21st Bomber Command Tactical Mission Report 293, 295

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By aut hcr-I tv ofC.G., Twentieth A~' oroo~_ l~_~1 -_ - - _~_@: - J -UP.te) 'JJ,it~

M I S S IO - N N O . 293 2:_F L O W N I ' l J U l l y . .l

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FQRE~fORD

Mission 291 w~s n pre.lalon effortflown by the 31.5th Wing !lnd wiUbereported. upon inn TUcticnlJ.tlissionReport eov,sring .3 missions of thisWing.

Mission 292 was 0. mining operlltio.ntbat Will he reported in a TactioalM iss ion R ep ort whic h rec eiv es onl y1imited. distri.bution.


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HEJIQUilRTERS1'17EN!'IETH ,~m FCilCE

.!.PO 234-'l 'AC1'IC.u. MISSION REl 'CRT'

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Field Order No. 9 Miasi!')J!.s No. 293 - 295Targets: urban Areas of M a tsuyama. 'l'okUyama. and Ornut!l.

26/27 ;Jul,y 1945Table o.f Conteots

Tacti oa1 Narrativa. . . . . . . ..tUlnex' A - Oper.ations,. .. ~ I I I . . . . '. '" Part I _ Navigation Report aM Track Chart.

Part II - Mean Points of Impact 0 Part III - Bombitlgc.' o . .. .. .Part IT _ .Flight .Engineering Report and ChartPart V _ . Radar.. .. . Part VI - Radar .~pproach Charts ., Part VII - Gunnery. . Part VIII Air Sea Re'Scue Chart.

J.nnex B - Heather' ..' Part I - Weather Summary , Part II - Chart--Predicted va. ObservedWeather . . 24Part III - Prognostic Map ' 2 5Part IV - I$ynoptie Map. 26

I.nn:ex. C - Oommunications.Part I - ROM .. Part n-Radio

. . . . . . . . . . . . .... .. . . .... . . . .. ..Mnex D - Inte11igenc.e. .. 32

Part I - Enemy lLir Op]losi tion 33Part II - EnemY..Ii,ntiaireraft. 34Part III-.D3r;JageJissessment. 37Section A Tokuyama.......... 37Section B - CAnu.ta. .. 39

. A n n e x n : - Oonsolidated Statistical & m D n a r y . Annex F Twentieth l~rForGe Field Order , 50 Annex G Diatrihuti on. 5 5 . . . .

Prepared By IA-2 S & o t i O I l

Twentieth Jlir Force

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SUDJillT, Roport of ;.tt;' ..cks on ~:c.t.suynm:>., Tok eC.i:lndary o r last 1 ' 1 3sort' ta.rgots \~'ol'e spec-irian.

(1) Due to the continued I1nf ..vora.bla ;:e:.ther prGd.lctedf'or I1l'bCision bombing, anoth6r ser Ie s 0 . 1 ' night incG{.di~,t'~rmissions,:...s pLcnned o.go.inst lc:at:3Uyt'JIl,1.. Tokuyruna, und :muta.t SOc0:1t~t1.ry indust-rial c1tics of' Jnpc:n.

(2) ThesG cities '....re salectod because of their imp(lrt-MCO hl Y;~r industry and since the;y are good ro.dnr t::-.rgets.

(1) ]"!issicn H.!Jmber293 -.u~1;..~1 This cIty. loQc.ted5 miles inl:.md cn the west cc:).st of Shikotw and 33 ailes directlysout. '1 of Ktu-e. is important ns n miH tary and ra.n'.'!~' center unda.griculturcl nacht nery centr. Served by 2 small ports, } 'o . tsuynm.o.1s thO Borvico center for 1\ ' "c . tsuYMlG. ~'!est H~irfleld : load a n ." . .rmy ~~lr!lepot. :. R31J1acement 13ar1'!l.cks as "m'll as severo.l si'!I.o.ll 1;"0.1 plll.ntGarB ~lso locnted h e r e .


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..E.],.!(2) MiSsion Number 294 - 'lL0](;>yamg.' l.oc:;o.ted n61\r ,the

wastOlrn end of Honshu on the Inland Stl::).:,:bout SO m~l"s"'J;'."t of Shimo-noseki 5tl;::.i ts. thi. s ci tycan to.i ns .r. smc,"1 indus trto.I c ~ncentr 0.ti o~ off\'bout 40,000 peopls. with 2 chemic['I.I. plants. an oil. ::f'J.nery st~r,.gefoci Ii ti"" and nUITlSr-ous smalle ,"t~bl1. shments. 'I'okui "".1:'. is 0.1so ..soUTC" o .r l~.bor supply fer oth~T plants in thesurroundi ng ",rea,

(:3) ~jfs io,n. Nwnbqr.295 - -l)l,"t.C.':! :mut['l. is IDOo.ed on thenDTtho::-.st coc.st of ShimbD.ro. Gulf a.n northY/6st K,yushu. Thi.s city isone of '1;.h0 "~lost import~,nt chomi C0.1_center s of thO anI'.ir e. prod u~ ingcomplicr;ted chernic~.l",coke' and all, ied products, suoh ~.s syn~hetl c011, coke by-products. o.cids, explosi vas "nd f'ertil iz:rs, ., muto. 1.9ul so - a i " l . " of the Inrgsst shipp ing ports fDr coal inJC\pnn. N1.nety ...pGrcent of its exports are cocL and its ma.in imports ar-e ro.wmElter 10.1sfor the industr Les ,

o, Time. Fr..ctors.:(i ) Selecti on of :J~Do.va.nd Target Time ~ ~.enther predlc~

tions for thG r.reas to 'be ::>.tto.cked determined the SliIlec-ticn of' D-Do.yu nd t~rget tim e,

d, Lunitions and FU131Londing:

