F TE pesreroitl Mission NO, 293 FLOWN 25 copy No, 112 POUL. Cas > Oe NT CreesFOREWORD ‘This report covers XI Bomber Command Mission No, 203, flown 15 Tune 1945 against the Osaka- Amnagasaki Urban Area. Missions No. 201 and 202 were ‘mining operations, the reports of which will receive limited distribution,‘DECLASSIFIED. Authority IVP £0 BAST wana Date 57/1 Osakaninagasakt Urban Area 35 Tune 1945 Sable of Contents’ Narrative see eee eee rere eee Annox A= Operations sssseseeseeee Part I = Navigation Track Chart. » « Part II - Mean Points of Impact. « « Fart I1r - viignt mgincerang charts Part IV Radars see eee ee ee Part Vi=Gmnery i teste ee Part VI ~ AireSea Rescue Chart se Port VII ~ ighter Escort Mis Annex B= Weathers bi bk se see evee x Part I= Yeather Summary ee ee ee Migsion No. Part II - Chart =~ Foreoast eather vse Observed "eather. Part III - Prognostic Mapes es y o Part 10 = Synoptio Mapes see oe Annax © - Comuunications +. 64, Part I - RO. Part II ~ Radio. ss 3, : Annox D - Intelligence » net Part I = Enemy Air Opposition, Part II - nowy Antiaireratt Part ITT - Damage Assessment ¢ Annex E - Consolidated Statiationl Sumary . Annex P = 20% Bomber Command Fiold Order « Annex @ = Distribution . . , Prepared By? As2 Section 200 Bonber Conmand4 are fof Attack on the Cocka-Amagnanki Urban Area, 15 June “Gonmanding Genoral, Twentieth Air Fores, Washington 25, DeO+ anaot Speciticar (1) Primary Visual and Rader Target: Osaka~Anagasaki Urban (2) No secondary or lest resort targets were named. ‘SORATEGY AND PLAN CF OPERATIONS: as Selection of D-Day! It was originally intended to attack c “this date, but because of unfa¥orable weather itions in that area, the original attack was cancelled and the pre- plan effedted. On the basis of a favorable weather forecast for 2 area, firm decision was mate to attack on 15 June. be Iavort “Target! Ana reanlt of 3 previous ine teitee tuainit Gaatas TC ato decided ting she cmcining soon attacked would not merit more than a wing effort. In order to lize the planned force to greater advantage, 3 mean points of impact city of Amagasaki were selected in addition to 2 points to be ced in Osaka, The points to be attacked were located in the heart gasakt and in arose adjacent to Uth sides of the shin Yodo Hiver Osaka. ‘Tho importance of tho arcas to be banbed in the Osaka waa in= ted ty the extensive firebroaks ani cleared sectors around the fac~ s+ Anagasakiy a highly important suburb of Osaka, vas known to n'a very largo etude and synthetic oil refinery, 3 strategically ertant power plants, aircraft end aircraft parts plants. and sone industctal instal istions, © Details of Planning -- operational; (1) Bombing Plans: (a) Determination of Bomb Load: sei a for looation of maa points of Impacts (S02 Annex Ay Part.‘SEQRED am diggoront selection of bombs” fino ate aqninay thie iype of target ana ee veabo cotosted for the origins) target yore already loaded with those bonbs and sufficient ‘hot available for a.changes pwelve of the 15 Groups scheduled on this aded with AN-MI7Al incendiary clusters fuzed "5000 feet above tho target. ‘The romining 3 Groups wero loaded 7X2 Ancendiary banbs fuzed instantaneous nose+ 1. Intcrvalonctor acttings of 35 fect botwoon 1 of the Aeud7Ai type and 75 fect botwoon groups of 6 banbs for . The areas about 3 of the moan ee impact 0 be attacked (the 2 points located in Osaka and 1 of the 3 points in reat) conslated primariiy of 1 and 2 story wooden Dulliinus ana ‘to be attacked first, Tho AN-IM7AL clusters containing AN-I5O type sium basbo, althotigh not tho bost type of weapon for use against jential type areas, wore considered 2 good alternate weapon judging tho results of previous attacks agsinst similar targots. Tho M-50 {was ccucidered tho best Sype of bash fer use againet the ranaining 2 loeuted in Imagasaki, These arcas consist primarily of indus- | typo construction and are vulnerable to the penetrating qualities We50 bands Tho 20 per cont anti-personnel elenont in the M=50 was gonsidered sufficient for disrupting fire-fighting activitios {b inclusion of high-oxplosives or fragmentation bombss Se Scheduling of groups was so arranged that of tho first 3 moan points of impact attacked would havo 1 group acing AN-M\7A2 incendiary bombs on the area, It was expected that jose firefighting defonsos and would allox for the succoaaful an- of the clusters droppai from aircraft in