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HEUlQ.U:.RTERSXXI BOBBER C(Y&:.NDAPO 234T}.CTICAL MlSSION REPCRI'

Field Order No. 54 Miaaioa. No. 60 61Targeto on th e Is laM of' Rruabu,

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TABLE OF CONlEm'S

Tactical Nbrrative -. . . . . . ..Ifa

Annex F - XXI Bcmbcr Cannnnd Fillld OrderAnnex. G Distribution

Annex D _ Intelligence . .Part I _ Enemy Air Opposition.Port I I - Enany Ant iaircr=lftPnrt TIl _ !>o.mo.ge '\s5Eo:ssment

Annex E - C O D s o l i ~ t c d Stat ist ical Summary

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MeasuresCCIlIlIUniec;tions Part I Radar CounterPart I I Radio.

Pert I - :;eo.thtr Suzmery Port I I - Forecast ;;jc:nthe:rO b s ~ r v ~ ~ I.cothcr Port ITI - Prognostic Mcp Port IV Synoptic Map

Opel"lt iona :ro.rt I N:!.TiSGtion CbarI . Part I I - Banbard ierll l Aiming Pointe Port I II - Flight Enginee:ring Cberta Part IV _ Radar Scope Photos Part V Air-Seo Rescue Chart

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(2) 'I'he:lo 2 ai rf ie lds were selected fe r attaok sincethey o ~ r e the most ~ p a r t a n t ot the ~ b baa tram which tbeJapanese f10re st!l@lng aircraft far at taco directe4 opinei'; UD1wengaged i the OkiMW8 campn1gn.

b . Details or Plann1NJ, Ops!rllUoDlll:

2 . Str:::ltegy am Plan of Operatioy:

1 . IdgU tigU op at HiI.tops:a . Field 0r iG' No. ~ ae.4q,uei:... D J ..... C . . . .dated 7 April 1916. directed the 7,3r4 aid 313th WiIIPt o pa rt ic ipa te in an attack aae1.D8t tU 'p t . . . . . . . .b. Tarse1l' Speciflt41

(1) fripery Vlevel:(a ) 7)rd Winc. ](U.loa. 110. 60 . . , . .ur t ie14.(b) 313th lliDBI MUsion Ho. 61: BUOJIL But A1rt1e14.

(2) Secondary VilUllI:(a) 7):rd "Ding. ~ l a s l O 1 1 No. 601 ta_ .urt1e14.(b) )l3th '11'1118. MiaBiOll. No. 61; ~ .ur t le14.

(3) PriJ lery Radar, Mi8Siona 60 and 61: Conter r:it CUyCJf ~ g o s h i J m .

( l ) Banbins Plans:(a ) Determination of Bc:!!!b LoOl!:

1. b!!! : The SOO-pound generlll.purpooebomb )088 oon.sidered the most effective hlgb_exploai'Vo veapon, 1DaSlllWlb811 the prind. pal buildings 1n the ta rg et a re of siJllple t rus . etrue ...tures ';lith long continuous speno 'nle most destruct ive et'fect atthese banbs on th is type instal la t ion is one of blast and tragmenta t ion. The presence o f smalle r buildings and parked aircro.1't inthe target area were also considered. Thie mission was call1l.ittedto an attack on the ta rget tiuilding aree.. The aesumed large n\lllberor hits" obtainable by use of the sao-pound banb would assure 0

a. (1) A r&queat by the U ~ Navy tor aUacka 3381D11t.Japanese Airf ie lds in 8\lppart 01' the OkiDnwa opc.raUClDII V48 tbepri1l'lary re8150n for tbeso at tacks.

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better chance of intErrUpting operaUOIl. It 18 eClU14...a tobe more et1'ective ton tar 'On aga in st t bese airfield l u t a1 la t : s . -than other s i s" bcmbs.

1. [uzins: The itl8toDtaDeOWil fuse n a l to t .4to obtain baDb burst on root struct\C"e leYel. Blaet _OllIla "'1IWthe structure dClliln. thereby doetrO)"ing e q u 1 ~ t lu14e the 1lu.1l4-'Ttll. tuztng wu a180 selected $ 0 tbat ._in tbe nem at. . . at....b


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Assembly va s to be IDBde in th e tw o . J sr. 1 D I l ~as th e rad io range could be utiliaecl. '!'he a r _ alao ...provide good visual laDdmarka for ua_ll1'.

