USSBS Report 66, The Strategic Air Operations of Very Heavy Bombardment in the War Against Japan (Twentieth Air Force)

8/7/2019 USSBS Report 66, The Strategic Air Operations of Very Heavy Bombardment in the War Against Japan (Twentieth Air

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THE UN !TED STATESSTRATEGIC BOMBING SURVEY

THE STRATEGIC AIR OPERATIONOF

VERY HEAVY BOMBARDMENTIN THEW AR AGAINST JAPAN

(TWENTIETH AIR FORCE)

FINA L REPOI?T

MILITARY ANALYSIS DI VISIONARMY AND ARMY AIR SECTION

Dates o f Survey: 10 Oc to ber 194 ;-29 N o vemb er 194 5D ate o f Publ ica tio n: 1 September 194 6

UN ITED STATESGOVE RNMENT PRI NTI NG O FF ICE

WASH ING TON : 1946

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ps tabl i:..:hed by III(' :-il'crctal'Y o f " ' ;\1: Oil : j Xuber ] 044, pursuan t to a Dirccl ive fro m th ePrC'sid ent R OUS( '\ ' l, 1t . It !-. nJi:.:s ion Wli S to COIi al l impa rt ia l ;Inti expert study of tho dl 'cci s

111' aerial a tla ck o n Germ any , to be lI s e d il l COIl ll with :t i l' fl lta c l\ :-. on Japan a nd t v c:; lablish

:-; i:i fill ' c,-;tiuati l1 g' t i l{' r l : l l l alld pul ell i lit':": uf ail' pu n-l' I" ; l S :.t1l l ' U I l l of military'g-y . 1'01' pl :ll l l l i l lg th e fui ll l '\.' d t 'H ' ]u pII1L'll l Ht:nited :-;t fl tr s n l ' l l l l'c! and for d l ' t l ' l ' l l l i l l futul'c economic policies wilh respect to th eOllnl d c- fe lisP. .\ H l l l l l l la !'.'" rcport alld :-'Ollll'SlIpporti n:.r l'l 'pol'l :-; l l ~ thl' {jlld illg :; o [kl l r n ..y in Cil' t'lllal l.\' ha\ 'p 1'(' \'11

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l'Y of W a ,' und Lo the :O;eCl'e[a l'Y u l' Ihe Navy," niL-t or:, o f t i l l' :-i Ut' rl ',r (l ul' ing its .I :l I':l III :-i1'

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AIRANALYSIS DIVISION, ARMY

SECTION, THE STRATEGIC AIROF VERY HEAVY BOMBARDMENTAGAINST JAPAN

AND ARMYOPERATIONIN THE WAR

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Opcrat-iollH of th e T\\ enty fi rst HOlldw r Co rn II III lid dUl'ing tlli:; fil ,:::t p h : l (24 N('I\ 'ellllif'1' ++ toU MitlTh -J-[ 11111 :'1 1 be rl'cug'lli:wd 11 :-; tllf' in itial PI' fOl 't of II Sililil I foret' I ( I lila i Itt a i 1\ sl ra I t'gi t' PI'C':;SIII'C: l : : r t l i l l t i l t' ElllpiJ'P, .\.. lthllll;,!1 \ llll ieh \lIll1al.lt , ex peJ'iencp ami dllta had l)l't'll g,tilled 1'1'0 111 t i l t 'Tw enti eth llOlllbl'l' ('O l l l l l l l l li d (IJ)eratiolt , 11111Ch I ' l ' .11111 i11('(1 to Iw 1('lI I'1H'd , AI :":lo,:-: 1I ppoJ'l i 1Ig' ~ t . . ' \ ' i n : - : Rll eh a s weatllt.'r 1 COIll11llllti l':tlioll. Hi r H'H 1'('::;(' 11 '.Inrge t and post t J ' i l 1'(,l'lIllllai:->s :JI Wt' WI'l't ' :Jl l l ' l I gag-cd i l l l l l l l i ('sta ld i:--lJi'd :Ind o l';.!allizt' d ill :In ~ w thea te l' lIncle r opl'rHI-i lig ('ollditillll:-; hll'l'illfol't'lint cncollnh'rctl. \Vhil e b(JlIlJ,illg t'fI't,tt iVt' lw!-'s.I'es ul t ing frol l l th e fil' :'O t 22 I1li1jor str il' :-> ('olllpl'i :-;illg Pha se 0111'. not lip to PX IH.'thttitlll :-. IIPn'rlhl,jes s . 1111' t l l l l p l t ~ l i of Pita sI' 0111' Id'l IHan yn d ll a ble t a t t i(':11 I(':->:--oll s It'a l'llf'd a 1I c1 tlH' (':-. tllil.Iis illllent (,:-:S{' III in II.'" (' t 1111 pl t'II'( I II I' tIll' lJ1J11 ('0J1 1i.JatItllxililll'y ( ' e ~ whil' iI iln ' \"ilal 10 I ll l' t Oll dllct of all ;lil' oj)PI';ltion of t lli:.: Il:lllll '(', Tit". JapaI lCS( ' , ill 1 ' ( ' ( ( ) ~ l l i l iOIl of I ht nll nl.'rabili ly ofhi s " itn l ind ll !-'l l ' i(>jO:. !tnd ol'til.'l'l,d til(' il' di :-: jWI':.:i o ll ,4 l l l f l l i o l l and la ck of ill tt'lligl"'llt plnl ll l ing- ff)1't!ti r-< di srwl'sio ll 1'(':-: lIlht! it! t r i : l 1 ('hao:; witha cOllcontitallt lo ::-s in ))I'odll { t i\ 'i ty," 'ith th e clo :,;c of Pha :;,' 011(' . t ilt! blind all ey:

WPI 'P Jis(' losC'd alld thl' Il li ljOl' " IJsI,tt' It, :-- \i ;ld bl.'ellI l l 1 c ( ) n ~ and l I r l l l 10 a \;tq!(' ('XII ' ll t, t i lit J'en l se ll Sl' , t it (' l'Olllllllllld had C'1I 1l'q.!ed froltl t ht ,difficul t IWl'iod (If t n l d i h l l l e l i L orgaltizatioll.alld j",t cti t :d de\'t.'lopl1ll'l l t and hy l'1Ir1y " a l 'lU4-:'i hnd g'athe l'cJ it :fOl'c('s -for tltt' 1;: lI tw k olltblows agl1insl Japan,(2) Phase Two - 9 March to ]5 AIIgIISt 19-15

\I ith 38,; 1I- 29s on hand in ca rly M"r,. h. largeincendiary d(' stnwtio ll o f Japan ese urbal1 -in

dl l :;tl'i al arCaS c(J\t1d lw i l l it intl 'd, Th e Juw 1\'\"1'1n i ~ h t incendiary C'blit ,z" inil i:tfrd on th e nightof 9- 10 ]\ ial'( 'h nitcl'4:d tlto ('nti)'(' ( 'ol l )':--l' of til"sll'ateg ic a il' wnr a ~ : t i n s t .) np;tn , Tltr l ' J ' ( ' l l ~ 9 Jllonths bad sel'lI t-lH' TI- :!H ('ollllllitted ill ( ' r a l t.o lill ' dvctl'illl' of \'c ry high Illtihlc1e ( o\ 't' r . O O O fc(,t) pr (->{' is ioll Ilolllbin g, j)PSi :,!I1Nl speci fic-:lll yfol' thi s Iypt-- of operation, it. l u ~ i : t 1 and man datol'Y that ti. f' doctrill C' b l ~ thoro l lghly trirdfo re it co uld hr moclifir(l. ]\fall 'y Jacto l's mi lita ted :1I!ain st t"ltc nchio\'t'1l1 c llt (If t"hi :-; ohj ecl iVl' ,alllong the fOI"l'1I10 :->t of \\' lti ('il \\"(' I'r in !i llrlllolillt niJ i('wen tlw r ol )sl :l c l e:o: , t J ' a i n i l l lpo:;ed Oi l eq ll ip llH' lI thy h igh altitlltlt tlJ)el'al iull , in :'i llfli (' it'llt [on ' l' , lo\\'& 7SaB 12

