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S E CR E T :BY Auth. ot the e.G.XXI Bomber COUJl13nd
SECRE !-- - - -
15 Jun 45Date
3GGInit ialS
of Attack on the Osaka-Amagasaki Urban Area. 15 June
To.
Report
1945
Comn3.nd i ng Air Force. Washington 25. n.C.General. Twentietb
1. IDENI'IFIC\TION OF M I S S I O N ~a. Field'Order ~ b e r 86. Headquarters XXI B a : L b e r t ~ ~ ' to
dated 14 June 1945, directed the 58th. 7Jrd. 313tb , a 3 ~ i a r y str ikeparticipate in a coordinated maximUI:1..ef'fort daylight nce th i landon the urban areae of the cities of Osaka aIll llmagasaki on e sof Honsbu in Mission NUmber 203.
b. Target Specified I
(1) PrimarY Visual and Radar Targets Osaka..Amag8saki Urban
Area.
(2) No secondary or last resort targets were namEKl.
2. STRATEGY" AND PLAN OF OPERATlONS:
a. selection of D - D a y ~ I t was originally intended to attacka different target on this date, but because of unfavorable wea&herconditions in that area. the original attack was cancelled and the present p l ~ ~ effected. On the basis of a favorable weather forecast for
the Osaka area, finn decision wae made to attack on 15 June.
b. Importance of the 'Targe t: As a result of 3 previous in celmiary strikes aaainst Osaka, i t was decided that the remaining areato be attacked would not merit more th.::m a wing effort . In order to~ t i l i z ~ the planned force to g reate r advantage, 3 mean points of impactin the city of Amagasaki were selected in addition to 2 points to be
~ t t a c k e d in Osaka. The points to be attacked were located in the heartof Amagasaki and in areas adjacent to both sides of the Shin Yodo RiverIn Osaka. The importance of the areas to be banbed in the Osaka was in..diceted by the e x t ~ n s i v e firebreaks and cleared sectors around the fac
tories. Amagasakl. a highly important suburb of OsaM. was known tocontain a very large ctude and synthetic oil refinery. 3 stratagicallYimportant power plants. aircr9.ft and aircraft parts plants. and semeheavy industrial installations.
c. Details of Plsnola.'!: _. Operational:
(See Anm.z A, Par t .
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(1) Bombing Plans:
(a) Determination of Bocb Load:or mean points of impact.)I, for looatioq
1 Although a different select ion of hanhl!! ._ . t ios t th i s type of t a rge t ,
aay have been mora suitable for employmen aga t tit was decided to employ "the bombs selected for the o r ~ g i : ; i C ~ : ~ timeaince aircraft were already loaded with those boobs an s
was not available for 3 . ~ c h a n g e .2. Tw'olvo of the 15 Groups scheduled on th i s
alternate mission were loaded \,ith AN-M17Al incendiary clusters fuzed
to open 5000 feet above tho ta rge t . The rOO13ining 3 Groups were loaded
with ,\N"M47A2 incendiary banbs fuzed ins t lDtaneous nose.
between
banbs fo r
fect
of 61. Intcrvalaneter se t t ings of 35
clusters of the AN ..M17Al type end 75 feet bet'ilccn gr'Oups
the AN"M47.\2 type uere choeen.
ll. The areas about 3 of the mean points of impact
to be attacked (the 2 points l o c ~ t e d in Osaka and 1 of the 3 points in
Amagasaki) consisted primarily of 1 and 2 story wooden buildi.ngs and
wore to be attaekod f i r s t . The AN.Ml7.U clusters containing AN-.M.50 type
III8gnOsium bolnbs. altho'O.gh not t h best type of ';l'capon fo r usc against
residential type areas, were considered : l good al ternate weapon judging
fran the resul ts of provious attacks ag<llnst similar targ<C;lts. The M-50banb was considered the b09t typo of banb for use against the remaining
2 points loc ..tod in :,magasaki. These areas consi:l:t prim:1ri ly of indus
t r i a l type const ruc tion and 81'e vulne rabl e t o the penetrat ing qual i t ies
of the MooSO banb. The 20 per cont anti-personnel elcmcmt in tho 16·50
type was oonsiderod suff ic ient for disrupting f i re - f igh t ing ac t iv i t i e swithout inclusion of hlgh-oxplosivos or fr3gmentation bombs.
j. Schedul ing of STooPS was so arranged tha t
each of tho f i r s t 3 moan points of impact attacked would have 1 group
placing AN·M47A2 inceoolary banbs on the area. It was expected th.:.l.tthe large f i res star ted by these bombs would adequately impede tm
Japanese f iro ..f ighting defenses and would allo1>' for the succos9ful an
ployment of the clusters droppod fran aircr ' l f t in succeeding formations.
(b) Bombing Datsl
l. . Approximately the s:,uoo i n i t i a l point D41530N.
l350400E) and axes of aLtaok (31 to 46 degrees) usod in previous Osaka
Dissiona '"ere to bo employed on th is mission. They wore considered the
le st pos sibl e from tho standpoint of 3ntia ircraft opoositio n su rfacovinds, and radar checkpoints. . I
. ~ Tho moan points of impact were solGcted so,hat smoke from. tho bombing of one point woold not in terfere wi th the
lighting on o th er poin ts during the earl y s tage s of the a t tack .
~ a ~ b ~ ~ : ; ~ ~ u ~ = i n ;; t ~ n v ~ ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ : i : ~ : i ~ u ~ ~ : b ~ ~a ~ ~ a ~ ~ o o c ; : : :'Pen at a p r e d e t o r m i n e ~ a ~ ; : ~ ~ ~ G S i t Slnce 311 clusters were fuzed to
.ation in alt i tudo would chango th bwas b e l ~ e v e d that an excessive var
lurate banbing. (] anb traJoctory and resu l t in inac ..
s· Canposite wings mad fIcheduled to attack in a column 0 up 0 3 groups oach. were1M eight minutes betwoen wings. of squadrons '.l"ith 4. minutes between groups
d that no banh bay tanks(b) Fuel roserve data i n d i ~ a i e t ing on the mission,
)lU.ld be requirod by allY of the a i r c ~ : ~ ; 61: gallons.181 load per a i r c r a f t w001d be appr
( 0) N maximum or'minimwn bOO1bl o ~ d s
wereS P O C i r i ~
do d and 313t h wings oould carry a e. was estimated t l u t tho 58th • 73r • Hoth W' nu could carry• b load f 13 000 pounds and the 3 1-0 .1bendiary ban o. t im t d t 1500 pounds per S l r -!.OOO pounds. The anmunition 1000 was os a e a
:"8f't.