succeeding formations. (>) Bombing Data: 1, Approximately the seme initial point (31:530N- 0400R) and axes of attack (31 tu 46 egress) used in previous Osaka fons were to bo employed on this mission. They wore considered the Possible from tho standpoint of antiaireraft opposition, surface ds, and radar checkpoints, 26 Tho mosn points of impact vara arlected 20 ‘smoke from tho bonbing of one point would not interfere with the Hing on other points during tho carly stazea of the attacks 4p order to maintain box 2g asoiraey, erens to be snetiuctod not to vary tonbing aleituaes mos than 2000 foot m thn Yelofod boubing aititudsey Shave aii clusters were fess fo 4 predotomtined alsitudo, it mas bolioved that an ssceeeive care on in altitude wo! 2 the s a ud chango the bomb trajectory and result in inac- + Composite wings m- 3 lot Lo asta an sol of aque ey SnRe cash ere B oight mimes detcon wingss | hTTon® "ith 4 minutos betwoon groupsSEORED and other nog of atteok, banbing altitudes, and onving date Hrd 'toliowol “tos of attack, fou 31 20,48 oblige ado, 16,000, 19,000 nnd 204000 footy got inate ‘pond, 302 to sei nica’ per hours authelpatod drire, 6b to @) tions (a) 43 Mingo wore to uso tho following route to the ect to Ivo Jim —Pactienl Dootrinas sembly (off the coast of Japan) aN bstwoun 1345E A ino on entrance to Osaka Bay which aireraft 355058 (Dopartire taro to anna shroien the heh fmt nae -1350h002 (IP) A point on the entrance to Osaka Bay castly ident~ ified for start of tho barb run. Osakacdmazaaakt (bv) Ruute trom targot to base for aireraft attacking Points of impact in Osaka: Heasons for Selection Breakavay to the right antiairera®t defenses, Tana in order to avoid heavy ade Biim to Bsso - Tactiosi Doctrinos (2) nouts mom ti points of impact in angusakie Reasons for Solostion (4magasckt 191 '5) ; 5208 rarest to basa for airomtt attacking ‘Breakawey straight ahoad attor boabe amay, A sent tum going through Lighted defenses, Tamia ona, 10 Tina to Bes Tuctteai Doctrines () Miiene Butnoortnes (a) Attitudes ana speed: ties, 7, S080FdAnc0 mith IAT Bonbor Comers ete Bice, at bonbing altitndosy were to oeSECRET (2) Fuel rosorve data indicated that no, bomb bay tanks bo roquirod ty any of tho aircraft partieipating oa ‘load per aircraft would be approximately 6700 ga] * 1 ade wore specified. fe) No maxidun or‘minimmn dod 20 opositied. ee ierars reer oes itiary taub load of 13,000" pourda and tho Sluth Wing could carry J000 pounds, ‘Tho ammunition load was estimated at 1500 pounds por a: te (4) Hadart et ees sist wane FP crn tet fe ies fe Tange of AN/APQ-13_ s, (b) Tho initial point ’(341530N-1350400E), on the tip of a SER RO Ok et (eo) Osaka and Ammeansit hath provide goed wadar tangoto. ‘meen points of impact scloctod, hoxever, present sone difficulty, Of S mean points of impact soloeted, the 2 points in Osaka were expected Provide the mst difficulty becauso of the lack of’good offset aiming ts, ‘The ramaining 3 points, located in Amgasaki, were not expected Prosont great difficulty, since tho bay coastline offers oxoollent ro- ace in aotting course and in effactting Us bumd release point. (), Halt Tt was planned to 0/F osrly warning ana gun-laying ar to contuct a goneral search in the 38-3000 megncycle regions TE figo Planned to barrage jam the 190-210 megacyele region and to spot rv cueay gun-laying radar signals that might appoar outeide the ber- Binney HOt Obcervers vers sehotulen to secompliny ertce, the be Jammings = (6) AireSea cue? (Seo Annex A, Part VI, for charts, Be Bory vas Pumniahed Tit aetis of ahe alana Sea Teer Sue) BRE tirs0n Tonsuo faoilitions “4 aubmirines, § Dimes’ Seng nes ee doar caiition te thoso faottttios, the hevy ascitod aan sea? 2000 to carry out olr-cca r during the critical ne Beriols of takowoff ant landings Thin Seenn ened 4 Supor-Dumbos (B-29's) to orbit 41 meet = ‘ho submarine positions. (7) Hightor Bgoort: Fiehtor maeort wae Phe surntunod ey the HTH SBton cat Pere a+ Detatis of Planning —- Inteliigence: (2) Bhemy Fighter Reaction: +, (a) Roory guns in the + a + conta, 305; Kobo, ey cornet Of oun, 5 Rere,Stgzeeed as folUDars 280 van eH Ses aaun sou art f naIsSV13 I Spcaat etsoitive sates in the Osaka do- : vo sang of 259 of tn host guna : 5c” Temas eotinatot nt the aironate attatiog tho pointo nd ‘mould bo within cffectivo rang of 20 of the hewwy guna at Kobe ‘of tho guns in the Osaka defense 3» EXEOUTION