:,:uJ'l ie rah' . alld Ill\\' bun.!) load:-" . \.. dt'gl"t,C' ofC l ' e ~ : - had U('('II ;t (" itit '\'cd hy Iltc T wcll i irt h

HOlllbl'!' C ommand , bllt by Jal l uI-I I'Y !! ) .J-:i th e :ttl \'al lce of ti lt' l l l l l . ' ~ ~ :l l' lI l il '!,) ill Chin a alld dimc liit :I i I' lift of ail ' :':lI ppl it' :O:; O\ "l' l' iltt' ]) 11111)) fUl'cedt ' \ ' :II.'lHltiO Il HI' tht, ;\l"' :l 11('(,d : - : t ' ~ [I III I l"Oli fi lll'dUl i ::; (' fI\ l!,t tu :-.l lppol' l of lilt' ~ I I J l I " t ' l l l e .\ II iI'd ComIlIillH h'r , ;-)o I11it t' :J st ,\ :-; ia ,

JI1 j ust JO days , t ill ' I'n t i l'l' pit" tll ]"t' ('h anged,Fl y i l1g' in diyidll :t1ly. 1I(III1billg':1i nig ht 1' )'0 11 1 al t iIlIti t'S a \ ' ( ' ) , i l g i l l ~ 7,tlOO fl,t, 1. I i.{' B- 2!1s UI II ,IIt,ti aP:ltit of dl ' :-tl' l ll'i it ln througlt till' fllllr pl'incipal"i t"il' :-; of . ' apall: :\;L :;qll,ln' 11 lilt's of thl' IlItlst pntel11\\' 11 I' i Ild lI :; t ry cO Il c.:e J1l nd iuns \\"\' 1'(' dl'stl'o."f'd, 1nth t'Sl' 10 days. Ih e T \\'en ty-first HC)llIiJr)' ( 'OIl IIlIilIH!wit h an : t '"t'I':lg'I ' tli' : l s : - - i ~ n l ai !' "J'nft HI.'\\" 1,.'I!J:)SOI-ti l,:; ( 7;) jJt' I"t't'lil :IS lIla ny j det' I'I ':I :o. l'd iJullI" i ll;.! alt i l l ld l' 11I1'ltn l 1t ':i S opcratings t I'a i ll ,,"hi e !J addl,tl li p tt) IIIt JI'l' sort it,:;: )ll'1' airt" l'aft ; (' I'I'\\" IlIol'ak l'oSt' wi th each atia ('k: I \\'o. ' i l l l ;' IItJ\\' pruritled :I J't ' fll/!l' for th c IJ1I I t ic dam:l gt,d :llId thO :-.l' lo w Oil J'IIt ' !. l I l J t a l l inlly reducingHPt'I ':l l io l l a l l o :--:-.t, :--" Of l'qu:t l illJ por talll't', Ja pnn's1Jrillill illd ll :-:t J' inl ," UI H"t' li t J'at iOll s !Jiltl Il t' t 'lI pI '/)\"cdll ig- Illy \"1 111 1(' 1';1" 11.' to 1'Ild iun I),)' incC'lIdiu I'Y:t t i :wk"

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:;;. th e plnn of t-Iw stl'al-c'ic ail' nlt a ck:o: t ,-bP ;11l nnw in(' llldl'd till' dt ':.: tl'lld ion ofp.r lIrball illdll:-;t l"ial f1rf':t :-i Ii )' illt't'ndiary

:-i CO IiCOIllilallt with th e pinprlint dcstl'uc:Lionkl'Y Wflt" wC'; lpo!l s- prOtILl cillg' indllstl' ies II}

exp losi n ' altne\.:,IIIO :-;t l:un l: IIITPn tly wilh th e night ince lldiarys Ctlme th e deci !-; iun to Iallll c11 the tl ay light nt a g n i l l I' rC'c i:-: io li l'i1rget :-i :lt medium ton high, ( 1:1.000 1020 ,000 fcet ) . Tho a,hanlng" , ~ ( ' aHackRon'l l" Ille OI' ig-i na I n'I 'Y high it Itit ncit's we re at once apparent. GI'C:l tCI' bornl,

could be cftl'l'i Ct1. bonlbing ll t.'tu I'Hcyil l l d . : I IIl'lh'l" t hull ee fu!' \' is l1al bombing exi sted .t' l' rilnge wa s fwai lnblC', Jes:; ad vC' l':;e effect' ofs l ind ,,-eatlie r \\"fl S feH , ilnd a ll OVC' I'-a11 0P01':1 -

fl cxihility :It'hit'n:-!! . Dlll'in,!! periods whe lle l' fnl' t'c:lst o f .JapHI I ilHlic;lted iI I'('H f; IH I chillice o f IJO ll1llillg ('ondiliolls, a ttn ckssclwdllled against key indust l' ia l objecLi, 'e:;hi;!h exp losi\' e bOlllhs :Ind , wh en yi sunl

colldition:; weI'(.' not indicahd by fOl'ecaste l' till' ul'ban industl'ial al'eas \H: I'C' a ttacked

ince ndial'Y bOll1bs, eltlp loyi ltg" rada!' hombin,!!od :-; . T11u s 11.1)0 para ll el sys tems o f ta rget sdC\'l.'Joped: the key illdl lsll'ial object i, 'cs 5: uclll'cl'lift pIU ll t :-:, HI' t; l'na i :-i , IlJa l's lta ll in g oill latiulls, dc" as une system, and th e ul'ballstl'ial cO llccntTlIti ulI S as lite (lthl'l', 'ril e war

to as:; III1lC ie l'lll" aspN' {- f.: , Gene l'n lay lJl.' li e \'{,d thaL :111 out ni r ;lit:l l'k cO ld.! fOl'ceto Jo' l iITl!lld l' I' pri or to tIll' planlled in\'asiollat th e caltlilaled I'i .':i k of exhausting nll t\\';l il Cl'e ws: he COllllllittt'd th e COlllllliind ,weo nl

(C hari; 10) .UT ILIZAT ION OF 8 -2 9 AIRCRAFT a CR EWS

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I t H l n : 1 ~ I ' 10 111I' :-;t. :11 '(';1:-; i n a l'Ul lt(, lI trated pirind Id'Li 11I l' ,I 'IIIISt. '1' \\"0 of ! l i l' .\i ari; lI l:1 :-i ~ ! ' e: III1Jlll ig n i:-it lral,H:h'ril.\d by s ix pl'ill(' ipal type:; o f IJ Ia' r:lIi ollst'(I/Hltu' l t,d d U l ' li re pe r iut1:; illdi l.: :d ed:

( I ) r' ll\'" d i:rry nl t:lI'k:; 0 11 p r ilic ipalllrl J;J1Ii l l d l l l ' i i l a l'(', b- !) .\i aJ'ch t o 1:I.Jllne(:! ) i ll('t'lltJi: JI 'Y nti a t.'ks ( II I l l i l , 1 ' urb:1I 1indusl r i al ,, 1'(':1 :--1 7 JlIlll' 10 11 . \ IIg-II :-f ]!) I; I .(;q Jl igll ,'x l ' lo:-,in' :t itack !i lIl l in d us! r i:dpr ior ity pIJj('d i\,t... fl"lllll IIll'ilill lll Hll itlldl'S .\ pl' i1 to 1' _,\ lIgI1 sl

