MISSION SUMMARY

Mission Number 331

     

1. Date: 14/15 August 1945
    
2. Target: Nanko, Shimonoseki ( W ), Miyazu and Hamada
    
3. Participating Unit: 313th BW
    
4. Number A/C Airborne: 39
    
5. % A/C Bombing Primary: 88.25% ( 35 A/C )
    
6. Type of Mines and Settings: 1,000 and 2,000# mines with various settings.
    
7. Tons of Mines Dropped: 223.5 tons
    
8. Time Over Primary: 150042K - 150308K
    
9. Altitude of Attack: 8,000 - 12,800
    
10. Weather Over Target: 0/10 - 6/10
     
11. Total A/C Lost: 0
     
12. Resume of Mission: All 345 mines on this mission were believed to have been effective.  Four A/C were non-effective.  Forty-two E/A sighted made 9 attacks and damaged 2 B-29s.  Flak encountered was at Shimonoseki, heavy and medium, meager to moderate and inaccurate and 30 to 75 S/L's.  Heavy and medium, meager to moderate, accurate to inaccurate at Miyazuru, 10 to 20 S/L's reported. Average mine load: 12,955 lbs. Average fuel reserve: 927 gallons.  One B-29 landed at Iwo Jima. 

 

 

 

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