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(2) Navigational P l a n n l u :....to1_0 Areato31l7N - 13108 (#601 Landfall and IP would prOYide a &oed upw1D4 r a D3122N' _ 1312:1 (#61 on the t a r g e t . .to

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A l e t t turn \08.8 to be _ d e a:tter leeYiDs the t a r s e t .A good cheek point beltway between the t a r p t aid .....It vould alao p rovide an 4Illergenc,. landiDs f ield .(3) n i g h t f Y i n e e r i m I

Co) D i g h t Plan: Speeds and altitu4ee. aoept, tfJ'banbing run, 'liere used to obtain lI:lIQ:imum fuel eoODall7 aDd . . , . . , . .(b) Loe.dine:: Fuel r e s e n e data at t ~ t 1 C l D 1I1H1CIDIt o J:Cyushu nt the alt i t taie planned indicated. that the 8'YU'Sp airo:ret t

of the 73rd Wine 'liould require f u l l -ins and ceaMr w1D& tub. '1'oIlI1fuel tl'ould be tl.ppraxiJmtely 6750 sallcma. I t vae _ : l - . t 0 4 tbat: theaverage a i r c r a f t of the )13th iUng vould Deed. in a d d it i m t o t u l luing and center \'Ting tanks. 1 f u l l baDb bay tank tar a t o t a l f uel 01sppraximately 7300 gal lons .L. Banb Load:

! .. No rrJlXilmml or mini.ml.lD 10l!ld tl'8.lI IIpecitle4.The everege bomb load for the 73rd ' l ing, based on previous .m..ia8iCll8,lias estim9.ted a t approxinetely 9000 pounds. That tar tt2 )13th VilIS(based on previous miss ions) uas e stiml ted a t 8000 pClUllISs

.!!. Ammunition Iced ViSS estilll1ted a t 1500pOWlds.(4 ) Redar Plannina:

(e) Redsr scope photographs on hand gave no iDdieationthat the a i r f i e l d s could be bombed by direct radar methods. otteettechnique miBht hava been used bu t the r e s u l t s would probably n ot haYebeen good. Therefore, the c en te r of the City of Kagoahima we. ehoeenas the primary radar t a r g e t . All e f f o r t 11'88 to be made to f l y direct lyover the visual target . I f eloul cover were t o II!Iltlst. a l l a i r c r a f tuere t o turn riBht end banb Kagoshill'tl. The IF 61ld landJ"all were l d e n t 1 ~cal am easi ly indent:i1'1& b l on the m-l).

OS) Actual scope photos CJf the a r e a (With a IIlBP giviIlf't he l oc at io n of tho p1c .tures ) were provided tor the radar operatcrs .They were a b o pt"ov1ded 'Il'1th a :radar Il8vigation chart . (See Annex A,Part IV).(5) Radar Counter Measures: There ve r a no RCM sooreheaplanned ta r these missions.

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(6) A i r ~ e e Rescue Plann1gg:(a) The Navy was Curnished r:ith the deta i ls at the

missions em. requested to furnish faci l i t ies fa r air_see rescue plIl"-poses. The folloY-ins faci l i t ies -;;ere nnde awilab1e:.!. Three sutnerines were to be at the tol le- iDSpositions for th e en tire mission: 30/00'N - 131130'Ei 30/00'N - 132/00'11

30/oo'N - 132/30'E.. 'l't:"o surface arB1't were to be a t the follawillc

positiOOll: 26/4S'N - 138/OO'E trClll.O'122()( to 08080aZ. 18/00tN - 144/30'1for the entire mission.j. One Navy Dumbo t>'8.S w be a t 20/ootN... 143/00'.trom O8Ob3OZ t i l l the end or th e m is si on .jj,. Crash boe.te \'7uoe to be in the viciDJ.t, atSaipan am. Tinien during take orf end l a n d i . unti l such time. a8 r ..lisTed by the control tower.

(b) This CaJI!lSnd assigned 1 Super ...D\Dbo airp1aDe (8-29)to 26/o0'N _ 139/00': tran 0804oaz. to O8OS3C2.c . Details o f Planning _ Intelligepeo:

(1) EnemY Air Opposition: Defeneo fOl"cee a ss ip ed toRyusbu a t the time of this mission p1erming ncre not cotl5idered adeqQlteto offer more than w.oderote opposition to B-29s.(2) Enany Antiaircraft Opposition: Frcm interpretat ion atavailable photogr;aphy of the Kanoya Airfield area . there were a to ta lof 32 heavy ent ia ircraf t guns and 200 autanatic -:-ee.pons. The heavyguns are dispersed in an oval defense around Kenoya and Ke.noya !BstAirfields.

