llissic:ns 239 and 244 'i1are mining

operaticns that \lill be reported in a

separate Tactical Missioo Report. ilhich
receiv63 ally limited distributicn.
........
MissiCIJ No. 238 \las a 315th B a n ~
aranent '.ling night preciaim attack.
This missiCIJ tC6ether >lith missicns 232
and 245 are being reported in a Tactical
MissiCll Report to be issued in the very
near future.
! U ; ~ ! ! u.
llissicns 239 and 244 'Q'ere mining
operatiaus that niH be reported in a
separate Tactical Missl<Xl Bepart. vbich
receives Q'lly lit:lited distributim.

t- .....
Missicn No. 2)8 tras a 315th B c m ~
aranent ",ling night preeisicn attaek.
This missicn tc:gether '1tith missi<ns 232
and 245 are being reported in a Tactical
Misslm Report to be issued in the very
near future.
HEt.I)::tUl.RTERS
XXI BCMEml Ca.t.1.'.ND
:.PO 234
TJ.CTIC.U. MISSI<N REPCRr
Field Order No. 93 Mi ssiCltl.S No. 240 thrClJ.8b "43
Targets en the Ielands c1 Kyushu and Hc;nshu. :rape:l:l
1/2 July 1945
T:.BlZ OF cqn-mrs
Tactical Narrative .. .. . . . . . . .

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"Jeather
Part 1 _ Heather Summary
Part II _ Farecast ,leather n.
Observed .leather
Part III _ Frqgnostlc 11ap.
Part rv - Synoptic M a ~
Annex B _
Annex A _ Operaticns
Part I _ Navigation Chart
Part II _ Bcnbing.
Part III _ Mean Points at Impaet
Part IV _ Fligbt Engineerillg Chart
Part V - Radar
&ort VI _ Radar Sc ope Pbot Ql9
Part VII _ Gunnery
Part VIll _ Jdr-Sea Reseue Chart
.'r.nnex I:l _ Intelligence.
Pc.rt I _ EnEIt\Y "..ir Oppcei tion. ....
Fart II _ Ehemy luItiaircraf'
Part III _ ll::unage f.ssessmen"'.

Annex C
_ CCIIml1nicatiotl3
Part I - ReM
Part II _ Radio.

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/mnox E _ OonsoLidated Statistical Summary
lo.nncx F _ DC! Bmber CQIIUOnd Field Order.
t.nnex G _ Distribution


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Date Inittala
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HE.\DQl1..RTm$
XXI BOMBER CCMl...ND
.aro 234
2 July 1945
Report of attaeks on 4 urban areas on the blanda or
80Mhu and Kyushu
TO: Coccadl1lB General. 'I'!1eo.tieth Air Foree. 'J'ash,inctQD. 25. D.C.
1. IDENTIFICATION OF
a. Field Clr'der Nunber 93. ReadQ.uarters XX! Beeber Co---.and.
dated 1 July 1916. directed the 58th, 73rd,- 31J'tb and )111.th ec::m-
ardcont 'Jines to participate in attaeks (Xl([ Ba:'.ber Cor=and Mis.!liOD.S
No. 240 thro\J8h 243) against four urban areas on Hon.shu am l;yushu
t1itb 1J.!lJ:icw::J, effort.
b.. Targets specifiedl
(1) Mission z,,'.1:ilber
(8) Pripary ViBy,al !Yl&. Xure Urban ..'Jrea.
(2) lU9ber
(a) PrinAry Visual Urban Area.
(3) M1:lsion NumWr 242:
(0) PrilMry Vi.$ual and Radar:. Ube Urban Jrea.
(4) Mission Number 243:
(a) Prirrery Vi!!lual Shicol1oseki Urban
.:1rea.
2. Sl'R.TEGY.'I.ND PUtN OF OPERATION:
110 Strategy:
(1) Weather nes the deeiding factor in the ot
8Oothor 80ries of eities far night ineendiary attaeks. PlaQnlng of
the miseiona oms 8imilar to that of other Bo:ober in
vhleh nere asaigned separate eities to be attacked at night.
8mployina: tho rot\dar cethod. of bolliling.
b. ImPortance of Targets:
(I) I!:lA (U1uion 240)f JW:re 18 00.0 or tJIO
mollt target concetltrations on the Inla."1d Sea. '!be city
bOde. 'O'ork... of the groat Kure !eval Base dn4 baa e population ot
275.000 nth o!l popuJ.o!Iotion density of over 70.000 per sqU.!lre cilo.
'the city proper QBaaurea about 1j- Diles M:lrtb aD4 1 lU..le
- 1
U . .Il !lll
Eaet-;7est. A. soall industries are locatod in the ci t.y b\l,t. t.he
larger and core icport.ant installat.ions are out. of tho congest.cd area.
railroad st.ation and SOOG warohouses an alternate or the san-Yo
line are located at the SOuthwest edge of the city.
(2) JQ.g;umoto Urban (Mis:!lioo 241); KUoaDoto ill
the rourth'largest city on It containa a nucber or Sl':la1l
induatrios9 ot which probably arc converted to the canuract.ure
of aircra!'t parts for the asseobly plant Ii o.1les eaat ot tho city.
It also centains large l:lilitary installations and icport4ll.t railroads.
The ci. ty is abo\l,t 3 miles Ncrtheast-SOut.haost and 2 tlilE13 Nort.baest_
Southeast. The Shira Rivor entere Kl.u:I8r.Joto free thG nort.heast Bnd
dividos tho city approxim.:ltely in half, fort:1ing an effective firebreak
abou.t 400 f'eet A castle aod milltary headquarters area are im
the nortb<78st sootion of the ei ty.
(J) 'Ube Urban 242): Ube is a city ot
epproxir:late!y 100,000 population', the largest on Soutl:mest Honshu..
It has llIeveral ir.l.portant targets in Japanese ;r;:J production. illClwS-
ing tho largest single plant in Ja.pan. and third largest
nitrogen fixation pllmt, an important coal liquefaction plant pro-
ducillG l!lYnthetic oil, the lareest steao power plant in SouthliC.st
Honshu and a nutlber of small steel and 01). plante. The city has a
coopact built-up area, mea.suring about 2r wlos SOuthcast-NorthR'est
and ! cilc Southqest-Northcast.
(4) Shiconoscki (Mission. 2k3) t '!he ciUe.!
of $hio.onoselti and Moji arc considered sirJulto.neously sines togethor
they cOl:l.trol practically all traffic bot';JOen Honsbu and KJUshu. There
are 5 rllilroad yards in the tuo cities and 3 vcry largo nur:ber of
trh3rvoe. There arc also nunerous industries io a.oo arou.nd the cities.
measures about 3 niles and 1 aile North-sou.th
uith Shi.ti1onoscld Straits on the s:>uth and mountains to the north. It
c..cnta1n.s sevora! large parks and threo constructed firebreaks. J,t)Ji
e:xtorw:1s along tho southern coast of Shir:lonoscki Straits for about 5
cilos and inland frcn l to H cile.s.
0. Details of PlAnning -- OpcrationN,l
(1) Boebing Plans'
(8) Detcmination of Boob Loadl
..!.. BOClbs; Each :1ing a ca:con of
AN-M47.12 incendiary bCDbs and 500 pound. aioablo clustera containing
Jof)9 bocbs. E:2.ch 'Jing was schcdulod to earry 2 sroups ot l&j.7 ine.:nd-
iary bocba, except the 3l3th tUng Ilhich cl\I'riod only 1 grou.p of 1&47a.
Tti'olvo aircraft f'reo oach '11ng nora schedu.lod to Jlrocodo tho min
forco to tho targot as pathfinders and o!U"k tho hrgot !lr03 m. th :47
incondiary banbs.
g,. Fuzing:
jl. Tho AN-M47>'.2 incondiarY baJb., earr10d
instantanow8 noaa f'u:cs.
teet aJ:t0'l"8 tbo target.

ClWltors vcre fuzed to opan 5 9 000
3. IntorvMS!?9tor SottiQ&l; 'Ibo intor-lCClOtor
aottins tor the 1IN-V47J2 boo.bs IlOll 100 foot. Tho sotting for clWlCCZ'
ba:b a "as 50 toot.
_ 2 _
1111111
!l- Di9cuss:loQ;
Each tarsot arco. 'lfl1S considored
hizhly of relatively light construction and cxtrocoly
vulnerable to incendiary attack. Tho Dixod residentiol and lieht
industrial structures lX)cprising each tareot area ,"orc witM for
tho l:l1xed attack flith M47 incendiary ba:lbs and E46 8/J
evidenced by successful attacks ago.irult sinner targets. Boob load3
also ;;oero based on an efficient utilization of the available Slpply
of incendiary boobs nod clusters_ The amitions chosen were believed
to have sufficiont penotro.tion and fire setting poucr for destruction
of cost structures in tho tarGot area.
. Mnioun offort ;;oss d ircctod. e,gainat
each target as tho tonnago axpoctod to be dropped on each tms spprax-
icately 200 tons por square milo. 'the nin1ouJ:l. lltlOunt believed I:l.doQusto
to effoct tile dosired destruction. Kw:1arxIto and trbe ,",oro
bel ioved to require r.axinuo offort of jings sssie;ncd.
1.- The fuzing an!! intorvalOlX!ter settings
specified 'uoro considerod tho oost dosiro.blo, eonsidoring tho oltitudo
of attack, uniforo. density on tho target ar088. and efficient funct-
ioning of boobs and clusters.
(b) Bombing I
1.. Tho dotcro.inatiom Of the axel! of attack
and altitudes liere dependent upon the bost red3X approach 1Ud alti-
tudes for radar synchronous bo;nbing. A core detailed
concerning the chosen axes of altitudos is contain in
the Radar Report (tlnncx .t. Part V. herein).
b Bor.lbing altitudes, forces .:I.ssigncd .. axes
of attack.. length of runs and other pertinent dat:J. ere as follO':1s:
Force--4 Groups of the S6t b ";ling.
BocbinR Altitud9--l0,OOO to 10.800 ft.
M3an Point of Igooct--oS1o68
J1.ISa Q!. .\ttQ.ck-35 doc;roes True
Lemth .Qt jhy),--42 Diles
Tine Qt Blm-9 oinuto",
Drift-5 degreos
,R. Mission 241--TarBot. K\ll;lRI:!oto Utba...'"l .llrs::::!,1
Forcg--4 Q"oups of tp..o 7Jrd 1ifiS
8o?binG Altitude-10.OOO to 10,800 n.
Moan of IONot--0810'j6 .:lnd 0.31101
.2!. yttncku49 degroes True
LeMth .2!. R!!:'l---58. ci10s
I!..92. ot &!.!l--12 wnutcs
decroes ri.:;bt
Mission 242 Targot, Ube OrbAA AmIV
l!2I..;,g,__) Groups or tho )l)th :i1na;
Bornbins Alt1tqdo--lO,OOO to 10.800 ft.
Ml;mn Points Qf. and 125061
2t ,\ttaclt--)25 ciogrocs Truo
Loooth PL .B!lS-45 anlo!!
- , -
lUJ1BII
Tine 2t ID!!!--ll 30 secondlS
Drift----9 dosrocs right
Mission Shioonosoki.UrbM
.u-e<l ;
Forca--4 Croups of the 314th
BcgbiM to ft.
f2ini. of Igpact--Q35lJ4
.2f. dogrees True
Length 2t B!:m.---42 :tileS
TL.-m Ef. 30 seconds
degrees riGht
(2) Navigation:
(0) Kure Urb3n ilfca (J,]issi=,o 240)
Baso
to
luo
3243N - 132332
to
3346N - 1320%
to
Target
to
1>10
to
Base
Tactical oc.&rinb
Dep<lI'ture Point - Okino
Sh1ca 50uthg-est of Shikoku
identified far approach
to the !P.
IP - tho islnnd of Ya SliDa
easily ident it ied oak:i.nG a
GOod aPP1"O:l.ch to the brsat.
Kure - a r.ii;ht turn avoidins
ar.:::a.s.
Taetical Doctrino
(ii), Kunaooto Urban -'.rea (Ui;lsion 241)
Base
to
luo
to

to
3
11
5N-13013E
to
32
1
9N-12959E
to
Tm-l!ot
to
3220N--l)1)8E
to
luo
to
Baso
- 4 -
!Sl!.U
Taetic31 Doctrina
Landful on the S'uthern tip
of
Iparturo Poil\t-thc southveet
tip of aadly idontif-
ied for the approech to tbe
!P.
IP-a. point on tho loft side
of S1io.o ghica tnkiI1G.::J. :Iced
r.'ldlll" to tho t:lrGOt.
KlDeDOto--a r ht turn to
l::mdsond.
DOctrino

