Mission # 10 Date: 3 December 1944 Code Name: San Antonio # 3 Target: Musashino A/C Plant ( 357 ), Secondary - Urban and Dock Area of Tokyo Participating Unit: 73rd BW Number A/C Airborne: 86 % A/C Bombing Primary: 85% ( 73 ) Time Over Primary: 030503K - 030630K Altitude of Attack: 16,000 - 33,100 Weather Over Target: CAVU Total A/C Lost: 5 Resume of Mission: Bombing results unsatisfactory on primary--- 2,580 square feet destroyed and unobserved on secondary. 2.5% hit target. Eight aircraft bombed secondary. Eight early returns two of which bombed pagan Island. One aircraft lost to enemy aircraft and four ditched. Enemy air opposition slight to moderate. 75 attacks were made with 10 destroyed, 11 probably destroyed and 18 damaged. AA heavy, meager to intense, inaccurate. Aver- age bomb load: 5,000 lbs. Average gas reserve: 815 gallons.

Mission # 11 Date: 8 December 1944 Code Name: Sledgehammer # 1 Target: Primary - Airfields at Iwo Jima Secondary - Pagan Island Participating Unit: 73rd BW Number A/C Airborne: 79 % A/C Bombing Primary: 80% ( 63 ) Time Over Primary: 081020K - 081150K Altitude of Attack: 19,670 - 23,400 Weather Over Target: 7/10 - 10/10 Total A/C Lost: 0 Resume of Mission: Bombing results mainly unobserved to cloud cover---one squadron observed bombs through break. Three aircraft airborne as navigation escort to 28 P-38's and included in above totals. Fifteen early returns. Four aircraft bombed secondary. Enemy air opposition and AA nil. Aver- age bomb load: 20,000 lbs. Average gas reserve: 1,454 gal- lons.

Mission # 12 Date: 13 December 1944 Code Name: Memphis # 1 Target: Primary: Mitsubishi A/C Engine Plant ( 193 ) Nagoya Secondary: Nagoya Urban Area Last Resort: Any Industrial City Participating Unit: 73rd BW Number A/C Airborne: 90 % A/C Bombing Primary: 79% ( 71 A/C ) Time Over Primary: 131457K - 131638K Altitude of Attack: 26,450 - 32,300 Weather Over Target: 3/10 Total A/C Lost: 4 Resume of Mission: Bombing results good---691,050 square feet destroyed of main buildings and others damaged with 230 bursts in target area. Fifteen early returns. Two aircraft ditched, one aircraft lost to unknown causes and one aircraft presumed lost to flak. Fighter opposition heavy to light---unaggressive to aggressive with 106 attacks made with four destroyed, one probably destroyed and none damaged. AA heavy, moderate too intense, accurate. Average bomb load: 5,000 lbs. Average gas reserve: 783 gallons.

Mission # 13 Date: 18 December 1944 Code Name: Hesitation # 1 Target: Nagoya ( 194 ) Mitsubishi A/C Plant Participating Unit: 73rd BW Number A/C Airborne: 89 % A/C Bombing Primary: 71% (63 Primary, 0 Secondary, Last Resort and Opportunity 10) Time Over Primary: 181400K - 181543K Altitude of Attack: 28,000 - 32,000 Weather Over Target: 5/10 Total A/C Lost: 4 Resume of Mission: Bombing results good---921,670 square feet destroyed or damaged, 2,500,000 square feet of residen- tial area destroyed and moderate damage to shipyards and other industries. Enemy fighter opposition moderate with 188 unaggressive attacks. Enemy aircraft destroyed 5, probably destroyed 11 and damaged 12. Two aircraft missing, reasons unknown, one aircraft ditched and one aircraft crashed on re- turn to Saipan. AA meager, moderate too inaccurate. Average bomb load: 5,000 lbs. Average gas reserve: 705 gallons.

Mission # 14 Date: 22 December 1944 Code Name: Eradicate # 2 Target: Nagoya (193) - Mitsubishi Engine Plant Participating Unit: 73rd BW Number A/C Airborne: 78 % A/C Bombing Primary: 62% (48 Primary, 0 Secondary, 3 Last Resort, 11 Opportunity) Time Over Primary: 221404K - 221558K Altitude of Attack: 28,800 - 32,600 Weather Over Target: 6/10 - 10/10 Total A/C Lost: 3 Resume of Mission: Bombed by radar. No bomb strike photos or damage assessment. enemy air opposition, heavy to moderate, unaggressive to aggressive---508 attacks. Enemy aircraft destroy- ed 9, probably destroyed 17 and damaged 15. AA heavy, inaccu- rate to accurate. One aircraft ditched when two engines cut out, one aircraft hit by fighters or flak over target and later ditched and one aircraft seriously damaged on this mission later designated as lost and redesignated TB-29. Average bomb load: 5,500 lbs. Average gas reserve: 1,046 gallons.

Mission # 15 Date: 24 December 1944 Code Name: Rockcrusher # 1 Target: Iwo Jima Airfields One and Two Participating Unit: 73rd BW Number A/C Airborne: 29 % A/C Bombing Primary: 88% (23 Primary, 1 Last Resort) Time Over Primary: 241424K - 241555K Altitude of Attack: 19,500 - 21,800 Weather Over Target: 7/10 - 10/10 Total A/C Lost: 0 Resume of Mission: Bombs dropped by visual and radar means with poor results. Three aircraft not included in above totals as navigational escort for fighter sweep. enemy fighter opposition nil. AA meager, moderate too inaccurate. Average bomb load: 10,000 lbs. Average gas reserve: 1,832 gallons.

Mission # 16 Date: 27 December 1944 Code Name: Tokyo (357) - Nakajima A/C Plant, Musashino Participating Unit: 73rd BW Number A/C Airborne: 72 % A/C Bombing Primary: 54% (39 Primary, 9 Secondary, 4 Last Resort, and Opportunity) Time Over Primary: 271342K - 271503K Altitude of Attack: 28,800 - 33,800 Weather Over Target: 2/10 Total A/C Lost: 3 Resume of Mission: Bombing results poor. Six hits within 1,000 feet of AP. Results unobserved on Secondary, Last Resort, and Opportunity targets. Twenty-two early returns. One aircraft ditch- ed on return. Enemy air opposition moderate to heavy, inaggres- sive to aggressive---272 attacks with twenty-one destroyed, ten probably destroyed and seven damaged. AA meager to intense, generally inaccurate. Average bomb load: 5,500 lbs. Average gas reserve: 1,200 gallons.

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