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H E ADQU ;,R T E RSXX I BOMBERCOMWolNDAPO 234.

.. . 'XAC'XlCALMISSIONREPOR'l 'Field o.rder No. 4.4

. . . . _Mission lTc, 4.lTarget: Urban ;.rea of

NAGOYA , J A P, flN11-12 March 1945Table of: Contents

Tactical N arrative Exhibii.t - Radsx Appro,ach Chart - JapanExhibi t -Radar Scope Photos , ,. . . ~ . .

Ann.ex il. ...OperationS , Exhibit -Tra,ck Chart Part 1 - Navigation , PaFt 11 - Bombing Part HI - Flight EngineeringPart IV - Radar Part V - Gunnery. Part VI - Air-Sea Rescue Exhi.bit -Air -Se a Reacus Map.

. .Annex B - Weather . . . . . . . I I ! ! I , . . I ' 'Part I - Weather Summa ry Pa.rt 11 _ Chart _ Forecast 1\feather VB

Ob se rved Weatblil:!".J?art III - Pro~ostic !lap Part IV - SynoptiC Map, 0

Annex C - Cqmmunic!).tions .Part I - Radar Counter MoaBures Part II _ Communications (Radio). . .

Annex D - Intelligence. '. o Part 1 : _ Ene!'!IY AirOpp os i ti 0n Part II - Enemy Anti:aircraft a.ndAir-to-Air Bombing.Part II I ~ Bombing Resul tB and DamageAssessment I

~' ....Anne.x. E _ Consolidated Statistical ,sUllllDary Ann,exF _ XXI Bomber Oommand Field Orders Anneex G - Di stri bution. 0

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16 Apr 11 1945SUBJECT: Re,port of Operations, 11-12 March 1945'l'O I Commanding Gene mI. Twent ie. th Air Force. Washington 25. O. C.

1. IDENTIFICATION OF MISSION;a.. Field Order .Number 44, Hea.dquarters XXI Bomber Command.

dnted 10 Ma.rch 1945. directed the 731'd. 313th and 314th Bombc.rdmentWings to send G . ,mo.ximum-effort force on 11/12 March agllinst a tar~ton Honshu ,

b. ,Target Sp-!2ciUedI Urblll1 }.rea of ,Nagoya. BeCa.usa of thetype af mission. no secondary or last resort targets were specified ...

2 . STRATEGX AND PLAN OF. OPERATION Ia. Re!!jSon ,fo,r Seleption ofT;tgsti Na.goya.ns second of II.

l!Ieriea of fou,r to.rgeta selec~d for low-level incendiary attnck. bymaximum force. at intervals of two days. It W D . 0 5 believod. on thebesis of the suooess of thG taetics l.n1th:ted 10 March on Tokyo (Mill...sion No. 40) that the en.emycould notorgnn.he immedh.te defensesG.gainst tMs tpe of a;tta.ci::.

(1) Nagoya. has 0. population of approximo.tely 1,500,000and 18 the third largest oi ty 1n Japon. The arGIl. in o.nd around tbiscity 1s the center of th.e Japanese aircraft industry. It is eetimo.Wdtho.t It 105the third largest lndustrio.lo.reo. in Japan, and 2S per centof Edl its workers are sngaged in some type, of o.l.roraft production.In the city itself ere found JJ3 Targets Nos. 193, 194, 2010/19SMd1129, and 24


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principal rail linea that bound this area on the East and West. Whilethis would have i t a m6st immediate effect on aircraft and related in-dustries centered 1n and around Nagoya, other essential war activitieswould be se,rloualy affected. The spread of fires into the adjacentand only moderately leas inflammable sections of the city would envelopnumerous targets of vi tal importance to Japanese wartime industry.

o. Details of Planning -- Operationql;(1) Bombing Plans I

(a) Determination of Bomb Loadll . It was decided to use incendiary bombs

exclusively on this target. The Pathfinder Force was to use the A N !M47A2bomb, the best e.vailabe incendiary for both aimability and im..mediate fire-raising qualities. This bomb offers tremendous fire powerin that each aircrai't carries one hundred eighty-four bombs. Supplylimitations made i t impossible. however, to load the main force withthis type incendhry. Therefore. any available SOO-pound aimableoluster containing M-69 bombs were to be loaded. The 73rd Wing re.quested permission to use general purpose bombs in small amounts foranti-personnel purposes. -Perrat ss ton to carry one general-purpose bombin eadh third aircraft was given to the Wings. It they so desired.

_ g . FU.dng:: E-28 and E-36 clusters were setto open at 2000 fa et and E.46 c 1us t.e r s at 2500 fee t. llaxi.mum dens ityI30nsistent with proper penetrlltion and functioning of the bombs wasexpected at this setting. and bombing tables could be used withoutinte rpo1at ion.

1. Ground Snac ing: From data gathered onthe Tokyo mission, it WaS decided that a gr.eater area should be coveredby the same number of bombs from each aircraft by increasing theirspacing. The Pathfinder Force used lOO-foot spacing between clustersof 6 and the main force 100-foot spacing between 9,11 clusters.

1. Photo .Bombs: To secure necessnry photo-graphlc coverage, the lo.st five !lirc.raft ove.r the te.rbet were to eachcarry one M-46 Photo Flash lomb.

(b) Bombing:Method PIMS :1. This bombing planned for this mission ~8

based on information' obtained on the Tokyo lUssion on 10 l!arch. Changesin procedure were made where deemed. advisa.ble as followS I

~. Tnke-off times were sta~red BO thateach Wing could drop on their a.iming point witho\.lt danger of interfer-enoe and so that .Fi.re Fighting procedure would be disrupted.

All ai ro rart oarrying U47-A2 clustersl!.were ordered to use the B-7 shac,kle for suspension.i t re selected . . 2 . ; " Separate aiming pe n Ii wea oonsiderable d1stance apart and staggered. so cs to lessen the pos-

sibility of their being obscured by smoke.~. The attack was planned tor radar bomb-

ing b~t bombrrdiers were directed to use visual methods if possible andt o place their bombs on areas whioh were not burning,


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.t.. All a.ircraft were to bo~b at 250 IIIphC.A. S.

J. In1ti d points. a1ti tude B. a.ndaxe 15 ofattaok were planned u.5 followl.1

Wing I . P . Altitude Axis of Courseattaok O . A . P . OAP~I73r-d 84/33N . . . 14S/42E 6000..6600 ft. ISo T 35/11 . . lS6/Sa/3OE 15 !313th ~'.I33N . . . 146/42E 60 0 0 . . 6 0 0 ft. 15 T 35/40N . . 136/52/30 10 T314th 34/33N . . 146/4~ 6000.6eOO ft. ISo T 35/ IN . . 136/Sl!/30E 1 9 " ,

(2) Naytge:ti.onal Pl annl pg:~ Reuonl!l for choiceB!lI!Ieto25/00N ... 143/00E Route was plalUled toavold ho Jima operatioD

by '15 miles.to27/1SN .. Ho/s3Eto

Use 0.1'Nl.shino-Shlma provld.ed a radar naT1 ..gational a1d.

M/ISR ... 136/54E .La.nd1'all was to be made at NakariPoiDt.Il good radar 'identifica.tion pOi.nt at thebottom of Nagoya. Bay fora direct route tothe i n l t l n l poInt.to

34/$3N ... 156/42E *This lni.tlal point on Nagoya Bay gave, themest di.reet route to the offset .Ili~ing pointa,nd the targ'et. The river mou.th at ,~enos~hara wou.~d make a good radar and v is ua l c he Okpoint.The 314th Wing "ns to makelln 1mm.adiate rightturn off the target.. The 731'li lYing wnstofly one mi.nute beyond tho t!l;tget and turnright to a.void confliot with the :U4th. 'rheZ13thWing waS to make a 16ft hand turn to35/10N ... 136/~E . M/40N ... 136/2eE, 34/1~"136/33Eto avoid ,tIO.nfUot with Coro.ell enter ..ing the tllrgetarea.The route was planned midway betwoan .Iwo J1J!IaanI! Chi ohi J1me. to giva IllD.ximuma.dar aid from:l.s,lond returns and touttlhe lwo Jima rs.lii(Jrongesto.t1on.