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!Ji li A ugll :- I IHj.;.Fro ll l Ih(' :!I )O\ '' ' ' it wil l i it' Iloiptl Ihal t li l' ' :ll'i

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(a) h l-cendiary (lttack on priucipal urban indus-trial are{ls.- T ll tl sl' l'utl d nntl I1l1al phase (If Ill eB- :2DuulId ; iJ II .' ;qJ:ltllll'glln ( I I I U .\ l a1'(:11 ]! ). j.,i , wi l liU IIf'W t: re l ic w !t i t'll :-:t' llt :nl- 13 - :2Ds ,Ig-a inst 'J'uli:,ru.:-; t I'i ki Ilg' Ht II iglit f l 'II 1l 11111 a \'('J'ilge all i ! util' of 7.000ree l , alld d l , l in ' J' i ll,:! l,fifi;, I ons uf i ll


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f1dditioll tn n ~ d l l l ' i l l g ' th e I\('Y arl'il S of fiw'' ipn I l'it tl,l' i\1a 1'l' 1I :-if' r ies I lf nHa cks strucknetl'ating blo,," nt J i l pallC'S(' Illorale, Thl' wal'beC'n dr in ' ll hOl1lc to Ihe p{'op lt', . \. f!'r(': der of slIlall SIII .K:O lltrado r:'i ,,"pre comp ldp ly

il l add i l ioll to th e imlu :;;tl'i ;1l ('ap;l (' i iy o fIilq:rc war i n d l l JTulldrt,ds of th ol l s of pl'ople W t'I'I' (' iI :-il l l1ltif':-- o r W('I"C Ili :.:pl;J(:pdthcir h o n l l ' jlnd \\"o l'k, SL' l" io lls IWflll ll'lnS inlley l l f ! . mr die:l l r a l'(', and food di son " 'Pl 'e (' I'l'n tt 'd fol' the I)n .' l"l; lX('d ellPJrlY

, l l Id Illuni('ipa l ag-t'l lt"il':-i , The pro,v o f. I1WII'y i l l d l l t l ' i c ~ , lIntom:hcd Il,v 1111 '::;, \\":I:-i appn'c i:ilJ ly I'l'duct.'d IU'( ':lIISl' of la hor

l " ( , I 1 t . di !-l l ' l Iplioll l l l ld t l " l I v t i f l n of 11":111 :':tatiun ;llld otlit'1' ( " ( ' i l i t i l ' ~ , .la p:nlwa s fa ced with iI \\"l'npflll whit' l i \\"a s t";lpabl('id ly i I l I C ~ I ' d i l l he r OH' I" :1l1 horne eC OI1 -:lilt! ilgaill:--t which hllC' nJIIld olrer 110 (' [ ed in 'o f def n :-:(',

) ll1ceudiarJIattacks au snMller u,ban industrial- DlIring- IIH" per iod 1'rulll n f 1 l " In )t,e ] 0-15. whi l' th e pr illl:I)".'" (' f1'ort o f Ilip (" o rn

\\tl :-; heinl! d in '(' ll 'd l o\\"a rd th e de:-;t l" llct ion:, fi n ' prill{"i pflI urbnn ill(lllsn ial ('U Il (' l ' l l s. il lId to\\"ill'll :'lIpport- ill ;,! 11111" l l i l \'a l ;l1 ld

und fCII Tl':i opl'l"al illg : I ~ i l i l l OJ.:i n:l\\"; I. fill px sin ' ;1l'I ' ia i ( > ( ' ( ) l l l l n i : - : ~ n progralH wa s COli led 1'01' tIlt, plll'pOSP o r b j i l i n i l l ~ phofogmph :-;l ill q )(lI' j :1I11 I lr i lall :11"(':1 :0; i l l '-1:1 p: l 11 , n:l scd 011:O:t' phnto :-i. al ld Oil i l l i l ' l I i gPII("l'

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l"l' :':, ("Hili inn illg 1II1:1ly :-:(' :-: \\'I?n' cOllducted tol ll;dl' thl'!'l' taq!l't s lin lilt' i,a :-i:-: IIf th e 1'1) 111) \\'-

The COIlg'I' :-, j i l l l l -i ll fl i l l l l l l l i l lJi l it y fa ct 0 1',T h' H ' i d ( , l H " l ~ of \\":1 1" j l l d l l t r y , TII (' ilH: idt'llt'l' or IH 'y lalld ;111 .1 w:dt'1" i l ':l II :--p01'1:1I i011 fl1 (" ilii ie!',

The Fizf' : l l ld poplilat ion,Tlw adapiabi li ty of the taq!et 10 I'lldill"

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t IlPn', Tlli :-i hcgal! n :-eril's !.I f un' r 2,-100' rpYlll 'Y ; l l l d i l l ~ ... by l l- :W :-, ilt thi :.: airhasc.of th e:-'l' nil'c raft wun ld IIlI \'t' 1;(,l'1l fOI'l.:cd to

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l' i tlf 'S, opel'ftting north of Ihe ~ f : l r i : l n n .1n the'Combat Zone WCre I l l l opPJ'ationa l ('o l l l]'ol ofCO Jnlllnndf' r , h l l l l l ' i I F urn' . P ,lci fk Fki 'Lf t wa s 1!\ id('lIl- ill ti ll ' hp;,!ilillill.l! th nL In r i-hod sIIIl\"io ll sly C" l l lplo.'"dlll'C' 10 hfl' "C' j\\"u :' 11('11 "i l'('\", lf l 0\ " ( ' ] ' t'nel! oftlte l 1 o r t l t r n l l l Hlblll:t riul's hy day alld nn(' bynigh t: " ' i/-h fou l' 1'C' lif'f sllpCl'd ll t nhos on ;,!l"o l1l1dal ert nL 1wo .J i ltlH, Til l ' l ' : t l I ' l ' t"it l':-:P

~ f J ~ {lm\'/' tdf {' IW Ill Y :I in ' raft" ,I IHl (, I"af twhich we r (' ni f Clnp t i ll.!! to :It til l'k til .. l i fE';!II:1nll b l n a r i n l 'On 2!1 10-1 .;. a\ 'ail;lb le fa l' iliti ps we i'll :lug-

menled by ar ri"n l of Ihe fir, 1 0011010 11 of Ihe AAF24

F Ollrt h F.1t"tf' r !-!"el1c.r R{, SC IIC Squadron . These 120,1.- 10< w('re s llpp ll'lllellted on 30 A pri l by 811- 17 :-: l'fjuipJlr d wit lt d\'oj)a hlt-. n- :::t' 1lC !HoLo ]'' J ' l l SlIll:l111 "IJ II w a S pla ce'll Ulltl er Opc l"flt"iona l co n 11'01 0 1' tilt ~ L I l ' ,\ i l ' -Sf';L Hl' sc ll r GI'O l1P, flndits "i n.,." we re 11 ,ed 10 fl1lfill requ es ts by IheT \\"entie th _\ F,The mag nitude of air-sen reSC ll e ope rations is

illd i("lIli'd by tlll ' fo ll qwillg li f.; t of f acilities wh ich\\"(' 1" 1' in s tation 1'01 ' tI l{' fil\ nl comhat : . ; ~ HowIInn l+. A l I ~ u l !)-:lG:

J-l Jifegua l't1 !-: l1blllal'iHC's.2 1. Dlllllb11S nnd 11111l os (P11Ys :\"d

PB4Ys) ,!) , 'l lj l{']'(llll nbos,:i suria ('c ! - ; .

