Mission NO. 191 FLOWN n copy NO. 3 Tea ty XXI BOMBER COMMAND APO 134 CONFER TIAL phe ee i a lalaP igtereds So We e802 Sosa vgmpire Huu? attacks (Missions 292~ 192 ond 193, flown 9 June 1945). ‘papire® attacks were to te exesuted: on days wheri weather snowsa permit yowi bombing. Multiple attacks would then be Jounchea against mmber of precision targste. gy ¥2 gl Mission 190 was @ special mission BS and will receive special distributions rag B 5 Re a 8 SEGRE BR segaa4‘qausiss¥40 Dedticad Marmntiva See ebb ede decec sees Annex A = Annex B= ‘Annex © = Annex D = Annex B = Congolidated Statistical Summarys + d+ + Annex B+ Annex G - Distribuitent «etbseetecebhie operations sss beeeeecee Fart I - Novigation Chart « part IJ - Bonberdiers' MePsle' port IIT - Plight Sngineering Charts. port Vo Feder staan @ fort V-Gumnerys ss bee eee fart VI - Air-Sea Resetle Charts « Woather see eebetecererece ort I - Weather Summarys « Part II = Forecast Woather v: Observed Weathers « Part IT - Prognostic Map Part IV - Synoptic Mapi + + Communications + el hia ene Fort 1-ROM+ +e bbe cece eee Gort IT - Radios bee ee ee eee Intelligences os be bees Port I~ Enexy Ait opposition « Port IZ ~ Eneny Antiniverafte Fart IIT - Damge Assessments « Fort IV ~ Special Intelligence Revert 2KI Bomber Comand Fichd Orders © + 4 be ARS BVRBE BSB BRA OR PSBSEGK oe Bropared by: As? Section 2 Bonber Commend SECRETASHE OW cqatsissv1990 vl 6 B & & ‘HEADQUARTERS JKT BOMBER COMMAND APO 234, SUBJECT: Report of Attacks on tho Island of Honshu, 9 Juno 1945, 10 1 Commanding Coneral, Twonticth Air Foree, Wachington 25, 0.0. IDBITIFLCATION oF MISSIONS: a, Field Order Number 64, Headquarters XXI Bomber Commands dated 8 June 1945, directed the Séth and 313th Bombardment Wings to pertieipate in attaoks (XX Boaber Connané Missions No, 191 - 192 = 3o3) ageinst targets on Honshu, >, Targets Specified: (1) Mission Na, 191+ (a) Eeinary Viaual_and Radar: The Kawanishi Airera®t Company Narwo plant, Target 18 (es shen on XI Bonbur Command Lithollesaic 90,25 - 18), (2) Mission Mo, 1921 (a). Primary Visual ond Radar! The Kawasaki Airerstt Conpeny, kash, Target 1547 (as shown on XI Sober Command Litho- Mosaic 90,25 = 1547), (3) Mission We, 198: (a) Primary Views: ‘The Aichi Airersft Works, Atsutay Targot 196/200 (as shown on XXI Bonber Command Litho-losate 90,20 = 1986/2010), (>) Primary Radar: City of Hananatsu: (1) In view of the vory poor weather forecast for precision bombing for the innediate futures coupled with the larger Bord load end inerensed accuracy common to all units, the ducision wor ade to spread the foreo te a nunber of targets in the good weathor areny attacking with smaller unite, (2) Al of the priority targets of this command were Ameludod in this overs plan of which thoso missions were a part, siter Toutes, forces type of boubey altitudes of attacke wor Thoroughly @lseussed, ae woll aa prooise timing of the units, this over-oll "Empire" plan was concetved, Tho first S missions were Qosignated "Expire 216. a SEQRST‘qansissv1290 “pound bonb would provide tho noc (GQ) Kawanishi Airoraft Compa: producers of the eneny aircraft George, Antegrated plant, with some manufacture and/or testing of ongti and propellere a¢ woll ae airframes, (2) Kawasald Arcraft Company is reperted to bo. Kawasaki's main engine plant planned for mass production, It 1s also reperted to be making airfraos, ‘The area ie roughly trii in ehape with the long axis MASE, It is o fins! assonbly plant for cinglo-ongino ond twin-engine airoraft, (3) Aichi direroft Works: Targot 198 is the larger 4 and older portion of the plant to tho ost, Target 2010 is the ower and snaller part of the plant to the ‘ost and the center of ‘the aircraft engine production, Thie is ono of 2 known plants producing in-lino engines (used in Navy divo bonber, JUDY), Target 2010 ia on a site shaped Mike the head of sn axo, (4) City of Hompnntey: The importance of this targst luo Veen severed dn KE Benker Command Tactical