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(3) FUgh'\iEndnearinc Plp.nnbrp(0.) Fl1gllt Plan; The entire flight was to be made

by individud o.1roraft. Ilod Was plo.nned to obtll.io muiJDum tuel economyand sll.f'tey rmd to all ow for oarrying of II. mo.xilllUlJltonnage of bombs.

(b) Fuel LOQ,dinu1. The. 73 rd and :513th Bombell'dllli'ut Wings were

not to oarry bomb bay tanke. '.Iflngnnd center w1ng tanks were to befilled to capacity. Total .fuel would be o.pproximate,ly 6800 galloM.

1.. The 314th Wing was to onrry. 10 addItionto full wing and canter wing tanks, one full bomb bny te.nlc. a totalfuel loe.ding of approximately 7300 gallons,

(c) Bomb Load in g i1. No minimum or maximUJnbomb load was Ipeci ..

fied.Ji. The nvera.ge bo.mb load to be Carried by the75td ud 313th Wings was astlm.tl..ted at 14.,.000pounds .;. The Ilverage bomb load to be carried by the

3l4th Wing was 6sti,mp.ted at 10,000 pounds , The greater distance to thetl\rget r or the 3I4.th Wing re'qu:l.red one bo.mb bay tank to be, !l.ur-.ied.thereby red.uc~ng the bomb load by approximately 4000 peunda,

!~l'wo hundred rounds of SO-oaUber lll'l'IIrIunitionwers to be carried in to.U turrets and none in other turrets.

(4) Radap Plonning:(0.) As indicnted. 1;),11Vlings were to use the snme

poi nt for landfa.ll.. the Same lni.tial point, o.nd a common offset aiml.llgpoint. The low-nlti.tude scope photos previously obtained by reconna1I"imace indiCated that the distinctive features of J.l"agoya .Bay and itsharbor ins'tallations would be e,Xcellent for radar navigation CLOdoff-set bOillbing.

(b) TheofCset o.1ming point WD.8 n jetty east ofthe Nagoya. airpo.rt. Bas ed on the o.vailable low ..o.1tl.tude .rednr photos,thi.s jetty o.f'fered the best qualifioations .for no offset. rUmingpointbeco.use of its, dinstict:l.ve contour. An e ,",sUy identifi ed n.i.rport near-...by could be used as Il. reference, ror loont1.ng the offset niming polnt.

(0 ) The method for offset bombi.ng by rndnr "",05 tobe detel'Tllined. by ene a Wing. J;.s n. result of reports from crews pnrtiol ..pnt1ng in t he Tokyo lI\iss' ion. the bombn.:rdiers were to be parmi t tad tobomb villunlly 1:f'the tnrget nr-en were suffio iently nlumin~"ted bytMf'ire s Fanni ng cour 56,S f:rom the off se t aiming po in t w e re to be 7.15, and 19, degrees.,

(5) Rt\d!l.r Counter Mensllre;Flo,oned I(I!I.) Offensive I No offens! vemetun.lrflS were plnnnl:ld.(b) Sanrgh: ThNH' ReMsea roh ai roraft. enoh wi th

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(6) Air-SeQ RoaQus Planning:(~) The N~vywns furnished with the 4etails ort h & mission ~d requested to furnish ~vnilnble facilities for air-searescue purposes.

1. Three submQ!'ines lIere assigned to life-gJlQ!'d duties end were sto.tioned as follows I :s4/00R - 137/:S0E, 33/00R _138/00E, and 32/00N - 138/40E

.!. Three surfA-ce vessles were 41rectsd tobe nt the following positi~ns nt the specified times I 25/00R _ 143/bOE.from 11l030Z to ll2300Z; 2O/00N - 144/308 for the entire mission; ~dlS/OON - 145/00E for the entire mission.

~. Two Dumbo e.ircro.ft -were o.ssigned to thefollowing sto.thns for air-sen rescue work during the mission: 23/00N-143/30E from 112000Z to end of missioni nnd. 10 miles west of ~rlg~nfrom 112100Z to end. of mission.

~. Picket Boats an d Crash Bo~ts were assignedto carry out air-sea rescue work during the critical periods of take-off and Inndings \:lntH relieved by the Control Tower.

(~) Super-Dumbo's: This Commando.ssigned 3 Super-Dumbo o.lrcraft ( B - 2 9 ' s ) t o or~it positions 33/00N - l3S/00E. 3 2/ 00 N -lS9/40E, and 3l/00N - 139/20E to assist in spotting. receive distress.signnls. drop emergency eqUipment. and direct submr.rines in event ::lir-saa-rescue facUities ware requLr-ed ,

d. lletni.ls of PInnrdng - Intell il!"ence .:(1) Enemy Air Opnositlon:

(a) While the Japnnese Air Foroe ahd 0. cnpabilityof opposing theB-29 force with 168 single.engine and 15 tw1.n-enginedny ...ype fighters. Ilvailo,ble figures indio~ted that there were only17 twin-engine nircrCtft equipped for night fighting.

(b) Due to the enemy's lack of experienoe in oom-bntting the type of. tnctios being amployed. o .S demonstrated on theTokyo operation, it was not believed thnt any additional mensuresother than the landing of tail turrets were neoessilry to protect tbeforce from enemy airoruft

.(t). Anti-Aircraft Opposition;(a) HeAVYAnti-Airoraft Quns! N~oya 1s defended

by 200 hea.vy o.ntia.irornft guns. most ofwhlch would be w1thin r nge onDomepart of the oourse of this mission. ;. few of these guns have gwl""laying radar, Heavy antiaircraft guns ware eapeoted to be the majordefense weapons against this tupa of o.tto.ck. This tw'" of fire waSalso expected from shipping in Nagoya Bny,

(b) Automatic W'eapons' There are appro~imo.!elY170 a.utoma.tic weapons in the Nagoya. defenses. With the B-29 II aaltitudes above 5000 feet o.utomatic weapons were expeoted to be on11slightly effective. since there is no known method for ra.dar oontrolof automn.tic weapons nnd 1t is diff loul t to fire them o.ccurntely ntnight wIthout cooperation with senrchlights

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(c) Searohl;1 ghts : There are 54 sear chl1 ghts 1nthe vicinity o r Nagoya. 21 being r adar controlled. This is 0. fo.lrlystrong defense and WOoS expected to show moderate effectiveness if CAW'M>o.the'r condl tiOt:'lS were to exist. Cloud underonat and smoke, if en-oountered would serve to deorense greatly seo.rcl'\1lghtafficlency.There lano evidence to date of C o Japanese ~apr end beam' seo.rchl1ght:C,or use 1n low-altl't\.l,da 1l11munations.

(d) BnM'o.ge I3BUOOPS: There "'ere no reportsthat would indicnte ths p.resence of barrage balloons on the routesplnnned.

(e ) Defensive Meo.sures I With the D!lsle al t1tu~of 5000 feet and the a,ircrlU't staggered form tho.t nIt! tude to the 1IlAX-:!mumaltitude of 7800 feat plustha fanning c.xes of .attllcks. no exces-sive dOllUlge from antiaircraft was, predicted.. No further defens1veme,t'.5ures were deeroa,d necessary.

3 . EXElCtrI'ION CF THE MISSION :a. Tlike ..Off: The first aircraft of the 314th Wing was schedu.L..

ed totake-of'f at 110'710Z. the 313th 1'\'ing at 1107402 end the 73rd '.'Ilngat 110845Z. The 73rd Wing also dispatched. :5 radio-hom.!.ng aircre.ft,scheduled to arriV'e c;t landfall with the first nircraft of the 31:sthand 314th Wings. Take-off was .o.ccompl.ished as follows:

FIRST 1./e L.;;ST A l eWING h,IRBORNE T A K E - O F F T1.KE-CFF731'd 154 110640Z 110954Z

313th 1 1 1 1107412 ll0906ZSUch 42 1107102 110619Z75",d (homing) ._L llQ824Z l10826ZTOTAL sro 110710Z 1109542

The :310 aircraft taking-off c.omprised83 per cantor the c.ircrnl't onhand, One aircraft cr-ashed shortly ofter take-off with its number 4engine OD r ire. Thi e Vlf\S the only 0.1rcrQt lost on the l!l iss ion, Theor ew o'f 8 is Carried o.smiss tog.b. Route Out: Courses were flown gao!ll rally as briefed.Deviations did not exceed 30 miles, Landf",lls were generally acourateHeHI\ing 0. 1rcr aft wer-e r:;port!;ld e,s good to poor for accurnoy. (For d e ..tailst sse Annex A,Pnrt I, No.vio.go.ti.on)

O. Over T~rgets:(1) Primary:

(a.) One hundred. sixty seven Q, irorC!.ft !rom2 lingshad no diffioulty loc"ting the initial and e.imlng points and bombedvisually. One hundred eighteen aircraft .f'rom the third Wine; foundthe a:!:lIIing points smoke cove.red and used r,lI.dar bombing methods.