(4) ~ (8) The reassembly areas wero chosen a t posit ions 81
0118
18 coastline whero radar recept ion would a s s i s t i n too forming of thB~ p s . Although the se a re as foI,xtondod over the w3.tor. the Co-J'Jt was i n
tBY range ofAN/APQ.-13.
(b) The 1 n i t b l point '(341530N-1350400E). on the t i p of a
lCIdDent peninsula at the torm of Kade, rlas considered an oxcel lent point>r a r'ldar ",ind run or ground speed check. It gas expected t l a t t h i s
)int oould be easi ly identif ied by a l l radar operators.
(e) Osaka and AmagaS3ki both provide good radar t a r g e t s .
to mean points of impClet selected. l1o;:mvcr, p ro sent sane d i f f i c u l t y . Of
10 5 tIl£lan points of impact selected. the 2 points in Osaka wore expected
I provide the JOOst diff iculty beca.use of the lack of'good o f f s e t aiming
,ints. The ranaining 3 points, located in Amagasaki. ~ e r c not expected
I present £reat difficul ty , since tb::l bay coastline offers ID:cellent r e orence in set t ing course snd in offsetting the banb release p o i n t .
(5) ROd: I t was planned to D/F early warning and gun-layingdar and to c o o o . u ~ a general search i n the 38-3000 megacycle rogion. It
LS also planned to barrago jam the 190..210 lIlegncyclc region and t o spot
lID any onemy gun-laying radar sign9.1s that might appear outside the bar-
!gO. Twnty RO.t Observers ~ e r e schooulod to accanpl1sh the search amlOt jamming.
(6) Air-Seu Rescuez (See Annex A. Part VI, f a r c h a rt . )
~ Navy was furnishocl f li th det:1ils of th e mis slcn and prtlvided the f o l
lVing air-sea rescue f a c i l i t i e s : 4 SUbmarines, 5 D.1mbOS. ahd 3 surfaceI,ucls. In addition t o these f a c i l i t i e s , tho Navy ass16ned crash b:)ats
I the immodhtc vicinity of the ColIQand bases to carry out ai r -sea rescue
ll"k during tho c r i t i c a l perioo.s of t3ko-off and landing. This Commnd
Isigncd 4 SUPcr-Dumbos (B-29's) to orbi t the sutmarine positions.
(1) Fiahter Escort: Fight er oscor t 'liSS requested and wasI be furnishod by tho VII Fighter Conmand.
tatoly 100
d. Deta ils of Planning __ Intellig.-:tnool
(1) Enemoc Fighter Reactionl I t wag asttmatedto 110 o n f ighters could offer opposition on
tha tt h i s
approx_
mission.
(2) Enosy Antiaircraft:
r.7SI . (a) noavy guns in the target · area ~ o r e ·disposed as tol_Osaka, 305; Kobe. 62; northeast of Osaka, 5; K.Yoto. 32.
lcking aircraf t (b) On the planned approach to the Osaka area the a t WQ11d be out of effective range of t Kobe d f
-..- - - ~ " r ' l _ ~ ~ ~ l e a V l I V ~ ~ s.. ... J I1-dN N ,(1!JOl/lnV
a:n:l 'SSV'l:)3U
r tho heaVY gung in the Osaka de·Dld be 'Ilith1.D effective rango of 2.50 Cart t tacking the points 1n .\.Ina
lIeU. It ana estimated th,-t th e alrerf
20 Bol
th o he:lVY guns a t Kobe18k! would bo within effective r ~ n g c 0• i of the guns in the O:uka defcnges.
3· EXEarrION OF THE J4ISSIONI
Take-o!fl Take-off ~ a accomplished ., follows1
••
First Lastl \ i r cc l t
Taka-ofr Takc. . .q!!!lB .\irborne
58th 138 141643Z 141802Z
7Jrd 144 141635Z 141147Z
31)th 94 141633" 141'/S8Z
ill141631Z 141802Z
XXI B.C. 511- 14163lZ 1418C12Z
l 'bis t a h l docs not include 4 Supcr-Dwnbos and 1 1Jo:Jther Observation
aircraf t .
b. Route Outl Aircraf t proceeded indi 'f idually to t ho ass embly
lnts .... i th navigation being !lccOIIIPlishod as planned. FOl'lll.9.tions W'erexen up by a frontal coo.dition at a p p ro xi m:l te l y 31 degrees north. . \1rIf 't thon proceeded to tho t:nogct individually or in saa l l groups.
c. Over T'-rgot:
(1) Pri ma ry Targetl Target area navigation ;las accomplishod
rl:l1ar. With the ~ c e p t i o n of a f o 3i rcraf t 'Khich bombed by dead reckLng, a l l bQll.hina: was aCOOIIlplishod by r3dar. The majority 'of a i r c r a f t
ro on instrUlllonts at the time of banbs a ~ ' / : J Y . ;.. tot.l l of 444 B-29's drop
1 3157.3 tons of incendiary b Q l l . b ~ aDd clustera on the primery ta rge t
:JlI 142344Z to 150155Z at al t i tudes fran 16,300 to 26,900 feo.t.
(2)" Tnrl'l:Ots of Opportunity; (See Consolidated Stat is t ica l
1Iary , ;.nnex E. far breakrlO'ilO of tarnots and banb ton1\ago.) Tnentyren 8-29's , 2 of whicb also banbod the p ri ma ry ta rgot , dropped 176.1wot incendiary bcmbs and clustors on various targots of opportunity.
0) RelIlainder of Forc el Thore \faro 42 non-effect ive a i rc ra f t .
d. Route Back; Return to b:l.sO was accOlllplishod 'il'ithout incident .1:y-thrco B-29's landod at h o J"ima.
e. Landi!Uu ,Urcraft landed a t bases under good weather oondi•.:118 as follows,
t 1 of which crashed in to ther LoSSllSI 1'\70 B-29'8 wore 105 . f t '11 II erClil'membors• - t '" i t o r t:lke-o • "
• b m ilos north of Ouam shOT "01 a t i bOroo erashod o ff too• IlI1ssing. Tho other B ~ 2 9 . which 'Il'3.S no a •
P31 at take-ofr . .\11 crC9 ~ e r s were sav •
Operations Summ?!I1..