(0.) 1;ission Number .293:1. Gombs Selected: .~11 4 grop.ps of the 73rd

''ing m;,re to carry 100 pcr c.errt E-46 l:ncsndiary clusters, conto.ining ~/-69bombs, with the exception of the first 24 aircraft (\"lh1Gh"ere to in-clude tho 12 Futhfinder aircraft) Were to cc.rry a mixed load Qf 1 " . N : -~l47li.2 incendiary bombs and 8-46 incendiary clusters. The po.thfinderforce "'I~S 109be the first 12 aircraft airborne carrying the bestr:ldco.-rcrer.'s::l.nd was to precede the main force into the t~rget ar eoto i:a..-.rk trw mean po.int o f impact. .~rigino.lly. th e pLanned load forthis area co.llod fo1' 2QJ"oupscarry.ing ;..\(~1:47.'..2ncendiary bombs 8..nd2 Groups co.rrying. B~46 i.ncElndi.o.ry clusters. !ibwev3r, due to theshort~ge of T~l'9 cluster adapters In this ,""ing, this plan could not

, be effected, Intervalometer settings for mixed end sep~ro.tely loaded01us te. a end bon b.s Wo.sto b< \ 50' r ~et, . .,

E . . Fus.ing: Tae S-4S 01ust.o;'r3 Wbrcto be setto open 5,000 feet ab.cve bhe target and tbe J..N-M4;7;"2 bombs were to befus.::d ii1sto.ntanaouG nose.

~. .Roason fo1' Sel..I'l~: The Nsidontial andmed!uill indu.strial construction within th", targ0't 0.1'00., which con.ta.insse,vera1 l"lo.turo.l fire br-ecka, requ.ired tha use of clusters \ni.ch wouldgl va rnultip1.e hits wi thin e:;tchr:di vision. The resi10ntial areo..prim::l.rily of woOden construction. was su&,cl:lptib10 to attack by thaclustors conto.ining M-69 bombs by ever burdening tho fire-fightin,gdefensos t6th the multiplo h~ts expected. The rusings o.nd intervolo-meter satting were considered the mos.t ilosirableto obtD.in uniformdens! ty, proper penetrution. and m . o . x i m u m tonnage on the t:1rget area.It \'lo.S ostim:)_ted that Q. density of 225 tons per sqll::trelDi~O on thetargot would. be sui'fici"nt to effect destruction.

(b) Mission Numbar 294:1. ;Jambs Selected I .: The main force of the

3l3t!l '.ring 11a8 to carry El-46 incendio.ry cluste.r.S containing 1:-59 bombso.nd 2 T4E4 fragmentation clusters psr aircraft. T1'1GllvoYo.tbfindor

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tJ..il;'cra:ft carrying the best roe:>.r era"'6 were toba lo:ldGd~~i th,:"''V-1147:.2l"lcelldiarybombcs ClndwerG scheduled to prae"de. tne mainforce to tho targ~t to !!lark the mean poin.t of i.mp~ct" ~lworigin


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,sECRET----~-(0) Mi.,9sio.ttNumber ;:;95 - Qn1;l.ta:

R eas oll S : for ChoigeBase t,o 1wo .Time.to3048N-13027Eto311N..12956Eto .

Tactical DoctrineEa,s,ily identifi,ed KurQ Shima was selected forna:vigation check before turning north to target.The eastern point of Kami Koshiki Shima 1"19Sselect,ed as another navigation check before tar-get and also making an las ier turn at ioit ialpoint.The southern tip of the 1arge Ii ve'T shapedpenin-sui,e at the to\7lJ.,of KUch,inotsu easily identifiedby radar.Avoid flak on right turn from target.

32.96N-13010E (IF)toTargetto3306N-13044Eto32lj.ON-IJ150Eto2900N-13900Eto1110 Jima toBase

Lard I$ end avoided flak arsasfrom tergs t..To avoid !riendly forces .

Tact ioa1Doctrine.(a) Mission NUmber:2;93:

1.. 1,70 Jima is the only .radar checR: point be-trleen base aId landfall. Landfall is at 3240N~13150E on the eastccas-t of Kyushu. just north of' Nobeoka. Ns.vigatioq by radar to theini tial point is very good a n . d . the many coastal check points can beused for fixing position and obtaining a radar wind.. The i.ni tialpoint. 3346:30N-13l5730E is the island of 1w8i, \7hi ch cannot be con-fUsed. I"lith other islands in the vicinity 'because it is the most"llesterllf of the group. Matsilyama is a good rafler target with ex-cellent check peints on the axis of attack and good reference pOintsaround the target area.rhe 2 i,slands of Heligun and Oichi can beused for course eorre


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by radar to the initial point is excs~len't. t!.6 distinc'tive. rug.;;;ed,lestCOast line of Izyusha is las.ny recogi!l.zed and ma~, P?l.nts ~1oug tlWcOast can be ellUllqyedfor: rada:r ",ind runs. The J.nJ.J.al pOJ.nt. 3236,N-l3010E, is on MIS .southern tip , 0 1 ' the large l,l.ver shaped penUl8uJ.aat the toun of"Kuchihotsu~ Clmute8ho\7S up very d1stinctively as aradar return. E v ~ n thoUgl1 it is on the. cOElet" i 't, i ,e dangerous to usethe coast line for offset sinoe the tide .has an effect on the coastreturn which l lI5I.y cauee errors up to a mile. Cmuta ",es 8tt801(ed onMission 207. l7:rune but on that IQiss:),ontoo many;..operators used thecoast 1"1it,hresulting damage of only .11 square miles. It is essentialthat direct radar synchronous rele~se be e!QPloyed.

(a) Missiop Nllml;ler2931 Tho;!'e 'lara 16 heavy gunsand 2 sel'lrchlights in the f/latsuyama area. Only meagor and. inaccurateflak was expected from this defense at the planned 11ti tuda of attaCK(11,000 to 11,800 feet). The route to the target 3.voidod all flakareas except Oita and it was plauned to skirt these defenses in aturn on the approach to the ini tiel point. Tho breaks\1a.y 'daa SOli th-east avoiding rIak areas on $hi.k:oJcu.

(b) Mission Number ~: There \1"ere34 heavy gunsand 6searohlights in the TokuyaJIUIarea. This was a fairly gooddefense. but only moderatG and generally inaccurate flak \1809 expectedin view of the .small number of searchlights in the area. :Mediumweapons ~10uldhave little or no effccta.t the planned base aLti tude(11,000 to 11,800 feet). The route to and from. the target avoidedall known fl ak areas. A.r iSh t brcakarray :iI;;tS planned, avoiding the16 guns at Kudaznat.su and possible shipping in the Hiroshima-KureBay.