Til IItltlil iutl i itl 'l 'e wPl'e f.: lll'f,, ('C' (" ]';lf t s!-aLioned ofTIhe ends of ;111 1'U tlWilYS, 11:1\' -," pnt rol ai rcra ft ci l'r ling in th e \' ic illity of take-off , and ol he l' aircraftO il alert- at Sa ip:lll nn d J wo .Jimn, Totalr( 'Sl' II B p (' r :-;o l l l l l ' l in ;ti re l":l ft find \"esse ls actuallyOil st:t t ion a1IIIl l l iti t' l l t I ) :2 AOO Il le ll . Or' npp]'oxi ,It l: tl ply IW I T P l l t" (If ti lP persu tln el l l ~ , l g e d il l Ihe('olllh:rt mission itself.Th e ufl :-;ic IIll i! il ll ' I'\'aluat-i ng infol'mation nris

ing- from n tl i::.i : ; : s iuc ill rn t-, and fo r requestingsf'al 'cit 0 1' resc llt" i' roln Lite app rop r iate agencies,wa s t he iJombfll"t..itllent wing head quar te rs. A il':-:1' :1, l 'I ' :-; t.:I II ' un i t S ;l t 1 \\"0 and ;";uipan l


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pOlllld fl'a,:!'IlU'litaliull hn lllh .-\ N - l\ IS1.e :-,OO-PUIII II I n l ~ I l I " l l t : I ' i o l l (,111:-:1 ,'1' " f :.!1)' !UIIIIII I fl ':I::'IIll'lIt:l l ilJlI "!lIIlIy... ( T IE l t .

II/I 'f 'ml ;' / 1'/1 nOIII lulUO-I I!llIlItI ~ l ' l I o , ~ I I : - : " l i l l " f al .." w l li l. ' l .h" .. " I ' ' ' " ~ ) IIIImlt. .\ N _\1 -17,

le li-lO!lllIId (Iii 11"11111 .\ :\'- .\h i!l,(' ll )-ptll il it l IIi] a lld wllill ' 1 . 1 l " ~ l l h t l l l \ l I ; - : ]jj,ruiJ, .\:\ '- :\17,1.-I-PI)lIl1i1 I:qw 11lt'l'Iui l j--mll,:!'lIt':-:illlu b"" l h .

' ]10 111 111 j.!:I .."JiIIl' j . ! t ' l I I l 1 g l l l ~ : - : l l l l httllll ' .\":\'- .\170,lI! till() -)1Plllld ('111:-:1" 1' /.f HI ! Ih " I'llIiI " -llIa;':IH':-oilllll 11 IIlIli1:-:.\ :\'- :\1 17,\ 1.

ll" r.o ll-p" llll t! ('111.""'1' Il f :\1 ti!) IU'IIII! :-o ,ilt - .-'()( I-p"11I1l1 1'111:-01('1' of .\1 7' 11111111)" ,Th o !)OO-puUlld (; P b Oli lb was t he I I l f Jidf'i'y IIS(,ll hOlllh. II \\':lS t-Ill plo."ed Hgai llst oi l

ll:lt iolls. ra il l'oad ."al'ds. nnd ;t!1 i l l d t l ~ts of :t \' lOI'uge l ' O l 1 ~ l ' l I l ' f iOll,T h,- I .OOO -I'Plilld ( ; )) bllH.!1 wn:-, I l u t "Jl l i n'l."i :;j'at'itIl'Y :-: il l t't' bO l ll h hay dl"s ig- II prC'\'l ' IIIPd

tlll(IlIli (' al It I,l(l i II,!!,.\ f!ainst rcinfo rced CUIl i l l huilt -u p :HPflRuf pOlll ' i l : f1 :tllltlJ:tbilit." Il Iar !H'l', ~ i l l l : ( , it bl l l'llr{i with" n'l'." bl'ig lt l(J fll'e JI 'III l I th e 1I1 :l;.!II f' !'i i l l l l l. I t \\'lIS lIot it pupll lal'hl/JlJb and " ' :1 :-, IlO t t l ' l I i \ ' ( ' l yTi l ,tnin fh{' lIla Xi mUIlI l' n'r t t tli! il i ll :-: t, heari l \'< .illdllst I'i a l iz pd 111'1':1 :-5 \\'h ic h hud a Itig-h i lll 'i(l( ' lI t l'II /' II lileiti1It' l' y Ill' 1I t;l('1tili t' ttlo ls,.j O pound c111 :"ll


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The I'at io bet ween ince lldiaries ,Jlld high explo\ ' l ' : : i has IJe-C'1I p ruj l'clcll an d e:-. ta b li shecl as follows :

_-\ l1gwSl _ ___ ____ _ ___ _______________ _OctH I)Pl ' _ ___________ _____Decem1 )!'I' ___________ ___J ,J nn; ! I ' .\' l H-HL _____ __ ____ _

l I t j ' ,Tn l l f l li y hillr;" lIdiury ~ i l ' {bfHnb s b ! ) m b , ~ _ t:o_ 70 :::U_______ riO_ BU

_ _ :


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pel'ce nt of th e ail'cl'llft c1ispal cli ecL d uringe of th e a l ' i n l 1 a ope l'iltioll wpre :lblc bombmfll''y t f l l ' g or th c:-i .... , many bnln bed t h l ' ( ) l l ~ h ken clo11d :-:; with un ly all i o n n 1 l i I l I P oft:1l'gcL or tilt' l I l i 1 TO pf'n :ent , t.h oseng t he t:l J ' ~ e nrca gcnel'fl i ly I'i IIIIH.I t 11(' t il J';,!


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111 add itiu ll til IIlIit t l'a illillg dC' sc l'ilH!ll above , apl'ogl'iI II I uf lend crew tl'aini ng-. g l l c d to pl'U d uce th c mos t p I'ofi cicllt fOl'llJ:lli o ll h'''I Il' l's poss iulc:wa s cO lld llcted t h l'oug-hout th c period of ('llm l,nLop l' J'fltiom:. Til e mORt. pruli lis ing" crcws werc :-'('.led cd , hused on : ; : - 1 I 1 t o f app l'() x itll atciy t i..' 11 CO ll i hat" miss iun s, find g in'lI:t rnollth uJ ::-p l.'t iai trai ni ng'i n bOllJu illg. radal': Il:t\' igati un, i nt clIsi\"{:o t:t rg-cLslu ely : etc. C rews nol 1I1':l S:: ll l'i n;,! lip Iv t n n l l n nwcre ciilllill:tlt 'd from lead erew tl';lining anel nolfl ss igncd to iClId p u . ' . : . i t i All ('ffor t waS Illlid c tomaintllill-fI"Omnillc 10 j \\"lI\c it' llIi (TCW S pC I' group.

J\Iailll c ll ,tIlCco 'f profk il'IlC.\ tntillillg of all CO ll i hilt crc w pe l"::' lI lll1el al so {"Oll:..t itlltl'd a Illajor parto f t he or endl tl'a inillf,!" p r tJ;.!1'1I1l1. ll t' I\\ 'cClt II I is sions Lo J apan , trai ning f1i;.dtl s '\"l' re. (:undlll'ledlocn lly. VI' 5=Pllt tu Tl"lIk OJ" :Mal ' l' lI s fOI" pr:lct iccI,ombillg Hllti er l!lild cUlll iJat condil ions.As nn indi(tdi on o f til e flyin g' l tl"ort dl'\'utl'll to:1 Cl'Olllpl i!o,hllt t? lIt of th e (J"l'ra ll tlll':I(el" tr:lil li llg"Jll"og r:1Ill. it. i:s puint ed O ll t l !tnt. 10 pel'lt1l1 vf allfl yi ng co ndudt,d by th e i l l " i : l l l a 13- 20 forces, wa stlc"oted to trai ll i ng. Th is flllluullt ed to O,'er It 5,000fl yi ng ItOl lrs. In :ttldi( ion to flyillg" Imining. hlln dreds of : l l 1 d of Illan li(JIIIS wc re (lm-o lell t.og round h o o l .

