MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Number 184
- Date: 27 May 1945
- Code Name:
Starvation #16
- Target: Shimonoseki
Straits, Fishiki, Fukuoka, and Karatsu
- Participating Unit:
313th Bombardment Wing
- Number A/C Airborne:
30
- % A/C Bombing Primary:
96.57% (29 A/C)
- Time Over Primary:
270132K - 270330K
- Altitude of Attack:
5900 - 8200
- Weather Over Target:
0/10 - 3/10
- Total A/C Lost: 0
- Resume of Mission:
194 Mk-25 mines and 12 Mk-36 mines were dropped in primary fields,
with 198 of these reported as effective. One B-29 was
non-effective. Two B-29’s were damaged by A/A. Five E/A were
sighted and made 1 attack. No claims. One A/C landed at Iwo Jima
and 1 at Okinawa. Average Mine Load: 13,441 lbs. Average Fuel
Reserve: 609 gallons.
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