(2) B:lmbi!1B1
. (a ) Tho t ormina o f leo on Irlndows, do.ril18 !I. fronta l
ut ra t ion pr'ior to assembly and at the assembly areas, liSS th aomost tunnaIS diff icul ty enCOJ,ntered. Two a i rc ra f t baPbed ta rgets ot ppor
, duo to cri t ical 101118 conditions.
(b ) Four a i rc ra f t reported malfunctions of pneumatic
Db hily doors. FeI1 other m3ltunctions were :reported.
(e) .\11 aircra t t ';lere over the primary target l ri thin a
rioo of 2hours
and11minutos.
Part I fo r trock chart .) .(1) Navig3t1onl (sea Annex .\ . d ~ i t h good resul t s .
reD fl lcl l i t ics a t I'I;'o J'1:ll:1 3.00 Okinn'lla ' ; 1 C ~ US;he c3 lib ro o f M,vigatioD
le s t ia l and radio 03viCetion woro a . l ~ ~ t ~ ~ • neo.mtorcd was considered1P1a,yoo under th e adverso weather COl1ll ons 0
perier.
(3) Flight ~ n g i n e e r i n R l1 Consolidated Stat ist ic31 ~ (See Afmox A, Part I I I .
Annex E, for de t3 l ls . )
fo r char ts ,
(a) Narrati ...o ot the Mission as Flown.
1. Cruiso to the Mainland am Aaacmbl.yl IndividualLmbs wore made i.mmediatoly af te r tlk:o-off to alt i tudes behean 3000 am
)() teat a t which alt i tudes the i n i t i a l cruise wa!l flCTlm. GrOup assemblies
"0 cenductod at bombina al t i tudes a t points e f f the m.ainland.
g,. TArget: Bad \"leather'dispersed the formations
t llanbiDB I13S accallpl1qhed, for the most part , by individual ai rcraf t a tlar tban briefed alt i tudes.
1. Return to Basel The beet retu.rn. IIJas made by deIMing slo>lly on the entiro route back: at 180 miles per hour (ca l lbnted• speed).
(b ) Collments: Since th is m:LssiCXt IraS original ly schedu10d
• an:>ther target ani Illaqy aircraft had banb b ~ t.lnlcs already ins ta l led ,
tanb load conpari son ;ras ne t possiblo. Bad ....eather and icing ccndit ionslBed a high variance in fuel consumption.
l aircraft(4) Radar I (See Annex A. 'Part IV, for de ta i la . )
boobing the primary target ,~ a n b e d
y:sual ly .
Nono of the
(See Anmx A. Part VI, for Air-5ea Rescueand a ll ai rcraf t 'il6re accounted tor .. .
(5 ) Qumcryt (Seo Antle.:z A, P.::l.rt V. far deb i l s . )
(6 ) Air-Sea Rescue;
There 'l'l'ere no ditchil1GS
(7 ) ! tenter Escortl (Sec Annex A, Part VII, far Pi Mer10rt lUasioo Report.) Fighter ZScort scheduled for this ltd i S' I le , bu t turnod back: hocause of bid weather. ss on WOe a i r -
h. waatherl (See AMCX B. for deta i ls . ) With the e:xeepticaOr 10/10 cloUd coyersge encountered a t the target . woother was gener·
Ally as ~ e d i c t e d .i. cOOllllUJlicatiollS;
(1) ReJ,h (See Annal[ C. part I o fa r detai ls . ) Eighteen1l0! Observers partICTpotad on the mission end adequately Employed jam·IUIl6 tact ics 8iJ1inst e n radar .
(2) Rediol (See AIUle:t C. Pert I I . fa r de ta i l s . )
j. Intellisence SUllJIlarYI
(1) EnElllY Air ~ p o s i t l o n ; (See ilnJleX D, pert 1 . fe r de-h i l s . ) only 2 enany s i rera were sighted on th is mission. nei therof whioh attacked.
(2) EnG Antiaircraft I (See Annex D. Pert I I , for de-t a i l s . ) Antio.ircrsfopPositlon over the target . s s reported Be moos·a r . inaccurate, and henvy by several farmation::l. end as n il by tbe II lQ_
Jority at eircref t .
(3) oamaiT ASl3GBSl!ltmt I (See Annex O. part I I I , ro r de-t a i l s . ) I):ImJ68 to 050 ow Amoeosald as a resul t of t h i s missionamounts to 2.49 SQuare miles (l. ' ) SQutlre miles cr 3.}% o f Osaka, and
Cbarga tai lure _ 4 ,Tal:l:led round in cover - 1F::lulty f ir ing c i rcu it _ l T'lristed bel t - IServo Amplifier out - 1 Spl i t Barrel Bushine _ 1Dynamotor out _ 1 sear sl ide reversed. _ 1Turret elov.:ltion out -1 B"oken bo lt feed lever 2'Blck out circui t - 1 Tight headsJDce _ 1
CIlI:ltUIding Go nerol. VII Fighter'!'ho following i s the report of the C t f th i s co;:Dtlnd, bUt i ta re -
QlIIt1nd \;\JPO,l. This 0Gency 1s not a uni °t of th i s Cca:cnd'S o p e r a ~~ o r t i s ' r ~ p r o d u e e d herein 0.:1 on i m p a r t ~ n i : of the mission mAY be pre
t iona and in ordCl" tho t the C ~ f l ~ O t i ~ Mission Reports.Stlflted by th e XXI B:Jl:lber CalJlIOuu. . . . . 0 C
• • • • • • •
HFJ<!lQ.Uf.RTUtS VII FIGHrER coJAWm 1MOffice of the coomanding General
Iwo Jir.J:l
17 rune 1945
comOUDATED MISSION REP<RT
15th Fie,btcr Group
506th F16hter GrOUP
2 . o. Type of mission' Escort of 8-299 over OSElkn oron.
b. l ) l l te: 15 June 1945·c . yield Order D:I. 132.
d. Mission NO. 188.
) . o. croup: 15th S06th TOtals
b . Aircraft disp:ltched: 59 64 12)
,. Aircraf t returnod oorly: 58 64 122
d. Aircraft over target; None Nono Nooe
e. l , i rcrof t l ee t : 1 11000 1t . Aircraft coqpleting ~ i s s i o n : None None None
g. Time of take of f : (Last plane off) : 0652h. Til:le of r/'1. w/naviantion bombers: 0713i. TiIll6 lo.nded: 1112
4 . e . friendly aircraft losses: Totsl 1.Pilot ditched plene ono m le Sl i of base when engine cut out on
take of t . Pilot required tvo days of hospital izat ion bbcause of laceratedright nos t r i l .
b. Friendly aircraft d8l1tlged: Total 1.Both 'lIings of 1 P-5l buckled 'I'lhen p lane lcndcd with heo.vily
loaded wing, tanks. Pilat uninjured.