oF THE MESSTOH fay Takeeoftt Tako-off was accomplished as follows: sit Last os eed miscore aakevase 158 auasias 438003 uassse arava 146332 ysTSES aussi ua6312 be Mrenstt prosceded individually lo the assemoly ie vith navigation boing accomplished aa planed, Formations were pine ty @ frontal condition at approximtely 31 degrees north. Air- # thon proceeded to tho targct individually or in euall grouper & Targets + Target area navigation wea accomplishod Pith, the exception of a fom aircraft nich bosbed by doa sour Tagenbing "ae accomplished by radar, The majority of aiverart 16709 reacts at the tino of bans anuy. A total of kth Bogle drop Presseses OF fmetntiary enbs ann clusters on tho prinmty rerect MPHAZ Yo 1501552 at adestudoa fren 16,300 to 264900 focke (See Consolidated Statistical and bomb tontiags.) ‘Trenty= fhe primey target, droppad 17541 on various targets'of opportunity () Remainder of Zoxags hore wore 42 noavettective atreratts gtia Dats, Toturn t0 bao mas aoomplishet nitnout dnetde firee BA29's landed at Tao. Jim, De ye eae + Landings 4 Jandad at be: ae fouioggr ANHtt lendod at navss unter good weather eondie Mins Hizat imaing Last Landing 50tn 3506172 3509012 Bt asosee2 0892, aim, 1505580 509012, aso9012, 3509012Laisa vin ye Seog cisissvinaa ' ashed into the er se Bees a ae i See ah Beare ea ee oe & Qporats 2 dnnex z for track chart.) (2) (Seo A, Part I, ie: Pea ea atin) and radio navigation were also used. The calibre of na ae Seco ‘9 frontal (2) The forming of 100 on windows, daring a fi tration prior to assembly and at the assembly areas, wae the moot is Qifticalty encountered. ‘wo aizcraft babel targets of opportun- dus to criticn! icing conditionss (b) Fo aiveraft reported malfunctions of pnounatic B bay doors. Few other malfunctions were reported, (c) 11 aivcratt were over tho primary target within a fea of 2 hours and 11 minstoss (S00 Ahnex 4, Part 111, for charts, + Annex By for detailss) Mervative of the Iéission ao Flows Marzatlve of the Mission ao Flow 2, ,Ouise-to the Mainland onl sesesnty: Zodtviauar Trane ar ate atacaicleiy arvar Vike? to see, Tattrit hides the initial cruise wa flom, Group asconbiies Soninetod st bonbing altitudes at pointe off the anialanl, (@) +, AizHet: Bea vesthor ‘dispersed the formations Peta eenaeneramplithed, fcr the most part, ty iniivisenl’ eee ee at # than briefed altitiios: ‘The bost retum was made by do 180 miles por hour (caliorated Sommonts: Since thie mlooton nas urs, tary alroratt had bath bay tank Fae not possible, Bed weather Ms high variance in fuel consmption, einally scheduica ready installed, deine conditions (i, BalOE! (Seo annex Ay-Part IV, tor aetaiy, p rest Ponting the primary target, boned israse® G) guna (Seo amex A, Part vy, tor etait.) fo) Tron gSES00 Roscust (S00 Annox a, part vr, ere no Qitehings and ai) atrece (Bienes Mission Repert.) Iv but turned back ). None of the for Air-Sea Rescue ft were adeounted fore + for Fighter nis miesion waa ais-annee Br for dotarie,) with tho, cceertioo rack foesaetataedy westher wos Goer 4 Gommssentions: (a) pour (ooo Apne Cy Pert 1, for detatio,) Rigiteen Sseitntadd {Eiquatony eeluved Sea- ope tae gs ‘tat ney (2) Badior (See Annex Cy Part ‘It, for details.) 3. sntel2igonee Summary: vere 2, fr do a) ‘air Oppoattions (See Annex Dy 9, omy’) og hirernti ears slanted on thie misoion, neither hich attacked, @) Antiniverafts (Seo annex D, Bart II, f ao oes GpEIttan ores, the target wae jesat fommatsonae atid Asocoments (See Annex Dy Part III, for de- pees to Tan Ni ‘Gs a result of this wisefon msi) Peg squire niles (15 square miles cr 3.1 of Goal, and 159 eivare niles cr 6.6% of Amegtsakl je ip pr, Cite’ oa coms £. uae ae Sor Gener edade aan 0 SECRETTare 80 vavn eye “shaun So aataissvisa SEOREL RATIONS Part I ~ tavigation Track chart Pert IT - Moan Pointe of Impact Port IIT - Plight Rngincuring charts Port 1 - Redar ort V - Gunnery Part VI - Air-soa Rescue Chert Fort VIE - VIE Fighter Comand iasion ReportTifpara 0 vuvs ye Fone gaa ‘Tard, assembly Kito Io Shim 20033 —vaeiea2) 34th Asgonby— Mina wisare dense eeoearlionoge || (29983) 7 lisotese || 3G0eiz|tsosse || (Se mager Beieer |sStlor||wcre hese | sz edit Sigessee |!901212 ||iSocsszlioorare || S9OIs2|!S0\a72 | ae ie od XX BOWSER COMMAND, Senmsi63ie—— pou Resa casissviaa MISSION NO. 203 — URBAN K: | OSAKA AREA — n/a nia A POINTS. OF IMPACT ; Mel WIN 9 — 36Gps. 1Gp. each. 56th, 73rd, 8 314 th. Wings. @ —— 36ps_ Gp. each. 73rd..313th.a 3I 0 X —— 36ps. IGp. each S8th, 313th ,& 314th2) ss0veb 21> 12045 ay | a 07% a ons Lt 11S Woe Ht, ae es IM GHE DUR BeleEri) 20.000 14000Suly operative on take-off: 477 ‘be Number of sete operative over eli targetsr 436 Ge Percentage opczative over targets: 9h par cont A, Sets ojrative on return to base: 439 es Total aiccraft uoing Azimuth Stebilizction on Bonbarun: 306 f. Average maxim range at which tergets wore picked up: 0 = 5000 st. = 65 Ne miless 000" deoso N. >AA Mt mbt e000 - 20000 ft. = 67 Ne miles. 