(b) Total bomb tonnnge dropped "ns!6B9.6 tons787,8 tonG112.4- tons

6-28 (Soo-pound 1nO E I ndi.s.ry 01ustsr ')E-46 (Soo-pound incendiary Cluster)M-47l1.2 (lOO-pound incc;lnd1ary bOJl1b)

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(2) Targets of ,Lut ReBort pnd Opportunity;(a) Three homing aircre!t bombed Yokka1chl by

[ad,ar, 1 at rcraft bombed Shinguby rElid!.f; 1 bombed He.mo.me.tsu1'"1&uo.111alld the one B-29 lost is considered to have bombed an. unknown targetof opportuni ty.

(b) Total bomb tonno.ge dropped on these targets WUI13.3 tons E..2B (500.pound incendlnry cluster)6.3 tons M-47A2 (100"'Pound, incendiary bomb)~,.O tons 11~4 (SOO-pound geMfo.l-purpose bomb)

(3) For details see Annex E. Consolidated StatisticalS u m m Q . r y .

d. ,Route BljHt: 'Poor flying condi ti,ons encountered betweenHonshu and 1wo Jima caused east and west deviations (ro,m tile briere,drou,te on return.

(1) Th,e Iiain force, landed at hOme baBes f l 1 I follows;EJ,rst Land ing

73rd3l3th314th

2145Z22$OZ22162

0150Z0205Z0045Z

(2) Seven B.. 29'1I landed at Iwo Jima an,d returned tohome baseS later.

r. OPentJ0n S:qmmgyl(l) Ng,yi i.itt.on l (Sea Annex AI Part Ifor dsta,Hs) LorClD

was 90 per c.en:toperatiGlnnl and gave rno.ximumranges to th~ COllst of Ben-shu. Because of low cloud 'cover. navIgators had to depend l~rgelY uponthis method. Severg,l ,navigators took e,xperimental beo.rings Oil the NIl-goya Radio Stat ion with good results.

(.~) Bombil)!p See Annex A, Part II for detc.lls) Keehan"ten! rallures we.re largely release malfunctions. The314th Wing hittlts",s s igned aiming po i.nt; the otbe I Wings were short.

(3) FHglrtEngineerillg.l (See AnnE lX A. Part HI. fordetaHs) Aircr aft thnt climboad to the bomblnglllti tude using 1 ! i A X 1 1 l l 1 U r

(.3) For details see Annex E. Oonsolidated StatisticalSummary,

d. Spute Beck: Poor flying condi tiona encounteredbetlJeenHonshu and 1wo Jima cauaed east and west deviations from the briefedroute on return.

e. LAndings:(1) The I:ij!lin fo,rce landed at home bases e. B follows:

F~rst Langioe: Last Landing75rd313th3Hth

214SZ2230Z2216Z

0150Z020SZ0045Z

(2)Sevell B-291 s landed, at Iwa Jimnand returned tohome baae s later.

(1) JIIqvi!t.a.tion :. (See Annex J;..Part I for dstalls) LoranWaS 90 per ce.nt operation.nl nnd gave mnximum ranges to the coast of Hon...shu. Because IlIf low clo\;ld cover, navigators hfJ;d to dep,end Inrgaly uponthis methpd. Severe.] navigD:tor6 toole experimenta.l bearings on the lia ..gOYElRad'io Sta;tian with goad re suIts.

(2) Bomblne:1 See Annex A, P!l:rt II for deta.11s) lJ$chall ..1e,al failures were la.rgely release malfunctions. The SHth Wing hitits ass.igned aiming point; the other Wings were short.

(~, Flhilt Endneer.j.ng: (See Almex 11. Plll"t Irr, fordetails) Airc:r!\!'t that climbed to the bombing altitude us:i.ng mrud.mWZlautomatic 1ean powers liavedapp rO.xi!!l1l te ly SO gallons of fue 1.Ts stsw1l1 be oond.ucte d tode:termi ne tha a.dvl.$abil:1 ty ,of ue ing .maXimumeu t:.c-matte Leun powers fo't' Yow and mediwn alti.tud& climbs. The averng8fu.el resetvQJ> forn1l W:ings were asprediatad.

(4) Rt\de.r; (See An.n.exJ.. Part IV, for deta 116) Norl!lalemployment of all radar equipment l'Ia,s experienced.

(5) Gupnery; (See. Annex. A. Pa.rt. V. for details) Firingwas eonflned to test-firing and firil16 at searohlights by taU guon6rs.

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!;. Weather, (See .krmex Bt for details) Weather was generally0.8 forecut with two tenths to nine tenths cloud from base to targetand return. Rain held some aircraft aloft for a short time during land-ings at So.ipan.

h. Communipatiensl(1) Radar Counter MeaSures: (See Annex C. Part IIfor

details) T he 3'RCM B-29's logged 27 Signals. kfter analysis this"rasresolved to 15 different Signals. No D/F'lng was possible due to lackof suitable equipment. Japanese radar-controlled equipment was notice_ably lncklng on this mission.

(2) Radio: (See Annex C. Part II, for details) Facili-ties and net dLse tp l.Lne were good. Several instances of Japanese jam-ming, as well as attempts to send deceptive messages, were reported.

i. Intelligence Surnm9,rv:(1) Enemy :dr Opuositlon: (See Annex D. Part I, for

detailS) Although the Japanese had at least 2 hours prior ."arningofthis nttnck (as indicated by broadcasting of air alerts), 93 airborneenemy !lir crnft. made 47 attacks. Tno B-2~' S Vlere damaged by theseattncks. Enemy pilots showed ne indication of having been trained inni ght fighting.

(2.) Anti-Aircraft Onpositioq: (See bnnex D, Part II.for details) Eighteen B-29' s sustained damage from antiaircraft, most-ly of' a minor nat.ure , ;"11 types and cal i.ber-s of .fire were reported.Fire was Lnao cur abe and meager to intense i n nnture. Thirty to 100searchlights were encountered, but they were not as effect1.ve as thosin the Tokyo area. h total of 6 barrage ballons was reported, 3 aroundNagoya Ca.stle at 2000 to 3000 feet and 3 at 5000 feet ba1fwc.y betweenthe bay and the target. ;.ir-to-nir bombing and rockets and ground-to-air rockets were reported. None were ef'fec.ti vel

(3) Bombing Results nnd Damage ":"sS6ssmept; (See lthnexD, Part III. for details' A submarine 150 miles from Na.goya the mor-ni ng oi'te r the Iltuck rep orte dvi sib ili ty reduced to 1 mile due to woodsmoke. Photo InterpretatiCln of reccnne tssnnce photographs reveeled a.total destruction of 56,892,000 squ~re feet i n approximately 100 areasthroughout the city. Included ar e at lea.st 18 known industries do.m-aged or destroyed. ;. tote.1 of 394,660 square feet (15%) of targetnumber 1729 (EITOKU PL:.NT ,AICHI J.IRCR.:.FT IORKS) ."o.S destro~d.

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RADAR APPROAcH CHART - JAP.ANNAGOYA AR.EASCALE 1'2500001364!5'

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APPROACHES TO NAGOYAAC T UAL SC O PE PH O T O SLOW ALTITUDE (ABOUT 7000 FT.)

10 MILE SWE

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Part I .. NavigationPart n-BmmMngPat't III - Fl1ght EhgineerlngPart IV .. RabrPart V ~ GUnneryPart VI - A i t - S e a ResuceExh1bi t ..Air ..Sea Rescue Ch~t

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P A R t I N AV IG AT IO N

1. Long range navig ation was largely dep endent upon Loran.Navigators had great diffi culty i n obtaini ng cel estial shots becauseof low cloud cov er. The last avail able APQ-13 check point before l~d-foll was Nl shi no-Shi ma Isl and .

