MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Number 244
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Date:
1/2 July 1945
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Target:
Shimonoseki Straits, Nanao,
and Fushiki
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Participating Unit:
313th Bombardment Wing
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Number A/C Airborne:
28
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% A/C Bombing Primary:
85.71% (24 A/C)
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Type of Mines Planted:
Mk 25, 2000 lb: and, Mk 26-36, 1000#, with various settings.
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Tons of Mines Planted:
161 tons.
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Time Over Primary:
020053K - 020233K
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Altitude of Attack:
7200 - 8700 feet
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Weather Over Target:
4/10 - 10/10
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Total A/C Lost:
0
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Resume of Mission:
Results were believed to have been excellent.
Of the 119 each Mk 25 and 84 each Mk 26-36 released in the
primary fields, 195 were believed to be effective.
4 A/C were non-effective.
Flak was heavy, meager, and inaccurate.
Only 1 E/A was sighted.
Two B-29’s landed
at Iwo Jima.
Average Mine Load:
13,179 lbs. Average Fuel
Reserve: 770 gallons.
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