20000 = 22000 ft. 66 Ne mide: Average naximm range af beacons: 235 mi alles = 13,000 ste 116 Mi miles 5 510,000 ft. Alyy Me miles = 10-20,000 ft. he Average meximun renge of Japanese const: 49 Ne milose es 2 Munber of 1ead ship failures: 2s gader mvigation seNclly APIE9: 8, munber of Fixes repertot: 2178 Ds Antenn2 used ond uscable raxinim range of cach typor yom mages gt Rage ) Sky mver 287 7 70 © Interference: Nones 4. 15 soto wore reported es inoperative, 3+ TER + son-6954 2, Location turned on; Take-off, 50 miles from Japenese doast . be Looation turned off: Japanese ecast ~ Base, + Chiwched a sin average of 20 tim: a Sete inoperetiver One alrezaft = no signales throuss oh ,Aiuglute gitsneter, SoH-718; minder of asta operative‘Eagh_V_ = Guy Ls Nos of i/e Firing: Nonee 2. Average turret loads Bs & & & & 3. Average No, of rounds fired in Conbet per turret: ei iE ee ete ete by No, of rounds fired in combats Hones Ss Mos of rounte uscd for toat firina: 384370 neh, S. Gime tote: 0th ving Taw ins date Mins uth Wns 7+ wifumtionss GeFat. 21 50 Megs Charger feilure - 4 Janno round in cover - 1 Fuully firing elvouite2 Twisted belt -2. Servo dnplitier out - 1 Split Barrel Bushing - Dynanotor ont = 1 Sear slide reversol - Awersge per Turrct elevation out -1 Broken bolt feed lever - > Beek out eiroult - 1 Tight hendapoe - 1 8, Byuiment operation (Peta percentage operative): cea 996352, Based on Wing Gunnery Officcrs* Reports.* Lia G A VEN Soshaunume . Ga t18SV19T0_ . ony ABSA aar vise | 2 ; | 3 Mission .no.203__| DATE. | xxi pomcom ——_| | Fs ote a cae 35 Tek | Nooore --—-j-—* aa ‘50088 To rane oF srmKe Ae 1) soos 10 fpsne oF smn 476 bo? Tigozoge ; ai fa eo | | ey suewaine O- sxrrace vessey A- "4 oums0 TORE Se rv eatin | arena! SER Con ‘sone RODUCED SER PTD,tig the root Se ee cee tau soporte the oamandingcoere VEE ghee eter ae antar tga pe ta frpeanet heels ven ippstont eto Soe pres oe at eee eeeer cect Reports HEADCUARTERS VLI FIGHMER COMBND ‘Office of the Comanting Generel wo Tima CONSOLIDATED MESSTON REPORT Ath Fighter Group 596th vighter Group a, iit: ‘Type of mission: scert of 29s over Osaka ar be Date: 15 June 1945. e: Field order to. 12. a. ission No. 168, Groupe 15th 506th gotale Airerart aispatchea; 59 6 133 | Areroft returned carly: 58 64 322 Aarereft over target; None Kone None Ainoort taste 1 None 2 dssoraft completing mission: Wone —Nono—sNone Tino of teke off: (Last plane off): 0652 ‘Tine of 2/2 n/mvigntion tonbere: 0713 Tine landed: 12 ‘Peiently aircraft 1osecs: tote) 1. Pilot ditched plene ono mile Sw of ‘thee when engine cut out on tle off. Pilot require two days of hospitoiieation because of lacerated THM nostril. b. Wiendly airorart aamoged; Total 1, Both wings of 1 P-51 buckled vhon plane landed with heavily Aoodet ming tenks, Pilot uninjured. 5. a mery aircraft sightea: ones De Biemy eiverart loases;' Nones + Enory ground installations and shipping losses: tones Trretives After noma toes off and readesrous 1. weather front saccustered 380 toe fran taco at WHIbs Norse nea anes the {Pent vhen tho weather Hane Beviond thas tho trent ag dhorconings and thee et a gor gene aes SENN in the overcunt. "Weother plans earised vores so osc > Peversrtion ot enewy fick actensos: Wo flak oncoutered, + Importont obscrystivis: None. SQNZEIDENDI4Listion of wonther oa it affooted tho mission: Appraxinsto/y ‘boss a front weo encountered. ‘The cloud cover wae 10/20 ‘tops in excess of 27,500 feet. Tho weather was tho cause of a7 SovrrpanerayeR zart I - Weuther Summary Fort IT = chart -- forecast weather vse Observed Woather Part TIT - Prognostic wap Part IV - Synoptic wap 2. SONEIDENTIaLshovers lasting 45/20 1a cloud, tase 1600 ft, tops, 8000 Pts, shovers atid ob00x Uses," yedual and slight aoorca to 3/10. 