MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 248

      

1. Date:  3/4 July 1945

2. Target:  Kochi Urban Area

3. Participating Unit:  73rd Bombardment Wing

4. Number A/C Airborne:  129

5. % A/C Bombing Primary:  96.89%    (125 A/C)

6. Type of Bombs and Fuzes:  E46, 500# incendiary clusters with tail set to open at 5000 feet above Target: and, AN-M76, 500# incendiary bombs with instantaneous nose and non-delay tail.

7. Tons of Bombs Dropped:  1,060.8 tons

8. Time Over Primary:  040252K  - 040352K

9. Altitude of Attack:  10270  - 11,530 feet

10. Weather Over Target:        1/10  - 2/10

11. Total A/C Lost:  1

12. Resume of Mission:  Strike photos revealed concentrations of fires in Target area with .92 sq. mi. (48% of built-up area) destroyed.  15 B-29’s bombed visually & 110 by radar.  4 A/C were non-effective.  2 E/A sighted made no attacks.  Flak was light and medium, meager, and generally inaccurate.  The A/C Lost was to unknown reasons, no reports having been received after take-off.  6 A/C landed at Iwo Jima.  Average Bomb Load:  17,455 lbs.  Average Fuel Reserve:  791 gallons.

 

 

 

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