( 0) Ube Urban .rea (Mission 242)
B!lsO
Tactical Doctrine
to
1';1'0
to
3243N-13233E
Doparturo Point--Oklno
"loa.
to
southncst or Shikoku.
3)24N-13l4230E
1P--a jutti"'!J point or hod
across the bay t'rQ:1 Oita
oasily idontified. mkins the
to
best rod3%' approach to tho
target.
T3r8:et
Ubc--a right turn to l!l!1dsend
to
tIck
3250N-13257E
to
1.0
to
Boo" Tactical Doctrine
(4) ShiD.onoseki Urban :.ra!! (Mission 243)
Bose
to
1.0
to
3243N--13233E
to
3334N-1]126E
to
T-?.rget
to
3302N-13305E
to
1'0
to
8'3.80
(3) Flight &l.;inec.riMl
Tactical Doctrine
Departure Point (S3::le 3.8
th'lt for Ube)
IP--an easily identiJ'ied
point just to the rrest ot
Usa. cakiI1B ttl e best radar
approach to the 'I'.3.rgct.
Slrioonoscki---a. right turn
avoiding flak areas.
Landsond.
Tactical Doctrine
(n) Flight Plan: lJ. titudo 'and spoods. excopt for
bco.binc; run and ca:.1pr'ossion of strikinG Coree. :7ere planned ter oax-
iC\lt1 fuel oconooy !lnd safety. No Ilssel;lblies \'Jere to be effected.
(b) Loading:.
1. Fuel reserve data indioated tb3t noither
the 58th(Tinien). 313th(Tinian), nor the )14th(Gu3C)
7inc;a trO\lld require boob bay hnks. A. total tuol 103d ot aPproxi.c::ltelJ'"
6100 eauens por aircraft ';illS phnncd unless inclocumt required
larger tuel reacrvoh
2. N:> cr cin.iDu.":1 blXlb loads -:Jera epoe-
1tle4. BOCb load.
- :, -
2. :a:J,unition load nas oatir:nteri to be JOO
EGoct04
4yo
rn
ae
(Nu.n4')
15;000
15;000
14,000
14,000
17;000
17;000
16;000
14,000
Potential CQPQity
(PoWld,)
58th ',71l'1G
7Jr"d :7i1l3
.31.3t h :7iIlG
.314th linc;
(11) Tho plfL.i for thcso obsiona b.:l3od. on night
rllcbr inoondiary attacks and all rbutcs noro choson for tll.o beat r.3d:1f
QPproo.ch.. On all of theso t.u',Joh, \lith the C%coption or Shiooneseki,
radar reconnaissance had been obtained. bosed on routes doten:rlned by
,Pictut'es in tho radar files. There tl'as no fast s;JCcp scopo ccwcro3Ge
at 10.000 foot 'a'hich is essential to cCClplote the pl.3n.'llns C\nd sottil3,l
up of b:riefinG aatoriol.
(b) On Xuro the narc studied trm
reeol\no.issllDco pictures in the rad& files beftlro 03.Ss18ning a route tor
a 10,OOO-teet radar reconnaissance o.ission. The lar;3o hill 0:1 tho
of tho city east a big shadro. Coc.iIlG in froo. the v.1ter go.'WQ the ele.:l!'.
ost city return and offered several good offset pointa. 'n1o I?
nas the island in the Xure Bay nnd there SlO\l.ld be
no difficulty in idcntifyillG it. The poninMa or T"'..raet 657.l v.::.s "-
good offset point. of at least 10.000 feet ..as rcca:Dended to
avoid the s::l.oarine of island returns.
(c) On Kuooooto ao II' at 3241NoolJOO7E or1&inillT
p1l!t.nnod but attor revlet7ina tm roconn:lissanco tho 7Jrd. ':ling reQ.uested
3219N-12959E. '!be ncr.r IP l7as requested bccause ot the C.3St by
the 2185-foot hills to the north\7est ot tho city. f.ftor S)c.e diecuss-
ion on the aarits of each axis. the Ch.."\DgO 17M JT.:mtod. 'l110 route l.I.!Ied
had exoellont chock points for navigation; and I7ind runs by passin,:;
around the Ilou,thorn coast of Kyushu. Free the IF to tho target the
axis paralleled. tl1l3 coastline of a PGninsula m.ich ran c:l.iroctly iD.to
tho targot Bree.. Direct fixed analo roobinc; fins considered to be tho
best c.athod of rl3ICMEl.
(d) Ube uall QSsiBlled flith tuo radar points
for offset release. This, torset \7aS very lOnG nnd narrOO' oith the
axis at attack along the 10nsitudiD.al axis of the city. The IP '07.:13
on a'distinctive coastlino at 3324N-1314230E nitn the
offset aimillB point south'of the city.:tt .3355N-134J.6E.
line shol,od up distinctly, Siving good rO,torence to alc.ins :Lots
nhich 0131"13 iru direct line to the tuo built-up aroas :Ln tho horbar.
(e) .\dcQ.unte scope had beon
tho various oininc r.U831ons to the ShicOnoseki aroa. Sinco SnOOD cld
Is spread alons the coastline it 1705 decided tho axis of
should be perpendicular to tho loQ[,1. tudinfll axis d tho city in 0 or
to obtain cuxi.c.w:l resu.lts frOl:!. deflection orrors. 'Ihe IP vas o..t tho
distinctivo rivor couth just north of with tho tbe
just aoutb ot Moji. This azis [;Dvethe r::L,lloX1cuo. offset po:uaUi treD
!&OJ! Poninsula.
(5) Radar Counter M;asuros i, It Va8 phD'" to -
R(2,I obSorTors to aearth tor oarly U'nrniDG and
to condu.ct a gonoral in th&
- &-
1I1li.!!lt
also planned to barrage jlll) th() enollV and soarehHGht r.!l.dars
in the 72-84 and 190-210 megaeycle b3nd and to spot jam any enOTltf rad3.r
Sisnals that appoued outside the barrage.
(6) Air-Sea Rescue:
those mis5ions
availablo:-
(a) Naval: The Navy Ua5 furnished uith dot:1ils or
and _he follouing air-sea rescue facilities cade
.1.. Six subnarinos to bo stationed dutine tho
entire missiOns "" 3200N-13200E. at at 3300Jl-l,3400E. !lot
3000N-
1
3440Z. at 3OO0N-136oS&. and at 3000No-l)640E.
the entire l!li.ssionc
2. Three surface were to be stationod during
at 2830N-13730E. at 271SN-1384SE, and at
1. Sevon D.lclxls acre assic;n.od .:lS t'ollcms:
4t 3000N.13440E fra:1 01lS40Z until all :drcraft passed on return
.\t 3000N-13605E frOn1 011710Z, until all aireratt p3ssed on return
..l.t 3000N-13640E frOl:l 011SSS2, until all aircraft passed on return.
J.t 2830N-13730E froo 011630Z until all aircratt p3ssod on roturn
.t 271SN-1384SE frOl:l 01l700Z \mtil all aircrnft passed on rctU%l:l
t 2000N-14330E fran to 020020Z
It 1800N-14430E frO!l1 012220Z to 0200202..
Crash boats 'I1ore assigned in the iI::l:::lediate
vicinity of Saipan. Tinian aod GJ.ac duriIl6 the critical peri III of
and landing.
(b) This Ccmman::l. assiBncd 6 SUpcr-Ducbos as
!ollo'l7s:,
.l.t 3200N-13200E from 011440Z until all aircraft passed on return.
Jot 3200N-13200E from 011440Z until all aircraft passGd on return
i.t 3230N-13325 from on6ooz until all aircraft psssod on
..t 3230N-13325E from on6ooz until all aircr'if't passed on
at 3300N-13400E from 011440Z until all aircraft p.!l.ssad on roturn.-
dt from Oll440Z until all aircraft passed on
(See Annex .it Part VIII for cMrt of location of thoso faClllt:l,.cs)
d. Details of
(1) Enf3lt'{ Air Opposition"
(6) NO. 24Q-KurQ: It uas 15 to
20 fiGhters could offor only neelieible opposition.
(b) Mission No. 241-Kulln:noto: cstia."tod 1S to 20
e3p3blo of intercoptina this striko but opposition should
be D06ligible.
(c) M[ssion Nb.242-Ubo: It belicvod 15 to 20
tJdhtere might intercept this strike.
\d.) Mission No.243-.$himonoseki: A.Pproxim:\toly 20
..,. be airborne for this striko but opposition should bo occl
.. -
(e) 'Ibe vOl'lk shCll7:Ul& ot'.tbe Ja,p.!1neso .tir
..... lI1a'iA4 'hi. period of operations can be sttributod to the ccanit::la.ot
of the preponderant proportion of the fighters to an mticiptlted in-
vasion. Another controlling factor was also the apparent shortage or
aViation gasoline. Although the Japanese have night fighters tooy are
few in number and their equipuent is far belO'l7 that of: Allied standards.
that reason interception by night fighters and night fighter--day
f1,ghter combinatioM will remain weak. of the interception will
P70bably occur in the target area where B-29s nill be silhouetted by
hres or by searchlights. There iB nothing to indio. cate that the enelll7
m.ll employ DGg tactics and it can be assumed that the enecJ1f ';Jill be
able to narn his defenses from 3 to 5 hours prior to B-29 landfall and
that there Tlill be interceptors to meet bOl:1ber formations approxioately
50 mdles out to sea. The diversity of the targets and poor operational
may reduce the anticipated fighter reaction indicated above.
(2) Enesy Antiaircraft:
(8) l1.1805ioo lob. 240. Kure Urban Areo;
1. Ad. Defenses: The Kure area had the folltming
A..\ defenses t
Heavy AA Guns;. 1]2; Mediuc .u. ,eapons: 83.
Searchlights; 15 - 20.
In addition to the land-ecplaced defenses
several large units of the' Japanese fleet nere in Kure berbor and
Yicinity as follo'.ls: 1 BB, 1 CA. 2 CIT. 1 CL am several DDs. Other
defenSes in the Kure area '.lere; Hiroshima; 88 heavy M. and Otake:
20 heavy u..
2. Route and-Axis of Attack: The route to the
target area if'as planned-to avoid all other AA defenses. It nas plAnnBd
to attack this target fran. the southl1est .since. due to the terrain,
this 'I78S the only satisfactory radar approach. Flak had caused. exten-
sive damge to our forces in this approach in dayligbt. Ho'i1ever. only
moderate flak rrith fair searchlight effectiveness l1as expected at night
for this 17SS the first night attack on this city. A right breaka'if8Y
avoiding other flak areas 17M specified.
was planned.
ineffective.
At this
.3.. Altitude:
altitude, mediwn
A base altitude of 10,000 feet
flak \1ould be almo"t canplately
(b) Mission No. 241. Kumamoto Urban Ares.:
1.. ),A Defenses: Kumamoto nes defended 8S
Heavy AA C>.ms: 28; Medium AA 'ilea-pons: 16; SearchliGhts:
a (Estimated 2 - 6):
g. Route and Nis of Attackl The route to
the taraet primarily over 17ater and avoided other flak areas.
defenses of Kumamoto (particularly searchlic:hts) ..-rare very poor for
protection agelnst night attack. Only :lak
the
naB expected and flak 'ifas not a major conslderatlon in
axis of attack. The bteaka'l7&y 'l78S east avoidina flak: araas and the
altitude planned gas 10,000 feet.
(c) Mission No. 242, Ube Urban Areal
1-
that the defenses consisted
planned to avoid other flak:
Good photographs of the Ike .... illdiAeW
of only 6 heaVY .u Suna. Ttl. rou.' ...
areas. A breakauay to ebe MlI'tIt. ....
Southeast to avoid the defenses was specified.
(d) Missiorc No. 243. S!.imonosekl Urben Areal
1. A.A Defenses: The defenses in the Slll1l-
onoaski-tklji 'area '!Jere as Heavy AA Guns: ';7; Medium AA
:1'eapons: 31; Searchlights; 27.
. Route ani Mis of Attack: Most of the
route to the target area \188 over uater and avoided defended areas.
It tJas planned to approach this target fran the SOUtheast. This vas
B more or 10 S8 uptJind approach but it nas the only approach (";1ith good
radar check points) that could be used and still avoid Ya",ata defen.saa
(168 heavy 8uns) iamediately l1est of Shimonoseki Straits. A breakat14y
to the North to avoid Yauata 'r:8S specified. Follcr.ring the breakawa;r.
aircratt uer8 to make a 180 degree turn back: over Qater, avoidlQi; the
Ube area.
1. Altitude: .l base altitude r1 10,000 teet
was planned.. At th13 altitude automatic wapona effectiveness vould
be practically nil.
3. EXEClmON OF THE MISSIONS:
a. Take-Off:
(1) Take-off '.7as accanplisbed a" f'ollotJs 1
Aircraft Airborne
'.7ing Mission Canbat Pathfinder He>!
First or! Last t
58th 240 148
12
4'
OlO700Z OlOBJ2Z
73rd
241 150
12
Ol0705Z
010B17Z
313'h 242
100 12
OlO757Z
010859
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3l4th 243
128
.12.
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OlO9QOZ
QllQ,2Z
Total 526 48
6 OlO700Z
o11036z
.Thcse 4 aircraft did not carry bombs.
The above total does not include 5 aircraft a"sigled to .tir-Sea Reseue.
b. Route Cut: Long ranee navigation m13 by
aircraft proceeding to the target individually b,y '.7ay of' Ino 11m3.
There nere no navigational difficulties eneountered on the route
the targets. Target area navigation. and bomb1OG
nerc accomplished by radar.
c. Over Targets:
(8) Three aircraft. 1 of nhieh 11.1"0 bocbed tha.
primary target, dropped 14.3 tons of bombs on targets ot apportulu.ty.
(2) Primary Visual and Radar _ Mission 2lL.l: One hundrod
&D4 fifty four aircraft dropped 1107.2 tons of' bcmbs on the }(umal:lOto
Urban Area.
\
aod fifty
Area.
(1) Primarv Visual and Radar
two aircraft dropped 1081.7 tons
_ "11,s,,ioo 24Q;
of bOOlbs on the
One hund.t'ed
Kure Urban
(a) One aircraft dropped 7.8 tons of boobs oa
tarset or opportunity.
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(3)
dropped
one hundred
714. tons of bombs on tho Ube Urban Area.
and tnenty
.\!Ieki llr'ban
(4)
cight
Area.
Primary
aircraft
Vi.:!Iual and - Mission' 2411 One hundred
dropped 833.0 ton" ot barbs on the Shimono-
targets or
(a) Five
opportunity.
aircraft dropped 37.3 ton" of bombs on
without
d. Route Bacln
difficulty.
Navigation on the return trip accomplisbed
e.. wnding: Aircraft landed at bases as foll0;7S:
!!!!&
58th
7Jrd
313th
J14th
Total
lti.ssion No_
240
241
242
243
1rst Mrcratt
012110Z
0120102
012158Z
020001Z
012010Z
Last Aircnrt
02001JZ.
012)llZ
012357Z
02020SZ
02CJ205Z
Fifty eight aircraft landed at ho rima duriDB these missi on".
r. Losses: Ckle B-29 was lost 'I'lben 2 engines tailed enroute
to target and 1 lost nhen the ailerons froze.
g. Operations Summary:
(1) !oevigation (see Annex A. Part I, for track ebart):
There ;rere no major navigational discrepancies noted but tima control
was not as good as th'lt on previous missi. ons. Winds in th.e various
target areas varied from 300 to 320 degrees at 30 to 25 knots respect-
ively.
(2) Rombing (See Annex A, Part n ani IU,for detail:!!
and MOan Points of Lmpact).
(J) Flight Engineering (See Annex A. Part IV. tar chart):
(a) Narrative of Mission as flown:
1. Cruise to the IndiTiduol climbs
nere made immediately after take off to altitudes between u.O
oO
and
8 000 feet where the initial cruise was floqn. No assemblies were
Compression of the forces nos cffected by varying cruising
altitudes and air speeds.
(4) (See Annex ,l,. Part .,
Radar Scope Photos) I Operation t1&S nol'1llll1.
Bombit18 was eonducted by io4i...
for the 58th, 1Jrd and JIJth r;ings
(b) Qal!nents: This l!Iission: uas normal 1n all re-
One group of the )14th \'Iins inst",Uo4 ODe bcmb baY tank loed.J
gallons 1n airplanes.
spects.
with )00
. Bomb Run:
idua1 aircraft at 10,000 fect average
and 14,000 feet far the )14th 'l7i08.
1. Return to Ba.:!e: to base "as
by individual tl.ircraft cithout difficlllty. Min111l.UlfI fuel wu used '6:t
cruisiDB at 15.000 feet for tl10 hours. descending very to 9.
000
teet and cruising there till a 180 rpm descent could be =ade to ba$8.
185 c .\..S. '>ias flOlln.
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no outstanding difficulties encountered during the8e missions.
The crC\7
rescued
o
Jilll8. and
(6) AirSea Rescue (SEle Annex A. Part VIII. tor ebart) I
of 49\'961 bailed out at 184,SN-14450E and II cre\' meI:1berB were
The crew of 25V531 bailed out 25 mlc.!! South-Ecut of bo
9 mamber:l ..-rere re8cued.
h. '!leather (see .1nncx B. Part I. tor details): The "eather
generally as predicted with visibility unrestricted at on
return.
i. COllI!1Unication.:p
(1) Radar Counter It'.easu.rcs ( See .\nncx C, Part I, tar
dotaib): Tho 72-84 and 190-210 megacycle band t'l'as canpletely jam:Jed.
Spot Jammers reported that soce of the radars ':rero turned oft
after. being spot jacmad
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(2) Radio (see Annex C. Part II. tor details): Thirty
six strike roparta itere received by the ground stations. no violations
ot security 'I7ere recorded.
j. Intelligence Summary:
(l) SneW llr Opposition (See Annel: D. Pert I. for
details)!. Approxilll8.tely 30 enemy airc:ra.rt made 4 attacks duritl.G these
missions, causing no loss or danago to the 8-29
I
s. There itere no
claims made by the 8-29's.
(2) EnEmY' Antiaircraft (See Anncx D. Part II. far details):
There were no 8-29
1
s lost to flak on these missions and only 5 'I1ue
damaged.
(3) Damena ,\s"esscent (See A."lnex D, Part In, tor details)1
(a) Mission N:l. 240. Kure Urban ArQAI A totc.l of 1.3
squa.ro mloll Yf.:l.S dO:Jtroyod cont) of thc ta.rgot Qrell.. Six nu:le
bor6d targets 11.1:>0 were danQged on this. striko.
(b) Mission No. 241, Kumamoto Urban Area; One sqv.are
mile. representing about 20 per cent of tho built-up portion of tho ci ty,
nas destroyed or damaged.
(e) Miuion No. 242, Pb6 Urban Area: Damase to,
this target totaled .42 square milo or about 23 per cent of
portion of the city. The built-up industrial area llttle
damage.
(d) Mission No. 243. S!imonoseki UrbAn MellI
DamaGe to this target amounted to .51 square milo or 36 par cant ot
the built-up portion ot tt.e oity
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Fart I _ Navigati<Jl Chart
Part 11 _ Bcmbing
P6'.rt III _ Mean Points at Impact
Part IT _ Fl ight Engineering Chart
Part V _ Radar
Fa rt VI Ra dar Se ope Phat os
Part VII - Gunnery
Part VIII Air-sea PeSCI.l6 Chart
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Fart II _ Baubioo
1. lJissim 240 !{ure Urban and Industrial Area.
a. This target 'd'as attaeked with max:ir.:lu.m effort by 4
grQ1ps or the 58th \1ing with 1 UPI designated a..s the prim-
ary rtsual and radar target.
b. Specified bonbing altitudes uere lO.OOO to 10,800
feet. The attacking force lias given a D-bwr for departure
point. All aircraft arriving at the departure point before
D-hwr and betneen D-hwr and D-bwr plus 35 minutes were
to banb at an altitude or 10.000 feet. All aircraft arriv-
ing at departure point after D-hOlr plus 35 minutes bcmbed
at an altitude of 10,800 feet.
e. The bomb Iced calsiated or 2 grOlPS carrying E-46
incendiary clusters and 2 grOlps carrying U47A.2 incendiary
banbs. .\ total of 160 aircraft were airborne carrying an
average of 14,869 prond!! or banba per aircraft. total
1142.3 tms of bcmbs uere airborne nith 96.4 per cent re_
leased on the primarY target.
d. The greatest difficulty encCllIltered 78S 8 to 10/10
undercast O'{er the target area 'd'hich prevented 'Visual ba:l
ing far aircraft ba:lbing <bring the earlier part at the
striking period. BCI':lbing ....as accQ:lplished prinari!.v :rith
radar perfClroliog the principal sighting operetia'!.. hal'ever.
20 aircraft banbing late nere able to do visual ba:lbing
thrOJ.gb breaks in 'the overcast. Heavy s::J.oke and ther.::als
over tbe target nere severe and Sa:l.e difficulty in z:l8in-
taining level flight at the banb release point ii'S5 encOJ.Ilt-
ered. Five aircraft reported Q81.fu.ncticn of A-4 release.
Fcu.r aircraft reported diff iculty -:rith T19 adapters. fea
other malfunctims 'Clere reported.
e. Ya-Shima (334&1 _ 13209E) 11as used as an Ii' and
\laS reported satisfactory. The average drift reported ,;;,as
6 degrees right. Ccmpressibility for this ;ling;las 123
minutes.
f. The banbing accuracy is unlmron.
2. MissiC!1 241 Kumamoto Urban Area.
a. Attack ':las by 4 grcups of the 73rd nth 2
VJ'I '5 designated as the primary visual and rad5r targets.
Each J.1PI \laS attacked by 2 grcups.
b. Specified bombing alt1tude for each grOlP 10.
000 to 10,800 feet. Each aircraft gaS assigned a
altitude for the target apprQl,ch. .llrera1't >reTe so d15-
patched frQ:l their ha:le bases to insure a dirtereace c4
200 feet in altitude for the target run. Tbe bomb lead
cmsiated of 2 grcups carryif16 incendiarY clustara.
and 2 grQ1PS canying M47A2 ineendiarY bCXIbs. Each YPI
nas o.ttacked by 1 grcup carrying Eo-46 incendiary clusters
and 1 grcup carrying incendiary bQ:lbs. (be a&Dd.re4
aircraft r,era airborne carrying an avent&* II
15.171 pcunds of banbs. A totsl of 1175.2 tal. at
airborne 94.2 percent baiaB release4
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c. ten_tenths undereast at the target caused diff-
ioulty far the aircraft, '.'lhich uere forced to make visual
correctials due to inoperative radar. FQ1r aircraft re-
ported malf'u.ncticn of B-lO shackles. '1';"/0 aircraft repon--
ed malfunctims or banb racks.
d . The IP used ';Jas 12959E and '.'lss reparted
as ;"atlsfactory. No ccmnent llas made en the axis of att-
ack. Average drift repcrted '.18S 4 degrees risht. Ca:J,-
pressibility far tbis ';ling uss 100 minutes.
e. Banbing accuracy is unlcna.rn.
3. Missien 242 Ube Urban Area.
a. The Ube Urban area uss attacked by 3 grQ,lpli of the
313th .ling uitb 2 MPI's designated as the pri..mary visual
and radar target.
b. Specified banDing altitudes 7ere 10.000 to 10.
800 feet. The banb lce.d censisted of 2 grOJ.ps carrying
E-4b incendiary clusters and 1 grQ,lp caIT?LDg in-
cendiary bembs. Cbe hundred and ttJelve aircra1't 'Q'ere
airborne ca.rrying an average of 14,958 pOlnds of blJ::1bs
per aircraft. A total Of 798.8 tOlS of banbs ... ere air-
borne >7ith 88.1 percent beil".g released at the priJ:larY
target.
c. The planning of IF and ax1=! of attack uere ecn.
sidered excellent. The average drift reported -;1CS 5 de-
grees right. Compressibility for the ning vas 102 cin-
utes.
d. Banbing accuracy is unlmatD.
4. ldissicn 243 Shi!nCllooki UrbM .\rea.
a. The Shi!nClloseki Urban :i.rea mlS attacked by 4
grcups of the 314th iling \lith 1 t$I designated as the
primary visual and radar target.
JIll-IlII
b. Bombing altitudes far the 12 aircraft acting as
pathfinders \lere 7,000 to 14.800 fect. The main fa-ce
banbed fran altitudes varying fran 7.900 to 19.00
0
feet.
The banb Iced cCIlsisted of 2 grwJ)S carrying M47A2 in-
cendiary baubs and 2 grwpS carrying E--46 inoendiary
clusters. (he hundred and forty-twO aircraft ",ere air
borne carrying an average of 13.809 pQ,lnds of bcobs. A
total of 936.6 tCl'1S of bQ:Qbs uere air!!orne \lith 88.7
percent released at the target.
e. Banbing usa accalIp1ished primarilY by radar. llj.Ul.
a te":1 aircraft banbing visually. Five aircraft bQ:l.bed
targets of opportun1ty ahen r:lechanica! failures prevented
their banbing tbe primarY. Five aircraft reported
tunctions of B-10 sMckl;s. TIro aircraft reported ........ -
functions of releases.
d. No c aIIllCDt nas made al the IP or axi8 c:4 attack.
Average drift reported \18,S 6 desre08 risbt. ccmpreui-
b111ty far tbis vas 120 winutcS
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MEAN POINTS OF IMPACT
MISSION NOIS 240-241-242-243
F8rt V - Bader
a. l\'umber < sets
operative at takeoff 547.
b. Number < sets
operative over target 51) (93.6%)
c. !lUmber
at sets
operative Q'l l<lnding - 514
d. Number <
planes using azim.l.th stabilizatiC%l - 374