E. Auxiliary Combat EquipmentT he !tIck o f three i t ( ' o( (,fIU iplIll' l l t prc \('lltldIhe successful flcco lilpiislll llC'lll uf lI igltt atta el.; :-:


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I. SupplyIhe I ndia -C hi na Ihoatpl'. supp ly Ira s th e I'l'i -

',V l illi i t i ng- fnctor. C O ll l b l i t units Wl'J ' b:u;('dh e CaJclltla ;I rea nn d wpre sl nged j hroll;!h:lll cr ill Chilla . III orde r to se r vice ai !'

at tlt r ;t ch ' ;l I l t ( ' ba:-:e :;;. HX('d and othel' ,'italics had Lo be tran !':ported by ail' 0 \'('1' tcrr i chanH:ic l'i zccl exf l"(,llleiy UII fa \"ol'flb leer and te r rain . ) f on'l l lcn t of th e nl st

es (If l I p p ( ' s uj " ai l' iIlIPOSf'tILarge se;d e comba t st r ikes ngninst f lit'COl lie! be IHolint ed ol l ly by t IH' :-; 1(1\\" :l lId

s fllfth od of fly ing l I p l ' l i O \ ' l ' r " t he'. Th e IH l l l l i ll ' I ' of t rans port !;n J' i'i cs !-l owlIB - :2fl:-: IIt '....c:-:.;ary to 111011111 t i l l ' ::.n:,K l'OJl lhalg' sor l"ies was Th e ca pab il it y (IfB- 2!) :I.il'pla nc :IS a cUlIlh flt" W> tlPO l1 COll id

.' l'orc II IIt- be l'xploih-'d of :- lI l in ' upcl"atioli I!'full

l l l d i :l , the slIpply uf ga soline, :-: PH I't' pa rt s.s, an d Iliaint C' lI:ln CC 1)l' I':;oll llel wa s Cl'iti t:d,the )rnl'ian '1', l ' i l l ~ thc IIlOlli1i (I f DCl'entl.)( J' W-I-k I Illln trd thllt ;1Il additiollal 1.000 fl f bomb:,

lI;tn IItPII l ift ('rI : 1 ~ l I i l l .T 'lpall Inltillotit ion ex i t ecl.2.) A l ' l ' i ( ) shorl: l:,!t' hI' iIH't'ndi:lI ',Y 1lIlIlIili oll:-owing th e of inn'n di :ll',\' 5trikt :--.re- ased bomb 10:lr1::; carl'icd at f"( ,du t'cd boml;i ll/!

lldt,S :Iud :H': lc lt.' rflt ed schct.lulillg- of mi ssio llslted in the exhaust-in;! of ;\ \-:I ila ble stocks ofndia ry bombs in fh"e l:l l'g-e SC Ul l' Ill iss ioll :o.stol' k:;; wel'e I'c pleni :..; lied as soon :IS :-.lli ppil1/!

be se t lip 10 IIl cl't l"('qllirenl cnt r-: . By-April. suflicil'ld incendiary IJo Jllbs had :lJ' r in 'dmOll li t t\\"o la rge att acks . B y mid -1Vl ay .sho l'tflge \\"f1S ( ' ~ [ - : e n a l l y eliminflt ed Lil t avail e stoc ks Il C\"CL' pf'J'Init ted Ili e p1:l11nc r :; [ t -f l' f 'l '

ce in tli(' tY lwS of i li cc l l t i i :ny homhs to II'ployed.

J. Ph otographic ReconnaissancepllUto rccunnaissance &1I.ladro ll ' lqllippcd

Hi F - L3 ty pe ail'c l'n f t (c ' l)Ccia ll ., cC( uip pcu

11-29-Lypc airp lan es) wa s I'lIl'ni , il cd initia lly , , ,part o f the Twenty -firs t Bomber Co mma nd O l ' ~ a nizo.lioll. Had Ihis squadron been supporl cd byIhiI'd echclon mnintenance personnel, such as allai r ::;c rri ce g"roup (s pecinl ) , it could have produced:--: lIf1icil' ll t effor t to met I'eq lli rclllents of Het'in lphutog ru phy. J-Iowc,'CI', personnel fin d equipmenlfor tiJird cchelon lrwin tennnce werc not providedun t il neal" t.h e close of t lte wa l" . As a I'esuli o f theirlaI C "l'l'inll , t.he Third Ph oto Heco n Sq"adron II ' USnc\'('" ab le to Illaintnill a s ilnicientl y high rate ofaircnl ft ill ("o m1)1 ission to mett ClIl'I'Cnt uperationa l

The wOl"k load impo:,cd on this:--qufldrull W:I S I'Xll 'C l llt' ly hea"y , :I n addition to the

:1molllll or tn rgd alld post stl'ikc l'ecollJlais:--:l llt'C I'eqllind Ily th e (."omlJill cd opcrati ons o f {hewing-:..;, !"l ie :'1(11:11..11"0 11 \\":l S cital'gcll w i th mapping()killi.l wa, .J apall.


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SUMMARYTHE STRATEGIC AIR OPERATION OF VERY HEAVY BOMBARDMENT IN THE

WAR AGAINST JAPANA (' l l'; ll"l'l ' IIl1d (' I'shll ldin/! of I Ill' " l iB njJPI',dil l l l

11I:!y bt, gained II." rel,dill/! it t o Ihe jll'lIf!I'(':-!:-i in 'pha :- t's nf t i l l ' I3- :W scalI..' (I f l, {1'(ll't, to t ll (' pot\'ntialc.: apahilit it'" l l l i :-i \\'('a j l l l l l in tltt, i f i ~ I n Il t l'pl 'itll' ip.ri t,rPP:-i of :dtal'i-,: ('01 III w:: t pd . ,llld t o tltl'capabi li t ,\' of tlH' \, 1111 pl'Clg-l'alll fOl" (,:lrl"."iH/! Ollt

a:-::-: i"llt'd IlIi s:-:-: io l1.Scale of Effort

In th e firs t p l ! : I of \'1-11\ IlJlI"1':Itilill S. tl w : - ; o lH 'r:ded IUl tl ! frolll I" ndi:t nll d tir l'(llI;..!.'lr nd'-:l ll l 'l'din China ",hiell \ \ " l' I '( ' thl' oll ly iJa!"'l' i'i i l i l' ll

" , 'ailatJiI' from " 'hi e-I! .)