(c) MissiDn Nimlbel' 295: The Omuta area defensesCDElsisted of 24 heavy guns aM. 2 (2 to 6 est mated) searchli ghts.This \1aS a very :leak defense, and only meager and, inaccurate f 1akwas expected. Jv'ledium,reapons \1"oultll1iWCno ef.fect at the plannedbase altitude (14,400 to 15,000 foot). The route ;,93 planned toaV'oid all other flak areas , .

E. Bombing Fatora:(1) GeIl.l3ral Data:

Altitude ofl\lIission :1Iing Force Attack

.Axis ofAttack, ! J:Mg 'ao a)

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Length ofBom b Run(Miles)

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Time of DriftBomb Run (Degrees)(Mnutc.s )'-"'_. __9 ..../4 1 right293 73rd 4 groups 11.000 t-o

11.800294- 3 1 3 t h 3 groups 11.000 to 20

11.8002 9 , 5 314th 4 - grCfups 14.000 to

15.400 ft.(2 ) II lJeag Pointe at : 1liI12B:ct:

,5 0 7 :t right

7 2 right

. (a) Mi 33i ordfuzIlbeT 293: One mean poin tot impact{Tas selected 1.1'1 Matsuyama at the southeast corner of the moat aroWldthe castle. d o prob~ble circular error 0f 4.000 feet included all oftbe important industrial area of' tbe city.

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~gfRJ!.r(b) ~IissionI\\lmP(j"u29lJ.1 One mean :po~nt 'of' implct

';'las s,",lected noer the centeroi' Tolcuyar;18. A probable ,c).r?ular errorof 3. 000 i'eet included roost of tl.e buill t-up area and ). r the attackl7a,8 sUccessful\- .73 square miles should be des.troyed.

(c) Mis si on TIS expected tIn;' Superfortresses strikingat Omul;amight meet 20 to 25 fighters in the target aroa and possibly5 to 10 eddi tional fighters' on tho -,"lithdra;,-;alroute over central

Kyushu. From.10 to 1 5 of all the inteFeel?toFs may be night fighters.g. The B-29' s striking at TGkuyal1la and Matsu-

yama "ere expect.ed to. beet approximately 25 to ]0 fighters ,IhichpatrQ1 tj"e lEland Sea area. Recent missions to this area indic::!tedthat these fighters ,-;rere not aggr.ssive and. ti'l.eir primary function t;"3Sassumed to be merely to warn" ,ground instalb.tions of th~ approachin.sB-29's.

h. .Air-$c.a Rosello: The Na"TYwas furnished u-i th detailstilf the m.issions and..proYided 'the reSChle facilitie.s inoluded in AnnoxA, P.'l.rt vnf' w1uch also lists ail""aea rosette facilities of the fuen-tieth Air Ferce.

3. Execution of the lI'uasions I (For spocial reports cOlloornine;these missions, see 1.nnexes th~t fol10\1 this narrative).

a. Ta.keo tf I Take-off \10.8 accompli shed as follor/s:Mission 'c1,ing Pathfinders ', Mad.n Foree Firat LastMrborne Airborne Take-OCt Teke-Off

2 9 3 7 3 r d 12 117 2607062. 260828Z294 313th 12 91 260824Z 260910Z295 314th _jg_ 118 260137Z g608J~~

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OPEEATIONS

Part I _ Navigation Report and Track ChartPart II - MeanPoints of ImpactPart III - BombingPart rv _ .Flight Eing:il'leerlng Roport una ChlJ.i'tPart v : - RadarPart VI- RaGer ~ppr oaeh CbnrtsPart v:tI - Gll:nnol'Y .Part VIII - Aa:l;'-&a Res~tl;e Chart

~ssions No. 293. 294. and 29526/21 Jlil.ly 194.5

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fJ,y.~.Lohg range navigation was accomplished by individual Gircr!ll't~i"in1.)g to, i ncondiazy tar.got s ~ Mstsuyama (73rd ~ing). Tokuyama (313ththlg5tend Clnuta (314 th r{i~g)~ Ne.vi~~ti(')Il. to the target was not up toham anda:t';l of' previ,ous m1.Ss].,ons. ,Ilpd foro ea.:;!s 1


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MISSION NO.294TOKUYAMA AREA313 TH. WING


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P:ARTIII BoomING.

1. Mission No. 293 _ Matsuva.ma.:D'rbanArea: The mi,s.sion was consid-ered wall planned. T h e : ' ! v'erage drift reported was3 right. Oompres131i I-ity f0r the \1i118 was 1.90minu t ss.

2. Missi0u No. 294 _ Toinlyama Urban and Industrial .ilraa: The mis-siol'l was aecoIDlllished as briefed, wi.th no unusual diffioulties enoountered.Visi bi.11ty was good and several air eraf t made visua 1 runs as the aimingpOint could be easily iden tiried. 'Fha average dri.f t report sdllas 20 r 19ht Com-llrsssibility for the :Iing vas 73 min;utes.3. Mission NQ.295 ~, ilnute Urban ahd. Industrial .a.rea.:

a. The mission was accomplished as planned with no unusual d.if-fioul t 10s encountored. Four aircr::lf t enCOMtored maIfun,ction of homb baydOOTs and B- IO sh3ckles.

b. Tho m is sion wa s c ons id ered 'will planned. The initial point""as easily identified and the axes of attack \7031'e g.oodby 8 large number.of th.oaircraft bombing. Thc aver-ago drift reportGd PBS 4 right. C om -P:t'essibility for' tho ~ing was 78 minu.tes.

p:,m rv -FLIGHT ENG[ l i !EERING1. Narrative of Nlission as Flown:

a. Cruise to the Wlainlood: Indi vidu:tl climbs wo::re,made im~mediately after take-off to altitudes between .5.000 to 10,000 fact wilerethe initial cruis~ was flGwn. N o assemblies were made.

be BoinbRun: Il6mbin2; was conducted by illdividual aircraft atan ave:rage altitude .o f 1 3,0 00 feet.

c. Return to Baae.s :Return to the base 'mlS conucted by indi-vidual aircraft';1ithout difficulty. MiniT!lurnfuel ua~ used by airplanescrUising 9. t 14,000 to 16,000 feot and. descending 2.50 fect per minute in-to the traffic pattern.. WiaXimtmlange speed.a as specified by this head-quarters fYJ.vcthe best fuel consumption.