2. Loran w a s 90 per c ent operational wi th the navtg aotra ob-taini ng average ranges of 850.1200 miles and maxi mum ranges on theCoast of Honshu. This effectiveness of Loran has been largely rel_ponsible for the accuracy of nig ht landfall made by al l naVigators.1nd i:vidup,l deviations en route to tbstBrget area did not exoeed 30m iles, but fIllUly fail ed to follow briefed axle of attack o.nd/or pauover the offset a.1m ing pOi nt. SeV'eral aircraft entered the target area.east of 1ita..Hanto Peninsula and made no attem pt to follow the briefedbombing run.

3. Conflic ting reports of good to poor result. were submitted onthe effec tiveness of homi ng nirera/t. Several naVigators took exper-imental bearings on the Nagoya Radio Station and reported @Pod results.

4. Winds were briefed at 310 d egrees at 3S knots. and computedat 300 degrees at 43 knots.5. Bad w ea.th er WillS enc oun.te red bet ween Honsh u and 111' 0Ji ll laand

c;1roraf't d eV'i a.ted east and west of Oourse on the route home.6. The aV'srage ti me to the target for the 73rd and 3l3th WingsWas 07 &30 and the average tota.l time 14:26. The 3l4th Wi ng's time

WaS an a d d! t i on a l 25 minutes to the "target and 50 minutes to G u e J ! l. . **

PART II BOMBING1. T wo of the Wings bombing the pri m.ary target bombed visua.lly

and the tht rd pr tmar ll y by rad ar Vi s i ll ity was reported Ill! good o.ndwea.ther 1/10 - 4/10 with one 'ffing reporting visibi lity poor due tosmoke,2. Comparatively 11ttb difficulty was found in looating theIP and AP . Som e trouble WIlS e nc ou nt ere d. h ow ev er, 1n aocuratelylaoati ng the AP by the Wing bombi ng by radar.3. ~ s m a. l l n u mb er of r el ea se -m eo ha nl am f ai lu re s 1 I' or er ep or te d

and several rad ar se.were inoperative.4. AltitudES and axes of attaok: were olose ly followed.5. The 314th \'I1nghit its ai mi ng p oi ntJ the other 2 Wings wereshort. .. . . .

PbRT III FLIGHT ENGINEERING1. Narrati ve of M1ss10n IV ! Flown;

a. L o w altitude c r ui ser

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20/69

a. For ve'l'tiolll plot. fu.el oonl!lWllptionand bomb load aeeOhart 'A' following this page. Gron hatohed areas are correotionfao'tors for bgaW 19Od and fuel III!:!e tp t;q.rget for tho 314th "ingbeoause of the grenter overall distance to tbetarget for thll 'lingo.soompared' to t~e 73rd and 313th W1ng

b. For hlBto'rloa.l record of po,l!It 7 m1adollS. lee Chart 'B'following Chart ftA".

PMt IV M A A R

a. Egu\pment Performance:(1) OCall the aircraft completing the mils101),94.

peroent had AN!APQ.13so,t1sf'actory for bombing.(2) Average maximum :r enga reported wae 45 nautical mUa

b. Employment:(1) AN I APQ.13was used for target area navigat.i.on.(2) 1 . N 1APQ-13 was used by pathfinder ai.rcrc1't to the

target.(:3) J" simp1eofr set method using a oOQl!ltHne point WIl.I

employed with instant of release dete'rmined either by back sle.n.t rangeto the aiming poili,t or by stopwatch timing.

(4) No important interfanoe WIl.Sexperienced althoUGhall planes used .I \N/. i IPQ ..13 througtmut the mission.

a. Equipment Pe,rformancel(1) The 73rd, 313th. and 314th ll1ings Np,orted peroentage.

of llo.tl!if'actorr oper.a.tion of 97,95 ond77.5 respeotively.(2.' Average mo.ximum ranges were between 600 and. 1200miln.

b.Emp loyment.(1) An ave.ro.ge of 1590. t1sfac tor~' Loran f'1xe S W!;lS taken

by c'achMvige.tor.(2) Loran wo.a the principal ne.v1gational aid on. thismission.

3. SCR.S95;a. EqUipment Perl'ormattCe I Only 1 fQ.llure of IFF' equipment

wo.s raported.b. Emplgyment 1\. Norma.l. .

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~~O()O80MBLO A 0 15'000

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o80MB 2.5"Pt l tJAir/Tli/)[" 2(JO()(J(rEEl) 15000

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0.. OPG.

a, .U.1 equ.lpment op erated 1 1 0 . t1d'aetorily.b. Employment was norm... . . . '. .

.PART V G U N N E R Y

1. Two hundred round8 of ammunition were Carried. in tbe tulgun.8; none 1n tbe 4 turret.. Firing consisted of tellt firing withe . few rounds fired o.t sea.rchligbts,2. Equipm.ent Operation wnS as folloW8;

99.5% operative

P A R T VI 41R_SEARESCUE R EPO RTOne airo.raft W o . s reported to have orashed in the water after

take...off. No i'ormntlon was obtp.ined relative to its position andsearch oould not be initiated, There were no other 1n.cidents requlrlftgthe use of a1r~.8ea rescue 1'1;\0111ies

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MISSION NO. ..:!L_DATE 1 2 MgrchlSMXXI BOMCOM.AIR SEA RESCUE1---1--+- KSubmarineSurface VesHlil 3Novy DumboSuper

cow


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Part 1.. WeatberPort 11 .. Chart - Forecast VB. Observed 1feo.tl lerPart III .. P.rognGst1c Y ( t , pPart IV- Synoptic Map

1I1u10p No. tl.

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SECRET


26/69

I .. W EA TH ER SUMlU IlI

Ja.u.i 5/10 oUlllulull . ballo 1600 ft, tOPII 5008000ftI Ught showeu break_. . lng late 1n afternoon.Beute I To 32oN: 5/10 oumulus., base 1600 ft. top 6~POOOt't lncreuit1!i

in northerrt half of i.one. to '1/10 .320N to ooUtl 7/10 cumulus. base 1800 tt. top 8.10.000 ttl6/10 Riddle olouds in decks between 1.2,000 ft a.nd 15,000 ttJmodera.te turbulence and 11girt. iei ng,

Ten:tlt I TOkY.O: 4/10 lo w clouds 1nOreuing to 7/10 1n the attel'n oo nand the.n decrelUling to 4/10 at night.Nagoya: Q/IO middle olol.ld between 8000 rt and 10,00(1 't be..Co.mJng SIlO 1n. the evening,

Qec1i9P! To run low level attaBk on Nagoya on night 1l~12 idaz-Ch.

IpON to 300NI 4.7/10 cumulus,base 2000 ft,top- SOOOft.;:50~ to :51a"N-.ella QWllu.luN, billie1500 rt.tep.PQQQ ftl. 9/1(l I11to.Cumulus ba.s e 10 ,000 ft, top 12.000. ft, li.ght:r!il.ln. V1SilbiUty tI~miles. 2 ~11es in r~ln320Nto coast I. 3/1'0 111oo ul!lulU$,.:n ON tl;)Ooutl "-6/10Iltra,to....base 7000 ft" tc,p 9000 ft,. cumulus, base 3000 ft, top5000 ft. Vi.,ibIUty 10 ml1e,4.

RafeatT!ke-orr: 4/10 cumulus I base at1800 ft,top 6000 ft, 2/10altocumul UIlIUS. balle 14,000 ft.top 15,000 ft.Vhib.illty 15 ml.luS"catterei! IIhowers

RouteOut, To 150M: 4/.10 cumI11u~. buersoo ft, top 6000 rt I scat- -teredo light showers, vi.slbi-l1ty 12m11es.1 1 S 0 N to 190M: a / l 0 cWIlulus.base 1500 ft, t op 10,000 ft .7/10 altocumulus, bllse 13,000ft. tops. 15,000 ft, Mod.Elu.teshoWEIcTSand iCing, Villi '011ity12 mil Ell lower ing to 1 mile in'I'(lin,

TlU"getl 3/10 altocUD(ulua. bue 7000 ft.top 9000 ft. Vis.lbHity 1.2milesin ha~e.