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of 1:ll'gl' 1111111110 1'5 uf 'ubcun tral..'iuls ilnd oth('L',1' pl 'Odl i t l in ' Iwit s ",hidl WPI'Cyita ll y l inl{ed

I hl ' \\'al' PI'Odlll'lilJ1I PlIUl 'l ' ll , II,\' di :;; loc'atioll andisl't I pi ion of t hI ' 1:lIJo l ' 1'01'('1', li nd uy th e Llt'st I'IIC

nlld di :'\I 'lIPliOIl or t l ' : l l 1 p ( l l ' t t l t O I 1 alld o thl'1''n ' i('l' faei i i til's, j)l'og-I'l':..::-.inI' xh'lI:..:ioli of Ihl' ill ' II.l i ;ll'." nll: l l k I I I !-'l' to l ldal'." Il l 'ball :l1'l';IS "':1 :": .Il,,!!lIed II I II l i l l i l l l i zt J:lp.IIH.'SI'> l, II'ol't to di spc I'Sl' , to

t 1':11 izc t ht' "o l l l l ' i IIt 1t iUlls 0 rSIIIi IIl l' 1.' CIIIII pU Il l ' II ts1:11111 f;lt'i 111 '(-'1 ':": . ;I lid til J'cd !H ' ( ' t hl' \\' i II 0 I' t hi' P ~ l I l ' Iel l t i l l l l ~ Lilt.' \\';11'. H- :W 1':II '"I,i l i ty 1'111' ti l , l in ' l' I his t,rpp or il t t :11'1\ IIl1d t'!' "Lin' ! ':':l ' Wl'ill 111'1' :llId

hlHIIUillg l' UlHliti l)l ls. as ('ool'dill:ltl'd with tIll:i ~ l I l bOli liJill,!! of illlli\' idllal larget s \\'h('1\ III('H I l ' I ' Pt'l'llI iii l ,t! , 1'1' :': II IIt,t! ill an 1I1l1'l'll'lItillg :11 11..1li t! t ipi t: i IllJ Illt:l aI t :1('1\ ( III i Itl' 1' 111 i I'l' J: I !,:! 111':"1' \\ ' :11 '

and Oil tht' 11101':1 It of thl ' I'l'llldl" Till'O\'l'I s (If. i\li.'Plldiill',Y att:H'!i: :-i \\ 'l'n' 1I1:It.!e .1':11' 11I1)l't'' \' t'I'I' hyt llt' ('oll l'cn tl':1tt:'d p(,l'iud oi ' t i l l l (' ill ",hi,,!t

alt:_l ck :; \ \ ' 1 (It' lirel'cd.'lilliugFItx i iJi l i t .r 0 f I hI ' ' ''l IB fol'('l ' :": W:l SdClIlI)lIsl 1':1 ttd

tltp i l f'l ' i ,d I! l i l l ing ( , f l l I l : I i ~ I I . COllllllit l l'tl ti li :, l, {fOI'I " f t ('I ' t.! e l'IO.Y"ll ' llt. til l'(,u,Yt i l b l i l l i l l g Ll od,ade of \'il ... 1 1lH'L'(' linnl. Rh ippillg'l J ;lpa ll 's hOlllC W:lil' I'S. :,wl' iomdy t l ' i l ' l i l l g th eobility uf 11 ;1 \' 111 unit s ",lIich had I'cot r l'lI i ld to th e

lIi i l l lcl Se n, a Ild I'C::iuI t ing in Ihe rllt.:! iOIl 01' d i :-i of O\'CI' 770,000 t OIl !:i (I f shippil l ; ! ill th e

IeJ's i l l l l lH.:-dillt c ly adjacent to Japall ",i l h allldi l iOIl:d -1 78.000 tons l l I l a g Of i l l lpol't:llI l'Cso ",as th e ftc l'inl lllinil1g conducted by J IH] i".

ba sed B - 2!1s agil im:t illlpul'iallt h:tl 'uul';-; :lndhippil lg lall es along th e i n t - i ('oa st line fl 'omang to Shnnghai.

l I g h j t ) J ' ( , tll:ll1 G pe l'cl ' llt. oft e total B- 2!! ( ' s (10 \\,11. th l ' n - :2!J II l i l l ing l":t J1\ cund ll ct l't l hy (iI e. l' lal ' ialla S-lm :ol l'ti V II Bce \\-[lS th e 1Il0St. CUllet'nt I'atl't! Illillilig e froJ't ever

,:clIlIlpli:--ltt'd 1,." 1111." : - : . l' l illillg' by V I III aiJ'J':lfL proyed :1 I'apid. nexi l,I('. Cl'U Il t) llIic. :lilt! c n'ec" e- means of C':..:la hl is itill g HilI! Illa ilita ill illg' tlll'l'hiln t a tld 1I(I \': 1i hlockade o C J:1P:III 'S 1'f'IlI:tilli ll g'IJ'fa ce forces. Th e d l'ecl-s of Id oc l\aL1(' "'(' I'e 1l1:lg

ed by tl te h('lI \',)' a!il ' i l iul l of l' IWIlI,v h i p p i l 1 g , sti l l lat cs i l ld i (,lI t ing thal sh ipping' It)s::; (:S llllk :lI1d31

damaged ) \\':I S 100 (Oil S pel' e (fc ti \'c min e fHlll 8.3jOIl :-\ PI'1' ,Ii I'1J(II'tIt'> mil1f' , d\ in '!'a 1'1 (,lIgagl,d i l l ael'inltlli l l i l lg \\"(' 1'(' tlillit 'lIlt ti l Cl l l lti):I i , :-; i lu'l' l, jf l 'ci i \ ' ( lIIi l l i l l ~ l'o il ld Ilt' (,Olltil ll'li'd at l1ight iJ." I'adar nlt'l h"d ;-:;:lIId IIl1df'1' ttlll diti l l l1:;; ( , I f ad n' I' :O:(' \\'('at lll' l'. Iflalillchl,d i ll :-. 1I f1i t' i('lIi :-- t ll'lIgth. Hl' l' iaill l i l l i l l f.! IHmp0:-: t':..: a PI'Ohlt '1I1 o( ('ol lsidl'rahle lIlagnitude 101Il:ll'i l i ll ll ' lI:1tittll "i o l l i d tl l l 'y Iw e'OIl Il' l ' d i ll:11101 her Wnl ' ,Atomic Bomb

TIll' l i l ' l'llI p lo."IIWld III' :tlll il l it 1I11111 111011 :-i 1'1' :-\ 11I11 ,d i l l I h l' dt ':..: tl'lld iUIi o f m'l'1' :--( j l l:t l 'l' IllilpsIII' 1\\'lt pl'illl' ipal .Japalll':-- !' I 'i tit ' :-i \\ ' i lhi l l :I 1"'l'iodof -1- d : t . " ~ Olll' ~ ! ) ail'plallt' t' ,ll'l'yi llg' !tne atoillic1,011" , :-.tl ' lIl" (': Il' !. 1.1' 111( ':"(' ei t il :". ,\ dH'1l1 of tltt':iloill il' 1,111111, gTt ': !lly ill l'l't':I :-.rd iil (' l' iljlllLil i ty of:-- IT:I It'g il' :I i I' ro l'tp:-: 10 t l l 'SI I'oy J a P:lIl':-. \\':11' l,,'tllI Ol l1Yhlld :.:1Il' ('o l l l i l l l lt 'l l tf) I'l':-ii :..:t . I t 1'111'111 (' 1' l'O l lfJ'hllil,dIltl' .I apnlil'!-' l' \\'itlt al l ill:': lIpt'l'ah ll' I ' I'o\'I"II\. :-; i ll l'('tlil '," l'oli id 1I0 t "trl'l, tin,ly oppo :O:t' "l iB ail'cl'ai'l0\ '('1' Ihp i ltl l l lt 'lalld. Ihl ' pO]lIlI:t l'l' (' il hl'l' had to take:-;: lll' ltl1 1' ",hellt' \'l' I' 1111 :1Il'l't \\':1:-. :-i OIlIlt!I'd o r :-. lI lf l'1' t Ite, It:t I\ (t' o f :1 10111 ic' dt ' :-. II'llt'1 ioi l . \ \ . i t 11 ~ ( ' :I i 1'('1':1 I't0\ '1'1' .J:ljI:l1I l' tt l1ti rl llllll !-' ly Iil l ' 10:-is il l p l'odlldi\it."tIlIP to :.il' alt'l'i :-- \\'o1l Idl)! '"I':lI,I ." t l l l l :-- h:n'" hCI 'O llll'l:l l:t ....t l'ophit. TI lt, 1)(, I' \' a:o:i n ' i ll lpnd o f B - :!!1 npf'l' il l i l l l l :-i Oi l JII pillH' :-- I' 1I101'i\ It' \\' 1'('}>:II'l'd to II lr e!. 11- 29rna i l l t ()l lall l.'C- .f1'\l1II th e- f i l ' ~ t . tleplo,\'mf'lIt il l CHIt l ll'ollgh tIll' fillal t, Il lul1 t.hs of slIst:t i l1tcI aUHl'l\UI1 tilt' J :'1 )l/II('se hllllll,1;11111 \ \ ' a I." i l l l j l l 'u\'t'dt hl 'o llgh II l'(I':--sit.\, to III\'l't IIIl ' fil1 :t1 :I{'('(,leratl'dII pP I',i l io ll:!1 p l ' t I ~ ! ' I ' : T il C' i l J i l i ~ l t i ( l o f OPCI':t t io l t !:i fl' Oll1 tl t (, l l ' i : 1 I 1 : 1 l.' 1C' :l!t't! IIniqne 1'1'01']f'1I1 :;:il l 1I 1'g':tllizatioli alill upe r'atilllls ' ( ~ ~ ( ' fil ci li tit' :-i \\'l' l'e l l i l d ( ' q l l : l t ~ :tlld d l' \' l' lupl1l('ll t 01' t"lwMa J'ia llas CO IIlP l' i:-:l'd I l le I I/Ust t Il IlCC' lItl ',ded A"J'OIlP i l lg of comb:!t, IWl'sonnel .llId (,t(llipmelli evcr :11 -