2. Comments: No aircraft loaded bombbay tanks, maximum capacitiesof bomb loads ;')'el'e eMl'ied.

3. Exhlbi t:S : Fo:t' historical l"OCOl"d., seo Chart follo\1ing this re-port.

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1. Equipment Performance of An/~I.PQ.-l::pa~ Number of sets operative an ta,ke-off: 349b. Nu;nber of s.ets opor3.ti va over ta.'rgot: 335 (97 .11.)c. Nlmber of sets operativo an looding: 334d. Numbor of planes usill3 c.z1outhshbili7;atioa: 236 (70.11%)e. Number of set rei lures in load plano: 1f. Average maximUfll range in nautice1 m los I f tu'!'get a :

70 at 5,000 - 10,000 it64 at 10.000 - 15,000 ft120 at 5,006- 10,000 ft142 at 10,000 - 15,000 it

h~ 314th Bombding rc.p0rtcd int.crfe>rem.Qe dao to .1eather andother setS. rema.ining ::lings reported no intcrfer'el'),ce.i. AVerage maximumn:ngo of' Japanese Coast; - 58 nautical miles.j. No recurring troubles wore re]lorted.

a.Briefing material \12S reported 'is geed.b. Ida.ntification of aiming points rras reIlortGd as e:x:cellent.c. Identification of 13nMa1l was reported as eX.cellent.d. Methods o f r e l G a s e l 7 @ r e by indiv:idual direct non-synchronous

and individual direct synchronous.e. Ni.Jm:ber of r-adnr releases: 284

3. IFF - SCR ..695:a. LoeD.ti~n at which. turned on and off 8.S p: :!T $OP.b.. .'!:verage number df' times checked I 40e. Malfunctions reported: 1

4. .tillaolute .Utimerter - SQR-718.1!I.. l'fumber of operative sets rGported: 102b. Number of inoperative sets reported: 1


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PART -VII - GUNNERY

1. No~ of A /e firiBg I 72. .,verage Turret load:

1l,[ ~ 1: LA LF300 3:333 350 3 3 3 . 3 2003 .~veraga No of rotinds fired in combat :po.I' tlU"ret 1

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Missions No. 299. 294" gnd 295.26/27 July 1945


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Bases:Houte:

T:or3ets:

Bases atTak8-off;Rou.te;,

Targets:

Bases onReturn;

!'tANNIN} FOREC...I$T3-W10 1m, clouds, be.sa 2000 it, tops 6000 ft.ui th ' 3/10 nighclouds and scattered shower clouds \"lith tops to 25,000 ft.To 20oN. -as bases~' 'I[b .260N: 5/10 low clouds, base 1000 ft. tops 6000 ft -:li.thscattered high douds and areas of shorlOr acti vi t,y ";.lost o'fl40oE S.ho~lor clol.1.ds in latter areaa to 25,000 ft, 5/10To 280N: Fr6nt17i th overcast low and md..ddlo clouds '~rih faubre:aka to 18,000 ft. Rain in front. 6-8/10 high clouds Cl.t26,000 ft above low and middle.To coast: 5/10 10\1 clouds. base 2000 ft., t.opa 6-8000 it - :I i thscattered middle anI high cloudS.Kyushu: 10/10 lJIultilayeredcloud in advance of warm front.South Honshu: 6-8/10 low clouds, base 2000 it. tops 6000 rt.North Honshu: Low clouds breaki.mg nortltt of Hills to 3-5/10.base 2500 ft. tops 5000 ft.

OPER :.T IONAL FOREC .'I ETBroken loa, m.iddle end hiBh clow:l.swith scattered light ShO\1Crs.Broken 10'.; and high clouds -and seatteIcd to broken middle cloudsto 270N -;/ith light sho\7G]?S in southCern part at \Zio.nc. From. 2'FNto 300Nthere will be broken 101'7 . n a . overcast midd.le and highclou_ds i7i th light showers, From. JOoN to target areas there \1111be broken lm7 and high clouds and scattered middle clouds.Frombase to Qnuta: Broken low 8lld high clow:l.s and scattered tobroken middle clouds with scattered shO~;lers to 24N From 240Mto 250N there will be broken low, middle and high clouds TIithlight showers. From 2SQ ,N to target there will be broken 10il 'lIldhigh clouds and 5ca.ttc.red middle cleuds~Toku arne'and :Wlatsuam8': 9/10 low clow.ds, base 2000 ft, top 6.000ft; 2 : 10 midds1 cloud s. ba se 14,000 ftI top 16,000 ft; 3/10 highclGluds at 30,000 ft. :71008 at 11.000 'ft ,rill be 1800 :;,t 15 knots.Oillutal 7ith lightshowers.

OB SE R V ED :m .m lE RBases at Scattered iow clouds and broken middle clouds.Take-off:Route:

Targets:

Bases onReturn:

There were scattered to broken low clouds, and scattered middlea~ high clouds with occasional towering cumulus and sho;?ors to26N, There were broken t.o OVGl'cast lon ,).!1d miadl~ clouds andbroken high eIouda wt th light rain between 26N and 300NFrom. 300N to Tokuyame. alid Mat.suyama there \78re scattered tobroken low clouds and broken middle clouds.Ot:lUt~: 4/10 10"17clouds, tops 6-8000 f't i 2/10 high clouds. ;1indsat Ib,OOO ft i'lere 3000 at 22' knots,TokllYama: 2-.3/10 low cloud.s, top 4000 ft; 2/10 middle clouds at11,000 ft j (O-lO/lOclol.ldfl obscured target). ,linds at 12,000 rt;vere light and. variable,.Matsuyama: Clear. :7inda lIere !L'oported as l1gl),t and variable.Broken 10\7and high clouds awl scattered middle cbuda.