5/10 eumulll.&. base 1800 tt, top6000 ft, vie:ibUity 15 mile,

to 160]" I SIlO olUlmlus. basei6.00 ft.eattered IlhDlre,rs,visibility 12 m il es .160N to:?8N: s/io cumululI",base 3000 ft., top 5000 tt.

z a O N to :noNI e / r c oumullll.bo..se . e o o o ft, top 6000 ft.

WIO altocumulus. 'oa51;16ooo ttltop 10.000 ft, VUibll.1ty6i!liles in haZB'.


27/69

RouteR;tUr'n1nJjI

Same as Route OutgoingB~e on.Roturnl.

5/10 cumulus. ba.se 1600 rt.top 700f)ft. l1gbt showers. Vh1bi ..Hty 12 miles. 5 miles in rain.

Winds Aloft. Forecut

1-9/10 oumulu.a. bueWO It(1800 rt at Guam). llo>ler.te n.inreducing villib1l1tle. to 1..5 milo..10 miles when not ra.ln1.ng.

IS O X . . 1 1 0 N 17 O N . . ~noN :noN . . 3501115,000 90/20 2 :300/35 1 280/65 - 1 510,000 120/20 10 300/28 6 300/-'5 ..8,000 110/19 13 310/20 _1 0 300/4.0 -56,000 100./18 17 320/20 12 310/32 ..4,000 100/11 19 280/18 15 320/26 12,000 90/15 22 70/16 1 6 330/23 5Burrace 80/10 28 50/17 2 1 3 2 0 / 1 6 10

Winds Aloft .. Observed

IS,OOO10 ,0006,0006.000'hOOOi,oOOSurf.ace

1 o / t e 25/20

... 28 ...

300/.28

Nagoya280/10300/50300/4.3310/35320/30330/25320/16

300/41 .3315/40

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29/69

. CHICHI JIMA

-IWO JIM}\,


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31/69

ClilMMIDU CUI ONS

~al'i; I .. Radill" C()unter }.1easurea'.f;utXI-- 'Communicatiolls "(:Ra,dlo)

Kissbn No 4111/1;2 U~oh 1.9,45

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PART I - R A D A R CO U NT E R M EA S UR E S1 . G ENERAL;

a. . Three l\CMSearch aircraft partioipated in and completodthe mission. Searoh was performed. for enemy transmissions in the ire-que'ncy bands of 70-90 mo,. 90-120 mo. 120-170 mC,. 170-300 mc. 300-1000 monod 1000 ..3000 me. '{/hila over target., Gauoh was concentrated on loggingrada.r slgnals with high PIlF' and short pulse length characteristic,.

b. A total o,f 21 si,gnals was logged. butatter analysis forrepetlt"ion and ambiguity, this total w e . G resolved into 15 d1fferentsignal.s, The ana l.ysLs incLud.ed coincidence of the signals w~th enemy~ction. the iT pess! ble transmi ssion rrom partieule:r enemy oqutpmenthand previous intercepts,

o. No offensive courrbenmeasuse s were employed,2. ,R,LSUt.TSOF SI1,AIWH,

a. The sigl'lals intercepted of pe:rtlcular Inbte:st were a.sf'oll0Ws:

(I) 76/2000/4: Shio no Misale i(2) T7, 5/ 20QO/4: Nagoya

ThaseMark. TA Model ;S AlIFC signals were interceptedin the area where searchlig):l.ts were very active, ccning being employeclwhen one light illumine,ted an drcreJ't. Flak: VIaS de:>oribed as aCcu.rateto inaccurate, heavy and continously painted fire,

(3) 1SSllij 00/7 : Shlono MisQki

(.4) 197/2000E/6: Uji Yamada.These signa1s. though not lobe swi tohlng or tracking.

(and since both ar-e as.soc:i,ated with flak and s6arehl1ghtaetivi ty). a.re'6ithe I' the Mark 21 AAFCor the Mark 41,42 searchlight i)ontro,l. possiblye man ati ng f' rQ m N ag oya .

(5) 5000/ 200OE/Short: 'l'hiS Iiignal in tereep ted ofr S::dthLsLand tracked for seveI'd miriutes, then sta:rtedsweeping at Brpm.,.This si.gnal was in.tercepted 30 mtnutesatter a friendly naval s 19no.lwas heard. It is probable tha..tthis si.gnal !Salse from. friendlysouroes.

(5) 220/S00/14; UJi Yamada, Early W'arning.b, Other signals in the tar get ..rell. I

(1) 76/750/1'7.1t Hashikake-Saki.(2) 80/750/22, 9 : Sblono~U1s1lki.

The~e two signals With no lobe switching Tllte are prB-sumed to be Mark: 229 fixed air se ar-ch eqUipment,

(:3) 90/750/:51.4: Nea.r Uji Yamada.

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(4) 99/500/~.; 33/00N - 137/40E.These signals are believed to be from the lIark II

Fixed Air Search type equipment.c. Signals logged on rO)l.,ta to target1

Cha;rlcter hties Suspected Loca.tion Remarks74/750/45.876.5/350/34.399.5/400/8158/500/8185/700/--

Hashikake -8akiHachijo JimaIntercepted 33100N ..Chichi JimaTori Shima

Poasible Ma,rk 2.29Possible liark 229

137/45EMark 1 llodel3

3. ,AN.Ii.LYSI.s A,NDCONCLUSIONS:a. No D/F'ing of any signal was pos'sible due to b,ck of Buit-

able eq_lli:pment. The loactions given are the ,suspected locations of sig-nals,

b. Radar-controlled equipment w(l.snotice,ably lacking on thiamission. Searchlights were used extensively and flak was moderate, aeeu-_ra."be to ina.Ccurate, but the two were poorly coordinated. Fair visibl-lity and, the fact that ma;l:lYA IA guns se emed to rir e at 1 1 1 U J :ll ne.te dEdI'''craft visually tend to verify liOli ted AlA radar use for control.

*****PA RT II _ CO MMUNIC AT IO NS (R IDIO )

1. Strike Reworts: Aircraft radio operators tran81l1'hted 29str ike r-eports (B.oTilb Away), All were rec e1ved by the Ground StaU on.p.ll.strike reports contained inf0rlllatlon describing special incen-diary ra~d.

2. .Eo; Txmas'miss1ons ~ Weather encoded inUCOPAC and t"me tickswere tr ansmi tte d s imul taM OUS 1Y on all strike f r-equeric 1eson the half-heur and hOllur respectively. After seve'ral of the s..ircrni't ho.d beendiverted to Guam for landing, the Ground Stations of Saip!l..n an.d Ti..nitLntransmitted the Guamwea.ther imlIlediately following theiro"l'tll weathertransmi ss io ns ,

3, Frequencies; Little jamming \'IlI.S notlaed by the Ground Statl.oMIhowever, air cIE lf t radio ope r ato r-a s'ta te d intensej o . m m ; ng and in ter-ferenoa were encountered at di.fferent times. The following is II. per-o.ne~e.ge breakdown of' frequency tra.f'!10: 42 per oant on the 11 ce~-cycla .rraqu.ency. 30 per cent on the '1 megno,yo.le frequenay., aJld28 peroent on the- : 5 mage.cycle freql.tenCy.

4,.. N""vi.g;ot.iopal Aids: Atotnl of 61 BF/IlF boorlnF'ml.S request---: ";ed; all we.re obtoi ned. Seven VHFDF be,arings I'I6TE! re quliste d; all w;,f"OiIobtained,. Rc..d0 ra~,e B and non-di reotloDnl HOIDOIrs Noeivedext,ensl V"Iuse by all Groups part ie.1pat lngand ,e.,;celIen t results war" raportlld.O.IN.I. station was used for homing and stisfaotory results were re,poJ'-te,d. . i I . destroyer was useda!l a homer nnd those using it reportQdg;ood results. Air-to-air homing wa.s used 'o:flth reported :results offrClll poor to good.