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tempted 011 it single airdrome. T he lil11 jted capa biliti es of bOlllhsighting equiplI lCllt anJ lIllllslIalJapall c:-:c wcather cO l1lhitll'd 10 J'l'dw:l' t\1(' cf f e d i \ ' of ,isual bombillg from vcry highaltitlldes. The n.l[endnnt threat of thi s conditi ontu retard th e tetllpO of bombing operutions couldIlOt be accepted. Henlizatio ll of th e capnbi li tio"of radar bombing rcquiJ'cd illl cxtlmsio ll of train ing jn fh e th efd er and the dC\ 'elopl llcnt" of OlwJ'fl t ing tec hnic-illes to exp loi t thi s cupabi Jity. Newprobl ems were pl'cscnte-d by th o necc!==s ity for c:-;t-ubli sh ing air-sen r eSClie fa cil iti es o\'cr ra:-itst retches of open watcr. Th e g reat- distances in vo lved in th e Pllcific war crea ted major p J'oblC'JI1sin cOllll11llllical ions find liaison. Yet (mc by one

th e.'iC pJ'oblCl IIS werc O\"c rcome, with th e result thatill th e last five mOllths of t he war t he B - 29 attackCOBS! ituteJ UIIC uJ' the nlost cO ll ce llbn.l ed allddenlstatillg aUacks ill th e hi sto l'Y of warfal'e.

'fh e program :1'0 1' th e \'cry hCi.L'Y bomburdment(If Japan to whi ch th e \ \ ' l IS cOllllllitted, inslJite uf many pl'ublt' Il1S and ('unlpiexit ies, WIIS

conccin'd ilnd eXPc llteu, alld ti ll ' we, lponit self pro\"cd ea,publc uf Illce ti_ng the llquil"elll t' lltsJo t' which that force ""as cl'cfttcd- "* '" * toachieve the earliest possible pl'og l'cssiy e dislocnti on of th e Jap i l1 lCSC rni lit;l J'Y, ilHlu sLl' ia l; find economi c systelliSand to IInclennil l c- the II 101'111e of the_' ''pall ese people to " p oint wh ere t.he ir capn cityand will to wage wflr is clecis in:!Iy wea kened. "


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AppendicesDESTRUCTION OF URBAN AREA TARGETSDESTRUCTION OF AIRCRAFT FACTORIESDESTRUCTION OF OTHER INDUSTRIAL TARGETS

A. Destrllct ioll> of Urban Area TargetsSOn :. I)Uj.!t:S Ust primury II1rgcts o i l i r .

I'c roontJ'O I,t] lutiOH

:-:\ l llUrt'I I I l 1built- li p

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A. Destrllction of U"bmJ, ATef / 'fflrgets -Conr inuedSqU!lrcmil t'sbuilt -u p

::ql l llrcmil , sl, hlllllcdt!l I'J;CI IITf'!l

::i' ll lltred!'SlmY"d

l ' n ~ ' ! lbuill-UPI I r t 'a,Icstroyct!

I '{' rccut1,I,ulIlI'd " I A /C

t ! l l ' l l i r l , I !is Oil:!' hOllll) lng' \I:." tro)ld'l'OIlSd,'!I \'l)red

- - ~ I - - ~ ~ - ~ ~ - - - - -Okllyatll l l __ 163,5:,2 3. 38 I. S 2. 13 63. 0 111).0Okazaki 84 , 073 . gr, .S (Hi 68. IJ 81. 00Onlul!L ___ _ 177, 03.J 5. 37 1. & 2.2 7 42. 5 1a6. 0Osokn __ ____ _________ 3, 252, HO 59. S 20. 0 15. ,j4 20. 0 8 1. 5S:tg:1 ____ ___ _ _______ _ :)0.40G I. 2 1. 0 (' ) - -- -- - -Sakai --------- -- --- IS2, 147 2. :32 I. 8 I. 02 4'1. 0 tl7. 0Bas{! iJu 20;j, 9S0 2. 34 2.0 . 07 12. 0 48. 0Scmitl i__ - -- -------- 223, (j:W 4. .-,3 3. (] I. 22 27 . () 4 1. UtiltilltiZIL __ __ - - -- - - OS , Gl i I. 4 1 . 8 .74 52.0 81. USlLirnonoiiCkL ______ ___ 1% , 022 I. 42 .8 vi 3U. 0 03 8f:ihizuo k.1 _____ ___ _____ 112 , IVS 3. 40 2. 0 2. 28 Gn. 0 112.5Ta kaltltd slL ______ __ _ _ 111 , 207 1. 8 1. :, I. 40 7S. 0 06.0T okllShitll:L __ _______ L1 n. :j ' J 2. :3 1. 4 1.7 74 . 0 121. 0T uk uyt1tll1l. __ _ 38, 4 19 I. 27 . 73 (is .'j3 . .j 04. 3T ukyu______ ti , l i S, 80.J 110. :1:). 0 ,:)0. 3 .'jO. 8 80. 0T OY : I I l l ! l . __ _ __ 127, 8iiO I. 88 I. SR I. 8 7 no..j 9!l :jT oyull.Li b i ____ 141,71U 3. a l . iJ I. 7 52. 0 113. (]'1':; 11 ___ ---------- (is, 625 I. 17 I. 0 1. 18 8 1. 0 os. 0'l' surug:L _____ 31 , 346 I. 13 . 8 . 77 us. 0 9U. 0l '\)c________ - - - -- 100 , uso 1. 8 I. IJ . 42 23. 0 42.0l i jiyamada____ ______ ;,2, 5.).-1 . 03 .S .36 30. 0 4.-) . 0U t,:;oIlO It1 iy: \___ _ _ ___ _ 8 7/ 81i8 2. 7[, 1. 4 .94 34. 2 (i7. I, - \\":l.j i l l l:L __ _____ ___ __ :j2, 101 I. 0 . 0 .-)2 52.0 :;8. 0\\ ukn.\,:1I IIIl _ -- I ~ ) : \ 211:3 I. U 2.0 2. 10 ;'2. :i 105. 0Y fl.1I'il.!:1_ - -- 2fil.30n .;. 7'f:. . .j:) I . 22 2 1. 0 33. UYokkni c lt i __ 102. 771 :1. Td l. n I. 23 3r). o 123. 0Yokuh ll.tlll\ _____ 1)1;8, O!JJ 20. 2 8. 0 S. 0 .] .1. IJ I I I . 2Olhr-I'

TC)'I' .\L, ;-O._ 20 , S:JU , U1U 111. U 102. 10 17S. 10 13. 3 !J2. 2I ;-"-0 UllnHll!e.:O:OL li n:: Twent ieth A F :3lluiSt,[cu l ~ l l l l l u U \ of Il S() p{'rar iOllS JUI'nll .