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Pnrt 1-RCI.:P.6.l't n-Rndie

Missions No . 293. 294.. ani 29526/27 July 1~45

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1. Puirposo.1 > . " , To D/F el'lGIl'IY raGSEB.b. To c ond uc t a general search in the 20~3000 mc region.c. To barrage jam the enenv gUin1aying andse'll'ch1i,ght.

radars in the 72~84 me and 190..210 me rogions and to spot jam !'my gun-laying or searchli@lt radars ap pe~ing ou ts ido the barrage.do To oonfuse eneUWradar oafs'oses by tho use of r ope-,0 To ,search for and record enemy voiceccmmunicetions.

2. Method:a. Eightoen R eM observerS po.rtioipatod aOOused the fol- '

lowing equipmont to accomplish the searc1"land jamming: 240 - .'IPT~1;141 _ .i.PQ.":2. 1 _ ,\1'T-,3 (ModHied). 8 - .IRQ.-S,; 18 - :IPR -4 . a - ;1.P, , , . .6,'2 _ .l.NQ-l, 8 _ .J';'


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03DO0150045525000{l"25 3045I~00 33101'13 0 5 0 N3280111'

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13815E 0 7 2 6 4 51 3 83 0 E 0 72 6 4 51 3 2 2 0 E 07.26451 3 5 5 0 E Q72 6 4 51 3 3 1 0 E o 721H513530E 0725451 3 2 1 0 E 0726


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4. Navigational Mds I Th:rse J!'oQ:,,,,oatsfsr HF/l')F boarings ,lorereceived an d all vera obtained. Ona request for VHF/DF bearing ,lasracei vcd and was obtail'led from COM",!:Base. S"tipan. Rang"s. broadcaststations and homer's weI'S effectively uS.""d.

5. ..Net Discipline aDd. Sc;Jcurit:y1 Thero werc no breaches ofnet disc ipl inoor vi.olati oris of seourity during the so mi,ssions.

6.. Enemv Transmissionsl Tho following incidents of j=ngand enemy trsnsmi.ssions and interference woro rocord,od during thesemissions:

a. 3,160 kc s i(1) High speed code botwoen 1_200Zand 180QZwas in~

effective.(2) Jamming station uarng wing groWld station call

sign at l018Z was partially off c,ct iVlh

(4.) C'J from 38KFD.ljl..J and 3B7JBat 1003Z'\7s.S par-tially effectivo.

b. 6055 kcs r(1) Steady C'.'Isignal between l058Z and 1158Z '\TaBpartially effective.

(2) Unidentified C'.-;at 1420Z n-as partially effective.(3) Steady C-' note at }257Zwas partially effective.

c. 1 0880 k es :(1) G.I interference north of luo was partiallyef-

fective.(2) C',1interfer0nce from three stations at 2.0DOZwas

partially effective.(3.) C','Isi~ls at 1333Z were par'tio.1ly effective.

d. 3990 kes: Keyed C:T from 1530:4 to 1~30'l >las partiallye f f c < ; t i v o .

e. 7415 kea :(1) Keyed (JJ at 1747Z was very effective.(2) CWhash at 21252 "as very offectivG.(;I) Koyed C'} from 16502 to 1800Z naS partially

effectiveo f. '3410 iccs., 7310 kes. 11160.kes and lo820kgs: Negligibl.e.7,. Distress: One ni rcraft of tho 314th :ring trallSmi tted a

message to the ai r ground radio station regarding an aircraft thathad exploded,. giving position of ,survivors.. .\],1 ini'ormatien waSpro~tlY roported to the ".7ing controllor.. Tho 73rd. ',1ing groundstat10n rec~ived several meseagea from ai~craft sighting life raftsnort h of Saipan.

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D

INI'ELLIGENOE

Part I - Enemy Air Oppb9 it.ionPart II - Enemy .mtiaircpa


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P."ro' .1 ~ ~ "J.R OPPQSI.TIGN1. b"u.nrt11afY.' Tho first loss of a ~-2'7 to Jap fighters. in tlla

l1lOllthof .July occurred on the Groutsstr).ke. 1 of the 3 m:LSs).onsf26/27 July. _.nother B-29 suffered major damage at Omuta. I.. thirdB-2~ at.viking at Matstzy"ama also suffered major damoge.' ~pWozimately)0- 35 interceptors qere .9cirborne and made 12 attac](S. excludingthose mad,o on the lost B-29. Twoenemyaircraft \70rO claimod asdestroyed.

2. iViisai on 293. Mesuyama. 73rd ".'1ing'a. .in estimated 5 el}cnzy aircraft ,lOro encounterod from theIP to bombs away. Only 2 a,ttaclCS I7CI'O sustaincd but 13-29 cre~.TSdid not return fire.

b. First attack: 'This B-29 had not been coned in search-lights previous to the attaclt. In the opinion of this parti,cularOre1;1" searchlight on tho NEcoast of lQrushuwas ncting cs asignal to enelli'!aircraft. The searchlight flashed on. weavedabout. then flashed off as the B-29 16ft tho coast of Kyushu. Dur--il'lg the bombrun. just before the BRL.this 6-29 receivcd accuratetracer and cannon firo from an unidentified aircra.ft. lQI1and to therear quarter. The aircraft i tse Lf was not observed. Th.e6-29was between the source of tho fire and the moon, which probablyassi,sted in visual contact. The B-29 sustained IIlajO'I'aamage as aresult of this attack and was forced to land at I\'iOJima..

c. Second attack:been coned in searchlights.an unidentified tl'lin-,onginesame heading. The aircraftlight in tae canopYQ

This B-29 was ,attacked aftor it hadOIhile on tho "ootubFun, 1 cre17reportedslightl,y high, left of course on the'.78S 'I'e'portcd as having a brilliant ';1hite

d. .It 1_500Zat 11.000 feet, just after leaving tho IP,1 eren observed an aircro.f't goin.g downon fire' (proba.blY Irving).Before the aircraft nit tho water and exploded. a beam of lig):lt wasobserved coming from the fOr\1al"dpart' Qf tho aircraft. :..number ofcrews observed the aircraft in flames, but only this cres rGlportedthe beam of light in Q:uestion.

