MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Number 13
- Date: 18 December
1944
- Code Name:
Hesitation # 1
- Target: Nagoya (194)
Mitsubishi A/C Plant
- Participating Unit:
73rd BW
- Number A/C Airborne:
89
- % A/C Bombing Primary:
71% (63 Primary, 0 Secondary, Last Resort and Opportunity 10)
- Time Over Primary:
181400K - 181543K
- Altitude of Attack:
28,000 - 32,000
- Weather Over Target:
5/10
- Total A/C Lost: 4
- Resume of Mission:
Bombing results good - 921,670 square feet destroyed or damaged,
2,500,000 square feet of residential area destroyed and moderate
damage to shipyards and other industries. Enemy fighter opposition
moderate with 188 unaggressive attacks. Enemy aircraft destroyed 5,
probably destroyed 11 and damaged 12. Two aircraft missing, reasons
unknown, one aircraft ditched and one aircraft crashed on return to
Saipan. AA meager, moderate too inaccurate. Average bomb
load: 5,000 lbs. Average gas reserve: 705 gallons.
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