3 . Execution o f the Missions:a . Take_Off: Actual take-off ~ a accomplished 8S fo1leve:

Aircraft Firs t Aircraf t Last Aircraf till!llI Airborne Take-Off Tke-Df't7:Jrd 32 07l7l.5Z 071734Z3l3th ..n.... 071724Z 0718Q4ZTOTAL 53 0'7171.52. 071804Z

b. Route Out: The coursa tlOlifn 11'a:3 senerally as briefedflith an addit ic.1).ll 12 to 15 minutes necessary fr r reas8U1l.bly due toinstrument eonditbns a t the point of climb.c . Ov(r Targats: Forty_t'R'O ai rcraf t dropped a to ta l ar 166tons ofbanbs on ~ h e City of KI!Isoshillc by radar through 10/10 clooos.

Six ai rcraf t dropped a to ta l of 26.3 tons of ballbs on KaDOyn EastAirfield by radar. Five ai rcraf t were non.eftective.d. Route Back: Return to bases was accomplished withoutincident.


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c . tandl!lB:(1) Aircraft landed a t bases under good weatbel' COll-ditions as fo11oos:

73rd313thTOTAL

First r.andiDB Lalit TtIJYUgc080820z0807S9Zo8082(S

The above does not include 5 aircraf t land ins a t Ivo J'1m!lto refuel and returnine l a te .(2) ws e s : One aircraft frClll. tbe 3l)tb Wine: crallb-ed and e2:ploded appraxinBtely 2,miles frem tbe end ottheshortly after taking off . Four survivors and ODe bcxl7 . , e picbd.up by crash boBts.

f . Operations Summary:(1) Navigation: (See Annex At Part I . ~ o traok oIart)(2) Banbinp;: (Sse AMe2: AI Part I I I f a1miDa Pointa)

(a) In one Wing Bema confusion was caused by tbeplura l i ty of targts and some airero1't bonbed the pri.mary visualtarget by radar. There was aleo somo diff icul ty t7ith assEIllbIy pro-cedure, resUlting in mixed fonmtions over the target . Correc t i .action has been taken by adopting the policy of assigning specificassembly points to each ~ H n g .(b) other minor deviations fran the briefed planl7ere made by formations over the targets . For example. one fonoo.t ion did not banb on the speci fi c axi s of attack vhi le another madea second run over the target .

charts): (3) Flight EnBineerins;(See AM6X A. Part I I I . tor

(a) NArtntlve of 188100 as f1awn:1. In i t i a l Cruise and AsseIllbly: The in i t ia lcruiae to the uing Qssembly point a t Iwo Jima 'l'."8S florm by individ_ual a i rc ra f t . The balance of the low-level cruise uas flO'lm betweetl1500 and 7000 feet in Wing formation.~ Climb to Bombing Altitude: The c l i d tobanbing alt i tude (17,500 f t) wes as predicted for both i l i np . req,uiringan average of 40 minutes.1. Cruise to Tarp;et: The cruise to targetin formation 1'I!lS made 'Pithout diff icul ty.l!. Return to Base: The return was IIlllde byindividual aircraf t from 15,000 to 25.000 ~ e e t . Fuel consumptionsfor both \Hngs 'Pere es predicted.

(4) ~ (Seo Annex: A. Part IV . for Scope Photos)

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(a) IquiJl llent Performance:1. AIQ-13 aets f1E:re 93 per cent operative CIf t t rthe target , and 94 per cent operative on landll18.,g. SCR-7l8 am. SCR-695 were ).00 per oent

operative..1. A P N ~ 4 was 92 p ~ cent operative.