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Ai chi AircrafL Works:Eitoku PlanL ___ _1\l\gOy ll. Plnn L _____ _____ _Ai ch i Ordnance Plnn t________ ________ __

fIi ro :Kaval Aircraft Factory , h :lIrc ._ . __I LilUchi Ail'crafL Co. , ' llibn Plalll _H itachi Aircrafl Engi11c Co ., Tn chikl1wnJ apan Aircnl fL Co., TOllliokl1 P laIH __ _ _K:1\\'!1lli:-;ld Aircl flfl Co.:Fukne _ __ ____ ___ __ _

l l ilncji Pla1l1 ___ ___ _i \ lUll O P lalJ I- _Takllnlzukl'\ PhIl11 ___AklkihL ___________ _K3gandgalJara P111llL- ___ _

B. Destrllction oj A i l'cl'rljl Factories'J'ulil l rOllf un 'a(Sl l lll !!',' rt.:U l )

2, 012,000467, 5001, 188, 000

1, osn, 22!)1, \10 , 000

748,4 001, 2S 1, 15 1

053, 1002, -1:;7 , 7001,747, 6003, 37 1, 100I, 582 , 000

:; '1111111 ' rf:c'Ld" su 'oyed ordUllItl lll'( l

J , OG2 , IlliO302, 6001, 130,800770 , 457

(' )838,626217,900501, 247018, 650

1, 807, 250I, IS8, 80U2, 5 11, 450

0.-13,70034

~ ~ r C ( ' de-st roycd or

10. G6 ~ . 895. 771. 573.533. 03[). 099.073.485.07\. 3GO. 2

IJ

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2

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140 985.5128 857.4

2 240 1, 733. S'I I, G27 23 10, 41 7.363 1 4.;8. 9

IIG 77S.01l i) 1, 070.0130 935. .)1:)3 I , 11 6. i130 I 836.4168 2 1, 022.3110 2 833. I14 1 I , 127.0107 780.5:1 1, GOO 70 11 , 472.017(; 1, 478. I160 1, 026. I70 730.004 692.2

103 726. il lg S30.51Ii j 02. 02 1,1)9 I , 106.3125 S83. S221 4 1, 301. 9U5 501. 6


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B, Dest,.uction, of Aircraft Factories-Continued

-shi A i l'cmf t. Cu., K ugnlllignho..r9.

lalrl - - - --'nAircraft o r k ~ , : \ a l - { u1 ' i u Ai rcraf t. Co., !\'l i :-;hi ll l ---II P 11.LIlt,

a...:hi1I1!L , -shi Aircmf \. I I ~ i l 1 C j i l l la A ircraft, ( '0 , ;I l allda. P lanl . . _ _I\o i zumi P lnu1J \ 1 i ' ~ I t . ; ] l i l l o Pln ll l .:\(.\\' O la P llIlIl __ _Og ik uiJu _AirCl'aft F I . lZlloku Ail'cl'ufl Eliginchik ll wn. A ircraf l Co., TllChika\h i k n w I ~ Air Dcpot, Tn ch ikawlihiu l'ui Ma chine \\ 'o r'k:, _er _

Xu dlll1lll g\'.

:\ a go)' 11-- -

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--

TOla l roor al'cn R(lIUHC rCI'L l'trCCll1 dc dt's troycd or l r t J ~ Hr(s lrunra rCl't ) dlllllilgcd da nmg.... d

293,000 227,000 i i . F)5,6 77 , 000 3, 880, 795 (is . -Ia , 0 ~ 8 8 0 0 2. u(i;', fHlO 87. F)a ,8 11, 000 a . J8 1, 100 n1. U1, ftO!) , 9S Il li I F) , 700 .10. "a,700, 000 882, 9110 2a. 81,832, 000 1, 2 74, 200 69. t,

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C. Destn,ction of Olb er Il1dustrial Targets-Conti nued

'I 'lIrl!('ts I "'" ,,,, ""or """ I "'"'"",''''' I 1'""" ,"0' I M is,siulIS I Air: J ,o S,."l'S I T,'HtSor lank ( , l I r ~ l C l j II '\:rt l stro yc,lor 1lO llIlJin;;f II UI dnnlngt'dI ---- - -M I :'C I ': LI .'" :\1 -:0118 ' I ' A U nII i ka.ri t\"1.\ \ 'Ol ,\ nlc llnl, Tok ll,\'IUlIa 1, I :";U, 000 :1. 1!IfI. 700 71. 8 157 8S:'). ()l \urr

- " ~ l . \ ' n l J\rsc l1aL _ a, \)55 , 200 2, III 0 72. () ](i2 2 7!lfl. S

~ o ' y _\ rf:cnal :Al stlla PJa llL __ ____ __________ 2, -I07 t :)-10 I, 3f13 , 485 5-1 . 3 a-l- 11 7. 9C higwm Fncl o ry ____ __ 1, 2;'0. 000 I. 010. 850 R3. 0 :\3 189 . 0Osa ka Arll1Y .\ rsc ilfil , Osnkll O. 020, 100 a , 223, 28S (j ,1. a :\ 200 1. ClS:}. 0TokoytUl lU K aval Arsc llaJ a, 7W, fiOO 2, fiG I, 150 71.0 124 13. 3

i l O l l l l l lJ u l'nl ulIlin Co" g l ) , \ ' Pln ll ! _1 2, 113 , 3flQ I , 3:l!l, 000 .15. 0 2!) 150. 0l l l l i t o m o i\ l c ln.1 11Idu!' lry __ 2, 210. 770 2, 158 , G55 HG , ., 2 1-11 876. 0Xippol l \ 'c ll i ('lr :\ l alll1fllclllrillg: (' u ! l ( j 7fiO I,IO, 330 f) I. 3 -------- - -'\ l a rifll Rl l il roll.d Ynrd :;o ______ .,.1, 650 .J(). 200 !12, O 108 700, 8

II iill.ch i EIl J,:irrc' r ri r lg Co., i ~ f i l l P lnll l _ 2, 213, 101 2. 112 , 000 H6, 8 11 8 806. aI l o(b g:oyn ( ' hcm icn l '- llelUS! Koriyanlll_ 777, 580 -I S7, H75 50, 0 71 283. 7J\o ri y am :l Cbcn licn\ fn di ls tr i cs,Kol'iYll1l11L 702. 000 rIM),OOO 72.8 70 2 I i I. 7

l l 1 l L i ! l . u r ~ SC'!l.l' la li t ' !--;Httio ll (;\17, 200 27 .5, :300 0 2 fiS 3U6 . 6Od lCL __ 58 2-15, S-

I--- -Tol a \:-. _ 31 , 01 ti, I';,' 21 , 8:')2, 70. ., 17 1, 4GO 8 S, 003, 6

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UN ITED STATES STRATEGIC BOMBING S URVEYLIST OF REPORTS

is bihlio/o!l'n.phy of report !' reslIll i ll!! froml l 1 d i I l f 1he EIII'Open.lI and Pucificf th ese rcpo rl l'! may IJI' purchni'ed frolll lite 8111'>('1'

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