5 . a . Enemy aircroft sighted: None.
b. Enemy ai rcraf t losses: None.
c . Enany ground ins tal la t ions nnl shippinB losses: N;lne.
6. U\rro1;ive: After nOl'lllOl toke off and rendczvous n weather f rontwas encountered .380 wiles f ran bD.se a t CJli15. Foreo had cliobed to
26.000 feet in an e !f crt to get over th o front ...hen th e weather plane
advised that tho t r a i t was increasing, am. that a t 27.500 fee t it was
s t i l l in the overcast . neathar p lane adv ised re tu rn to base.
7. Description of enemy flak defenses: No t lak encountered.
6 t s 8000 f t · sharers4-5/10100 clo ud , rose 1 0 0 f t , op _ . cloudunt i l 0600K then gradu:ll am alight docrCOsO in
to 3/10.
last ing,,",ount
' l 'argets: TOkyo:
aoute: TO lSON:~ i j 3 N 1To 3 J ~ 1
To Coast:
...""'"~ b e - Q 9 a k n :
!..s bases. 6 6000 i t , ' few5/10 loa cloud. teaa 2000 f t , tops -
3eBttorcd build-ups to 17.000ft.
8-10/10 lo;r cloud. boao 1000 f t , tops 8_14,000 f t ~ i7/10 middle cloud frOOl 12,000 to 17.000 it; 6/10 l!P
cloud fra:l 27.000 to 30,000 ft.
6/10 low cloud. mac 2000 f t . tops ilooO ft; 5/10
middle clouds in th in tnnds bcuoon 15 and IS,ago ft.
4/10 10;; cloud, baso 2000 ft. topa 7000 f t ; 7/10
middle cloud fran 14 to 17,000 ft and middle cloud
reducing slCl'it'ly durit'16 day to n11 by 1600x.
4-6/10 pntchy !(JII' cloud fr(J:l 2-6000 ft.
OPERATIONAL FORE(jJIST
SHIQS: Scattered 1017, alddle, and bich clouis with scat tered shOl'lersat tc.lro_off.
Route, Scottered 1011 and. high cloude with occasioMl scat tered middleclouds a t 290N. 11 eold front a t 290N dll give broken 1017 andovercast middle 1300 high clouds 'fIith ehoocrs to 31"'N. :Fran
31"'N to tho :Empire there 'I1i11 be scattered to broken h igh c lo ud s'li'ith scot te rcd o idd le ond high cloOO.s. Route returning _ i l l be
sir.l11or to route outgoing.
Target, 5/10 10\il c lom. rose 2000 f t . top 6000 f t ; 3/10 middle clouds,base 14.000 f t , top 15,000 f t ; 3/10 high. clouds at 28,000 tt;
wiooe at 21.000 f t will be 2600 a t 46 knota.
Blaes, B:'eken la;; clouds ' Il 'i th oVGrcnst and rain reducinc;. Visib i l i ty to
1-3 miles a t GUom on toke-off .
Route, ScattCl"ed low clouds _i th a fCfl build-Ups om $hll' l1ers to 300N.
A cold front at 3 0 0 r ~ gllva overcast 1017, ciddle and high clouds
\';'ith heavy rain nrd moderato to hce.vy r ico ic ing and occnsiorel lyc lo nr ic in g to 34ON. Route roturnine 'lias the su:ne as routeoutsoing.
00148 0490 oS 3330N 13540E 00604000313600E 061545 1123 21 121 S
'"0152 0980 oS J259N 122 p 1§/ 0010300032705N 14212E 061545 1155 21
00155 0485 04 122 5
'"001030003
0480 06 3227N 13947E 06J545 1550 2100155
061545 1037 21 121 S
'"001030003
O O 1 5 ~ 0455 20 3355N 1,35101:
'"001030003
0490 10 ,3158N 13900E 061545 0850 21 122 P0015
'"001030003
001.\4 0495 24 3330N 13.540£ 061545 0944 21 121 S
061545 1240 21 122 p
'"00103000)
00157 0490 04 3440. 13452E
00103000300161 0475 oB 270,5N' 14212E 061545 1758 21 122 P
'"0170 0490 04 3422N 13525E 061545 101,3 21 121 S
00190 O ' J ~ 07 34f!o. "liPOE o 6 i ¥ " ' i < e A ' f f i l i " ~ 121 S
'"00402
e' or" ' Me . .4· Remnrkal
o. A to tel ot 17 rc.dnrs 'We: nlF 'd . 7 of th is nUD.ber indica ted
w t locations, 000 wore OSSl.I:lod to be shipborno.
b . lo 193 I':lC C.lO. signal wns hetlrd a t 324W - 1,3615E.
PART I I - Ri!DIO
1 . str ike Roports l one hun::l.rod and th i r ty- f ivo Str ike Reports
were receivod by tho wing radio stations durinc, this mission. The 58thlOine reeordod 63 bombs away ccssaeesj the 7Jrd received 31; the ,313.tb10Moi 22; ond the 314th received 19 s t r ike reports .
2. Fox Tro=iss ior . s l In nddition to the required Ucopae 'llee.thar
ond t ine s.igno.1s. the 56th iOina tran.s:Jittoo 2 "Ou=ly'" .F · typo cessoges
frCll'll the ground stat ions. 'lhe f i r s t one was received by 109 a i rc ra f t ,
the Bacorn one by 99 ei rernf t .
3. Frequenciesl sooe C;;" interference was received on cost the
striko froqucnoioo. The 7)rd \;'in,s reportc that a Japanese net opt>ratins
between l6oaz. end 2000z coused considerable interference during th i s
l:lillaion. Follolfing is 0 percen.tClBe brGakdmm of t raf f ic par froquencYl
7 p(lr cunt on 3 M;:s. 31 per cont on 7 DOBflcyclos ond 62 pe.r cent on 11l:lelJ\cyclea.