e. Number <
set in lesd aircraft - 1
r. Slight
interference trOll other sets encOJ.ntered.
g \veragc J:l8ximwn range in nautical miles of targets: 73 at
5000 - 10.000 ft.
70 at 10,000 - 15.000 ft.
h. .\vEragc maximu.":1 range in nautical miles of
133 at 5000 10,000 ft.
127 at 10,000 - 15,000 f1;.
1.
!.verage maxirm.un range in nautical miles
of japanese CQl.st I
56.1
2. Radar NavigatiQ'l. ,\FN.-4. Am-9:
a, l\'umber of fixes reported,
b. Antenna used and useable maximum range in nautical oiles:
Fixed
Trailing
Ccrnand
(1)
Or mnd-:1ave:
533
607 534
(2)
: 887
1269
1325
c.
No interference reported.
d.
30 seta reported malfunctions.
3. IFF SCR-695
a. Sets nere turned CN eond OFF as per SoP.
b. Sets ':7ere checked Ql. an average of 33 times per J/C.
c. J seta lIere reported inoperative,
4.. A.lI'glute Altimeter - SCR.718:
a. 273 seta are operative thrQlbbcut mi8SiCll.
.0 -uuncUcms were reported.
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A-2 SECTION XXI B. C.
PARTVlI _
1. l-b. of Ale Firing.., 40
3. 4verago DO. Of rounds fired in per turret;
2.
.lTerll8e turret
Y!:
560
load *
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lb. of rounds used for test firing: 3897. .erage Per
gun. 5-34.
8. C,F.C. I Tail turret amplid)one 1I1a'De4 out.
turret hunt in elevation. turret bind. tiring circuJ.t out. aDd 1008.
dynamotor ground_
b. CAL50 M.G.: Ejection chute jams - J.
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6. Gun,s Loaded = 58th ling
Hot
7. Malfunctions:
7Jrd JURi 3USh:UPS )l1Flh 11M
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8. Equipnent operation (Total pe:rcent&8e operatiye).
b. CAL50 M.G-t 99.1.(
9. Remarku Thezoe ;rere oh1,y tour BZlSIl1 d:tuta.
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IIE:.TH:::R SUM'.l.RY
PLiNNING FORED:,sr
fuses: 4-6/10 1007 cl cud base 2000 tops 6-8000 ft. increaSi.ng
to 6/10 base 1600 tops 8.12,000 ft by 2400K ';'I'ith 4/10
middle base 12,000 tops 14 ,000 ft and 3/10 hieh c1cuda
at 30.000 feet. Light to moderate shamrs during Uld
of period.
HOJ.te: as bases except for increased c1OJ.diness late
POrl od.
cce.st: 5/10 10'l1 cleud base 2000 tops 5000 ':I'ith 5/10
r.l1ddle c1eud 14-16,000 and 6/10 high c1euda at 30.000
feet.
Targets: ,Ll1: 8-10/10 100 c1w.ds base 1200 topa 6000 with SlZ1e
tops to 6000 and 710/10 tliddle c1:uds 11-17,000 and
8/10 high c1Qlds 28,000 feet.
Base Ilt
TakC-Off:Scattered 1= and middle c1euds.
HOlte: Se:lttered lOW' and oiddle c1euds to Fro:. 26
0
N
to 35
0
N there >lil1 be broken 1al' clQJ.ds and scattered
middle and high clw.ds i1ith 1m c1euds beca:l.iJ1g 8/10
at 32
0
N.
Targets: K1.u:lu.'lloto, Shi.r:lcnoseki and Ube: 4/10 1C1l' c1OJda. bue
2000 ft, tops 6000 ft, 2/10 aiddlc ckuds at 15,OCO ft,
4/10 high clQJ.ds at 28,000 ft. 3inds .:1t 1l.OOO ft rtll
be 250
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at 32 knots.
Kure: 7/10 1a1 cleuds. base 2000 ft. tops 6-12.coo fi.
5/10 nidd1e clQ.1ds. base 14.000 ft. top 16.000 n,
6/10 high cleuds at 28,000 ft. .dnds at 11,000 tt
nill be 250
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at 30 knots.
Base '"
Return: Scattered lCO:I and middle cleuds.
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1. IURPCSE:
a. To D/F early warning end gun-laying radars.
b. To CC%lduct a general search in the 20-.3000 oc regi<Zla.
c. To barrage jam the enecy gun-laying and search light
radars in the 72-84 I:lC and 19(1-210 me band a..Dd to Spot J_ any
e n ~ radar signals that appeared Qltside the barrage 10 an effort
to render the enemy radar defenses ineffective.
d. To cauuse enet:Jy searchlight and gun.la,y1ne radars bJ'
the use Of rope.
2. UEl'HOD:
e. Twenty.two observers participated and used the talle-.
lng equlPllent to accanpl1sh the search and j8lmlllng: JJ.l)..11'r.l.
214-AEq..2. 20-APl'-3 (MOdified), l2-AR')-8, 8-APA-ll, 4-A.U... 24. 22_
A1lWt. and l-Af<JI-7.
b. Rope was dispensed at the rate or 3 Qmdles jler 10 80-
CCIld:!l when protectiCll was needed tran searchlights.
c. Three special janming airplanes were emplcered tlr the
314tb :ting, target SbimCllCGelci. and 4 special jllll:l.iDB airplanes
oere emplq,ed by the 58th ,ling, target BUre, to circle Uie target
sreas during the strike. These airplanes were equipped to spCJ1;
and barrage Jam the en8l!lV radar cQl,traUed flak and searchlight
3 P.F.Sl1LIS I
a. Because or the clQl.d cover in the tarset al"e1Ul, tbe aD-
QijI' was unable to e m p l ~ aearchlights etntctbe17.
b. Tbe barrage was reported as caaplete aDd .pol; J_r
operetQrs reported tbat SQ!lEI or tbe eZlSlQ" "dare ftre tunaed t#t
after be1ns; spot JlIIlIIIed. It is be1ined tbat the special J-urc
alrplaDea were su.cceest\al in ,pre'YUUna the ...,. trca ua1DC Ilia
sun-la71Ds radars.
o. J'ony_n1Ae 1atllrcepta were noC11'de4 ...... l1net ..
'libe .. t:6 'lih1ll seoUm.
4. "'1
SECRET
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LIST O? IWTEil:CEPrS
00074
0500
25
3900N
13630E
070245
0015
21 121
5 ..
CHI
00075
0000
08
3255N
13210E
070245
0212
21
122
p
CL
OTAD3
00077
0490
47
3410N
13100E
070245
0400
21
121
5 n
CHI
oo07B
1000
12
33-1ON
13130E
070245
OZ15
21
121
S
n
CHI
00078
0452
32
3Z10N
13600E
070Z4i
0005
21
122
p
..
C"rlI
00078
1000
10
33Z5N
13140E
070245
0210
21
121 S
CL
CHI
oooHO
0750
60
3050N
13440E
070245
0100
21
121
S ..
CHI
00090
0370
36
2640N
14208:;;
070245
0915
21
122
p
El
0010103:12
00090
1000
00
3317N
13148E
070245
0300
21
121
S Ell
001010002
00091
0980
17
333a:i
131Z21:
P70245
0317
21
122
p
Ell
001010002
00096
0830
19
3252N
13400E
070245
0340
21
122
p
'"
OC1C10002
00096
0670
19
3238N
13300E
070245
0406
21
122
p
r.
001010202
00096
0365
32
3332N'
13300E
070245
0410
21
122
p
EO
001010202
00096
0480
15
2500N
14200E
070145
2358
21 121
S
El
oo101C202
00097
0477
18
ZSOON
14200E
070145
235
21
121
S
'"
o(10103)Z
00098
0485
13
3145N
13430E
070245 0710
21 122
P
..
OG1010a>2
00098
0490
13
331SN
13402E
070245
0354
21
122
p
Z;;
001010<0.2
00098
0363
30
3246l'i
13245E
070245
0248
21 122
p
'"
001010<0.2
00100
0490
17
2545N
l-4130E
070245
0058
21 121
5 r.
oo101020Z
00100
0500
20
3306N
13229E
070245
0400
21
122
p
Z;
001010202
00100
0490
17
3317N
13148:::
070245
030' 21
122
p
F:7
00101C.ro2
00113
0292
11
3030.
13630E
070145
3305
21 122
p
".
OC101C202
00135
OSOD
15
3C10N
13520E
070245
0045 21
121
S 00137
0500
12
JOlON
13520E
070245
0046
21 121 S
'"
OCI030QC3 00137
0495
10
3130N
131JOE
070245
0350
21
122
p
00137
0490
08
3253N
13215E
070245
0248
21 122
p
r:
OCI030003 00144
0500
15 3015:'-;
13510E
070245
0047
21 121 S r.
DCl'JOOO3 00146
0492
25
3245N
13252B
070245
0246
21 121 5 r
00103J003 00154
0500
10 3020H
1350DE
070245
0018
21 121
S ...
00103ClOQ3
00155
0500
15
JOaON
13455E
0702-15

