MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 213

      

1. Date:  19 June 1945
    
2. Target:  Shimonoseki Straits, Niigata, Miyaza, and Maizuru
    
3. Participating Unit:  313th Bombardment Wing
    
4. Number A/C Airborne:  28
    
5. % A/C Bombing Primary:  100% 
    
6. Type of Mines Planted:  Mk-25, 2000# and Mk-26-36, 1000# mines.  Various settings.
    
7. Number of Mines Planted:  108 MK-25 mines and 144 MK 26-36 mines.
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8. Time Over Primary:  0132K  - 0218K
    
9. Altitude of Attack:      8000  - 10,200 feet
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10. Weather Over Target:  5/10  - 6/10
     
11. Total A/C Lost:  0
     
12. Resume of Mission:  It was estimated that all the mines dropped were effective (i.e. none landed ashore).  The Shimonoseki Straights blockade was extended and Niigata, Miyaza, and Maizuru were re-mined.  Flak was heavy, meager, and inaccurate.  Six E/A sighted made no attacks.  Two B-29’s landed at Iwo Jima.  Average Mine Load:  13,069 lbs.  Average Fuel Reserve:  761 gallons.

 

 

 

 

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