4. Nlvi6!Jtioml Aidsl Fi ftoen reques ts f(%' HF/DF boarings were
roceivod, ond 011 ",ero obtained. '1';1'0 requests for VHF/DF bearill8s wore
received. and wero obtained. The 58th 'ii'in,s reported 66 oi rcrnf t used
5 . Not Discipline and Securi tYl Net discipl ine was not at i t sbest durina th i s mission. The 73rd and 56th reported discipline as
poor due to tho excessive nwnber of Str ike Reports trl'l.nsnitted ooused
by bod 'lJoother which separatod tho ai rcraf t neoossi tat ing the unusUlll
cunha of boobs emy ocsstlB0s. No violations of securi ty were roporton the s tr ike frequencies. H:>l7ever, thero .ere a f(];l in st an ce s o fQircraft giviIlB courso, speed and al t i tude in plain la.ogus.ee o'fer theJap r:llIinland using th o VHF. OorrectiYe actton has 'been · t lMn in &.:!ohinstance.
~ J 1 r ' - - " ' i r ~ ' ; " ~ " " ~ ; · : = : : ; ; ~ ~ " C j l r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. ~ Q , . f t . d l ' V N , ( J U O I l I l ' l "O)'UISSV1:>3(J
6 . !b!!9' trc.nacisslon51 'nIe fo110'11':1-I'18 incidents of_iu lona nnd Jamnir16 were recorded durillB this c1ssioru
el'lao,)' t rona-
n. 3145 XeSI
(1 ) lop Cl:I' and steady f1 ip l a t 2033Z "ore ineffect ive.
(21 J'op net opcrot ing on frequency t ran 140(£ to 2000Z waspar t ia l ly effOt: 1vel
b. 6055 Kes.
(1 ) V;1II8 dashes and CII' ot 1730Z \lore very effect ive .
(2) Cf; a t 2330Z 1W.8 very offootive end blocked out wea ther
tr:'lnsm1ssionso
(3) lAp C'i; in pror ln i ty of :Top I!tlinland betvecn 1.42300l. om
1501002. 'lias effoc:tive.
c. 10880 IQ;:s;
(1) 'U 'S ' and jur.lblcd C;\; i ron 1423002. to 14231OZ. were
ot'fectivc.
(2) High BJlilOO cr; frOOI IB(ZS" a t 1500302. 'l7t1.S pa r t i a l ly
cf f t e t ive .
( ]) ~ 8 P i p e j£l:llI:line frem 150350Z to 15o)5n 1roS e! 'feetive.
(4) or; a t J..4,21JOZ ~ very effect ive and blocked outth e ground stotion.
(5) Voice transmission "Le_co 11 to Lewco 12" a t 1502512.was very effective end blocked out the ground stations.
d. 3020 }{cs: C\i 'I1ith colI signa loMa.. and JlSM fra:J. 17337. to1745z was porti.o.lly affect ive.
t ' ~ I I I I F - ~ - . - " 7 v - ~ ~ ~ = = = = = : - : : : : : : : : : ; : : ; ; ~ ; . i i i1;.<:> J h-dfU 1\I.(lfJO'I1n \l
a ] W S S V ' 1 ~ 3 0
7. Distressl '!he 314th reportod 0. rt.quest for c f ix f'rcm 66'629.The f ix r..::lS roceived frOCl Suprcd Naval DlF stetiQ'l and t ra n sc it to d t othe oircrnf t . 'A t th is rc:J;ding MCS 15 s t i l l unable to furnish f ixes(erF) to nircraf t of th is CClI::Dlnd.) The aircrnf t l anded ee1 'e ly a t Iwo.
'J'he 5eth recorded the !ollowil18: 46V752 a t 025oz. tronani ttE:d 'Una ble
to foother #1. losing oil ord posit ion, . 32V754 a t CJ42lZ said theysighted aes r.nrker an3. t ronacit tod posi tion; .15V751 a t 2228z said No.
:3 .-tiS feathered and gave po8ition, 45V754 a t OO!4Z gtlvo posit ion endauid No . 1 lI08 out; 49V754 a t 0143'1. £Pve posit ion and said No. 1 en ·
g in o ..0.0 QUt; 6V751 ot 022.5Z said he wos foothering No. 1 bcCtluse or011 leak. 'i'hc 7Jr'd end 313th reported no dist ress t rn f f i c .
r el ay s tu ck , 2 no sidetono. 1 plate curro:lt meter Inopcro. tive , 2 'S '
dials loose cousins choM.::ls to detune. 2 'l; 'ould not tunc. I chllnnel 3
inoperative, BC-348 .. 2 inoperativc. 2 casco of bod VT-70. 1 bod plug
contacts; AWM.N-7. 3 inopClXotive. 1 inoperative on antenna posit lOn,2 inoperative on loop posit ion. 1 inoperative on ~ s posi t ion. 1needle huntilll:. 2 sonao nn t e= s broken. 1 loop antenrn t70uld not
rotate, 1 tunine: coble broken; SCR-522. 1 dynccotor burned oot. 1circuit breakcr inopcTctivc. 2 inoperativo. 3"cale reception am t r ans .
l:l1seionj Intu-phone, 8 nicrophonc switches inoperat ive, 4 foot micro._phone switches inoperotive, iU.-42. 6 inopU"Qtive. 2 los t t;'ei(;ht.
..told-snld 3332" 13528E Meager and 1Mccurate, he:lvy.
Tokushirla (1 Ale 3405N 134321: Moager and inaccurate , hoavy,
banbOO. this 08 T.O.) three 8_burst barrag1Js.
3 . Fluk OVcr tho Targot: OVcr the tarcet f lak UIlS re po rte d a s
IDEIClecr, inaccurate, and heavy by Bov(.l'Ill f o ~ t i o n s and n il by tho
QOjor1ty. Tho f bursts encoWltcrod were so sportldic tha t no do
f ~ n i ~ o lItatenent I!llly be aJde I1S to the type 01' t i re control . The 1n1I1Bhlticont f lak encountered over tho ta rget \ lOS unquestionably duo to
th e 10 /10 underceat.