21
121 5
'"
CCIC3OOC3
00156
0-185 05
3200N
13340E
070245
0230
21 121 5
'"
001030003
00156 ().170
03
3233N
13329E
070245
o-ao
21 122 S
'"
oolC3:;OO3
00157
1000 10
3040.
13450E
070245
0050
21 121 S
..,.
OOE""
00160 1625 06
254SN
14130E
070245
0059 21 121 5
00162 0745 05
3120N
13300E
070245
0043 21 122
p
r:
001030003
00162 0464 08 3300.
13150E
070245
0438
21 121 5 roi
oo10300C3
00168 0500 05
3342N
13156E
070245
0348 21 122 5 r.
001030003
00186 O'.ao IS 3306N
13200E
070245
0312
21 121 5
00186 0663 17
3330N
13120E
070246
0412 21 121 S
00197 aooo 03
3345N
1310GB
070245
0326 21 121 5 IlL 00403
00190 1400 04
13106E
070245
0324 21 121 S IlL 00401
00198 1400 03
3348' 13145E
070245
0344
21 121 S GL
00401
00199 1000 05
34041' 13123E
070245
0337
21 122 S GL
00401
00250 0600 00 33021<
1330ZE
070245
0442 21 121 S
00256 0700 00 3230N
13210%
070246
0508 21 121 8
00384
0500 OS
3230.
13539
070246
0<13 21 121 8
00303
0600 00 3400. 13065B
07024.
0486 21 121 8
l103lD 0100 00 3230B 132101
070246
0601 31 121 8
2. 2900lI
1363011
0?0a<5 0015 31 121 8