e. On e crew at 11,800 feet Qver the IP at 1 4 . . 5 5Z reportedobserving a bright flash on tho ground follo


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,b. Some ere'fa frOll!.all groupS reported seeing ~b13.1lsoff'ire~ '. On one instance it "qes doecribed as a Balta-type missilo"l;'ossibly launched f'rom Kanoya :drfi~ld Or from aircraft in airover t;:o.rgut., It eame .in on tail clos,ing faat to 1,000 yards. B-29climbed :from 16,000 to 19.000 feet. Fireball bled up after beinghi t. Tai,l blast of aircraft was sesn gettiTl; r!ildder after start-ing out ae a uhite bl J"st. 0

c. ,~nlll1lboro!crei7s reported seeing a. parachute or vanedflare er bomb. case WaS re'ported of a "boll or fire'" that10'oked like D. bright \7hito light, like a lOcOIllotive headlight,accompanied by a smaJ_ler light. The" ball of fi:r:'e~ follo~led fora


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Tb.ese' lights flere on 1;he sma:!:l island s saat tarodalong the bomb ruon, but were not SUl'lported by flak. They aucoossfullyilluminatad 18 ai,rqraft faI' periods of 1 minute 0.1' less. ROIlep.rov-ed affect iv(') il1!'llud ing the beams.

g.. Blackout wa'" complete on approach, in tho targetar-ea and on withdraY/al.

2. Mission No. 2911. ToiOly"maUrban ,'1.'['6a:0.. The primary tar _,ot 17aS bombed by 98 aircraft. in-

cluding'1 l7indrun airc.raft of the 313th ,ling bet':loen 1522Z- 1635Zfrom 11,000 _ 12,:500 feet. :.xis of attadt ilverngcd 200.. .Ioo.tho.r!lo.sroportcd as 0/10 - 4/10 undorcast.

b. En route to the torgst me1lger~ in3.ccu:rote light aril/or medium flo,lt was (mcountered at Hime Jima (33/44 N - 131/40 E) .

c. Over the tnrf,ct flak '.'Ins described ae nil to mC:J.geX'and inaccurate he::tvyflak, moderate to intense and inaceurOlte toaccurate mcdiur.J flako t lC:lst 9 ineffective se:u'chlights ',Jere re-ported in the tarGot are;}. Two of these wero bl1.lc-gr-::en in color.

d. Onl1ithdralnl flak \,as nil.e. No aircraft was lost nor dnnagcd '9.8 n result of flak

on this mission"f" Searc.h1ights reported at other 10cuti ons arc tabu-

lated bc1m7:Locution Coordinates .Number

Nika ShimaO t s u S hi m o .OShima.o Jilinoso Shiril"iYl.l.l7i Shima.Kurok3IDi Shima

3J/55 N- 131/42 E3 3 / 5 0'N - 13~/22 E33156 N - 131/47 E33/56 N - 132/52 E33/47 N- 132/15 E33/45 N- 1;32/30 E34/00 N - 131/4.4 E

2112111 .1 .2112 - Gun flash-e s . :l Is a o b -

served onthis islond.

34/02 N - 131/4.4 E

g. Elalls of firo wore obsorved in the area .of O!1lutu(t:;ll'got for ,314 th ~Ting}One cre'i1 reported 2 sets of 3 roelects each coming up

from the target urea.

greentenso.on.

In the norta section of the target largG brilli'lntflashes ;rore observed on the gr.ound. They retnn.inod in-for 6 - 10-second interva.1s arid us 1 died out unother came3. Mission N o . 295. ~to. Urbo.n .\rea:

a. The pJ;'iIl1Ury target was bOr.1b6d by 124' aircraft of the314th ,ling be~t1eon 1.513Zo 1631Z from 13.100 - 16.300 feet. ..xisof attack vuriled from 28 - 32. ,'leather TIns reportod us 8/10 -io/io undercast ;7ith m.nds of 20- 25 knots from. 3000 - 3100-35-

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b. E.I.I01:lte to tm.e ta.x:get msa,gGl"and inacCl:lrats haavyflak rras encountered at t.lls :(.1'. (ns'W KaZI!1.sa,. 32/38 N - lJG/IG E).c. OVorthetargrt f,lak lVas de,sel"'i!bedus rne,oger. il'l-aecur-ate , boozy and !)lediumby OlaQut 50 pel"C0l1t of tho ail"eraft--tn0 r-ema ina er report ed it as Ili I ~ From I - 2 ineffdct iva seal'C h-lights wer.c r'0portod in tlw t,wget aFea.. One aircraf"t repol",tad6 searchlights dUOowt of ths target area. One uircral't bombedTanega Shima (30/34 N - 131/00 E) as a T.O. and encounte.l'ed 10

inaccurate heavy bursts .'d On ,ritl1dra'flil1 flak was nil.0. No o.ircraft was lost nor da.maged Us a result of flak

ob. this missi on.

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QQ~Li!l~N.:n;-'!!'hp :J lT III _ ; sECTION .:, .- D. I .l ~ ; '.G ! !l _ , i l l, '3ES5 , 'i ENT> Io

TOKOY.\.M:. CIT'[1. Su..-nm~yof Damage:

Bui 1t -up ares.: Sq. j;ii. tota.1 - 1.27; Sq. Mi.. a.'estroYGd- 47Percent destroyed - 37Planned torset aros.: .7.3 s tl. mi. Porosnt de stroyed: 64.3Tot~1 da1:1ageto date: If ,8 sq. mi. Porcont ofbu:i.l t-up area.' 535Targets dnmngcd by currents tr iko : 0 !1\.L'1).bercd; oth.or

Coverage: sm..all port ion .o f NJ ,sJ)urbs cloud covorca.2. Damar'-:'" "rithi n 1 imi ts .of built -l.m or eLl.: Destroyea

Sn .Mi Porcgut11. ;.rea damage from curr


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QQ.NE1.ll:N!..Ld.1P.IFlT III _ SE(}TIOt"IJ B - D.>tJh.GE ASSESSMENT"