(b) Radar Navir t ion:1. Total Loran f ixes numbered,364. MaxiJmDrange, s tat ion No.2 . was 900 nautical miles and lIlQ:izIn.Ia range,.a ta t ion No.3 . t7as 1000 naut ic al m il es .2. Maximum range of APQ.-13 wall 100 mile s, th eaverage being 69 miles: Avarage range of Japanese coalltl1ne a t

18,000 feet al t i tude was 57 miles .1. '!'wo radar windo wOZ'o ropcr' te4. JL........deviation from average uind was 5 degrees ani 6 knots 11:. Beacon operation was reportod by 12 air -

cra f t . Maximum range of 180 miles was obtained a t 10.000 feElt.Averase range a t 7000 feet was 160 miles.(c) Radar Bombing:

,1. There were 5 radar releases with 43 a i r ~craf t droppins on lEoad air::-raft . Direct radar banbing was employed.(5) Gunnery:, Since there nare no attacks by enemy

ai rcraf t on t hese miss ions . the guns \7ere only t es t f i red .

(6) Air-5ea Rescue: (See Annex A. Part V, for Cbart).g . "eather, (See Annex B, Port I. fa r detai l s) :ieatbert7SS approximately as forecast , except for a f ront j us t south at Kyushu.resul t ing in poor t ar ge t condi ti ons. Weather conditions a t basesuere good fo r both take-orf and landing.h. Communications:

(1) Radar Coynter Measures: 'nlere was no RCM act iv i tyon t he se mis sions.( 2 ) ~ : (See Annex C, Part I I , for detai l s) Li t t leinterference was encountered on t.besn miasions. Radio disciplino

~ a extremely sood. Only ' Strike Reports uero received.i . Intell igonce Sqnmary:

(1) Ene!l!Y Air Opposition: There was no enemy a iropposition, although a ~ l i g h t of 20 ~ n a fl ight of 11 s i n g l e ~engine, unidentified enemy a i rc re f t were sighted over K a S o s h ~

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PlANN1NG fCltEXeAST4-6/10 1m cloud, base 1800 t t , top 7000 r t , t"" io 1015,000 t1I in a fternoon with l ight sbOll'8ra.TO 24ON: 7/10 1011' cloud I baae 1700 f t , top 7000 t i l 5/10middle cloud. base 11,000 f t , top 14,000 tt,2 ON to 28ClN: 8/10 100 cloud, Ile.ee 1800 tt. top 6000 i t ,9 10 middle cloud in layers bob7een 10.000 and 15.000 t t ,7 /10 h igh cloud. 27.000 t t to 29.000 t t , l1gbt rain,280N to coast: 6/10 lew cloud, bl!l.se 2000 t t l top 6000 n To1qp aRi NaSOY8: 3/10 19ao cloud, bl!l.S8 2500 t t l top 5000t t increuing to 6/10 in e.tternoon.1fe!1:2: 3/10 lQl; cloud, M se 3000 t t l iop 5000 t t becaII1D17/10 by l600x.~ 7/10 la l cloud, Mae 2000 f t , top 5000 f t , _libsl ight ly leas cloud to weat of larger b i l l a .

Operational ForecastBase a t 3/10 Itr;7 cloud. base 1800 ttlTake o tf :top 5000 ft; 4/10 high. cloud.base 30,000 f t ; vis ib i l i ty 15 miles.

Weaiber Epcowsr""45/10 lOR cloud. bu s 1600 f t .top 57000 t t l vis ib i l i ty unres t r ic ted .

Lcn7 cloud unobserved; 10/10 middlecloud, top 12-1],000 f t ; 4/10 highcloud a t 25.000 ttl Visibil i ty W I.res t r ic ted

Route To 1 9 ~ i 3/10 100 cloud. base To 19Op: 4/10 lc:o cloud. bueOut: 2000 f t , top 5000 f t ; 4/10 high 2000 ttl top 5000 f t .cloud a t 30,000 f t , vis ib i l i ty 190R to 220pI 8/10 leo clOl.d.15 miles. base 1500 t t , top 7000 t t ; 8/1019 0 N to 2 2 ~ : 7/10101'1' cloud, middle cloud. base 9000 n . topbose 1500 f t , top 7-9000ft, 4/10 middle 10,000 ! t l l ight 8 b ~ e r 8 .cloud, base 12,000 ft, top 14.000 f t . 220N to ?46tq: 4.5/10 l cloud.l ight rein s h ~ e r s reducing vis ib i l i ty base 2000 tt, top 5000 f t . 3/10fran 12 miles to 2 miles. middle cloud. lio.so 9000 n , top

