MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Number 143
- Date: 4 May 1945
- Code Name: Mopish
#2
- Target: Matsuyama
A/F 90.13 - 2777
- Participating Unit:
314th Bombardment Wing
- Number A/C Airborne:
21
- % A/C Bombing Primary:
79.9% (17 primary and 2 opportunity)
- Time Over Primary:
040909K - 040925K
- Altitude of Attack:
18,000 - 18,900
- Weather Over Target:
0/10 - haze
- Total A/C Lost: 0
- Resume of Mission:
Bombing results were from excellent to poor. Bomb pattern was at
upper edge of field area also among barrack type buildings. Enemy
air opposition - 33 E/A sighted made 18 attacks. Four enemy
aircraft were damaged with none destroyed or probably destroyed.
A/A weak. Two A/C landed at Iwo Jima. Average bomb loads 10,623
lbs. Average fuel reserve: 579 gallons.
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