1. SulmnaTy o r Damage ISq.Mi. destroyod I 2.05Built-up area r Sq.Mi. total. 5.37

PEircent dGlstroyed'~ 38Planned t:tr get area I 1.5 sq.mi,. Peve"m


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CONFIDENTIAL

KEYilt Up Area-Urbanil t U p A rea -In du stria lBuil t Up Areastroyed (N,w) 38%-[)Omegeparsely Built Up

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MISSIONS 293- ;"95DATl';_ 26 July 1945

FLIGHT DATA & FUEL CONSUMPTION

MISSION NUMBER #293 11294 #295UNIT 7JR D W ING 313TH WING 314TH iHNGAI RCRAF T C ON SI DE RED 121 83 99AV ER AGE F LY ING TI ME 14:18 14:18 15::u.FUEL CONSUMED:

Average 5897 5927 6 1 5 6Maximu,':I 6L,38 6275 6499Minimum 5/...20 5455 5770

FUEL RN'J lA INING;Average 660 530 526Maximum 1080 945 980Minii:llJlll 222 247 20 0

. t1VG. GALS. U SED PEH H OIJR 412.4 4 1 4 . 5 )99.7T O T A L U S E D O N A I R B O R N E A l e 777875 6 2 2 0 9 2 818484..

WEIG H'f D AT AlJO 102

7 5 0 4 7 7 4 9 7 85 ' 9 1 5 2 60436

Mixed Load Mixed Loud1 4 7 8 6 1 6 4 0 66 5 5 5 6502

3 9 3 ) 0 390125 0 . 3 6 5068

1 ) 4 1 9 9 135464 135771

N O . .A I R C R A F T A I R B O R N E 130.A V G. B ASIC fiT. O !F A I RCR hFT 7 5 5 6 2A V 1 c t A GE U S E F UL L O A D 6 0 2 0 9AVG. NO. OF BOM BS LOi\.DED Mix6d LoudAVG. WT. OF BOMBS LOADED 15165

6 6 7 8VERr lGE FU.F .L LOADEDAVG. 'lIT. OF FUEL LOADED 40068AVERAGE MIse. WEIGHTAVG. GROSS WT. AT TAKE OFF

4976

A N - M 1 7 A I - 465 I b s .E - 4 6 - 4 2 5 I b s .E-36 - 360 Ibs.AN-M47A2 - 70 I b s .T4E4 - 4 25 J.bs.M - 4 6 - 52 Ibs.


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T:i"ENTIETH .W FORGE FIElD OFIDER

Missions No. 293 . 294. and 295'2 :6/27 July 1945

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FI;;;rn ORDERS)NUMBER 9 )

SECRETAuth: CG,TWimtieth Air ForeeInitials: !i"/tY'Date: 26 Jul:y 1945T'I 'ENTIETH I I . : IR FORCEGUAM'26 .Ju ly1 945 - OBOOK

Maps: Japan Aviation Chart 1:.218,800.1. Omitted.2. Twentieth Air Force attacks MA.TSUYAiIlill., TOKUYAMA,ond OMUTA URIlJlll AREAS

on nif,ht of 26/27 July 1945.3. a. Omitted.

b. 73rd Wine:(I)' Pri.tro.ry visual end radar target: MATSt.JYAMA.RBANJ . . P . E A . (90.29)

Ill? ! FO R C E R EOJJR ED0$5052 Normal EffortMPI Reference: XXI BomComLitho-'Mosaic MA.TSUYA.MA.AREJ .90 2 0 U RB AN .

(2) Route:BaseIw o Jima2900N - 1 3900E3240N - 1 31 5 0E3316N- l 31 , JOE334630N - 1315730E (IP)Target ( 3350N - 1324QE)Ri":ht TurnIwoJ '; i .ma.Base.

(3) Altitudes:(a) Ern>otte to t,ar~t: 5,000- 5,AOOft. and a , o o o -

8,000 ft.(b) Attack: 11,000 - ll,.800f.l;,.(c) wouto from tarGet: Minimum15,000 ft.

(4) Bomb:inB Airspeed: GIAS 195MPH.(5) Bomb Load:and Fusing:. 'First '24 A/e, mixed load of 1/2 Y-47

Iss and 1/2 !.-46 or E-413 ICs. Balance of A/e full loadE-46 or E-4!3 tee, M-47 IB.s fused instantaneous nose, C~u3tersfused to open 5,000 ft. above targ0t.

(6) Intet'valometer Setting: 50 rt..(7) Takaoff: 261700K.

c. 313th'Iling:

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F.O. #9(1) Primary visual and ra.dartarget, TOKUYAMA1SBANAE& (90.32)

MPI072076

F O RO E R E" lJ lR ED:3 Groups

'{XI BomCom Ld.tho-liifosaic T0KUYAMA A . R . E A . 90.32 URBAN.MPI Reference:(2) Route:

BaseIwo Jjma2900N - l3900E'3240N - l.3150E332130N - 13130E ( IF)Tareet (3403N - 13148E)RiGht Turn3304N - 1 3Jo 6EIwo JimaBase.

(3) Altitudes:(a) EnrQute to tfl.!'sct: 5,000 - ,,000 ft'.and 8,000 -

8,800 ft.(h) Attacl(: 1l,OOO.,. 11,000 ft.(c) Enroute from t,?lrg0t: Minifirunl. 14,000 ft.Bombing Airspeed: ens 210 MPH.BombLoad and Fusing:(a) 12 Pathfinder A l e : M.-47 IBs fused instentangol1s nose,

Main Force: Clusters containing M-69 bombs fu-sed toopen 5,oeo ft. above tal':,;ot. Each A l e of main farcevtill ce.rry two .500It Fra.;;\Clusters Loaded to releaselast end fused to open 1,000 ft. below the aircraft.

(6) Intervalomet\3I' Setting:.

(b)

(a) M-47 IBs: 50 ft.(b) Clusters: 50 ft.