4. Flak on Yiithdrcwall Flak was n il on uithdrnwol.
5. Lost Ilnd l)9.ttleod; No oircro1't wero lost or dnmaod by f lak onthis ll11asion.
6. Miscellaneous tI/I. ObservntioMI One possible rocket MIS report_
ed by one aircrot t uhl lc on tho ba:lb rW'l. It cppoorod as 13 red streakwh1ch wont in to the cloudll above••Urcre f t was a t 20,300 foet .
o . Daroge to osaka and /iJ:lC.ePsaki. as e. resul t of XXI 800 COO
l I luion 203. 15 ;rune 1945, IlO:I\U'Its to 2.4,9 sq . c i . 1.9 sq . c i . or
,.l.Jo f osa1cl. and .59 sq.
mi.or
8.6%:of Amo./psoki.
b. IJcotlBO to Osaka nec totols 15.54 sq . n it or 25.6:c of thobuil t-up por tion of th e ci ty . J(.18 sq . 01. of unreported old deJ!CBe
is included in the to tol . )
c . ]):!.l!lage to _'u:lDotsoki nor. to tals .76 sq. o i . or 11% of thebuilt-up portion of tho ci ty . ,"(Tho totol area of Arlagosoki i s 9.8sq . m. _ sp:u-aely populo.tcd aroos and r iVErS occountina for 2.9 Sq.
Cli •• end the build_up portion occupyinc 6.9 sq . n i . )
d. Industrj...l1 dclJtllJC includes 7 nUl!l.bered torgets in Osaka.,
and 6 nlebcred targets in l1rIagl.anki.
J. NOI'EI Licits of Oscka area defined in supplanent to cro I)3.lUlgeAsscsSl:lCnt Report 84.
J/. NorE: Amo.sPsnki i s bounded on th e 1"; by the M.llto River and on theE by the Shin Yodo River (as shOim on the atto.choo. di.::lgrac). '!he
northern l i n i t s are a lo ns th o TokkD.ido MJin L i n e ~ . althoueh SCl:lebu il t-up a rea N of the t racks ;lOS included. (Those l :l l:dts f reD AOF
90.25. 15 June 1945)
2. S\I!Dll"y of Stat is t ics of J)m:nBcl Osaka
SUI:r:lllry o f dao:lge f r eurral t s t r ike:
Built-up ClrooBuilt-up area destroyed
I,roo. of Inccr¥l ia ry Zone IAroo. of Incendlllry ZOnE- I destroyed
ot lfuuborI scnll build1nf: destroyed1 larGO '!Juildinc (leT): of roo f, stru c·
t-.J.rr.l ~ o ) .1 lnrgo tuildil"ll: (bomb holos in root
2% of ,Elnnt eoatroIod.b f- - - - - -Cat'lb-.i.rs'iiinl- - - - - - - - "20-inreo; "2 a.-A"iI buIidings destroy...• --('0\" - - - T '; T o ~ . _ . ! . ~ . £ f J . ! . o . . ! ! . t _ c ! ~ 8 . ! ~ d _ - - -,n6 hoportoc hWOYO Procio- i ' lnnt I ' : u t t o ~
ion '"·"orks Co.:'110- - - - - -(TfoportOdT xmiyo 'Pr'OcIslon - HuPorous-l:;,dldln;;s-in ~ O o . - wh"oro--
· ~ o r k . ! l Co. pllint i s reportod to bo c.re dostroy-od.
Jsi1- - - - - - ~ ! I t S u i i 1 s h C C o I ; i l o r R o f i n ~ i r y . - -:Cncc:flii.- G-ainliar-Mldini"e-dost-7
r,40- - - - - - F u r ~ m ~ ElOeitrIo - C o ~ - - - - { r ! ~ . ; i J ~ ~ ~ r ~ - ; ~ ~ ~ ~ . ! . piii"nt
[ZOS- - - - - -Csllim-rr.=r "S"t";tI"on - - - - - - 2 ~ t ; ' ; I ~ * r ~ ~ ? o m - ;;;ofs-dostroyOd";
______________________S ~ t i . 2 n _ l ~ _ d ~ s . ! T ~ ~ ~ _
(.'J.!:"': S:..KI)IOU Sumitol!l.o K:mzo.ki Propol- GG.l,,"f, do.r.lnc;od or dcstroyod. (See ·
...... l ~ . r ] . ! . ~ t . : . C ! . U _ D ~ ~ ~ s . ! ( l . ! . ' , ~ ~ t _ n . 2 P . 2 . r 1 . ! . O Q h :
....... 500G Unidontitiod industry 10 l:lodiun shod bu11d1ll£s dostroyod.
: . : : : -- - - - o G ~ J C o . - c : i s t i o - - - - -- - - ~ l ~ ~ r ~ ~ s i ~ ~ " t ~ ~ : ! . . - d o s t r o v n d ~ 502:>- - - ~ s l i i i ui I l - - - - - - - - - 2 ; ~ i i J . -buitdTriCs d o s t r o i ; c : : : ~ --
1xY605C -- -Gada ~ o t t o n - S p i n n T n G r ~ T 1 7 - r I ~ ~ g ~ - ~ ~ ~ I o ~ e ~ ~ ' E ~ ; ~ ~ s - ~ f ir - 5 0 ~ 5 - -- -...- - - - - - - - - - - - -- _ d 2 s . ! . r ' £ y ~ d . ! . _ P ! ~ t _ 9 2 1 , , - d . 2 . . s E " 2 Y . 2 . c h _
'''' rOo;Jer c i l l 4 lOorlo. 15 = 1 1 buildinGS des-
1634- - - - - - - - - - - - - t ! . o I ~ · _ ~ 1 ? n 1 ..1o!.t!.0I°.!!._ .... _Uirnf'Uohi Goo.r ""orks 1 Inrto. 5 nodiUl:"l, 2 e rnU . bldgs.
-- .__d.!aj:r.2Y.2.d.,!. _ p ' ! ' ~ t _ l N ~ d . 2 . 6 ! r . £ X . . . ~ _
InclollurOSI 1. :>J.motf'tod print 3PR5ll205-II'I ~ r i 32 City r lnn o u t l 1 n i ~ r incondio.ry zonea and tnrcot c.rona.
3. Scmi_contro11<m m o s ~ i c showinc dflnl'lr:od ll,roc.s.
1 . ~ o . Tbia repan( . ) asaeeaes d8lllBge to ~ r 8 e t
ill6 trcm XXI B.c. Mission 20.3 at 15 June 1945.
b. 1)110080 to the target toto19 approximately 1,0)2 .200 SQ.. ft.,.Uch rep-eaenh about 66.1$ or the arlg1D!l1 r o d e.rea. Bet!,en 18 lanVlJZ'1 anlt 9 Iune 19!15 there . e re I In8 l 's l bu ild ings recloved ard/cr in theproceaaot be1.nB;J'«IlOTed. at'feetinsebout 70.700 sq , t t l ot the rootarlllll. • thus 68.8:1: of the root area rErlalning a t the time or the s t r ike
..e8 d8JMged oe til resul t of th e st r ike .
o. The abo1'e damage carn! as a resul t of the incendiary at tack
on the ci t ies of Osaka ani A!IIltpso..II:ll there had beEn no pl'8't'loua dam!geeuat;6ioed by tb is to rget .
