sl Ir.telli@snce Unit XX 1X!:llbc.r OCf[. er.d ". ". * '" .. .. .. * '" .. '" .. .'" .. '"


23/65

d. I t i s interest ing to note that m::>:rt, of tho s1tion, nor d id they sec any f iGhters eiroorne a t bonbingal t i tude . Tho f ir st f ij lt o r ott


24/65

~ 1_

30 (100%),

Lovel

C. B-2;l ls cGoin bornb...,d from 10" a 1 . : . i t u d ~ s ($700 to 10,600 feetover the IT) ond J


25/65

Leftearront19 --c"s 5 . 5.( 7 ; ~ - ) - ~ ~ - ( ' ; 2 : 1 ~ ' ; 4 ( ~%) 11 '11-') I ,

-~ " t ; - , : = -' j]-; ; ~ ~ ~ ; ( 2 " ~ ~ - i ~ . ~ . - .j 2C ( ~ . o : ) : . : ; 7 (l::lO#J 7 ( 1 0 0 ~ : 4 (100..0- _ - . - - - - -- ,--_. - - _. -_ - - _. ' ._.High

Low

!:. . , ~ . i i r a B-29 Fire1'0. or t;o.-ciDist.::nco (y;:rd,) L t t . ' 2 C ~ : S Forc


26/65

',lore a ~ ; : ; r c s s : l v c : : ' y j:rscd no r "cro mtybor:bs ";(,1''':' ("1ll}'Uo:vcd in 3 of the 2 p!.:lnO

Qictancc ( y o . r d : ~ ) Ho. ,: ::mco'.mtcrs R>rccnt,--_._----- ---1000 .:c. o'/er h II1lJO to ' ' ( ' \ f ) 9 24U5CO to 7'/9 u 30250 to :m -, i l0 to 219 .L -3!L':oto.l 37* 100

b. lion\) 0';: t;lO att;lcksunusual tac t ics obs erv ed. ..c.cC'Ol'din


27/65

D. ! " R . ' ~ T h : \135 reported. Eo fur'i.nL; llo1r::il'lG: .Tt>.ich ,m3 d o ~ r i b -ru:minr; pora:l..lcl out to t ipbo il,;n"w to ber th.:.nt.hc2 J., lehe:; 'r.iC:c,

Hone.

1 t i ~ i i i 1 ? 1 i f . ~ M ~& s.9.

10. ~ E . T ;.WG:':f.F1'


28/65

211 ,mite stripes r u n n i n ~ PQrallcl out:.to riinc--tips"

no lllOrkin.,;s observed.

1'1J('iozot't,Jl stubil::'zor hud yci.10i-: endblClcl, ~ . ' : : . . p c s l ~ . m n i n r : ; 10n!..tudlnUlly.

'.'1'1') "Illitc vCl'ticcl str ipes .:lround fusel a :e on c]ch side of red roundcl .

:1ount:el:,. IelloYi .:lnd bl.:lcli: s > ~ r i p c s on'l'r1.n.:;s.

Distiilr.>uizhing ll.:lrhl"'';;s".'Ih::'"_ . .;trircs across hori;;ontnl stabil izer

~ l C ~ , W :.ircr..;ft

PossibleFRl.l1......... '.


47/65

l:.1s81on flo. 43

1_1_1

10 l!Drch 1945

E. AJC 279 find 424 - early returns

A. A/C 663 - ceS0 dr1vo malrunctionB. A/e 456, ?l9, 529, 734. 714. 701, 858,879,-600.- cc.mcras .1lOt usedC. A/C 703 _ acid on lensD. A/e 221 - 10/10 undercoat

f== , :~ c.am!1'8S airborne i 5 14 , 10 IINo. 1n A/C fnl1lng to ben. Pr i 0 0 i 51. 1n AfC bombing Pr I 5 " I 71. photographing PI' I 5 : ,IFailure to photograph - mecl:an1celL..-:=-.l 0 I 0

! ' s i lure to photograph - other I 0I

9-Il I 4-e-O-EII negativesI "

II I 1701No. usoblo--_. -


48/65

, ._ ,. 'r_

-_._-.