2 2 to 2 4 ~ : 6/10 100' cloud 10,000 tt.base 2000 f t , top 6000 it; 2-4/10 2 4 to 27"N: 8/10 1m clClUd.middle cloud, base 12 ,000 f t . base 1600 tt, top 8000 ttl 10/102 4 to 270N: 7 /1010; ; c loud , middle c loud, \nse 9000 t t l topbase 1500 f t , top 8000 f t , 9110 middle 12,000 f t . Moderate ra in .cloud, oose 10,000 f t . top 15.000 ttl 270N to 30Off: 5 -6 /1 0 lo a cloud,7/10 high cloud. bose 26,000 f t ; mcxl- base 2000 f t , top 5000 fi; 3.5/10cra te rsin reducing vis ibi l i ty fran middle cloud, base 10.000 r t . top12 miles to 1 mile. 12,000 f t ; vis ib i l i ty unrestricted.270N to lOON: 6/10 1017 cloud, 100rl' to 'l'arget: L0.7 cloud unob.base 1800 f t , top 6000 f t , 5/10 middle S'"I'vcd,'lO/lO middle cloud. topcloud, bosc 1],000 f t . top 15.000 f t ; 12-13,000 f t ; 4/10 high cloud.4 ~ 6 / l 0 high cloud. 28.000 f t . Light bose 26,000 f t .rime icing in middle cloud.

lOON to Target: 5/10100 clOUd.base 3000 f t . top 5000 f t l vis ib i l i ty15 miles.Target: 5110 lou cloud. boso 3000 f t ,top 5000 f t , Visibi l i ty 15. miles.

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Route So.me 16 Route OUtgoing.Returnins:

Base on 4/10 100 cloud. base 2000 tiReturn : top 7000 tt; 2/10 middlecloud. a t 10,000 f t ; 3/10 hiBb clouda t .30,000 f t . Visibi l i ty 15 miles.

S8me as Route OutlOirla excepttar ClCcosional c\lllUJ.... buUt upto 25,000 tt ot 200ft.3-4110 cumulua, baa. 1800 f t .top 5000 t t ; yislbl11ty unres t r ic ted .

~ i D d s Aloft - ForeeutB!ls9 to 19CP 190N to 260N 28Clf to 3 1 -5 iOOO 320/15 .20 280/40 ...20280/70 -25 280/85 ...,20.000 .320/15 -9 280/,32 10 28/55 -'5 280/70 .16

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1. Ur1k' Report, 1 Five Strike Reportl (Blab. ~ ....AP.were .obJduled to be trlU18m1 t ted. Only" we" [ .001n4. One 73rd'linr; mo ~ Willi not receh'ed due to lLD a.1rplCUl8 tl 'lloD_ttter DOt betacproperly tuned.

2. FOI Trpnp l" lop ' I Tima Signals lobi! UOl:l'AO WOlltb.[ ....tro.nma1 t tod on tb l hour Clnd hl;ll! hour a.ohoduh4.3. Freouono1e'1 Vory l l t t l i l l c:w lrItorter'noo ft, eaDolUl'krr."kbno.phllrie Interferonco Will .11ght to IlOcl.OTll.to on the . t r i k . t r . -

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" . RQYlgp.tlopgl t. ids I Five WirE requolts wore no . lyod c:M. QD-norod. Two ViF/IF bonrlng. were requested "nd obtc.lnad.. R:o..a&o aJtd.hocor t eoUi t i e l on Snipe-n. Guc.m. Tinlo.n cnd 1_0 J1aa. _ ro tlaod ~ t l;Qod ro.ul t::J.

b a 6055 kc!: Nogl1giblo.

5 . :rid Diselolinlt gad Socllr i ty I No vlo1c.t1onl of lacUTl ty nndno outlu-.nding; orTOra In nltt discipl ine wera roportoo.

ll.o 3145 kso : Stondy nota 'Whon nanr Je.p oen.t WCUl medero.tolyoffectiVCl a

Tho following incldonts of aneqyroported during thla mla.lonlEngpy T[Qnsmis101ll:and intorfcrenco woro.l1110nl c. 11060 k9111 Unknown st..'\tionl ,ooding over t :ugct woro InM

oIToct1vo.d. 3410. 7310 gnll 11160 >tel: Ner;l1r;lblo.

7. PiOttO,,: No olllorgoney or dhtrel l l lIIellt\&01 worD reeoived.8. Eauigmont l !n lbnct ion ' l S C R ~ ? 2 1 11nopcro.tlve. RL.'12: 1 nntennn wiro 'bngle.lon,e nntonm broken. n l 1 lnoperot1ve. lnoporntlT&.