2. stotiaticalSUlJl!larY of I)QD!tlIge,
SQuare Feet per cent Of Or 18-at Root ina l ROot Area
llA.\"",, OF TAJl.G_. TYPE llO..:nS : . A . ~ I Z S ~ U'r:E::>l LO.I.:.:>. :.lG;.... S ~ : > : , H ~ l . ' .... I..... ,::"n!. "., C. \ . : •. ~ OITty C ( h , ~ ~ : : : 7 ~ ~ c j O ~ ? 5 ~ ~ PT.
.!!. [Deludod 1 l l i rc ra t t l'Ihicb bombed wi th 7Jrd li1ng. E .llso bombo<1 priJrnry t:lrgo
I [ AIRCRAFT LOST - •.lflCRAFT DWc.m P I I I S O ~ .. ._ . . . . .
ENDtr ENEJII EH!JfY Ace. ENf lf I • ~ .....
UXlT A/e AlA A/e " " OTHER UK- TOTAL EIDIY ENDfY ce. OWN UN- TOTAL TOTALA/A JlECH. JUDitH Ale J./A Ale,,' IIEC'" GUK5 OTHER !I]()lII'N MAJOR MII{)R PARTICI- IILLlIl
III5S - WOUJIDD) 1'0!'&1.AlJ H. PUll(i Illi & IMJ1JlD) CAStJI,LTIrB
58 _ _ 1 a 4 _ 1 N 0 11:'::0 N ,
No"" N 1>0 1653 N_--j• , jI
!OJI '" fr
)1 ) NOM 1 _ - - 1 1060 NOM t ~ a we ~
-~ 314 _ _ _ l _ _ 1 Nino 15'4" 11 - 11 Q i
i, "'"
2.1-- _2.-2 -- __ 1 157 ' 1 l - 11 - 11 IBe
I !!o Ens'nc "ugh t f iro on tako o f f . 'i"raft cttompted to ct op bu t ora."'" of f run""Y. 11 orow ",.b, '" aboord. a l l sofo. \ 1\
J.1rcraft crashed in to Boo. 4 Inlos north of Guam shortly of to r tako off . 11 c r o ~ lOOmbora !Dis81.na· 1
BocIbor ~ r wil l attn.ck Osllk",-Amagaet1ki Urban Aren on 0 Day
h "" rlrm1lll cHer t .
ilP=lmatel,y 100 f r imdly f ighters wil l Sivo area covtr at the
a. S8th Win8:
(1) !ltl
l2Jl)u"'/
llOO62054126OlBlJO
FORCE m"IRED
1 Group
1 Group
1 Group
1 Group
(2) Roo.ssanblyaNal 3320tl - 13540E,
() Bomb load.:md fusing:
(a) 2 Groups: 1:J.7 IB fused instantaneous nose r i th
intcrve.lO!:l'::tU' stlttin& of 75 fce t .
(b ) 2 Groops: tn.? Ie fused to open 5,CXXl feet nbavet a r g ~ t with intCl""/tlla:letcr set t ing of 35 feet .
(4 ) Ti..r.l.e Control:
1st Group crosses DCP'lrtura L i n ~ nt 0 Hour.2nd Group croSl'les DoJp:lrturo Lina a t D Hour plue 20 Min.Jrd Group crosses DCp:!.rturc Lim a t D Hour plus 40 Min.4th Group crosses Dcpnrturc Lin:: a t 0 Hour plus 64 Min.
• '7J rei 'ii.q;:
(1) !ltl
L2JOO?1100620)51)7
018130
FORrrl FlI!JJI!i!D
I Group1 Gro\{l
1 Oro""I Group
(2) RClls8Q'!Iblyarea: 33J7fl - 13426E.
(3) Bo:;b lood 'TId fusing: lQ.7 Ie fu.sed to open 5,000 footabove targ;lt 1'Iith intorvalcn.:rt:.cr sott irg of 35 fect .
(4) Tim Control:
1st Group crosses Dep-rtlre Line At D Iklu.r plus 4 llin.2rr:l. Group crossos DCp:lrtura U:l.O ~ D Hoor plus 24 l!in.)rd Group crosses D o p . ~ ! ' t \ l r e Lino a t D Hour plus 48 I ~ 4th Gr<:Jup crosses D o ~ r t u r e Lin:: p t D Hour plus 6B Un.
(a) 1 GroUpl )147 m f u s ~ instart.aneo,;s nose with in -
t o r v a l ~ o t c r setting of 75 feet.(b) 2 Croups: I.Q.? lC fused to open 5,000 f.::lot above target
l"it h intarvalcr.lOtor setting of. 35 foot.
(4) TUle Control:
1st Group crosses Dcp.:lrture Li..'"Ie e t 0 Hour plus a Uin.'2rrl Group Ct"03sca :Jopu-turc Lino a t D Hour plus 32 l l in.3r<l Group crosS<.oS DOP"lTtura LinJ a t D Hour plus 52 lli:1.
(1) l!P'
ll8062054126035137
OlS130
FO!'«;S RE'QU!il.:D
1 Group1 Group
1 Group
1 Group
(2) Rensscmbly nroc: 334W - 1351SE.
() BOClb loed ani tusll'l(;: ::;).7 lC fusad to opon 5,COO fcot
Cl.bovo ~ r g c t with inwrwl<rlcter sottir:@ or 35 feot.
(I.,.) Ti.ma Control:
1st Group crosses D o ~ r t u r o Lire a t 0 Hour plus 16 Wn.2nd Group crosses Depr_'"tlru Lire t D Hour plus 36 l!i.'l.
Jrd Gro-..lp crossesDoplrt.uro Li..rc
a t 0!'bur
plus 56 ! t in.4th Group crosses Dep.:1rtUl"o Lire l i t D Hour plus 72 J.!i."1.
x. (1 ) Reforence: XXI Born Cor.!. Litho llosa1c OScK81:roa 90.25 Urban.