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5, Net I)~cipline ,nd Security.l, E:rcellent net discipline "!!.IImaintai.ned duri,ng the enUre mission, indioating that aerie.! operatorslistened before tra;nsmitting. Security WIlB excellent with one exoep-tionl Ground Station received a m.essage containing mixed code groupsand clear text.,

6. Enemy Tro.llsmissions; The following cases of jamming a.ndinterference ware encountered during this mission:

a. 3145 kcs:(1) Unidentified CWat 2201Z was very effeotive,(2) A:t1405Z. Jap station sending n code consisting of

'PA-elnd. ~M~ which was repeated over and over,(3) Intentional MeW interfe.rence u.t 1557Z was partially

effect-i ve. but 11)..sted a short time.b. 6055 kcsi

(1) At H530Z bag pipe jamming was encountered, but We.5not effective due to weak signal.

(2)' At 173:0Z deliberate 0' '1 jamming and. Grwnd Station. waseffecti vely blOCKed 0ut,

(3) Station using call of W ' X L D sending Jap code at ieaz,A short time lo.t6,r" .6 < station using Ground Station ca.l1 sil9l- initiatedcans tc the a.ircl"o.ft. This station was unable to authehtica.te itself.k!.ter thi 1 5 ste,tion was using ahaircraft call sign was still unable toa.uthentica.,te and consequently fulled in its attempt at deception.

c. 11080 kosI(1) m il ihterf'enerce cons ist.ing of v's. signal strangtb

very strong. at 1430Z_(2) Stend.y CWsignal wa.S 'l;fery effeotive npproxlme.t>3ly 1

hoq:r from target.

ference,d. 341.0. 7310.11160! 3990, 7415, loaa:Lkc~: Negl1ble inter-

7. Distress I No d!.s'tre ea or emergency transmis si.cH\s were rece ived dur ing this, mission.

8. Equipment Malf'uncttoMI ANIART-13 I 2 - trnnsmi tters VIi th noside, tone. Be-348 I 1 j.ack box f 9.i1ure 1 oro 8S tll1k inte rphone o.oa.d;1 CWoscillator intermittent operation. AN/ARN.71 2 dead; 1 ino.!-"cator spinni ng and 0ne hunting. SO 11-522: 1 burned ou.to 1 inoperatiw1 VHF ge.rb1ed.- Intarphon.e.~ 1 'Cs.llw , position inoperativell it1ter~m1tteltt oparatlon;' 4 microphone aw1tclLes lnoperatl VB, AntennnS I 14traili.ng wire untenno.,s inoperative, 7 trailing wire antellllns stiok ...in,gI '3 tra iIi ng wiree.ntennns broken; 6 r~d Lc ,campas" sense n.otannll$broken.


35/69

D

IUELLI GENGe

~'a.rt I-Enemy Air Opposition~a.rt Il- Enemy Antln.ircraf't and Air-to-Air BombingPart III - BOl!lbil.'1gRe.:sdta and Dama.geAssessment

EXlUbit ... l'b6'tos

Mission No. ~q11/12 March 1945


36/69

PART I - ENEMY AIR OPPOSITION

1. (]eneral;8.. Enemy air opposition again was weak. Nin.ety-three enemy

fighters made 47 attacks. TwoB-29' s were da.maged by enemy aircraft.b. It is most unlikely that the enemy was surprised on this

mission, Air raid nlert.s were broo.dca.st Ln the Empire before time overtarget. The enemy's a.ir-grou.nd coordination did not function, however.and hi s pilots showed no indication of having had training in nightfighting.

c. Twenty-seven of the 47 attacks Came from the tail, 10from the nasa, 6 from the left. and 4 1'rom the right. On day lIl1ss1ona,atto.oks .from the nose approximated fifty per cent. Two explanationsof' the preva.l snce of t.ai 1 attacks at night are suggested: (1) Theenemy fighters i n m ~~ g around stumble on the B-29' s and Chase them;(2) The exhaust fire given off by the B-29 engines attracts the atten-tion of the enemy planes to the rear.

d. Crews r&port that enemy fighters were milling arolnd inthe target area, depending on the fortui tOIlS employment of see.rchli.!;htto gUide them to our aircraft. Airborne radar Vias used effectively inspotting 611.emy"igb.wrs.

2. Type of Enemy Aircraft _Attacking:No. of .Attacks

UnidentifiedS/B UnidentifiedT/E Un1dentifi.(ldIrvingGeorge

1913131_TOTAL 4'7

3. Enemv Aircraft Sighted But N ot Attacking: Seventy-three nir.craft were si ghtad which did not Il.ttack. Twowere proba.bly Nicks; 1probably Irving; 1 thought to .be Juok; 1 beHeved to be Tony; 19 un-identified T/E; 21 unidentified S/E i o.nd 28 not identified Q5 to nll.m6or type.

4, Direction nnd Level of Atto..cks:0.. A total of 47 a.ttucks waS mnda by enemy fighters. as OOln-

pare d to 40 made on the previous night mission over Tokyo.b. Tail uttacks. agnin. were most numerouS. 27 of the.'7 at-tucks com:imgfrom the reer qua r-be r , On the previouS night miSSlon. 2 :1

of the 40 a.ttacks wer-e made ll.t the tnil quo.rter.c. Di str i bution oi' atto.cks on direction and level bus15 o.ppear.!l

on the followin~ chart.

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Direction and Level of J..pproachof Enanty Aircraft

o Tatal Numberof Attacks

.1 1

1

FROM ABOVE 85

2

< :FROM L E V : f ; L s oFROM B E L O W 9

5. Acctlrg.cyof EnamyF;ghtClrs ,No B-29 wus .s'estroyed by enemyulrornft. 'Two pLcnes C.7%.of thG. force) ware damaged by fighters. as0. ompare d with 0%. 0%. 0 % , 16.5%. 4. 7 % , 22.6~. 1$. 1'%.& : 53. 9%r espe ott valyd,alJIaged ,0.00/or d.estroyed by enemy aircraft on the 6 previous missions.

6. Type Ii of Pr 0jectile : Enemyo.i re ro.ft f1 re d tracer nl!lmunit1on.7. Enemy To.ctlcs ,

0.. Only h. nIf of the eMIllY ai TO . r o.f't s1ghtedroade Q, ttMks.indiontlng, as iil. Miss 10n40 o.gaint To.kyo, the enamy's 1nob111 ty orunwillingness to 0.105,inst the :i rebe lqpr.


38/69

0, The following coordinl1ted attacks were reported I(1) A coordinated attack "11.8 m.ade 'by 2 unidentified

enemy aircraft, line abreast. at 12 o'clock level. opening f'ire atabout 600 to 700 yards. Crew was unable to discern how closely theattaek waS pressed or the typeo!' breakaway,

(2) Tw o enemya.1reraft (I Irving and 1 unident.if1ed)e nme in from B 0 I e lock hi gh an.d 4 0 t e lock lowi the fo rmer breakinga:way to th(> right and low, the, latter goi.ng up and over the rightwing. Th1s; d.WIlo.gedone e.ngine of the fj...,29 o.:utacked,

d, Two enemy aircraft in pe.1r ni.cked lights on and oft asif s1gnall ing, One peele d off toward the coBost;. the sec ond a. 1 rer e.ttC ont.in ued follow ing,

8, B-29 Tacties g.nd Firepower VB Enemy Ai.rcra!t: DefensivetactiCB consisted of :3 turns and changes tn altitude, In many instan-ces these tactiCS were reported s.uce esaf'u l in evadinganemy aircraft,Rndax was also used effectiv~ly in spotting A le in the general areaahd varying courses a.ccordingly. Tr.acerammuni tion w a . a fired by1B-29 at 2 sing1,e-,;mgiM fighters ..

9* Enemy .hircraf't Mgldrgs: Crewswere unable to di8cerncolonor marki.t'lgs except for 1 Irving. OD in color; 1 iSlE fighter paintedblo..Qkj and 2 SIB fighters very light in color, MallY of tbe enemyfighters had wing or cabin l.1ghts on,ro, Results ef Hits o n EnemY Aircraft:, None.11. Qlaims: N(me

Note 1 The statistics in the foregoing are based on analysis subseqllentto the publlcat.ion of the Consol-idated Statistlc,al Summe;ry.