lID
00097
!art II - &dio
1. Strike Report: ThirtY_six Strike Reports were receiYed
by the Wing grQJ.nd statiQls. The 58th and 73rd Wings recehed
9 each; the )l)th legged 6 end the 314th recei'ved 12 repClI'te.
2. Fox Transmissions: The 7Jf1l. ling gro.md stet1cm
mitted 2 Fox type messages to aircraft in tl16ht.
tien shot/ed that Q.lt of 1.54 operators, 1.48 logged the first
message and 120 received the seccnd. F.easona ghen fCll' not
reCeiving the message include atmospherics, CJ interference.
jSltming. equip:nent malfunctiQ'ls: Off watch and eating. Ueopae
weather and Time signals ';Jere trans:nltted en the h::ur an4 halt
h:Ur by all Wing statiecs.
3. Frequencies: GrQ.lnd Steticn tligns.ls were adjudge4 to"
the radio operata-s OVer the target to be atrCl\6.
interference ranged frQ:l moderate to intnse. The 7Jrd Jina'a
10 u.egacycle frequency usa clear thrO.1ghQl.t the early hQlrl!l at
the mission. Hcnever. as SOQ) e8 the Strike Rep<rts bega,Q
caning in, ccnsHierable C.I interference We8 encQ1J1tered. he-
quency 3145 kcs of the nrd .Hng ccohnued to reCelYe -bat 1a
believed to be unintenti<nal interference. (This trequecC'1 baa
been replaced by 3160 kca). FollOl1ng is a PErcentage treak.
dam. of traftic per frequency: 18 per cent cn 3 llleBaCTCle;
52 per cent on 7 megacycles; and 30 per cent 0J:l 11 !Degaqclea.
4. Net DiScipline and Security: (bb' miner breaches ira
net discipline ';lere repcrted duriDg these mi8SiOJ:l8. Correc.
tive actiCtl is being taken in each instance. No Yiolat1cne
Of security were recorded.
5. NaVigatiQl8.1 Aidsl Fcur HF/DF tleati.J:lgs l"eq1Iesh "re
received and all aere obtained. (be request t- VHP'/DF ...
obtained. HCIIlers. ranges and brQ!ldcot staticna were effec_
tively used.
6. Egg Transrpiss1cpSl The talladDg lnciduta t6 J'"
miDe and eneqy tranamissiOJ:ls vere Dated duriaB this a188iC11I
e. .:1020 keS!
(1) Unidentified ell trattio, beb.. 13OOZ-l.\OOZ
vae
(2) UDidentU':Le4 CtI an vattlo
1700Z 'I1U YU7 efreott.....
(3) .... ..
1V'Ua1.1F ...
11. MI,...
..
(5) C.I between .l400z. e.nd 1600:z.. 'BJU V 3CU' wu
effective.
(6) C ~ at 1625Z. with identifioe.tion Cd waa etr-
ective.
c. 1010_5 kcu 1i:Jrsl1B:ihle.
d. 1145 koSI
(1) Jap staticns operating beween O9OQZ aIl4
2000Z were v e ~ f effectiT6.
(2) J'ap Cil at lOQ.5Z and l80SZ vas partially ef'f_
ective.
(3) Steady CJ signal and CJ characters at l2JOZ
uere partial17 ettectiTe.
e. 6955 kCSI
(1) lap Toice bet'l7een 1300Z aDd 1500Z ... par-
tially effective.
(2) StatiCll sent 'DLi1' far 45 a1IIa\u bes;1mI1A8
at 1230Z and 'lfaS partial17 e t t e e U ~
(3) Sl7eep tbrQ1gh J8IIIIliDe at 161..OZ 1IU 1Mtteo-
tiTe.
(4) Steal\Y signal at 165& aa ftZ7' .rteot1".
f. 10880 Ices;
(1) C" and tQ18 aigpa1 CIl. retum trCII tupt:
vere partially et1'ectiYe.
(2) Scratchy note trem 1600Z to 19DOZ .. ert..
ectiYe.
(3) Steal\Y Cli sigDa1 trCIII. 1653Z to 17031 ..
etteotive.
(1,.) Unlntellis:Lble OW at 12DDZ .. ~ ."...1"-
(5l ,,:I _ o1pa1 .. ua__"'_
16l 1Io_U 1II8 III __.. .,.
~ e f t M U ...
(2) Hash C,I code bet..een 145& and '!las par.
tially effective.
1. 10820 kcs:
(1) Bagpipe jamming at 15J3Z '!las effective.
(2) Keyed e,1 at 1830Z was partially effective.
7. Distress: The 73rd,ling sulElitted tbe fClllcnizlg quO\ed.
report: 'Shortly after takeoff grQUld statiQ1 receiTeel a me
age fran 357963 in reference point code giving the pasiti<m ot
a life raft apprcxiJ:Jately JO miles nortb or Se1pe.n. Tbia 1D.
f'ormaticn tlas fCll"'i1arded to the ling ASH section fer neceS8aZ7
actien. The cretl c:1' 149'/961 '\ias rereed to bail cut Ub IJIilee
north cL Saipan. Althcugh no Soo 'las received. by tbe 'Il'1Dg
radio statial., the radio operatcr or this plane elid send see
anel his positien a:I 188fb kes. This veritied b,. 29'964 .bo
intezeepted this transcissien. The radio operator or tbia air.
cratt called 'Mayday' and gave the plane's call <ZI. 4475 lI:ce.
No poeitioo :'las given as na1e va..9 available at that timBo Uter
obtaining a positicn trQ:!. the navigator the radio ope.ratcr tun-
ed to 10880 kes and sent SOOt call signa and pas!\lClQ. HOlreYer.
in tbe middle or bis transmissicms his transmltter ed rece1yer
went dead. ApprCllrimately 5 minutes elapsed bet7eElD the ti=e
alert tar bail cut and the tice or bail cut. 2v,6i. nle,yecl. the
distress message. ApprCllriJ!lately 6 baas later the sUre er_
... as rescued'. Tbe J14tb .ling received (me diatrlOu ne81AG'1
giving all intonnaticn available vbicb >las torvarded to.LSR ter
setial. Tbe 58th lliIlg ICl!8ed the fall0lr1J:l,g dbtreaa trattlO.
'sighted fire. circling to inyestigate.' 'Sa-:: no
c ct1tinuing co missico assigned'. 'Sigbted J rafts at 18 29 R'
124 27E. Ibmbo circlicg'.
8. F.guiment Malf'unetiops: AN/.ulT-IJ, 1 DO side tClleJ
BC-348. J inoperative. 3 inteI"lDittenti 4 ...elle tuIlt..
ing, 5 sense entenn88 brokeD; SCR-,522, 4 iDoperaUft. 1 1J:l.oper.
sUve on 'REM" position; IaterpbClle. 4 inopen.Uft aaaplit1en.
2 micropbct1e Si11tches inoperative; 3 toot aierCipulle nitobt.
inoperatiYe, J Jack: bCllC leaJmse. noisy anI! 1nte=1t\at.
!ll!9.l!lI
D
Part 1-_& .........
PartII-_ ..._
Part m - 1')eea,p 18_ ,

330711 - 131471
340," 1JZJ8I
3JZ7N - 13226B
WI lJZ34I
34_. 1JZ16B
340811 - l32321
W2N-1J026B
P..m' I
EJm&Y FIGHTER OPPOS!'!:!m!
1. lighter on the Kure-Kumamoto-'Ub_3:limonoseki
nisht striku I'1IlS "1egligible. Thirty Ja.p fighters mad8 otlly 4
attack.,. cauai.ng ntl loss or damage to 8-293. Crewa lIl&de no claiu.
Fair to POOr operat ional weather DO doubt restricted J.,p fighter
actiVity..
2. One reported that aftel- bc:robs away...hen at 15.000
feet and about 20 1I:1nutes from the coast. ho balls of tire WG"e Jli8ed
below and on either aide ot the aireraft. The balls were ClUeh lar.;er
than superchargeri;low. but ot the Sa::P.e color. The ball.a or
fire did considera:ll" maneuvering fading to a bare 0';iI' tor sl.mo8t
II minute and then .:OIlling on brightly tor 30 to 40 secoDda. The ball.
ot fire continu8d ')n out to the coast. and dis'lppeared abortly tbera-
al'ter. lb firing ,.as reported.
3. Crews rep)rted. that 2 unidentified aircraft tolbed a
tor 2 hears On the return route