49/65

J-1-1

"it is.,'_:_,. : ; . '..l ....

10 March 1945

B. J.ll'Cl'!lft Dur.lllfjl?

A. "1 rcreft !.o0805

Fo r deta i l s o f b at tl o Cond oporationnl damage by aircraft ,0900 Oonsolidated Mi3sion ~ t : : : t 1 s t i o e l Summory, Annex M, Table V.

1. Battle Losses:l < l n ~ .

2. Operct ional losses:Ilona.

3. M! ssing Ai rcre r t;None.


50/65

K

I - :\u:.ctloni.ns cf :'


51/65

2 . Lesa Ale failinG to bomb pr1lll.ary tc.rget - CIOCbllI'.loo1 3a . le tthonad Bombs

2

24

29

K-I-l

found primary target covered wi th10/10 clouds - bombed target ofc.pportunl ty

10 Ilcrch 194:5

A/e 279 _ Oil leck n u to looso f i t t ing onprop foatlieri:J.(; lino 112 engine

( tl A/e 227 _ ~ ' . o s e 011 prossure linG broken on #2enginE!

. '.ry;, . ,. "\ " : .', I!:: '. , , ~ " ' - (- w ' ~ '

(1) A/C 424 - Internal tenure 1/2 oneino

11)

0. . A/e 5


52/65

Field oroOr )1'0. 4.3Dato of w.seicc: . ~ J . O , ; ) ( a r 45

COOSOLIDATEDSm;IALLST YIssrotl REFffiTOF srAFF FLIGHT EJIG'IilliEif

H E A D ~ A R r E R Sxx EDlWER CQWANDAPO 493

1. Tho ut.tl.ched table contains a summary of th e perform8J1ce of th eaircraf t from th e 468th Group Lh:lt bOlllbed th e primary target. Because ofth e spread in fuel C O l " ~ u m p t i o n th e results are giwen for th e individualsquadrons participating in tho mission.2. The 792nd Squa.dron was la s t over th e target and encountered wea-

ther conditions which made assmlbly diff icul t as ~ l as necessitating morethan one banb run 3 as a result this squadron burned an excessive amount offuel .3 One and possibly two more J.l-64 botoWs could bave been carried ifth e fuel load had been decreased by 100 gallons and th e start ing gross weightincreased to 134,000 pQmds. A reduction in th e fuel load would not haveresulted in an ur.:;afe condit ion s ince the average burnable reserve was 844gallons. I n C I V e . i s i J ~ the: 6t.ort.1.na gross wcii,:ht to lJ4"OOO pounds is questiQ"l able however l s ince the increas ing free air temperature requires lhe maximuoperformance frCCl both th e aircraf t and pi lot during takc-off.


53/65

.?,!:1 " ~ - . : ~ ," ~ ::>:-

.' ," " "'468TH B01aB GROiJE'PRIr.1ARY TARGET.._-_. -1--"-- _. ' - - T - . __ .Ff". " ' ~ " , . . I M [ - - ---" -.-- -

$quodrotl _ _. O v ~ : . a ~ : .._. 1 7 9 ~ d L- _~ 3 r d _ .. ". ? . ~ 4 t h _ . _ - -1 - - - . - - - - - -t.'o. ~ J i 1 r ~ ! . . 8 t t . . _ . ~ _ . - l ~ __ . i-__ ....__ . --'9c...._: ; : \ : : ; c ' ~ t _ . _ -.1--= . _ ~ t =-1- . _ - ~ ; : ; ~ -. .. ' - ' ; : ~ .---.-' .. l ; ~ ; - j - . _"" " ~ ~ ' T . . ! ' - - - + .7?O0 .. _. L . 7 ,_",_ . 7200 . ~ .'l2QQ _.:--=_1=O I d T l ~ 1.IlB.x J - 7300 -. -- i ' . - .13QO . . 7209 .. . . - 7200. I - --- ---=r-._ ..--- - ~ : - - -----t!og - - ' - - - t ~ ~ ~ " - -- ------l2Sf-- ' j - - i ~ . I Q O I 2 ~ - + ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~"" ... . 1- ... 5'; ... ., .-. .