1 is mses BER, Stites‘, moe 200 24, wpe 20 ony Sie cles Ses tas satan ty (pati Sa nce ace 6 Shae Hien he LSP a Seer re-sas 6/o ae uly mee fy ope 09 8 ait ists tin ne betmec 10d 18,00. cloudy taso 2000 £5 tops 7000 fty 7/20 Mansa°Ssout stan ag Setryue fe wl quate Ghoua reducing slowly during day to nil by 1600K» 4-6/10 patehy 10m cloud tren 2-6000 Tte SPRUTTONAE soRBckSR Seattared 107, middie, end high clowle with scattered chorers at takenarty Scattered lov ant high clouds with ccoasional eesttered middle Gloude at 29°. cold front at 29% vill give broken low and gvercesb wilde nd nign e1ous wath ehowars to 51°Ne Fron SIN to the Dupre thare will be scattered to broken high clouds With scattered middle and high elowis, Route returning will be sinilar to route outgoings Fatah rget: 5/10 low chow, tase 2000 ft, top 6000 ft} 3/10 middle clouds, Base 1,000 £85 ton 25.000 #42 3/9 nigh facade a eesoSe aes winds at 21,000 £¢ will be 2600 at Ue iota. SUD vem Broken low clouls with overcast end rain reducing visibility to 1.9 mites ot Quan on tchowort Soattered low clouds with a few build—ups ani shewera to 300K. 4A cold front at 30°N guve overcast lor, midile and high ecm ‘ith heavy goin and moderate to hoavy Fino Seing and gecesionn1}y @loar deing to S4ON. Route returning was the aime as secre outaoing. Herts tow olouts unctocrvot; 10/10 nlddde cloutsy tope 39-29,00 200 high Chota at 24,000 te; oobercte sae Tea 08 FEF Asoo #8 more 260" ce AS ook 196 QONELQENTIaAL9500.4 mesial ra > BS peRnS ; Ap oe wy o00'o 00'S! 00002 000'Sz i 2 UBHLVEM G3ANsSE0 aed Adoz SUV CT Dsus a Za 0005 200°! OZ 300°S1 00°02 wo'szMAW AAW GAvA2280Sommerer ross wert 1 - Rat Port 11 - Radio oe SEQREDSEGRED ERD Row 8 70 D/y oncxy carly warning end gun-laying roders, bs fo contimic vareh in th 96-3000 me rogions aera ada 0-210 Teese, en te ene eularing sates in tho 19 yc desne,rogiom tod fo spt den any ascleying sigma that appete~ stislte‘the Sarraqo in an ettokt to Saline Phe Sree ee ee cotter 2, Biahtoen Rav Obsorvere participated and used the folloring iment, fo ceccmplich the sasrch and Jasnings 500 - 10R=1 ana agd-2e Do nse'> Gunes Me aeeEeh 0 eemingy $00 — fm oat = APRoh, 1 - 19R-7, and 3 - api-240 be, Hearly every aizplane vas equipped vith an electronic jan- ery acno'sirslatos Sol Yee Tecmo teat G4, Spot Jamoro wore exployed eminst gimatnying xeder that eprecrel uitside the mrmge. Be Besulta, .O Since mony airplanes aia not honb in their prescribed fore fez one due to wasther cenditicns, the barrage was not too ecaprene tot Wes considered atone tes pr ,Suvel cney rdare wore turncd off when they were spot Parnca bet Romwtly emo ca again mien the epot Jammer was teerea eee for 8 look through periods G» Mhe folloving intercepts were aude: Gece seine nu nm es ot we ne 90068 o495 ~23 a52ey BE Obl545 1259 21 122 P By ORT Be 8 2 28 WS oes ue a eis be ay 9 ae oe ES ea Oe Owe me eae tera ee a eR a Bias Go08 0860 20 3330N IéJ0R 061545 0998 21 1a som OUT forae 495 50 39050 I3605E 063545 1300 21 12 P Bi cH Posh 97 OL 330qy 136300 61545 0923 21 121 g 00088 a 55 3330N 195203 061545 o9y6 21 221 S BF oor01c202 00096 17 33 3393N 155352 061545 1197 21 too P Bi oc1cic002 Po090 0370 96 2éyon an200z 64585 105 21 122 ¢ By oololez0e 2095 92 33 s330N 135207 615K O98 21 1a § wr vo1orce0e PoL0o cus 3h 2705N ere 061545 1652 21 1oo poy 02010202 Polo 0355 50 sua5N 13653 063545, 1300 21 422 bo o1o1oz0e 0% (357 05 32hon 13655" ofnsus | 0916 21 121 8 mi ooLoIc2ce Sores C355 Mk S5uSN aasser MMisKS {4 22 aze P BH ooLclozo2 SoloT cK 20 3352N 13GhAS 061545 1320 21 122 p oP ooLo10202 | DM’ Oisin tm yothod ew Reldansnity mee SEgazs' BER F REBRE (003030003 1903030008, (901030003, ‘901030003, (001030003 ‘001030003 001030003, 339008 ieee gies Ags25e 061515 2g? CP Aha PRORESREBBES ERB we a m a Bi Bi = Bt a a a mi a 8 oyoe. Fics oe ay cones pos fae Tost tie nuaber inttooted water 1008 sant Sat Sere somes ho bo shipbornee be 4195 mo Cate sigma) wos heard at 3240H - 13615% ‘ART LL = RDI 4. trite Reporter one hundred ana thirty-five strike Reports ere octet Eras ting nodio atotions during this missions, he 30th Were Scanted €3 benbs avay nossogess *ho 73rd reoesved S14 the 313% Jeoged 225 and the Jikth roooived 19 strike reportse 2. Pe ywansnisuiongs mm addition to the reauired Veoae wosthes tena Vise EEgaia, the Seth Wing tronsnitted 2 sDumyt “Ht type messages quam the eromd stations. ‘he first ono was received by 109 aircratty the second ona by 99 airerafte 6 peequanoieas