MISSION SUMMARY
Mission Number 326
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Date:
14 August 1945
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Target:
Osaka Army Arsenal ( 90.25 - 382 )
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Participating Unit:
73rd BW
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Number A/C Airborne:
161
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% A/C Bombing Primary:
90.06% (145 Primary and 2 Opportunity)
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Type of Bombs and Fuzes:
M65, 1,000# and M66, 2,000# G.P. bombs fuzed with 1/40 sec. delay
noses and tails.
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Tons of Bombs Dropped:
706.5 Primary and 10 Opportunity.
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Time Over Primary:
141416K - 141501K
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Altitude of Attack:
22,100 - 25,100
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Weather Over Target:
0/10 - 5/10
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Total A/C Lost:
0
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Resume of Mission:
Strike photos from 36 A/C showed excel- lent results, with 650 hits
showing on the Target.
Of 843 bombs dropped, 216 hit within 1,000 feet of the aiming
point. Fourteen A/C were
non-effective. All Bombing
was visual. Flak was heavy,
moderate generally accurate and continuously pointed.
Flak damaged 26 B-29s.
No E/A were sighted.
P-51s and
P-47s provided fighter
escort. Four
B-29s landed at
Iwo Jima.
Average bomb load: 10.924 lbs. Average fuel reserve: 954
gallons.
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