P...RT II
1. Mission 'l40 - Kure Urban ..rea (NiBht);
a. The primary target was bombed by 1,52 .ircran or the 58th
:ring between 1502Z - 1705Z frOtll. 10.300 - 11.800 feet. olXis ot .tkdt
varied frOlll. 1 - i..8 degrees. '!!'eatber was reported sa 7/10 -
undercast. Tbret. aircraft. 1 ot whicb also ballbed. the prilll&l'7. bc::aIbed
targets at oppor',unity.
b. Enr:>ute to the target meaeer' 1104 inaocurate bee..,- tlat
nl!l encountered as tabulated below:
Logation Qogr4iytU
Ullulti
Nieata
Yawatahama
1JnJ....
....-
--
lIlabi-..l-alUaa
' .. O'V pt .... l1M.. ....-sw __ ..
....... t ... ""''''T'' ...
_..---- _-_ -
'1.... _. I.au_ ..
e. aircraft were lost to flak on this lIliuion and or
aircraft (all tareets) onlT 1 or 0.65% sustained tlak
The usually lntense and accurate fire previously encountered
from naval vessels in Xure Harbor absent. This was
probably due to the heavy undercast.
f. Searchlight @tivityl
reported in the target area... From
Naka Shima (3J57N - 13237.).
1 - a ineffective _ere
1 to 5 beflma ';lere reported near
bomb run.
g .. Miscellaneous .\.. Observations:
(1) Lights vere observed on the island chain alons the
Blackout in the target ares wss not described.
ot the
(2) .. very eftectiYe smoke screen enveloPed ODe island
island approxicately 4 ginutea berore bocb relaase.
2.
Mis8ion 241 - K1..lm!!mOto Urban ,..rea (Nicht):
a. The primary target 'ltaa bomlle4 by 154 aircraft ot tbe
7Jrd between 1450Z - 1630Z trom 10.050 _ 11.500 feet. .tz1a
or attack varied from 14 - 58 degrees. "eather "as reported. 9/10-10/10
Over all of X",ywsbu ui th 10/10 over target area. 1iDd va. 25 knots rrc.
290 degrees.
below,
b. Enroute to the target flak was encountered as tabWated.
Location
Maku.razak:l
Kushlkino
Vicinity or IF
1110_
Cjoordiootoa
3115N - 13013'
3142N - 1301SE
)215N - 13000.
3236. - 1302&
Arrlr:
Meager aDd. iucColrate
barrae. ..... mecli,..
)!eager ud inacCllrate.
medium.
Neager and iDeceurate.
medium.
Ueaeer t.nd iucclU'ate
barra6e. -.4i...
0.. D.-er the target area only a Yer1 tew but.t.....
seen. MediUlll. tlak 9U repotted. b7 lea. than hall' tbe attaokiDc torce.
d .u dorlbecl a. meager, lDaccurate sad bu'rage t)'pe. 10/10
UDderoaet autl_ over tbe tars_t waqueetlOMblT aOCOWlt. tor tbe
II1Ilal' flak aOUYlt7.
4.. c:a meesv. :lMocn&N.te. IIeP7 ... ..u- 11*
no a, __<,...,.: lJI.3SIl. -
e. ainnIt' ... laM ':Jlf _... elm'! ... ISS
1/fJ'" e.u "3dw) __ 1 .. ..0 t'" ftJIl:
.
g. Miscellaneous ..... Observations I
(1) Blackout of the target ues generally complete.
(2) strange conical_shaped masses ot tire were
reported in the target area. 'Ihese were the 88IIla type or eJ:ploaiona
reported by this \'ling Over Sasebo on a previous strike. One crew ....
their Olm E-48 clusters explode prematurely just attar lS!l'l'il:lg the ./e.
There \'Iss a series of) - 4 ezplosions oceuring at 500 root intervals
as the descended. ..nother cre;, saw the bOll:lb load. or &Do air.
craft ahead Of tbam explode prematurely and IlSSIIU s huge eonlC&1 "aped
of fire. The description or there conical IIbaped pt8lllllotur8 ezploe-
lons ofE-48 clusters fita very closely to the on the Suebo
.\$ further evidence the 73rd rJing: conducted. a bClllbing t t
the E-48 clusters on 4 July aod photographed the a.ppnrence or the pre_
mature bursts. ..tter vi9ning the photos practically all cre.-.be::nI
that they appeared to be the lIame as the conical Shaped burst.
Observed OTer Sasebo and Kumamoto.
30 Mission 242 - Ube Urban .o.t'ea Wightl:
It. The prilllarY target -:1a!1 bOll'lbed by lOO"aire.ratt ot tbe
313th 'Rir16 beheen 1530Z - 1712Z frall 10,000 _ 11.600 feet.
axis of attack vas 320 degrees.. Ifeather 'Il'8.S reported as 0/10-5/10
underc.a.st iJith vinds ot 20 40 knots rTaD. 260-290 degrees.
b. Enrollte
'0
'he target flak il8.S reported. lUI
tabulated bel..,
Location
Coordi na teo
Brm
Beppu Bay
3315" - '3'40'
......,. ....

....,-
Picket Boat
3340N .. l)l)OE
Uld iAaCCtIr'8t.,
""-
Picket
Boa'
3240N - IJ230E Me&e.er &Dod iAaccurate,
medium.
Oita
3315" - 13136
..." ........
&Dll i.uCCUftle.
beavy.
enta,
urate.
ares.
c. OYer the target area flak wu described sa aeager to ..._
inaocurate and Erltdium., Heavy flak vas Y81'7 .lI(,ltr u4 1Daco-
J. tew very ineffective searchliGhts w,.. reported iJ:a tblt ....t
4. era wltblrll'A'al I airorat't _countered. QJ'7 -e- UIlII
lu.ccUZ'ata b_'117 tlak Mel' SbiIlI1au. (a<JU,ttnt..t Up of alkolna).
e. II:> a1Z'oraf't were loet to tlu ClQ w.. loa .... 01 100
uroratt bc:IIb1DrS 0Il1J' 2 Ql" 2.0:1 autaiDed. t1.* .
400 teet
(4)
Over the
One cre'i7 reported 2 - 3
aircraft (in the target

area).
4. MiUloA 243 - Shl..monoseki Urban .\rea:
a. Tho prilDary 'll8S'bOOlbed by 128 aircraft ottho 31l"tb i1'
l
as
1700Z - 190QZ tran 7.000 - 19.000 feet, or attacka varied
tram 281 )20 degrees. gae reported as 8/10 _ 10/10 under-
cast.
belovl
b. Enroute to the target flak \18.8 encountere4 u tabulated
Locatiop Coordil)8.tel
I,P.(Naaasu} 33J4N - 13120E
Ozaki .\IF 3352N - IJ040E
Meager alld inaccuru..
medium.
Me",.:r to *"CIU6te ..s
talrlJ' accurate, .....,
.
c. Over the target area flak \185 reported. 4JI .paralic.
meager, inaceurate and heavy. ledium flak ".laS deacribe4 sa ""'eraw
to intense and inaccurate. Searcbl1chta vere readered CCIIIIIPle\el7
ineffective by the overcast.
4. en wi thdraval flak mlS reported .asw. la.ecC\ll"de
am medium at Ube and Botu. 1IJhile tlying acro.. the IIIl&D4 sea ....-.1
J/C received llI9ager and inaccurate heavy flak trClll. uft1 .......1..
e. !b aircratt vere lost to rIat OD. thie lliaa10a 01 131-
aircraft baIlbing (all targets) 1 or O. m auataiAed flak 4 .
t. Blaekout ill. tbe target area was reported as good.
p.\RT III - D:J.l.'.GE J.sSESSW
A... KURF-
1. Sunmary or D!une I
&lilt_up area; Sq. !.!i. total _ 3.26;
Sq .Mi. destroyed _ 1.)
Per cent destroyed _ 40
Planned target area; 2.,0 sQ. mi.
Total da-nagEI to date: 1.3 sq. oi,
Per cent de3trQYed: 60S
Fer ceot at bJ.ilt-\lp &1'0111 40
TarBets damaged by current strike: 4 l:U1mbered; no other.
Note: no previQ1S da!::lage
2. within limits gt built-up 8r
ea
J
Area ciag.'lBe frcn current strikeJ

Sq. Io:.i. Sq,IU, PEl oM!

&lilt_up arE;a (Urban)

Built_up area (Industrial)
&lilt-up area (Total)
IBmage to t:!mets:
1.06
....
1.)
90.30- 798 Kure RR StatiCil
657B Kure Naval ShipYard
I 6570 Torpedo BQlt Base &:
Mine
657D PrOt'isiCIDS &: Clothing
Depot
30% at buildlDp d..
at <s ftJ'ehQla.)
8J% destrqre4
3. AnDn gat.ide built_up veoJ (wit:biD 5 mile radiu. 01 center
of city) NQle
;[)amoS' to tArgetsl
90.30-&56 BUre Naval Air Statim
657A 1<i.lre Nual krsenal
SS8 Xure Sulnarine Base
I 73Q1r; H1ro Ensine &: 'I'u.rb1u
7",. Faot rry
21.3.3 IrQ" Naval Air Stati'WII
.........
XltI-6128 li,ani'ticu ....1M
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B. KUM.l1fOTO em
Summary: Damage to the city cr Kl.mlacoto resulting'trOlll
XXI Bomber Corc.-nand Mission 241. 1 July 1945. totals sq" mi
represants about 20% of the builtup portion of the city
(4.8
Target 5(l.351248, the Ki.unamoto Military Zone <3448N. 1304)), is the
only numbered target in the o.reao It is divided in t';"/o 'Zooes, the
quarters of' the 6th l.:rrny DivisiCll being in Zone 2. Both zOl.es recain
practieally undamaged, gith the exeeptiQ'l or a fe" barracks type
ings ;:hich were destrq,red.
The oajor portiorL. of the damage resulting
fran the above c:Ussi6n ';las inflicted to the central aDd eastern
sections of the city. chiefly cacmercialreaidential areas.
Targets Within Built-Up nrea:
Numbered targets;
Other targets:
Kumamoto RR Station &Yards
Silk Mill
Gunze Silk Mill
Ktlnogafuchi Spinning Mill
Light Industries (S)
Mi nor 11s=age
None visible
None viaible
&ne visible
NoEle visible
Minor d.MlBge to 2,
none "isible to
others.
3. Targets OJ.tlllide Built-UP .+rea:
Iimlbered targets I
P'''G'I
(Ili thin 5 miles ot
of city)
90.35-2139 MiUubishi .o.1rcraft
Co., :truml!lmOto Plant
other targets I:
Saibu Ga. 00.
c.. Outside Urbap Area
(Within 5 lIl.1lel!l of O8Iltor of 01\,)
Q .Q 1! t.l .Q .. . ~ 11 .A 1.
(1) U,unbered Targets
90.32-619. NiB.!lan Chemical Industry CompaD
90.)2-622. 'Onoda Cement CompaIlY
90.)2-1600. Onoda Steam Po'l1er Plant
(2) UnIlU!pbered Targ,ts
Onoda Electric SUbstation
Sbin-Okinoyama C o 1 1 i e ~
ReferenceH ,\.\F ldr Objective Folder 90.)2
Ebotos I Pre-e'trike I JPR5Ml41
Post-dtrika: 3PR5M3l7
Incloaureu Post-strike photo Jm5M317-1VI 63
.umotated mosaic shol7ing damage
I'bne Tbibl.
None visible
NoQe viaible
lbne risible
None TUd. ble
D SHIMONOSEKI tJRB.:.N ...REA.
1. Su=ary:
ao Damage to ShilllOnoseki lllllounts to .51 Ilq. mi or
of the built-up portion of the city. The damage ill centered
almost in one large urban area - the E portion of the city
bOUnding the waterfront.
N::l political
The built-up area
limits are available.
of Shimonoseki ill 1
0
42 sq. mi.
(,\rea computed from photqgraphs).
Industrial damago includes the tun fOllowing
Target 42 (Shimonoseki Port) - J :cedi\lCl., 15 s:::all
buildings destrOYed, representing of the port facilities.
Target 1111 (Shimonoseki :Fm Shop,s & Yards) 1 modl.ua
and 15 small buildings destroyed; 1 I!lediwn bUilding partly dest..'""O)'ed.
TarBet "'as 25% destroyed.
b. Targets CA.itside Built Up ..rca (uithin 5 mile radlu.a
of center of city)
(1) targets:
90.34-99 Plant
90.34-1119 Hatabu RR Shops &Yards
90.34-772 Kammon RR Tunnel Viaduct
90.34-1846 Mitsubishi Shipyard
9O.]4-43B Osaka Iron :7crb
90.34-40 Asashi Refinery
90.34-1848 Nittc Sodium Sulphate Co.
90.34-1849 Oriental High Pressure Industry
90.34-1847 Mitsui Zinc Ccnter
(2) Other ta!'Bots I
KacmOD. RR 'l'unnel
Tanokubi Shipyard
SbilllOnoseki-ti:lji Tunnel
None visible
!b1e Ti3ib1e
lklne visible
None visible
1I0ne visible
None visible
nOQ8 visible
l'klne visible
None riaible
none visible
None visible
None visible
I
1. SUumaJ;;r,1. I81n4ge to the city of utle rSliultiae trot:L
242 of 1 July 1945. totals sq. mi., or 23= or the bUilt-up
POrtion of the city.
Damage is concentr3ted moet heavily In the
contor of the city - in the built-up urban aroa and oxtendll to tho
S POrtion of tho city whare there are several scattered burned.-out
areas". The built_up indU8trial area Eeceh'cd l1ttle dazna,;e.
(The total bUilt_up portion ot city COTers
1.8 sq. mi., of' ghleh 1.09 sq, llli. is bullt..u,p 'urban arc.', :md .71
sq.. mi,. is bunt-up industrial area" .. )
2. Statistics of
Aroa ot oity
....rea at cUt dostroyoo
ot built-up arbnn zone
a-oa of bUllt-ull urban zono destroyed
Area ot buHt-up indWitrial zone
of bUilt_up industrial tone destroyed

