MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 192

 

  1. Date:  9 June 1945
     
  2. Target:  Kawasaki Aircraft Co., at Akashi   (90.25-1547)
     
  3. Participating Unit:  313th Bombardment Wing
     
  4. Number A/C Airborne:  26
     
  5. % A/C Bombing Primary Target:  92.16%  (24 primary and 2 opportunity) 
     
  6. Type of Bombs and Fuzes:  AN-M56, 4000#, light case, instantaneous nose and non-delay tail.
     
  7. Tons of Bombs Dropped:  144 tons on primary and 12 tons on opportunity.
     
  8. Time Over Primary:  091052K  - 091054K
     
  9. Altitude of Attack:  16,700  - 17,400 feet
     
  10. Weather Over Target:  8/10  - 9/10
     
  11. Total A/C Lost:  0
     
  12. Resume of Mission:  Reconnaissance photographs showed little damage to plant.  Bombing was chiefly by radar.  One pattern of bombs was in Akashi, about 1,000 yards SE of Target.  No enemy opposition was encountered.  Four B-29’s landed at Iwo Jima.  Average Bomb Load:  13,065 lbs.  Average Fuel Reserve:  615 gallons.

 

 

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