" ' . .".P.jJlT n .. ENEMY AN'tIAIRC JR gT II ;ND A IR .- T9 :A }: R soom2a, En route to, target, flak was reeported as follows:

(1) In the vicinity of Ghita Peninsula, heavy. meagerand. inaccurate flak was enoou.ntered tiy II. few of the A le of the 3lllithWing. On lsa Wan in.diV'ldual A le :raported J./A f1.re from :5 to 5 ships,

(2) The 3l3th WingA/C reported !;leavy. me~r tomoder .te,it\jl00ura.te flak. mostly aont.lnously painted;,

30 mile,s off lundfa.ll .At 3.3/05N .~ l35/5SENeo..r Suga Island;.t Yokkaichi.

(3) 'l'he 73rd Wing reported first meeting il/A r ire .fro.lll2 ships just south or lo.ndfa.ll. It WI\S medium o.ndheavy, menger andincccure-te, pred ieted oono.;mtro.tions.

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'b. The tar&et was beombed by the 314th lUng between 1519 -1700Z, from 5300 - 6800 feet, under CAVOconditions. using, axes ofa.ttaok from 2 degrees to 40 d.egraes; by the 313th Wing between 1558 -1735Z. from 6000 - 8500 feet. through 1/10 - 4/10 underca st. on a 7degree rucis of attaok; by the 73rd 'Vingbetween 160'1 - l817Z, from5100 -a280 feet. t.nrough 0/10 - 3/10 undercut. using axes of attackfrom 10 degrees to 18 deg,rees. .

c. Confirming Flak Intelligence. data, guns in the City ofNagoya. were found conoe,ntrll.ted in the south -:l.n4 southwest sections.particularly around the dccks , in the eastern edge, in the vicinityof Target 193, arrd around Nagoya Caatle.

el. Both heavy and medil.$ flak were reported, and barrage.predicted concentration, and continuously pointed fire were encoun-tared. DifL'ere.nt Ale reported flak as mengel' to intense .. o.nd gener-0.11y :I .na.c3urn te .N I!I A/e was lost to n ak , E1ght& en Ale susteJ. ne dflek. damage, mestly minor. .

a. Various A/e estimated the number of senrohlights as froll!::.0 to 100. Th.ey were reported less affective thnn those in the TokyoArea.

f. Three barrage ballona were seen by ;Je of the 313tb Wingnr ound the Nagoya Castle at 2000 - 3000 feet.

g. Tha 314th Wing reported 3bnrraga balloons o.t 5000 feat,half -waybetweel.l the 'bay and to.rget,

2. OlirTa.ctics versus AA:IS1sti ng of turl'lS afte F bombs r,"Way,Some s/c took evaSive action ceu-Most A !e took. no e,va-sive action.

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PART III - B0 lllBING RESULTS AND DAMb,G E A.SSESSMENTD...M;..GE ' I 'O NAGOYA CITY

D.e.mage to No.@ioyaOi ty is as se aaed in this final report. dated18 March 1$45. on the resQ.lts orm Bomber CommandMission 41. 11Ma rc h 194,5.

A previous report (Damage Assessment Report No. 18, 14 March 1945)provided . 1 ; preliminary assessment based on photography in which Il. por-tion of the city waS obscur-ed by smoke. (This. explains the 1,56 squaremile estimo.:1e listed in the Consolidated Statistical SUlIlIliary)

City aNa destroyed totals 56,89,2.000 square faet (2.05 squareJlliles, 1.300 acres). Domi;l.ga is scattered throughout tbe city in a.bout100 Ol'eas but tal;! greater part 1s south of the oastle.

At least 18 industries were damaged or destroyed. Included isdamage to Hi percent of Target 1"729. the ;'ichi _lI.ircr~i't "forks Eitokul"lant,

J..nnotationNo

7.8.9.10,11.12.13 .14.15,16 .17.18.19 .20,21.22.23 .24.25 .26 .27.28 .29.

LIST OF D.AM....G E

De.scrip ti on of',J.reaWarehOllse; fires started in lu mb er b as in.Three miscellaneous !)'rGasUnLde,ntif Le d industryThree re sidenti.o.l areo.sUnidentified iI'ldu.stryWarehouses and miscellaneous areo. c.tl\Ip,goya liar-bor - Targe't 251Unident1fied industrbl type buildingFires in lumber basinTar get 1799, Hokoku Maohi nary Company(85 percent destroyed)Mi.soel1aneou$Resid'mtialUF.lidentif'ied industryTar get XX! 4065 (unident ine d 1ndus Tty)Four residential orOo.sUnidentif ted indus'try destroyedBllrracksUnidentified industryliiro.no Loom ',\forks. (rerf. A) 3'3 per centdestroyedTV/o unidentified industrias destroyedRes id.enti a1Resid.en.t1 (lllBhrine (raf. ;:.)Reside nt ia.lTarget 191' - Nagoya ArsenalSi.x re sidentinl are(l.SMis.cell aneousResidentialTwenty e ig ht ! II is ce 1 1o .. neousFour residenti~,l areas

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100,000100,000100,000"70,000

1,500.0005,000

220,000100.000100.000

hOOO,COO50.000440,000250.00040,00070,000120,000275,000220,0003,800,000'70,000370,00070,000440,0009,500,000290,000

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AnnotationNo.Desoription of Area Square Feet

DestroyedUnidentified industry destroyedNippon Woolen Mill (Reported convertedto Mitsubishi r..lrc.rnft plll.nt; rer. A)BarraCKsRea,ide1nti a1Textile mill (Reported converted to air~era.!' t plant; ref, A)Residential area al'ld reported spinningmill (ref, A) destroyedResidenti a1 and small industryBusiness and res idential!iiisoell ane OUBMedical College (ref ;.)Resldel'ltialThree residential a;nd business areasBusiness and residentiB.lBusiness and re.sidentialBusiness ana r~sidentialBusine ssand r-es ide uti aITwo business and resiqential areasThre e mis ce Ll.ane OUB ar-e asReside.ntialT wo rasid.emtial an d industr ial areasBllsinas 5 1 and res idential

160.00040,000330,000450,000150,000

~,600,000~.500 .0oo2,900,0006,000,000500,000220.000500,000

5,100,0001.460,0001,100,000180,000150,000360,000580,.000360,000

36.37_38.39.40 .41 ,42.43.44.45 .46..47.4 . 8 _49_50.51 .

290,000llincr da.:negeTarget 194, lliIitsubishi a.ircraft works

Ta.rget 1729 - Ai.chi ,AJrcrei't Works(15 per cent da ma ge d)*(No;t in. ates. of annotate,d p.rint, Sea Damage Assessment Report ;'::0,

19 for a cemplete report onthis plant).Note:. 1~Misce 11ai1.aous area. means nnarea. oontai ning resider-tis.l,

busines.s and indUstrial type buUd.ings.2" Areas given are greulld area destroyed unless :specified tocontrary,

Re.f'a re nees :. A. 3ma r ge nCy Provi sional Edi tion. AlfS. :io..goye.Oity !l!l.pS(in 4 . sections). 1/12,500; Jo.nul'I.ry 1945.B. "".D.F. 90,20 Nngoya 6 June 1944,

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MISSION---,rd:- _DATE11 U P E 8 1 1 1945FLIG HT DATA & flJ EL CON SUMPT IO N

A l e COMPL ET IN G M IS SIO NnIGHT DATA

* I.Q'7 r.n 1 . . :' :U t _ G n l..99__Gn_ 500 Go. 73rd i'ling

6:50:101:0'714:402797

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TOTAL FUEL USED ON AIRBORNE A l e* A l e for whieb f'ueldats. are e..va1lable.212304

Aircraft Landing At Iwo J~nu: 497th Gp.498th Gp.

3720 36854375 i 38763439 3234

6:46:101:0115:312987

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6:44:23

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ing Alti tude :10Avg. Time At Bombing Altitude :20

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TOTAL FUEL USED ON AIRBORNE Ale 195088 1.44375 627872051318)278' I I - A / e tar whicb fUel data are available.A le Lal'lding at Iwo Jima:6 Gp. - 1 aircraft short of gas.