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1. Enolll)" t1Dt1cdrcrc.ft r eport ed cOMhte4 t I a totAl of IS bar . aot he::l.'Vy. lnnCCUTo.te f i re , below nlld beh1n4.

2. Two n1rernft reported th is t i re .

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FORMISSIONS-60 a 618 APRIL 1945

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CONSOLIDATED STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF COMBAT OPERATIONSFORM 34

MISSION NO. 60 & 618 .il.pril 1945

pr1.l:Xl1'y Visual ' llU'got - KWloyll !o.irfield .:.Itd !(lllloyD. Post . ';.irfioldpri::ary Radar 'I9rget - Kagoshio:l.. KYUShu

EFJ'ECTIVENKSS OF !1I&'UQN3 COST OF MISSIOlVrSloirero1't . l irborno percont at .arcre.ft on Hand 54. . . 038% : . i rcraft Lost fOrcon t Of . : . ircraft :.irbornCl 1 1.9%.:..ireraft BoI:lbing priI:Bry 'JOrgets 48percont Of Bor.lbing : . i rcraft : . irbornc 91%BoJJbs :ROICe,80d on pr inBry 'I8I"gcts 192 TOns

: . i rcraft ~ percent or . l ircraft _ ~ i r b o r n c 1 1.9%zncmY :.ir opposition None erO;? 1.tlnbor casual t i cs . 11r,orcont Of TOtal rarticipatin;;: 1.8%Bonbing ' :"ccuracy - No str ike photographs obtained.

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IIR:HiIIIClL aIlURE I'IRSOIIIILIRIllIt FLIGHT CONDITIONS ENDiY A C T I ~ OTrlER1II1T ROD- - . . .- - - , . 1 . . ~ - ROD- ....... Banbed Non_ BoI:l.bed Baubed Non-.,icBombed 1301l1.bedItt.oU... 50. ....... E f f e o t ! . Otbe' ~ ~ .. lJeeoDl!ary Other ZfteeU" Seeondary Other l t teeU'Y eonduy Other

KiBsian '607J 2 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - -".

ui.ss1on J/6113 2 - - . - - - - - - - - - - -7G"""'-~ n 4 - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - --

a 1 a i rc raf t erOllhcd 2 Lliloe off ohara nfter take-off.

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P ~ . R S O N N F . L CASUALTH'Smu:1WT lOST 11RCRAFr DAlil.AGFD PERSONNEL CASUJLTIES

.... EIlIIII EmI ! ACC. U . .... EIIJII ...... iCC. OW. UH- TOTAL TOTAL .'SS- WOUNDED rorAL1IIIIT Ale AlA A/e 0 0 0'lllER KmB TOTAL Ale AlA Aleo 0 GUIti "'HER KWWN IlA.TOR IIIWR PARTICI- KILLED II(; & IWURED CASUALTIESAlA IlECH. AlA IlECN. PATI Ki:"188i n "60

73 - - - - - - one - - - - - - - Non 366 - - - 1Iono"';0IUlssi n -"61

1 1 . 1 233 1 6 4 II13 - - - n - - - - - - - - --".:0

T!lW. 1 1 1 599 1 6 4 II- - - - - - - - - - - -~ ~ I L0. crashod into se a 2 Diles off shore short ly af te r tnke-off. 4 oen roscued.

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7 ~ ' M ,F.W1 ..Ale COMPLETING MISSION 27 16FLIG1rI' DATA

!vg . 11_ At LolJ Alt i tude 6:55 7:19ATg. T i_ or Cl..bib To B o . ~tng Altitude ,40 ,30!vg. Time At Bombing Altitude ,42 ,)8lvg. ny lng T 14:33 13:44lvg. DiBtance Uown (Nautioal .::!6J6ir Kiles) '761

FUEL CONSUMPTIONCoaaumed To Targetl

","rage J985 37641Iorl. . . . 41.45 4299Mini .... 3085 3265

Consu-od f'r'oe Target To Base IC1/c Without IIa1f\IDCtion)10. or Aircraft '5 16

A"erage ,,,,, 2254Max1.,n 2)19 2542Mini ..]. 1595 1968

Conl!JWl8d Froa Target To Base I(Jle lI' ith Malfunction)10. Of Airerat t , No'"

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RIcarr DATA

I l l . VIIl.lGB ........ ........ * AYmlGE WT .VIIl.lGE .lVG 1IT OF FUEL AVERAGE AVERAGE GROSSIJIIlT lIIlCIW"r &&SIC 1'1'. -. 11). or IDIBS 0' ...... FOEL WADED MISC. WEIGHT1IllIlOIIII! 0'1/0 ..... UllOm WADED LOlDED (6 LBS PER GAL) liEIGHT AT TAlE orrMission #60

13 lo'i.ng 32 74860 557')0 16 - ..,.-1464 13560 6750 40500 6730 130650(11mf---- . . _._--_. ..

