MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Number 185
- Date: 28 May 1945
- Code Name:
Starvation #17
- Target: Shimonoseki
Straits and Moji Area
- Participating Unit:
313th Bombardment Wing
- Number A/C Airborne:
11
- % A/C Bombing Primary:
81% (9 A/C)
- Time Over Primary:
280058K - 280126K
- Altitude of Attack:
6000 - 7700
- Weather Over Target:
0/10
- Total A/C Lost: 1
- Resume of Mission:
Sixty-three Mk-25 Mines were dropped in the 3 primary areas, with 62
reported as effective. Two A/C were non-effective. A/A shot down 1
B-29 over Target, with all 11 crew members missing. A/A also
damaged 3 B-29’s. A/A was heavy, meager to intense and accurate to
inaccurate. Eleven E/A sighted and made 6 attacks. No Claims.
Average Mine Load: 13,510 lbs. Average Fuel Reserve: 755 gallons.
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