(2) Route:
(3) . \ltitudc of ,\ttack:
..,.1.0 Jim~ , s s o m b l y AroaJJ50H - (13445E. 1J505S) (DepHhrc Lim)
J415JON - 13504]: (IP)TargetBrac.ko."ny for fcrce Mslgnod !.!PI's l2JOll7 md ll.OO62 JUON _ 13542B. J355N - 13610E. Iwo JL'1lI, 'BaseBreak,."av for force nssignod tIP!'s 054126, 035137. 018130
Ccr.m3ndinc G e n ~ r ~ l ; u .s . l..rary St r . teiP-C Air 1"oroeo (Rear)CoaJn'm:iing G c l l e r ~ l ~ U.'3. i \ Str l tegic Air Forc6a (G,wm)
C o n m a ~ l n t > GcO!JT 11; Tvsntiath .Ur Force
COlrrn:unlng Genera1; Eiehth . \ i r Force' ( 0 k l ~ : : J . 1 " I U )Conmander in Chi of , U.S. }.n.lY Forcoa, RLCdic
Chief of l h n l Opct"tions, O P - l f , ~ V~ e in Chief; P,cific Fleet (Adv Hq)Canr.a:lnder in Chio!, 'Plci1'10 Flee t (RO'lT Hq)
Co=nder 'Air Force. Pacific FIMt
Ccnn:mdar, Third FleotCcunand.er, : l f t h Flo.:Jt
C o D D . ~ e r ; ? i r s t Currier T'lJk ForceCOlJ:lnndor. ;JarbnasCa:r.l.:l!ldinc General; U.S. hroy : 'orcea. '!lidclle Pacif ic
Ca:l:ulX1inB Gen'!rll • •\11100 " i r : 'orces, S1PAC a : c a n d i I ' ~ ~ n s r ' l l ~ Far ::aat : . ir Forces
Cot:J:!I'Lldinc Geoenl; U.S. StnteGic '!.ir Forces 1n D.1ropeCaJm:mdinc Gcnerl1; l.cditerr"loc'lo _Ulied . \ i r Forces(h,,-'H1d i ne r....OPM 1: ;r i f't .....nth ....1r Foree
Coci:n."lding Gen!ll"3l, s...:venth Air ~ o r c eCa:::alndine GennrJl; IflI ikc.b;:!r Ccu::.'?Dd
Co!lII'::Bw ine GenEnl VII Fii¥lter Cax.und
Caom'lwine Geoorll, Elevonth <tir ForeeCaIl:nnding'Gc-ncnl, JOIst f id t te r 'Jing
CO'c;,'lnd Hq, Allied Air Forco s, S R " ~ 'A'l'I'N: Senior I n t ¢ l l i f ( l n c ~ orr icar . "R .A .AS.
o r r i c ~ r in Charso. Joint Intell igence CenterPacif ic O c e ~ ! s o ~ sCormao.nding GOIlOr'll, Army Air Forccs
ATi'N lAC/AS, In t¢l \if,cacoCOQIl.!lndiJ1/!, Gencr"ll, . \:n1y Ai:!' Forcos
ATTNl AC/,ts, In t¢ l l igJncc , Coll ec ti on Divi sion
Co.mn:ldil\'r Gc:n 'l"'ll , U.S•.\r;;W '5tntO':;ic . , i r Forcos (Gu::un),\TTNI Dire cto r o r CcmnuniCltioO:JFOR: Counter Me'.Rure6 ..i r A:ulysis C ~ n t J rCo.:m.'lndi:lg Officer. l ' ' ' ' i , ' l n t i . ~ t h Air Force Lc.!ld CrCiII School
B r i g - ~ i e r ~ n ( ; : t " n 1 H.S. H'l:J.3011, J r .
Ccr:u::mdll2B C'f'flco:>x, 3rd Fhoto R e c c n n " , i 3 ! 1 3 : ~ C a SQ~ ~ d l n e G f f l o ~ r , 41st Photo ROConn3iSS,nc;oSq R ~ n s a0Cxan'Uld1n,c ( ,f '' 'i car, SSth R e c o n n ' l i s ~ u n c e Sq, ng
"eatber Coxlbat s t ... t;i.nsC c a Q ' ! r d i ~ Officer, TTlentiath . i r Force
Conter (Provi..,ional) Ulli tC a a o ~ i n s Crtioer; J3rd s t ~ t i 3 t l c 3 : l Control
C o . ~ l l . d i r . . . : . Officel' , 5th Bo.nb Qrooup (VH)C a ~ , I d i ~ C f : i c ~ ; 9th Boc.b troup (VH)
Ca<rundine O r l i c ~ ; 16th Bcr.b iZoup (VH)Co:x:.l.,dine cr f icer , 19th Bo...1l {Coup (VH)~ : : . d i n ; : Officer, 29th BOClb troup (VII)Coc:.-..3!'d.inc Officer; 39th Ba:nb C£oup (VH)Ca:lin;-.dinc Of f i = ; 40th Ba:.b {Coup (VH)Ccu:a"l.ding utticel ' ; :SJ'Jth B<'.&b ~ o u p (VII)CaT.llndillb Officer; 331.'Jt Ba:tb ~ o u p (VE)C o ! : u : . n : H ~ Officer. l;.44th Bl;r.;b Q-oup (V'd)C<:t:undir,1': O f f i ~ r ; .'t62nd Eoc:b Group (VH)
Ca:=:ldinr-; Officer; 468th Eomb Oroup (VIi)Ca."D3ndL"lC Officer; 497th Bunb Group (Vr!)Con':".'!ndinc Officer; 498th Bcob (Coup (VH)C o ~ n n d l n g O f f i c ~ r ; 4991;h Bowb Group (VH)
Co=r.lardine Officer; SOOth Bowb Group (VH)Cou:nndiO/?: Officer; SOIst b :b Croup (Tr!)Can'lrdil'l{: Officer; 50200 Bo:lb Group ('Td)CctrmliYline O1' t ic=: 504th Blx:.b Group (Vf!)Coo::;ud11lG Officer; 505th Boob Group (VB)
CO!:r.lalliinc, Officor; 509 th Ccuposite CCcupC ~ ~ ~ n d i U G Officer: 15th F i ~ t e r Group ( V L ~ )CaTm,ndinc: Officor; 21st Fi -Mer Ck'oup (VI,R)COhr::::uldinr Ofl'1cor,' 506th Fi.(,htcr Group (VU1)
Rsportina Unit; .\-2; T m ~ n t i o t h .Ur Force (Fi le Copy)Repor t i rl6 Unit, .\-.2, TI'IO,ltic. th Ail' Force