1.S
...
1.0'
39
.71
3
ppEnA;
.2
3. Iteaization of Industrial Pl!mace:
Obe Spinning" ',ieaving Co.
- 4. large buildinas gutted.. k c:r.e:U".
bUildings destrOYed. Plant about 50%
destroyed.
- 1 vary large structure 'guUe4. 1 larse
bUilding 90% 4l!stroyed. 10 =edIUl1i build.
iogs destrOYed. about 10 small b\iJldic,g.
destroyed - 90:( of the roct area ot
buildings at the c1.D11 h 41;1"0)'814.
I
eo. Upnbered Targets
It. _"..,reI,.....
Noce yidbl.
NoDe "'15Ibl.
Hoo. "'bibl.
N:)oe 'risible
Nou ",1.lble
Ncoo ndbl.
Ible 1"1.1ble
-. 'ri.ible
... 1"1.1ble
---
-_.
--
KEY
rzza DAMAGE
ll!CJ 3PAASLEY POPULATED
I-I BUILT UP AREA URBAN
1........1 BULl uP INDUSTRIAL AREA
, , ~
,
,
UBE 90.32 URBAN AREA
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT 118
XXI BOM. COM. MISSION 242 IJULY 1945
C,/.U.-XXt 80M. COM.
1000 1000
UOi. i a ~ t ill hit
UBE 90.32 URBAN AREA
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT II B
liUCl80Il COlI MISSION 242 lJULY 1945
C l u. - .., 101I. g)III
. - .- -
. a .. AIiI_.'
IlY
rmJ_
lEI ..,.n PQPUUIfO
_ .....y .............
_ -.Tgt IIIUSnIIL IMa
'CONFIDENTIAL
SHIMONOSEKI.90.34-URBAN
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT 113
XXI BOM. COM. MISSION 243
I JULY /945
C.I.U.- XXI BOM. COM.
o IO\.,
~ I
sr.OLE IH FEET
f
N
I
KEY
llZZI DAII_
[8] lIP1lRKLY BUlLY UP
- LIMITS Of BUILT UP AREA
5000
I
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9
3
9
6
1
91
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1- i I' 5
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-_.. - - -_... ._--_.---
Aircraft Landing at 110'0 .1111I1:
1240 _ 5Gth 1i1ng - 16 Aircrll!t
1241 _ 7)rd \ling - 4 Aircraft.
*242 _ )13th Wing _ 11 Aircrf\ft.
".:4) _ 314th \/In& - 27 AlrcrN't.
489
43
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- --_.
m 1I0mbor COll'llll\nd rlold Ordor :fo 21
collof ror tho following offort:
1240 _ Mbll1N.m offort.
1241 - Mnxlnum ofrort.
1242 _ MM:l1llUDl oCfort. {J group.)
1243 - MBxlmum oCfort.
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1
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12
2
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108
6 I
,
-
MISSION 240_24}'
AIRCRAfT PARTICIPATING" DATE I-July 1945'
. .. ..- -_.. '.-. -J----- - - _.- -- ---_._- --- - --
I
nMB OF TAXE OFF TIME OF RETUIUl lAic j A/c , A/c _. 'TO
/0 . _ . i- .- . -:---- - --- - --' fBOHBING IBOMBING ; llOMBING ICOlm.ETING TOTAL TAL
.m.- IDIS I' rll.S'1' I LAST LAST I irnST j Lt.ST I' PRIMARY SECONDARY OTHER !OTHER TYPE Ale
JOID I l TARGET TABGET I TARGETS I MISSIons, :lFFECTlVE
1"+-_.- t . ,. - -- .. , . - ,- _ .. --I .. :--- -1'- r' -
- l 1 . M1esion #240 , '
_II.! 1 Jal 0700 Z i 0032 Z 1-2 Jul.1 2110 Z I 0013 Z I 141 - I 2 -, 1
4
3 I 5
_ 12 1 I " I 11 - I - -' 11 1
__ 1'1 I I - -,- 44
_,2 I I - - 1- 2 12
lUselon '241
J ! 1,0 11 N. 0705 z I 0317 Z 1 Jul. I 2010 Z 2311 Z 143 - 1 -! 144
_,12 I 11 - - _,11
21 I _I - I - I 2
I I Milsion *242 I I
100 : 1 Jal 0757 Z 0059 Z l' Jul I' 2158 Z 2357 Z 91 - ; -, - I
12, 91 - , - I -
I' '
I j Kiloton 1243 ! I I
0900 Z I 1036 Z I 2 Jul 1 0001 Z I 0205 Z 114
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I '
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UISSION
BREAXJ)()WH OF &.LL &!RCRAFT FAILnlG TO BCiIB PRDIARY TARGET
DATE
240 _ 243
1 July 1945
...IWRE
PiRSONNEL IRROR FLIGHT CONDITIONS EJmIY ACTION
QTIIER
Ilcmbecs.
Non bBC1Dbe4 J Bombed Non_ 8ombltd, I Bambed
Non- .vJ: Dombed ,I tarnbed
NonvlecBOmbed I I!ombed
0_ ureoUY eecmdll Other Other Effeetiv Secondary OtLer
eooolSry Other
I
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2
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lo.t onrouto to tnrgot.


240 - 24)
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IAIHCAAM'
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TA.'UiE1 l:O! V;:SISU
TYPE I EARlES? I UTESI'
VI5
I
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:Yl681on 1240
p 141 1502 Z
1705 z 1'0300
25 7
-
-
lOG I 1
P 11 1502 Z 1522 Z 10300 10600
- -
-
-
11
10 1 1544 z
_ 11200
- - -
- - 1
10 1. Unk o. n
III
1-
1517 z
-
ll500 I
-
I

I
-
I
-
I
-
I 1
Mission
tl
z 1630 Z 10050 11500
I
6
I
-
I
-
I
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1'35
11\ 1450 Z 1534 Z 10650 10GOO
- - - -
11
1-
1513 z
-
12000
-
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1
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p
91 1547 Z 1!12 Z
10000 11bOO 17 52 - -
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-
2
- -
7
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4,
r llli n 1725 1900 Z 7900 19000 15 1
-
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99
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-
-
- -
'2
III
1-
1J111 t
-
14400
-
-
-
- -
,
III 1 Z
-
,6000
-
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III 2 Z 1308 Z

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-
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65
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-
240 _ 243
DI.,)PO:;,lTION OF BOI.l B S DKr" 1 July 1941]
rtlZE
WlOED ON lDl-
all TARGETS
SETTltlC
4IRCR.lFT
TARGETS OF OPPOR
JETTISONi::D
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"1 'l'ons
"'ons
MO , f
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l
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1
1
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21.5

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39
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226 56.5 192 4s.Q

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381
5
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0 210 42.0
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6.1 40 6.7
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- -
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56.5 192 "l.O
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2
2
None
None
None
21m - ""J
1 3cd3 l,,*,
2
2
MlSSlW
DATE
61;64
PERSONNF..L CASlULTIES
1239
1589
1871
1861;
PFRSONNEL CASlJALTHS
TOTAL I IMISS-I WOUNDED I TOTAL
PARTICI- lILLED 11{; &: INJURFIl CASUALTIES
PATI f(;
2
5
1
1
1
~
~
J.IRCRAF"l' DAMAGFD
jJJiJljI
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1
EIIDIIIEIIDII,"NllIYIACCloWN I IUN- ~
Ale Ali Alc &: - GUll) OTUEa KtllWNIWORIUIllJR
AlA ""'H.
....
AIRCRAFT LOST AM) DAMAGED
1!1 - I- I 1 II -
I 1
I I
.. 11_
I 2 :
I ~
Ill. I. I 1 li- I 1
I
: Mi ion I.
I I ... I .. I 2 II _
I 5
~ Ina 'arpt aDd crew vee forced to baH out. ZlBTon Mon eboard; 0.11 rUC\lod..
a I'euon UZlknown. 11 crOW' IIlCIIIbon bailod out; 9 r08cuod. 2 miuing..
&DC..,.,. LOST
_1-1...\ IVII-
J/A ~ A ' . : a . . 0I'IlIIl I .....ITOTAL
DAD 1 M, 19115
MISSIW allO illl3
.11J<1l11
OJ.oJ< IU.:t

DMli 9PP05ITIW AlID mlJNrrIW EXPENDI'lUU:

Ii>IiIll I " , " , ~ Alc "";'''OYEI> < """,cw
50 CALlBm AIBltIUTICN Ea>EHDITtRE
A'1"'l'ACl.s
I>/C "" t/A T'IPE '"
'=
}'IhED IN TEar
JErrISalFJ)
'"
I
=
SIloAitm MODEL
""':BAT
FlllED
LOST A/O
Kieei n "240
,
I
1
I I
-
I
-
I
-
I I I I IlllIlE
Miss! n ""41
-
I
-
I I
-
I
-
I
-
10 I 606 I 1200 I
-
I 1816
n '242 Mini
III I )
I I
-
I
-
I
-
55 I - I - I
-
I 55
MilSi n '24'
.
I I I I I I
17

-
-
-
-
)291
400 7500 11191
-
I I
-
I
-
I - II 65
I 3'97
1600 7500
1)062
5 E eRE T
FLIG!IT DArA. '" FUEL CONSUMPTION
nATE 1 July 1945
MISSION NUMBER
1240
1241
fe42
fe4J
UN1T
5gTH WG
7JRD WG
313'l'H VG
}14TB VG
ALc COJ.!:'LETING MISSION
136
149
89
103
I'LIGEl' DATA.
Avg. :F1Y1l:l6 Time
14')8 14:15
'4"5 15:21
FtEL CONstlMP'i'IOlj
Total Fuel Used:
Average 5815
5970 60)8
6096
Maximum 6600 6641
6394
6595
Mininnm. 5400
5331 5368
5691
Total Fuel Renain1ng:
769
ATerAge 781
716
656
--
1 l J 9 ~ 13
8
} 1)22
1210
,. Minimun 100 160
J52
200
Avg. Gels. Consuced PerRI
397.5
418.9
423.7 397.1
'l'OTA.1. rum. USED 011 AlDN Ale 950761 9
6
3511
6)451l2
855109
mGm'DATA
BtlHBEB. AIRCIW"l' AIRBOBN! 160
162 112
1102
AVG. MSIC 'tl'. OF AIRCRAJ"l'
74918
""913
75110
)591)
AVERAGE USU'UL LOAD
59780
60m 6012'J
5956'1
AVG. BO. OF BClCBS LOADED _0L004
_L004
--
--
Ave.. ft. or BCBS UWSD 111I69
"'"
AUBIGI JIJIL I.QUIID
flJID
Ie'
Ave.. ft. or J't8L ~
..
.a.UIWII 11II0. DI_
,.
~
SECRET
MISSIon zUo-243
J'LIGlIT DA1'J. &: J'lJEL CONSUMPTIon
IlA1'E 1 July 1945
MISSION m,j'MBER
'21<0 f21a
1242
12
4
3
UNIT
58TH 'fiG
HRD ""
313TB VG
314TB va
ALc MISSION
136
149
89
103
FLIGHT DATA
Avg. 1'1)"1%1& Time
14'38 ,4"5 14:15
15:21
F'tEL CONstlKPTION
Total Fuel Used:
AverS8 5815
5970 60}8
6096
Maxim= 6600 66111
6394
6595
5400
5331 5368
56;>.
Total Fucl. Remaining:
AYer8&&
769 781 716
656
--
11";) 1383 1322 1210
Minimum 100 160
352 200
Avg. Gals. Consumed PerBr
397.5
41S.9 42).7
397.1
TOTAL :rom. USED ON AlBD' Ale 950761 963511 634582
855809
I
VEIGRr DAfJ.
llUKBER J.IRCRAlT J.IR:BOBNE 160 162
112
1112
AVG. BASIC WT. OJ' AIRCRAF'r
74918 1"973
75110 756'13
.A.VXB.AGE USDUL LOAD
59780
60Ill 6a129
595Sl
.A.VG. 10. 01 30MBS LOADED
_4....
"'-L004 ...--
--
AtG. ft. or BOMBS LCWJID
110169 15171
1_
AtIUGI JUZL :LQUJKD
65ID
""