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F LIG HT DA TA &FUEL CONSUMPTIONMISSIO N 41----------------DATE II March 1945

Ale COMPLETING MISS ION *nIGHT DATAAvg. Time At L a w AltitudeAvg. Time Of Climb To Bomb-ing Al.ti tudeAvg. Ti!ne~t Bombing Alt:i. tudeAvg. Flying TimeAvg. Distll inee Flmm (NauticalA,.ir Miles)

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COM G EiN 313TH BOMVINGCOMGEiN314TH BOMWIID

SECRET_ ' - - - - , _B1 Auth of CG XXI BC

ii~ In r"(wJ ~rInitials DateXXI BOMBEROOlAMANDt]JAMlaco 10Mar ch 1945

FIELD O RD ER N UM B" R 4 4, M ICRO SCO PE NUMB!i1t 2 (RE\TIS~)This Field Order supereedas Field Order No. 44, dated 0900, B Karch 1945.1. Omitted. _ -2 . The XXI Bomber Commpnd will attack Orban A.sa of N agoya with maximum.effort on 11 0 11 Day. A.iming Point Reference7 XXI Bember Commar:dLitho-

Mosiac No. 90.20 Urban.3. a. ?3rd Wing:

(1) Take off: Firs>t A /e will take off at zero hOlr plus 45minutes.

(2) Routes:Base.Z 500N - 1 4,3 00EZ715N - 1405 ;3E,3 20 0N - 138100 (Point of climb)3416N - 13654E343.3N - l,3642E3504N - l )65230E (OAP)Target - Fly 1 .m1n:utebeyo.nd target an:!. make right. turn.2430N - 1/~300E(O n withdrawal deviate to. lef


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. !! Sl.~~ tFIELD CRDER . N tM IER 44, MICROSCOPE NUMBER 2 (REV lSED)CONTINUEDb. 3J3th Wing:

(1) Take off: F:irst A l e of pathfinder crewewi11t&keo.!.! atzero hour minus 20 m.inutee. First A l e of main force willtake off at ze:ro hour.

(2) Route:Base2500N - 1 4 300EZ 7 1 5 N - 14053E3100N - 132458 (start of climb)3416N - 1 3654E3433N - 13b42E: 3 .s a. : N - 13 6 5230B ( OA P)Target35 10N - 1 3645E(O n withdrawal deviate to right of prescribed course ifnecessary to avoid enemy defenses.)3440N - 13628:E341 4N - 13633E2430N - 1 4300EBase

(3) Altitude Enrom.e: 2,000 feet.(4) Altit'Ude of Atta.o\!:: 7,000 to 7,800 feet.(5) Bonb Load:

Pathfinder Ale: M-47Bombsfused instantaneous nose.Main Force: '8-46 Incendiary Clusters fused to open2. ,500 feet above targeta(6) Pathf:inder crews: Six. of best epalified radar crewswillbe designated as pathfinder crews for purpose of preceed-

ing nain force to target and placingbonbs on prescrioedaiming point.(7) Offset Aiming Point: 3 5C I.4 N - 136 .5230EMPI: 105064Course from OAP: 19 degrees true.

c. 314th Wing:(1) Take off: First Alcof pathfinclercrews will take off atzero hour minus 50 minutes. First Ale or main force willtake off at zero hour minus 30 minutes.(2) Route:Base

2450N - 14240E27OON -14040B3150N- 13745E (Point ofclirnb)3410N - 13654E3433N - 13642E3504N - 13652300 (OAP)Target (Turn right immediately fran target.)2430N- 14.300:E(O n withdrawal clevi.ate to left of p.rescri.bed course ifnecessary 'to avcd.d enemy defenses)Bllese -

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[!Q.B~.IFIELD O.RDPR NUIoIBER 44, " '1 UCROSCOPE NUMBER 2 (REV ISm) CONTINUED

(4) Altitude of Attack: 6,000 to 6,900 teet.(5) Bonb Load:

pathfinder AlC: 14-47 banbs fused inBtantanecua nese ,Main Ferce: 1-46Incendiary Clusters fused to open2,500 feet above target.(6) Pathfinder Crews: Six of best qualified radar crews willbe des:ignated as pathfinder crews far purpose of preceecl-

ing main force to target and plncing bombs on pre.acribecia:iming point.(7) Offset A:i.m.ing Point: 3504N - l365230EMPl: 052121Course from O A P : 7 degrees true.

x, {l} Method of Attack: By indiV'idual Ale attack~ at minimumtime interval. Plan of attack: will be far radar bombingbut visual methcds will be used jf possible. (2) Speed duran g bomb:ingrun: Calibrated airspeed of 250 MPH

(3) Bonhing lnstructions: The direction of the surface windis forecast to be 290 degrees true. Bonbardier swill bebriefed to place their bombs in vicinity of aiming pointon areas which are not burning. They will also endeavorto develop the general line of conflagration in a directionperpendicular to the wind direction. On last mission booilswere dropped on fires started outside of Tokyoarea. Crew'swill be cautioned to check position carefUlly prier to re-leasir~ bombs.

(4) Intervalometer Setting: First third. of Ale of main farceof 313th aad 314thWingswill use spacing of 50 feet. Bal-ance of for ce of 313th and 314th Tings will use spacing of100 feet. All Vrd WingAle , " i t 11 use spacing of 100 feet.

(5) For this mission pins and car-o-seal wires may be removedfrom fuses prier to take off.(6) All Ale will salvo immediately after intervalooeter hasrun through. Ale carrying banb bay tanks will I:lakeuseof spreader bars on A-2 and A-4 releases unless other-wi3e mcdi.f'Led,(7) All Ale carrying the M-47 A-2 Cluster will use the B-7shackle for suspension if ava.ilable.(8) Ammun i tionLoad:ing: Tall tu rrets only will be loaded. "Maximumload of 200 rounds per gun of tail turret authorued.

;unneryInstructions: Tail gunnars will be instructed tofire only whenfired upon.Radar sets will be turned off for 45 minutes immediateJ.yafter leaving target.Aircraft with inoper at ive radar sets will banb at 7,800feet. U cloud base is lower than 7,800 feet aircraft.wi.ll banb at 8,500 teet.

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SECRET-- -~--FlEID ~ER N m d B : E E . 44, MI.cm SCOP E NUMB JiR 2 ( REV 'l'5 EO) CCNTIN llED

Five aircraft. at' .the .7,3rd W1r1!;echeduled airel" target lastwill carry one each M-46 Photo Flash BOIIband K-l9B camera.Bomb will be loaded last in order to be dropped first.(1 .3) !tDiI Day ani l iD" Hour~ lllSOOK.

(12)

4. a. Ne change.b. This ill. XXI Bom Com Tactical Mission No. 41

5. Communicati ensa. (1) Radio $i1ence will prevail enroute to target. except in case

of extre.me Emergency. -Radio homing plane w in carry one spare radio homing trans ..mittel' and one spare liaison dynamotor. (Reference XXI BomComRe~ation 1 ( J ( ) . . ; . 3 7 ) Altitudes, frequencies, an:l identi"fication sil!Pals ro r homingA/C are designated as !oll()'llJ$:Altitude Freguency IdEn tificati on25,00026.,000'Z7,OOO

362 keel40.5 kcs486 kesJKP

Jamming tactics may be employed by Ene~ but. at least oneof tb.ree frequencies should be open,No 13mact rep0l!'ts will be sentenrou te to target. Contactre.ports will be sept on return route only when North c 28degl'ees Nqrth.

(5) Wings will designate one plane per squadron as the onlyplane to transmit a strike report.(a) Spee:l..alstrike report will eonsist of time over tIlIl"-get (GMT) J target bombed,. TlEthoi of bombing,. cloudcoverage, results obtained, fighter opposition and

,flak oPJ.'losition.TimeTar&et BombedMethod at'Bombing

Over Target. (G MT)_ p - Primary- V - Visual.. R - Radar_ N - Navigati on_ 1 to 9 for tenths X ftt"

10/10_ A - ~neral Conflagrat.iOll_ B _ Se~al large Fires- C - J.iany Fires_ D - Few scattered FiNs_ E - Unobserved- A - HeavyB Moderate_ C - Meager- D Non!- A - Heavy- B - Moderate- C - Meager- D - NOr!

IEMA!COM GEN XXI roM COlI

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21st Bomber Command Tactical Mission Report 41