MiSSion (ibi313 ; ~ ' i n g 2 l 74814 59326 17 - : .K-l;b4 9095 7072 42432 7801 134142(mr )

a Excludos 1 eupor durilbo. BOliIb .Tci@lts: I il 'I -I .I -64 ( ' !NT) - 5351bS.

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FRati: COU GEll XXI BOU COYTO: COl; GEN 73 B O : ~ WINGCW GEN 313 BOH WINGCCl1 GEN 314 Ba{ \'IINGINFO: G'I'G 93./.XXI BOil COO lWOJRO PHOTO RECON SQUI\DRON

FIElD ORDSR NUWBF.1\ 54 CHECKl.OOK j. FA.!iI3H 1.ItI,PS FOR PIC'!'TUlG: J.1;:IJ.:' Aviation Chart l:21a,eso.

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. g { ~ o 9 ~ ! . " "XXI BWBr:E COIDWI)GIlAMO$'JO 9 AprU 194'

2. The XXI Bom Com ~ ; : . \ o a c k e target& on Ityuahu r i th ,Ix aqadro."u, t i l DooDIlT.Primary Radar Target: Center ot eI t7 of !C6gollh1Jla.P.eterence: Map J:!-10 air objectiWl tt)lder 90.38 Jr"u8hu 9l)uth.3. a. 73 l'ling

Target: !'.anoy&. Air Field (Checkbook No.1)Aiming Point0411130290.39

Axis of Attack from. IP288 Degreell True288 Degreee True

Force Reqtd.red.2 SqfladroDll, ..........

AP Reference: L i t h o - ! ~ o ! l 1 a c "Kanoya Airfield Target No. 1378".

(3) Base Altit\:.de of Attack: 18,000 feet .(4 ) Route:

Ba ..Minami-I- Jima (I'lest Side) (Assembly Point) (Departure Point)311?N - 1310SE (IP)TargetMake l e f t turn af ter leaving target.Iwo JimaBao'

(5) Secondary Visual Target:,Umi.n8 Point107095082086

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fIElD ORDER mnmER 54 COOTINtmI(4) Secondary Vi:>utol Target: Xokubu Alrtia1.d

Ai.nL1ng Point063124

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'o ree Required.

B. . . .1finiami-Io J1nru (Ea!lt Side) (Auemb1T Point.) (Depart,... Point)312m - l3l2lE (II')'I'!lrgetUake lef t turn a t t e r leaving tArletI.o JiJaa....

e. Cbitted.x. (1) D-Day an:! D-Hour: 0807l5K

(2) J.lethcd of Attack: By squadrons in comm attacldnl ..... t.bminimum t i lm interval between aquadrcinlI. '!'be prJ.-.z)o.1aa1an:!. !lecondary viauel ta rget wil l be attacked by rlMaal1>cW:dnlmethcds if possible lWld tl"e primary radar terge t will be att"ed by radar banbing methcds it neevse&rr.(3) .\/C vdll be flown in squadron formation from a ~ e e m b l y po1nta

te the target. IT reassembly i8 nOCC3ssary the IP _111 be lBedas reassembly point .(4) Bo:rb Load: 500 lb GPla instantaneous nose md 1/40 uil.(5 ) Lead squadrons of oAch winglfi l l lea\"O departlre point a t D-Hourcni by remaining in visual ccntact wlth each other it possible,wil l attlllllpt to hit assigned targets CDncomitantl,y.

4. a. No c h q e .b. XXI 80m Com Tactical /.fiseion No:

(1) Checkbook 1 No. 60(2) Fcmish 1 No. 61

5. Reference XXI Born Com COJlIIIlUJ'Iication 501 and SOP for str ike reports, con-tact reports and IFF procedure.

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