54/65

y;Terget I n t e l l 1 . 3 g n e ~ t!!.it ..

L

,. xx Sember ~ o ~ 1 1 ' n d ..** # . * . * ~ .... * * .


55/65

;, . . ="",., "'. ',. : ;.... , ~ V - ' ~ ~..~ ' f l f ':',:.;. l " ; . ' ~ . ;t_. " , . ' " ,'.

S t r i ' ~ G ::-:.::ks O : 3 . ~ ' : : " ._r;I'cr 19'3, t J d .

A nuseurr. hui1:::.!]:.. s (,5;" d ! l ; : : t 1 ' t : , ~ ~ , ;'1(" ",;0''; d ~ J , ,I ::s ola" ',';ere d ~ 5 t ~ O : t e d or t1PJ:W, ed .

~ ? ~ 1 1 r o ~ : I ! ; . . : i::6 :iouI:l:.!(\u::c . ell 50;; 'rt;:uctu"ll:. t!n:troyede::e 15';; eUJerCicir1:; ' j- - .( Id t e te . t ~ t ; t l 't 'n-t ':1areC::S::.!"'c. 7. . '1SSC:l. '- :; ' C :: : '17Vicln: ~ " . d \ , o t ~ C " , ; d. t .c: 'cl i ~ 10.;d ( l 4 ~ e Q , e:tc ~ e :.1.'3.. ';" ~ ~ : J -,t.o", .... ; ~ ( " " l , ; ...6 '_'re ~ ~ 3 0 s' t , ~ c s t ; : c . : ..(.denc 1 C...=,,,: 6[. 1".e ' ' \v rI:.-cnt FC'Jtol'" J . . r , ~ : , ' .:: ' or:.e 'Jut', .1r.t- d ~ t!'oy(ld, on e \:\:.iltU:,'.. - . "\('r\ . ;tGc'C:: 1 " 5 { " " l \ ' 1 F t I ' 1 ~ '300 :le:.. f t . 0: ' t',U;'.:'J.E 0:"'1 s . d i 1sslt : dc"troyed ;-lid 30; : i : - : t l ~ r ; ~ ,

~ l report r < : l : l : ~ ~ to doc.:l (; rrsu1t.1rr.:rc'7.. - ( : - - ~ l 1 : t t . [ l t t 8 C : ~b.:,' '* c 1 r c : - - f ~ ( ' ~ 't-o _ C C ' : ' ~ r & . ~ L " t ~ I ' C ' U ' of.;:7. . ~ r : l r C o : : . r ~ . . : ' . d ,L::I."51('D 5 l . " " " $ ~ , or:. 1 0 :.: :-e:-_ l'Jl':l. J.. ~ t o f :113 1:5'- ~ O -.lOU1:


56/65

i.tc.t l ! H ; t - ~ ;,- l o ~ : . r l i 'q ' tot.:,e e ttLc:"cd I.'Ir,u t ~ t c " . lTDEoie I::- ". Brl:t of : - ~ u r . & o u 3 ( ' . ~ ' . . ' . t r c ~ ' e d .IX.... of "'oundi.ou'::6, -l.ct.rcyed.

Four ras1dcnco :l ":'-':' ~ s t r o ~ ' c t ' ! . , and one reui1cOlCG 1;; 311.; d(Hrt:'OyedAnd. 1S 2Qh cemased.