some Ga interference wos recotved on most cf the wirtie roeemeiess ‘the 75rd Wine roporte that a Japanese net opercting ee aéncn and 20002 caused considerable interference during this Mitcion. Pollaring 1o 2 percentego breaklom of treffic par frequency: Face cant on } Mes, 31 per cent on 7 mepcyelos and 62 per cent on 12 omeyolose he paw as; Piftoen roqueats Sor HH/DP bearings ware roccivot Sak eti rere obtsined. Ivo requeste Lor VH¥/D bearings were Eoreived, ond wore obtained. ‘The 58th Wing reported 66 aircraft uscd Tintoar Honing succesefully. Ranges, honore ani brondeast stations ere used effectively. Se Not Discipline and Scourity: Not discipline was not st ite dent Gace ie econ he Dt fhe Tori-and 58th reported discipline an pocr due to thi munbor of Strike Reports trenanitted eaused By toa weather whieh separated the airoraft necessitating the unusual Inbar of bonbs aeny Ressages. No violations of security wore reported fon the strike frequencies. Bovcver, there were a few instances of, Birorafe giving courso, oped snd altitude in plain Langage over. the Jap ceieed using tho Vir. Correetive action has ‘been takan im ech Anstance. -25= SeoREr“qe following incidents of cenomy tans- mepeteny_De SEG Thoiom ne sus Hest (Q) gap cy ond steady signal at 20332 were “edit me retin on era $60 WE be 6055 Kost (2) Long dashes and GF at 17302 were Ce) oy ex 259% non very otteotiv ent locket eit woxther Pics (3) gap ov in proxinity of Jap ait 10eg was cffootives inefteotives ‘to 20008 was lo vary effostives land between 1/2500 end or 39000 wee. (@) «Die ond jumbled oi frm 142900 to 142310z0 ware ‘efteotive. igh epoca oy from "BS at 1500302 was partia2ly =. 2 78" 150031 pert! (3) mugoipe Janning fran 1509502 to 150ASTE was ofrverseee (4) ow at 1421900 we vory effective en blocked ont ‘vhe ground stations (5)_Yoine transmission *Loweo 12 to Tewoo 128 at 150251 was very effective and blocked out the ground etataomse de 9020 Rees ou with ox} sins wh ond Hou fran 173% to 47452 was portially offestives es 6615 Hoss OV call sii + 907, © a ons M2, 9DTy WS fren 19003, 1 og05 ws; ow fren 0000; to O1KSE was partially eftectives + 3U10 Mas: Negligible es ai8 tae “sanhinus cf ents Som 7302 to 22902 was in 4. 22160 Ros; Tone fron 10552 to 19302 wos vary effective, J. sgomee1 Negliete. x, Mas Ber (a) mayo of free 01212 to 01262, vas very effective, (2) Keyed Gu at 02352 was very effectives 2, ggseo eer Solid koyite nn tino end huaning at 022% Bnd 20ie2 nas cffoctivee 26. Seonztreratives 2 keying 5, unhment webtannes ta/ant=ne 2 $000 poate Macrenny 1 punto currant meter, novos 28 po eausing oh ant rag not tunes 1 channel 3 eh inoporeniven 2 cnoea of th YE=TDe 3 Mes Ei, tay AN/ARN=70 3 ‘inoperative, 1 inoperative op ‘antenna positions 1 Aare? 9 Soperee ™T*shoperotive on eommane Pons tsSee rantings 2 senge entonnsa 2 ‘tuning cable broken; SOR-522s 1 ‘aynmnotor burned outs. 1 2 ave menk Pesoption and trans wives h Zooe micee~ 2 om veighte ro] Toop antenna vould not 21 gagaatairgap <3 pies wee cit, cote 2 tint DOGLUGBUE yart 1 - Enery Air Opposition part II - Rhea imticireratt Past IT ~ Dwnge heseosnunt wBssion Noe 209 35 gune 2945 20 SEgRELsores eneny fighter opposition eB _ Busummoubbetiy 2.1070 glgntare wore soens neuter of mich BARD_L1 = AMY WNTTATRORAEE 1. Sumary of attack ‘Tho orimary target as berbed by radar by aivorert of the 58 B a3 ee oto) Abreraft ne 332 85 208 over yuryet cooamorkse | eaghaanih7n. bk 01552 Oca 0155 stitute Bracket 18600-25200 16900-26900 18000-25000 19000-25000 of attack 20° af HGP 2 Poul be oother was reported ap 10/10 undereast with winis of ‘hyj-50 knots ot 2569-260. Z es ‘trenty-soven aircraft, 2 of which also benbed the prinary jee ae ~ Aorgct, decbel various targets of Opportunity. lak ju Route togerget: A tebulction of sli flak reported en Bae Rettannied teers OCRDTUTES Shiritam vowel —334ON 135208, Btetion so30m 331352 Meseer and imecurate, heavy mhite phosphorus bursts. Jtokt-saki 3932 19528 oagor and innccuratey heavy. Tokushina (1 /o _ 3h05N 154328 Menger and inacouratos heavy Donted this ss 1.0.) ‘Yhreo Saburst barreges. 3» Elak over the Target; over tho targst flak was reported ox fneager inaccurato, and heavy by soverel formtions and nil by tho Bejerity. The fer burste encousterol wore so sporadic thet no de Tinite statement may be made a2 to the type af fire control. The ine Eins ores ouert waz temas Stee eke aE Ben ne ingucationiuy due to Hho ro/A0 undercoat be nok on Withdrawa}s Flak was nil on withdrenale 5. Yoot_ond amgeds wo sireraft were lost or danagod ty flak on this aission. 