MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 185

 

  1. Date:  28 May 1945
     
  1. Code Name:  Starvation #17
     
  1. Target:  Shimonoseki Straits and Moji Area
     
  1. Participating Unit:  313th Bombardment Wing
     
  1. Number A/C Airborne:  11
     
  1. % A/C Bombing Primary:  81%  (9 A/C)
     
  1. Time Over Primary:  280058K  - 280126K
     
  1. Altitude of Attack:  6000  - 7700
     
  1. Weather Over Target:  0/10
     
  1. Total A/C Lost:  1
     
  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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