One l ' o ~ i C . e . n c e 13 ': 'Jstrn:'::d, tl'lO ~ r nuy:e:-ftcill-lly C : f . m ~ " ( ! : , one ie 30::destroY'3.:'. ar.d .... c . end 1;:;,.. Eu-:Jerfic1"llyi . " t . : n ~ ~ .' i \ . l r T . - t ~ . b tJ.-"j'- re1:" c. rot':>-d.:.C' ( ' 1 ' ~ o : t ~ & :2 ' z 50', o.. ~ ot 3 o \ ; ; ~ " \ H : : C . Q.,-!-trc:I',G.\ o r : ~ l ! ; 0) . ; ~ . ' "::':;5' I SLUt. or 3oUi\C:aul:e, d ~ O t I ' C ' Y 6 d .::'h.ec 23 ' x gj', eest 0 .. o. ,. ,er .oU50, 50'; dc:::troyed r.C: 50.%den:, ;::00.-':Cl"ksl::.c::: 2::,''!'t.:",,:> s : . ~ - : .

(el

/ .Z)roxi;;stcly 5 lc:::cG\C'tivrs '):1" B3 piece;, of "oUin'" stool: aredectroJ"ed e r d " ; O : 2 . ~ e 1 cO' o f' teto1 o t 7 locol!l:)tl ..ves W11 c , p r o ; ~ i ! ! ! t t 1 Y~ O ~ l l i n r stock vie! ~ l e .

(o ) 5 e v ~ n d-ell1::.


57/65


58/65


59/65

" ~ I i " ' . ~ . .~ ~ '" " yo"-' l ' ~ " ," {, _. ~ . \. "

OC;5::I.:D.

?rep&red 'by: ,stat! s ti ~ e Cont ro l Sect ion x;: ? o ~ " e r CoX'1! nd

-----------.\


60/65

- - - ~ -_._----xx Bal2ER ca&.1ialIDCONSOLI!ll.TED l:ISSICH STTISTICii.L SUU.il.RY'(.Uss10n r,\lLlbo:or Forty 'Ihree10 unroll 1945

. , ..... _ r,.'

1;18810n was ru n frCll ?!oar i,rca 38.80; 'I9blcs I and I I con.!folidatod bocause t:lura ",1C.S no FIoar to FOrrrnrd 1l.I'OQ l;ovanont. Field ordor #43 did ~ o specify ~ u m n o r of aircraf t .

?ril.c.ry TarGot - ;:I.R. ::a.rc:mllL"..:: -.":1:':.': .:-. ::.:.:.1::. L\L,pUr, I ; ; : ' l ~ a.sc,CC-"'1dary Targot - .i.lor s t a r ! . 1 r p " : : ' ~ . l.1.1c.:."0..L!J.3t :1:0! lor t T-U'/ lo t - HUtted :.r ..e., ro".e.o :;Uc...;a;:'I(;, Viotoria. :o in t , T:lClland a 3C1ilbod on NaviGators ET:. fro..;. c ~ o c k point .

Time I T1mo I . .. ..,Ol'C2jC T1fIo ot F1Jc)J. t

1746Z I 1248z I 1.5148 i 10,11Of I Of j .ilirborno i/oFirs t Latest I:./C 3 a : l b i l " ~ I::ot Ba.;;'injTllkcof'f' Ro turn I Primary ?TiJr.3TVII

Reacon !W'ea. Ho t i..ll:iacol Unkno:m.1I Fon:: ;_ . , ircra1' t Par t ic ipa t ing DGsiG"'ls te d ~ r i . m a r y Tnrp;ot

Table In - B c e b i ~ BlnsTi;.10 of i(.J!O:lSG 1,,:.1 t i t".1do of ;l.oloa.so I ViLuel 3a.:lb :Radar :'OL::l Jli:ld B O : . ~ , Ale Droppi'I'UrgetBonbcdlCUe.1a LULlpul'Khe.o H ' J , Q ~ ~!cwportu.nl t;,"

1I!O. of

2446Sth ! 12

croup I 1./0Bwbing

_ Teble I and I I t i;.1rborne AIC Fail ing to BoobYield 1./eGroup I.!.ission Ordor Tnld'16 TOtall :rorcent r f.)3ch. I :tora.o. ! 'c. Off 1!0.468th 43 4' 29 I 5 I 17.2$ I 3J I

- 'il


61/65

,

Total

11

ELev.l

1

Itcport.Total farticip.J.ting

hth Group

1

~ ExplanationHast anter1l"A shot away.