(7) Two special R.C .M. j,rwmin[~ .::'_ircre.!t wiU be di.spatched t6orbit point-3403N - 1314f..I3QEwithin a rndius of 10 miles.Altitude 16,000 and ).6,500 ft~ Additional quantities ofrope will be carried by R.C.M. aircraft.

(8) Takeoff: 261830K.

P r i m a r y visual and r.ad p r t~r t'" ge :!El081074

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F.O, . ? 9(2) Route:

BaseIwo Jima3048N - 13027E315IN- 1295wE3236N - BOIOE (IF)T~rset (3302il) - 1302%)J306N - 1.30I.f4E3240N - .13150E2 9 0 0 N - I J 9 0 0 EIwo Ji.maBase.

(3) Altitudes:(a) Enroute to target: 6,000 - 6,800 ft. and 9,000 -

9,800 ft.(b) Attack: 14,000 - 15,400 ft.(e) Enrouto 'remtcrge.t: Min imum 1;,000 .ft.

(4) Bombing Airspeed: OL',S195 MPH.(5) Bomb Load and Fusing: M:Lv;:cdoad within each A /e with 1/2load M - 4 7 IBs and 1/2 lO.'ld 11-17 lOs. " 1 1 . - 4 7 lEs fused in-stantaneous and M-17 lOs fused to open 5,000 ft. "bovc the

target.(6) Inrterva10meter Setting: ')0 .ft.(7) Takeoff: 261730K,

x, (1) Method of /.ttack: By individUal aircraft with main forcepreceded by 12 pathfinder A/e. !-b"tXimumompressibility offorce over tal"[,;st will be effected.

(2) First 12 ,ircrcft of each wing scheduled tostr:ike tar_:~tfirst will be d,-,si;~nated patfi.findera andwill be flown bythe best r&:i{:!r combine crows.

4. Taoticd Mission Numbers:g . i. TS l!XA td i l. W J3 t,NTOK1JY ii .MJ\ U i lB t .NOMUTA U R B , ~ . N

No~ 293No~ 294No. 295

5. a. (1) The special jammin~ nircr~:ft for the 313th W~i will be equippedto barra~c j2.Jn the N::;ions 190-210 and 72-84 mOGacyclos. Spotjamrrdne will be conductoc1. over the :roqUl3ncy rane;os 180-190 and210-220 mOGacycles as desired by the tl/ing Commandor and asrr~verned by the capncity of the win'1. In addition, all strikea~rcraft will be ~quipped with one ja.mer within tho bt,rra~;c .band list'ld abov:!providinf, suffi.cient equipmant is l',vai);:lble.

(2) All wines will be equipped to barrage jam tho ro:;ion 190-210megacycles. Spot jo.mmingwill be conducted over the frequencyran,;.:}s 1SQ-:190, 210-220 and 72-34 meP'llcyclcs as desiroo. by the''[in C . . ._ '!': ol!Hnflndcrand as :10vcrnod by the equipment o!l.vllilllble.


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D I Sl 'R I B U T I O Nudl'rCilL M[SSIONREPORT

COl1lITlanliiJ:lg.eneral '. ArrrIy Air ForcesCommand.ing G';H'l.eral; U.S. Army Strategic Air Forces ('Res.dCommanding Gene\['al, U.S, Army Stratesic Air Forces (Guam)Chief of Steff, U.5. ~ Stratsgic.J..ir For-c,e:> (Guam)Comma.DP:b,ngG'ene.ral; Twen.tieth Air ForceCon:rrnandLng General. EiB\lth Air Force ' (Okinawa)Commander in Chie!. U,S. l l r r n Y forces, PacificEJhiei' of Nsval Ope:eat ions. OP-16 ..VCommander in Chief.; Pacific F'le6t (ildv ijq)Commander in ahi~f. Pacif:i: c Fle et (Rear Hq)COIlllD.ander 'Air Force., Pacific FleetDoromaniaI'; Third FleetConwander; Fi.fth F1e,etCo=ander; First Carrier TaskForceComraand er. &rianasCoomumdill$ General,; U,S. A rmy Folt'ees. 'Middle PacificGolllIDandingGeneral ...Alli~d .Air Forces, S\\lPACommanding General; )far East Air For eeaGQDlln8ldin.g General; U.S, Strategic Air Forces in EuropeCOll.lllmndingGenel?al~Mediterranean Allied Air ForcesCommand.ing I':lenera.l; .Fifteenth .ur FerceCommandiIig General~ Seveath Air ForceCOJJ]llarding GenerB:l; VII Bomber CommandCOl!Tlll8niingGeil.eral~ VII Fighter Cqll.lllmndCommanding Genepal; Eleventh Air ForceCQ1llIIW.nding'Ceneral. 30lst Figi'J.ter WingC o ! lJ l 1 la n d Hq. Allied Air Forces. SWPA'ATTN: Senior Intelligence Officer., 'R.A.A.F.Commander in Chief, U . S . ~ Forces, Pacific)fl'I'N: 0-2 (For Sect ion 22, ReM)Officer in Charge. Joint Intelligence CenterPacific Ocean AreasCOlllrnatding General, A r r r r ! r Air ForcesA~N,: AC/ AS IntelligenceCOmmand ing GE(mel'al. J.rmy Air ForcesATTN; il.C/ AS, Intelligence,Collection DivisionCommanding General, U.S. A rmy Strat'egic Air Forces (Guam)A'l"rN: lntelligenCCb!!llID':ildingGene-ral, U.S. A rmy Strategic Air Forces (Guam).ATTN: CO!llllillnicat ionsFOR: Counter Measures Air Analysis CenterCOr:JI!landingOUicer, 'IWentieth Air Force Lead Crew SchOolErigadier Gene.tal, H.S. Hansell, Jr.Chief of .staff. Twentieth Air ForceDeputy fJ/.s, (')pns. Twentieth Air Foree';'0 o f S, A-2. Twentieth 1 ld . r ForceChemieal 11a:rf'are'Officer. Twentieth Air ForceOrdnance Officer, T#entieth Air ForceDirector of Tactics, A-3, Twentieth Air ForceHistorical Officer, Twentieth Air Force

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Documents

21st Bomber Command Tactical Mission Report 293, 295