MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 257

      

1. Date:  9/10 July 1945

2. Target:  Sendai Urban Area

3. Participating Unit:  58th Bombardment Wing

4. Number A/C Airborne:  131

5. % A/C Bombing Primary:  93.89%  (123 primary & 1 opportunity)

6. Type of Bombs and Fuzes:  AN-M17A1, 500# incendiary cluster set to open 5000 feet above Target: and AN-M47A2, 100# incendiary bomb with instantaneous nose fuse.

7. Tons of Bombs Dropped:  909.3 tons on primary & 6.3 tons on opportunity.

8. Time Over Primary:  100103K  - 100305K

9. Altitude of Attack:  10,000  - 10,700 feet

10. Weather Over Target:  3/10

11. Total A/C Lost:  1

12. Resume of Mission:  Good to excellent results reported by crews.  The Target was visible to 86 crews and not visible to 27.  7 A/C were non-effective.  The B-29 lost ran off the runway and burst into flames.  Entire crew safe.  10 E/A sighted made 1 attack.  Flak was heavy, meager to moderate, inaccurate and medium: AW fire was meager and inaccurate.  15-20 SL’s were observed, and not effected by radar jamming or ‘rope.’  A/A damaged 6 B-29’s.  13 A/C landed at Iwo Jima.  Average Bomb Load:  14,372 lbs.  Average Fuel Reserve:  673 gallons.

 

 

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