6, wlocedianoous VA Observations; dno possitie rocket was report= Ib.by Sno airerart ebsic on tho bend rin. Tt appanrad a a rot streak Nich went into the clouds above, Aircraft was at 20,300 fects =) GEQREL1. Darage to osdia snd Anagnsakds 28 8 7 ‘acount £0 2eK9 ode 1 vs pongo to Ouaka nog totale 1545 #ae mle oF 25:68 9F Boe Pe ricvicg cx tho city. Aolt ais tH, of wmepantel! ond Sennee “Ynelided in the totels) ce pumnge to Amgasski, por totale 76 ode mie ox IE of the jre-up portion af the ate ‘otol area of nagenkt ts 9468 ay populated evans and rivers Oooupeans Sa 84 e+ mi - par: Nand the build-up portion oceupyine 649 a de Industri) damage incites 7 mumbored targets in Conk ‘and 6 nunbéred targete in imacnoake A tres thaits of coaks arse defined in Supplement to CTU Denes Kesessnent Report She Jsokd is bounded cn the ¥ by the Muke Raver and on the ‘(oe ahiown on the attached dsagran)e, Tho ‘the Tokaido iain Line ARs although sone Periicup area Nof tho twacks wos included (Thode 2imits from A0F 90.25, 45 June 2945) 2 gumary of Statistics of pamaer Osaka ‘Suxory of dango fran current strike: ‘geile per cent Bustt-w orca 598 Builtaup area destroyed 29 aa , fee of Incendiary Zone 1 20.7 See eee dire of Incondiory Zone I dostrayed grea of Ingontiary Zone 11 2505 Aisa uf Thoemiiary Zone 21 destroyed 1 Sols orgee wren 90.2543627 aa og Target Aro lostzoyed Bo 78 Barget rca 90425-9618 3a 0 ° Morert iron destroyed + Deile Report Hoo Se‘noendisry Zono I Tnoendiary Zon I deetroyod Incondiary Zeno IL gf Imsoniiary Zono TT destroyed pen 90428-8017 gt rea destroyed Spon 90425-5610 Area destroyed ‘bron 29425-5019 Aron dastroyed Aron 99425-5020 Broa destroyed Aros 20426-8001 iron dostrayet sirca 90,25-5022 ren destroyed 90426-8628 ‘Area 90,26-5024 ‘irea doatroyoe ren 90,26-5625 aad Aron eeateayon 0 ° Bt dca 90426-5028 Aten doatreyot 3 no doen 20426-2627 00 fire coatroyod sol ar com wvavrzanTIBEATTON oP TIDUSEREL DINE ead) Taiiaing deseroved sn untléing (0% of roof, steve ‘fared. danace) aL tange tultding (bomb holes tn roof Rese Se plant cestroveds Sess Sar ea “toh ot pleat destroyed — Flan gutted — Haiicas WATERS Te RE Wors Mise ia reported to be cro doatroye cea Fae waTTGS cod us Po, dostrayeds — “Sarakows EivetTe toe = — cs Bony ~~ “Mastin BEY te Ss dostreyeds Plant 28 dostros 7 Stee sa Poe teoyols_ Plant 298 e ‘T lnrco, 8 modium, 2 small, vides. Agi testrayot Tnolosures: 1, Annoteted print srmowedo-THs 40 2 City plan outlining &noondicry gonos end tarot eronde S$. Suml-eontrello’ mossio showing drnaged arene ouxpaun rt‘ye nado to tho supplant of OTT re Oty Coupplenent) “Assessment | SEATTSNTCAL SUSAR GF USE "ron of Tnoondtary Zone IT ‘es of Tnoondiary Zone 11 destroy! per0ur 9 rary of Currant Strike: ‘brea of Tnsondtary Zone 11 25,50 om of Tncondiary Zone TT Aestroyed 1,62 ‘Sumary of Total Denagor ‘Aron of Tnoendicry Zone It 25,50 ‘hres of Theendiary Zone IT destroyed B27 ‘OoNPIDENTEAL. ‘Report 908 665, 2048QOuELDETHRs 088 YA sapoaN Seosndan assy 180BoE 0... C61. Dake: Repart Hos 360Terget 90,25~20h1 rebut urge to me argct totale approxinate y 14032y200 age ftey é SER ee cave Rg the'tine of the Btekke 99 9 result of the incendiary attack at Sekt Sid dma gockdy these tna been no peevieud damage Bet Sauare Fect Per cent of Orig of Roof_ inal Roof area 387,900 25 27.4000 Ib 168,800 201,500 1,032,200 ‘Removal (18 January to 9 June 1945) Foot area: 1,570,600 og. ft. 10.7, 1365 66.2. 704000 age ty ana ot tie of strike: 14199,900 cas tte, Bibs CoTsUsy Deke Repart Now 100 “36 SONEIDENTIALTeukey SoTUEIATD opaTeEa fe PoRRWPT ua. - 2 aes, 2 = 1g rs = o aes @ a g —# ReeR0G takeGaeysuse qwrtd oxpme-aeor te (ort e-glenGHie) owes pagesomy °{ — sooansoToUr i a] aos Wi z oor 008 OL = “at | 000 TE cs Ca -DOR EL 2 4 ‘oct 008 “2 13 # 087 “29 ao anor 9 a ‘OOL*T 29 a rome | 008 35 = “oat — oor ee za ‘oot [00878 oa [oar 00 8 tae 7 fee , a——— PITA us EM Appwrt ss se >= A »434938 ape out ay SurpuT 45es0sty . ozo tteqm Jo soTT Axorpaytosd ~ eaThomr SUSI saaBxes, z0mO wo pelos eeHog -Suygetrorysad TOL 30 3800405 + eyeazay, Aauurad wq poddoaa eee seugoasty aazosty JO su99deE oq + + ssusogsty iroroury Dutemod JO 10eOTR vpetamag 470007 Tj ized, AxesT st Buyq@og 3FOSTY goroaty 30 #80004 « + + pum ug