MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Number 301
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Date:
28/29 July 1945
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Target:
Ogaki Urban Rules
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Participating Unit:
314th BW
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Number A/C Airborne:
96
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% A/C Bombing Primary:
93.54% (90 A/C)
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Type of Bombs and Fuzes:
E46 and M17A1, 500# incendiary clusters set to open 5,000 feet above
Target and M47A2, 100# incendiary bombs with instantaneous nose.
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Tons of Bombs Dropped:
658.7 tons
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Time Over Primary:
290152K - 290350K
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Altitude of Attack:
14,000 - 16,400
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Weather Over Target:
2/10 - 5/10
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Total A/C Lost:
0
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Resume of Mission:
Crews reported unobserved to excellent bombing results.
Photo reconnaissance revealed 38% of the city had been
destroyed. Six A/C were
non-effective. The tar- get
was visible to 61 A/C and not visible to 31.
Twenty-eight E/A made 21 attacks and damaged 2
B-29s.
Flak was reported as heavy, meager and inaccurate, also
meager to intense. Twelve to
35 S/L's were ineffective.
One Wind-Run A/C and 1 Broadcast A/C were A/B. Ten
B-29s landed at
Iwo Jima.
Average bomb load: 14,977 lbs. Average fuel reserve: 594
gallons. Claims were 1-0-0.
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