.':m. ft. ar .... ltQIDID
"..
IIlII'
A...... 1ItSC. 81_
"
...
Aft, BBB W. At ..

i l ~ ! l l . : t
/.NNEIt
TO: cCJ..'GmBCIt'lG 59
73
CO!lGENBa.r1c .)lJ
CC&!G3l';I3CAfTG 31.4
:mFO: COYGEmK.;;:rr; 3l..5
CQJRD PHaro
ere 93.4

B Auth co x.n Be
c0, I- LJQJ,y
WUe.l.s Dat.o
XXI CQ.:.::.ND
""All
0500 1 Jill,. 1945
FIElD ORDER. mnmSR 93.
M.\PS FCR PWJNING: Japan Aviation Chart: 1:218.. 860.
1. Glti.ttcd:
2, XXI BOIl'I Com will attack Kure, Kl1IlIa!:1oto. lIbe, and Shimonoeek1 Urban Areq
on D-Dil;.
3. a. Seth 'line:
(1) Target: Kur<'l Urbttn Area: Pr1Jnary Visual and Radar.
!!ti
051088
0:..
.2:iUter
034050 or 045074
Pale; !mil!!,
J.!PI and OfJ' Reference: XXI BollI CCIll Utho JIosda Ear. ..,..
90,30 Urban.
(2) Route: Base
:Dro JiAa
3243N - J3233E
334611 - 13Zl9E (IP)
Tar"..
Hiett. T\rn
r..,J_
B...
() Altitud. I!nroute to _. 4.000 to 4,8CO .... 6,ot ......
t_.
(5)
(6)
Ito
FIEID OODER NmmER 93 CONTINtED.
(3) Altitude Enroute to T,"l.J'get: 3,000-3,800 and. teet.
Of) Bomb Load: 2 Groups - 1(-47 m's.
2 Groups - InccndisJ'7 Clusters Containitc 11-69'
(One rouP Q{ e.1cb type of 'boQb on each UPI)
(5) Tim Control: First Aircraft takes ort: Zoro Holr.
e. 3Uth W'in,::
(1) Tar.:ct: Ubc Urban Prir.nry iud Raw.
UP!
108104
12l'l67
2 c.ou..
I Group
_ Load,
t.WI Referenoe: XXI Boa Com Litho Moe&1e lJbe !.rea"go.1I fJJobaD.
!dPI lOOll04 will be scheduled to b:l attackccl first..
(2) Rout 0: Baso
:&.00 Jina
3243" - 13233'
3324" - 1J142)OE (IP)
- Ri..-;ht Turn. cliJItJiIt:: i....nateq t.o 12.mo ft.
3250. - 1J257E
Iwo Ji.r:e
"'50
UPI _ - 1 Group 1l-47m'.
I cluster. ooDbdntIC ........
12S067 - 1 Group clUllters ccda1lliq: ""'
(5) Tioe Control, Firat dreratt t" <lit at ... __ p\u 1 _.
c. )14th Wiq;;:
(1) T..,.,t' Shlmono5.U _ Pr1uJ7 'loaol ..4 _
IIPI oM GAP Bot........ 8
11h1
1W1__
(2) _
..m,
-, .....
SECRET
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FIEID Cll:OER NlIlVER 93 cONTIm.1&>.
x. (1) O-O.:;y and Zero HolE: O1l700K
(2) :"ltitw,e of i.ttack: 10,<XlO to 10.. 800 fect.
(4)
Hcthoo of ;.ttack: By individual aiTeraft 'With.l!l3.in fcrce sr-
ceded by 12 pethfinder eiTcraft. Wings will
."'\tt;;;rnpt to comJres$ <'lttack to within 70 lIl1n.
First 12 aircraft of each win.:: will be desi.:"JI3tod thtind
flown b' best barrbi.rc crews, p:1 ers,
(5)
;1.ireraft schedulod to Ulke off first will carry the Y-47 tJpo
Lx: endia ry bor:J.b incl.udinc ):6 thfl ndcT .:l.irCTaft.
(6) Ba:b Fusirc:
(
.) LICcn... ar." C).l' .... -T" To u""" 5 000 r t
-- ,,- ....-.. ec ....... ve v.c tar;;::et..
(b) !:!-47m's: Inst.<!ntancous nose.
(7) Scttil"..1: J..11 Cll8tcrs: 50 f::.-:t
4. a. No chance.
b. Tactical Mission NUJlbcr: Kurc _ !lo. 240
Kumamoto - !lo. 241
Ubc - No. 242-
Shicono.seki.. No. 24J
5. Comnunications:
a. 'Ire special aircraft for the 58th and )14th lf1q:a -ul be
to b"llTaee j3m. the regions 190-210 and 72-8f.
Spot jallDi.ng 1d.ll be conducted. oteT the treq.ucDCJ' re.J'l:ea 1&0190
and 210-220 as desired b; 100 HOI Officer ani .a
b1' the c::pacitv of each In add1tion. allatnb woo
craft will be e<:,uippEd with one JalUllBr within the barTaO bGD1 u...
ted Ilbotc !1J"0vidin: srl'fici.ont eqd.pent is anUablo.
b. For the wings whoro speaLal ja:uning !'l_s are lKIt lpec:1t1ecl ..
squadron will ha oquiprcd to barra.;:e J8lll the rea1ca 190-210 ....
c,yclea. Spat. Janmirc w111 be corJ1ucted OYer' tJD J'UP8
180-190, 2l()..22() and 72-84 'negac;ycloe u desired bt .. Wiq; ..
Officer and aa .:OV'omo4 by the ecp1paataft1Jablll.
c. O:tserYations ot .. tderIt ... rli.iUdlty fI6 baa,. d11 lie
made while orer tho tu'&et.
d. .r-ra W1U be 1D .u....
.u.. to tile ee1!1 wU1 --... _
..... _ ontcl&'" :a...;....-
... OIl .-u. J 2' ...
CoPY No.
1
2
3
4 - 5

7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
,.
17
18
19
20
21
22
23 - 24
25
2. - 27
28
29 - .93
34
35
J6
DI5mlBUT!ON
TACI'ICAL MISSION REPORT
General Anly Air Forces
Conmanding General; U.S. Ar-o:w Strategic Air Forces (Rear)
Coomaooing General, U.S. <lnly Strah&ic Air Forces (Guam)
Chief of Staff, U.S. Arqy Strotog1e .\ir Forcas (Gwu:!.)
Co!im:landing General; Twantieth Air Force
Commaooing Eighth Air Forca' (Okinawa)
Commander in Chief, U.S. forces. Pacific
Chief of !'bval Oper'ltions. op_16_v
Commander in Chief; Pacific Fleet (Adv Hq)
ComrnaDder in Chief.' Pacific Fleet (Rear Hq)
Comnanlier' Air :Force, Pacific Fleet
Commander; Third Fleet
Commander; Fifth Fleet
Comnsnder; First Carrier Task Force
Coomander. MarianaS
CaImandiog General; U.S. Artny Forces. 'w..Mle hei!'1e
Co!::all.aniing General. Allied Air Forces.. sn'..l
Colmnanding General; Far East .\i.r lorces
Ca:mmdin,g General; U.s. Strategic oW' Faroe. in aao,.
Ca:r.1arding Mediterranean .u.lied .iiJ.r Forces
Coccandina General; Fifteenth Air Force
Ca:maaiing General; Seventh Air Force
Ccm:lao:Hng vn 8aDber C'orsand
Cot:::ID.aniiug General. VII Fif;ht81" Cc-na'"
Calmand iug General; Eleventh Air Force
Ca:mandingGeneral. JOIst Fig!l.ter ';fillS
Ccmnand Hq. Allied Air Forces, S1P.A.'
mu: Senior Iot,Uligence Officer. 'R.J..olJ.
Comnatde.r in Chief. U.S .army Forces, &cilie
.mNI G-2 (For Section 22, Baa)
Officer in CharBe. Joint Intelligence Ce!lter
Pacific Ocesn Areas
Coumaaiillg General . 41r J'brce
.6ftN1 Intelligence
Ccamanding G6ne.ral. Jntt .ur Faroe.
mN1 :'/48, 1Jl,telliSence. OoUoct:t.c. .JiyidOll C.....,
CoaraandlDB General. U.S .Ant" Air PclneIJ
.I:l'l'N. ra..uigc" _ (->
Ccaala.dins: GaDezoal, 0.8. ... ,,'C!o AIr
.G"I'lI1 ee-ntcat;j-.
,Gb Oouatezo .Aiz' .,..... _
o ""DC arnw UetII-tIr ....
"''''. a-.tU.. L-. are''.
4Id.-r fII 7 ...,,. ac
............. ' ".-
__ ...
tiL'.', ..

81
82
8J
Elk
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
'"
9J
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
,.,
102
10J
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
III
112
11'
114
115
116
111 - 130
Coacandill8 General; 8QrdIarQment iill
Ca:mmding General; 7Jrd Bombardraent ding
Coa::landing General; 31Jth BccbardClel'lt iing
COl:loanding 31.4th 8a:lbardraent \1in,a
Calm'mding General. 315th 8oQb3l'dment -.1ing
CoomandinG Officer; 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Sq
Officer; 41st Photo Reconnaissance Sq
Coam3niing Officer. 55th Reconnaiss.3o,ce Sll. !log Rllll88
.leather
Comm'\nding Officer. 'fuentieth Air Force Cor::Ibat Staging
Center (Provisional)
Commanding Officer; 3Jrd statiaticgl Control Unit
Comnandins; 6th Bomb Group (VH)
Commanding Officer; 9th Boob Group (VH)
Comroaming Officer; 16th Bomb Group (VH)
Coomanding 19th Bomb Group (VB)
Cor.Jmanding Officer. 29th Bomb Group (VH)
CamDandin,a Officer; 39th Boob Group (VH)
CoIlmandine: 40th lbnh Group (VH)
CamnaIXlint:; Officer; 330tb Ba:IIl Group (VH)
Ca:Jcanding Officer; 33lst Ba::m Group (Tri)
Coacanding Officer; 444tb Baob Group (VB)
Cco:ianding Officer; 462nd Ba:1b Group (VB)
Ca=anding Officer; 468th 8ccb Group (VH)
Ca:::mao1ing Officer; 491th lknb Group (VB)
Commanding Cfficer; 498th Ba:lb GrOUIl (VB)
Ccmnandinc Officer; 499th Bccb Group (VB)
Cor!I:landiDg 500th 8c:I:D Group (VH)
Cor:manding 501s' Bccb Qroup (VH)
Coa!1andiog Officer; 502nd 8cIllb Group (TH)
CoarnandiDG Officer. 504tb Ib:Ib Group (VB)
CoaIoIaDding Officer, 505th Bcmb Grou.J) (VIi)
CorlInandiDg Officer;. 509ib OoII;Kla1te Group
Cc:mnaDding 15t:h P'isJI'er GrcnIp (nR)
Ccmaatlding Officer. 21st: '1gb" Clnlu,p (VlR)
Officeri 4l4tb l'igbter Qroup (VUI)
CQ11'1I!'lnd1ng Officer, S06t:b J'iSbter Groll (nR)
Reporting A-2; TwMietb Air POI'Ge (File Cll)w)
RePOrting Unit:, .,t,..2. TweaUetb .u.r Faroe