Weston Renart mibor 178 and other report J. Basha: the prinary buildings tn the target area are predoninantly of one-story mediun-man scw-tooth roof construct fon and gonornily oteol franod with Light roo? covering, “The 1000 zy charge weight to initiate maxis Foructural collepse {roa von burst innedistoly under tho roof end near ‘the structural meabers, 2. Euningt be Tho nose fuse of 1/100 seconde was aclosted in that it would allow bomb burst 6 to 10 fest beneath the roof, thorsby damaging building contents as woll cs building structure, Tho nonedelay tell fuze wa: to give ground level burst to "noar miss* boabs, slocted 3. Lending: 4, Two groups of the S8th Wing wore to Lona 100 per cont high explosive goneralaparpdse 1090-pound boas Le Alroruft were te be buded to obtain maximum tonnage over the target, (b) Determination of Bouh Lond for Missions Non A, Bomber = SECRET: ‘ino tho prinary butleings in the targets vere of ‘typical sawtooth roof construction, ‘wos sclooted since with ite high-charge woteht of Por conty it has nt least 25 per cent more explosives por ton any ether type bomb, 2, Euping: Tho instantaneous nose and non~ ‘ Goley tail fuzing wae selected because the characteristics of the boxb P B are euch that delayed fuzing cannot be employed, 3. Renda , ae Throo groups of the 315th Wing wore ‘to load 100 por cont high-oxplocive light ease 4000spound bonbs, : hh, Myreraft wore to be baded to obtain noximum tonnage over the target area, (e) Bombing: Ls Tt had boon determined that a relatively onctt foran sarrying 9 ares type bomb could be effectivoly omployed fageinst certain type torgete in tho Japanese Bupire, Those missions e Gele'plonned prinarity to deteraine what rosults could bo expected hen a ferce of opproxinately groups (150 aircraft) aro employed ageinst 3 primary targots of this type. zy ALL targets eslected ware aicoraft engine plants and the size of force employed was dapendent upon the size of the target to be attacked, Tho 313th Wing was to attack the Aichi AMrereft Works, Atsuta plant, in Nagoya with 2 groups snd the Kewasaki ‘irereft Conpany in Akash{ with 1 group and tho 58th Wing was to abteck the Kewanieht Airoraft Company, Naruo plant in Anagnsaicty with 2 greupe, Tho method of cttaok against ench target was to be BF 2 eclunn of equadrons employing tho standard procedure of all air~ oreft in cash squadron roloasing on the lend aircraft, The attack ge 60 designed that all targets wore to be attacked simultancouslyy thereby minimizing a concentrated fightor attack against any single grou, B. Axos of attack and altitudes were so designated that advantage was taken of the prevailing southwost surface wind and woakmesees in the known flak defenses, Bombing Securacy was expected to average about 40 porcent of all bobs Sithin 2 thousandefaat etrele about the target, Average bomb loads Wore to be approximately 13,000 pounds per aircraft. 4. Anos of attack, bombing altitudes, drift, ground spoed and tine of Tun for tho various targets were as follows: = (hoe Xa BO Noeate 2 2 growe, ‘Er “saten ~ 135008 ‘ititade: 18,000 foot »: ‘ie _ofottanl: 30,5 dogroos, ‘Duire: 9 dogroes right. ‘Dina of tun! 7 minute: 30 seconds, SEQRED(a) Jarget No, 18 (Mission Now 191): Base ‘Tactical Doctrine to Iwo * Eeasseatiy Off coast of Japan, S330%e134908 departure Point ~ on islsnd (0 Skina) off the coast of Shikoia ousily identified for departure, Stios-issoes “Hr ~ a gutting pentnmsis om to entering Oscke Bay, Target 2 groups of the 58th Ming, we SASSN-1SSDB Straight shoad to got out of to flak ares 98 soon as possible, SA52Ne1MS4E Avoid flak area, to S430N-1S43SE Avoid fick area te Iwo Base Tactical Doctrine (be) Target No, 2547 (itaston No, 192): Base Tactical Doctrine to Two to Roassenbly Ort coast of Japan, to 3330N-134308 Departure Point - Tho island of 0 Shima off Shikoku easily picked to up for departure, Sas1N-134128 4 turning point before IP ‘the turn onsier for the formation at the IP, + SESREL