L TIT U 0--Low

Negative

~ l ! . . . ! W . .ltel;:,ative Report.

~ . . s .._F:!'.ih.!C.lml i ' d . A . P l ~ i l I . G . ~

Ne.,;e.tive Report.

1,18654

______J.Hi.G:J

f1! JJL O.m "iui1SX- - - - - _._------

Cn:.w PositionPEot 30Co-?ilot 29i'lavi!;ator 29Ba;;:bardier 29rlight. tilg'J-'1ear 'ZJ}(a&r 29Ramo 29C.P.C. 29Hight Gul"'.:,cr 29Left Gunnel" 29Tail Gunner 29R.C.U._oth':':'s . ....!. _

328O'.i'i.L= = = - _ . ~ = _ .._ = = = =

Tab' () VII.::J'.e..r....:::Effiel Losses

_ J ? ! . . ~ c _ t i o n o o09001000110012000100020003000400 10500 10600 3_ _'R"'!...... " " _c'_"c:rA: .3_3 . 3 ." .::' _

XX)1Q.,B::::' C < I 2 ~ W DCOilSO:..rD.\TZV ;:r'3SION sr.\T!STIC..!.. SUlMARt:.lission Number Forty Three10 ! ~ r e h 1945Table V - A'; rcrai't Lost and DaI:!:lf cd- - - - - - - - ~

ALe Soer No.2454'- ~ - - -


62/65

6891;4 3 2 ~5114

claims JRainst ,En0l;V' lJ,roraft _

I P,.


63/65

211

1

Replaced o il pressurel ine. UR 45-1.43sutmitted.EZtbino chan.!;e.UR 45-1.40 sulxiritted..

P i t t i r ~ s tightened.No. un submitted.

la te ~ { o:"f.~ : e . : . t to PT bu t found10/10 Uldcrcast.Froccele X - "SUiliCilr)' of A/c Fa:'L..."'.r; to 30mb Primary".!'2:r:t_!.I. ..:: ~ i ! t ~ e . ! " ! - " ' l , ; 1 : a ] ~ ~ S f lot P r c v e r . . E : r - ! ~ Vc ;;'roc! ~ . 1 ~

h68th Group

CO DEPTIAL. --.


64/65

- 2 -

r, 1 '.,

463th Group11

29

Cnly cl'-f":.neeri.1L I c l f u I lC t iO l .S C!"e l is ted. A ll o t h e r ~ f u n c t : ! . . a 1 s ,such ]. $ m a a r , a:-e ~ ~ c 1 t 1 d e d . J_ on e ai r cr af t , h ad more thai!. olleen::;:;.necrLl{; ru:l...un.ctioll, .:::.11 n a Lu . "l c ti a 'l . s h ay e been l i s t e d .

NOT:!J ?:-!':T.',ilITJ:G TO i30TS ?:3T I .UfO P.'.:T I I :

Bo-.:b ~ c Brai:e O r a ~--- ._0 _


65/65

COpy 1;'0.12589 _ ..

..4041424445,'8...1af, I ntall1 !,once Section, XX Bomoor C"l:lIl18IldCo.l:l..'!l8nd1ng Officer, ta-otb B c m ~ n r d : o e r : t GroupCOIIl!1anding Officer, ta-4ta-tb i3ol!I.bszrc:-cnt GroupCoI!I:J2.nd1ng Officer, 462nd Ben1.rordm

xx bomber command, tactical mission report, no 43, 10 march 1945

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