ayomour 30 9u030r Ves gor azaroare ‘eux0qaty AFBIOSTY BEND Is TOTS Wo SSOALEOEET ‘sosy usqan Tyesery = eve suet ome St ©020N NOISSIW ve WuOS ado 4waoo JO ANVWWNS IWOILSILVLS cawaosycstawors ‘gorse Towoexol comet te mioaxcd sox0 4gucoxto Z puC III0 TouUDEOS couSKO;TTOM 4OIOTED Tt a0 TomUDaxcd sox 4gocoTO Z DU Nupado Tomoeted OI9 xP tat ol 1 os i oe Sai | Sromaosesharao va owes | uw | perma] poqued | emit soa eames TREE SOEEE af com] oiaSe] “ame | eat x poqeor | poqupa NOLOY ZEKE . rats___ Sure wae ete poqwog OTH ssos0.TE > 7 B _+godsoy Arumpad yoquoq ooty 7 “Sun pxCL WITH pormon WoTH sFEXaNTO T pemmTom 4 3 i ® a j Hi 2eee 3 2 § Agr tote et othe BZ al oF JQ A CULAR ANA A AQ A Ot a all E aBRPSPRAakakBPRAeankeeTREDTS Saif aoa we] soe ae Pousase Forme sipsorTo fo Pe ion seucenator ‘sos Supa woxoaa liam s0H}004 wo qos poFerrox saufos: rq 6996) ovens Joct-e7diM-R| eel sma 1 OS gra bus “ET AROT-ETEMNT | ort06| rato 1 foog-ToLTEwn| frat] sto 1 ogee we sng 00S gtr SPT sOOt-eeLeC NY [ero 7 fooStmc Ao veep I ooS-Trstet ‘yous #00T-Z7LIN-| “© fOOT-enLinew setg T #009-THTE}ee lt TeeoES sauyoomm axoqure aos TT *3J0 erm acaze ACIoUe wp Jo ‘sow sormat vos eau pousoz syorosty @ soyoe Tre ‘ponoqe exxqan sors TY fonts yye powwose nq doze of pesdumay syarosty “50 Wey so OST ITY omer B ee ue | & | epee | ze ore] eer fe oa 1 + || = | 2] x 1 is z z ee et E lou 1 + obae | moof) 068 exp t - fer rte a lon oer fx f= | - [> te eso ere | 0 on] er | ope eit ou } oe oon { ogee ops aol ie > Be a - | 8 BUG oon 1m +g | saa [xoryn| woe smo Wy HGR] _V/ jsno| @ |e of] WY | Ov emcee 7t a = rws04 wr] 9, Sas 2 || 0 tt woes leaao| fo 27 YZ | Of ma 2 ape: Ber mnioarr 1ea cer Bkcaiz ” 000 2 oe 3 z= @iiea § uf i 2 s ef i eas ‘ teeveaessaarse Prva eedSzcuer uassroy_gop © DATE 25 June 2945 ‘FLIGHT DATA & FURL cONSWHPTION ‘USED OM ATREOANE 4/6 -ATRBORIE® 138 SIO mr. oF axicenrt | m9 | 75073 USEFUL Loan’ OF HOMES LoaDED |uixed Load} 31.2 - OF mnwis Loam | rarep | agsza. FUEL Loapsn OF rus, coapp | sa070 | 40836 Mise. wexour moe 6676 agsms fasno7 oe Foleo supe: dunbo and wenther observation eireraft. a Sou watts: % E46 — 425 tbs. ae Mina 1G toes Mama (18) - 70 Lbs.(e) 2 Groups: 1/7 TB fused instantansous nose with Antorvalonstar cotting of 75 fect. (b) 2 Groupes 17 0 mead to open 5,000 fect above: tangst with dntorvaloneten setting of 35 fect. |G) tine Controt: Bx Wine: ) Oo) wr 123087 035137 018130 NE) Fesssentay areas 9m - D120, MG) Boob load wd fusing: M7 I fuscd to open $,000 fect, above target with intervalas:ter setting of 35 fost. @) Tine Control: Ast Group crosses Deperture Lino at nt Group crosses Doparturs Lino at 3rd Group crosses Dopertiro Uth Group croscos Damrture Line S2OREDJy bo chengod plus or aims 2,000 feet to “Recwre viowtl min cr to maintain intowity of fornetion. ld) ethos of Setaok: Composite wines in coluan of squadrons © with groupe orosaine Departure Line every four alnutes, “Tis ts Totical “Weston Muar 203. + G2) X81 Bon Gon SOT end soP for strike reports, contact veperts, en’ I'F procedure. (2) Zack Might squstron w12 be equipped to barrags jam the Pegion 190-210 avzacyeloa. G) Observations of the extant and reliability of tho barrage will bo ande while over tho target. (4) Spot Jonnine will bo conducted: over the requeney ranges 189-190 md 210-220 nogreyeles, az desired by tho Tire OL Officer md ns povamed by the’ capability of nach wing. GG) Jaasore wii be kept in operation at 1 tines when closer ‘than 50 siles to Honohu, ond will be timed off st all other fines, axomt for preflight ond posti1isht froquoney checks thioh are tobe mado on the grou nhilo the jameers are Installed in the sirplmes. imu Cok GN Bat COL xKT ee te io rs = 2waoion Now 203 35 Tune 1945 “55 RESTRICTEDCoesanding officer; 390m Bomb Group (Vil) Ganiinding Ofticer, 33lst Bane Group (i) Gommariing Officer! kikth Sacb Group (8) yen Bend own (7) ith Bomb Group WH) Upzth Boab Group (VE) 496in Boab Group (VE) 99h Boxb Group (VE) Gommurding ficer; 500th Boch Group (Vi) Gesmaeing ofr lsor; Sola Boab Group (TH) Formanding Ctesace! oan Doub Group (Vi Gceenntiny Ofticar| 50th Boab Group (VE) Goomnniins Officer; Sostn Soap Group (Va) Commanding Officer; 509th Couposite Group Commanding Officer; 15th inter Group (VIR) Gonmaiding Officer, lst Mehter dcoup (VLR) Cmumanding Oficer, "506th Fichter Croup (VIR) Reporting Unit; A-3; Twenticth uz fore (Elo Copy) Roporting Unit, 4-2, Tvoulicth Mz Fores