This was a night incendiary mission involving 30 aircraft of the 6th Bomb Group:
Final mission in June for the Sixth was flown on the 28th. Late that afternoon thirty-two B-29s took off to bomb Moji on the southern shores of the Shimonoseki Straits. Planes on the night incendiary attack found a 10/10 undercast over Moji, which removed all enemy opposition and striking clusters aimed by radar, burned out .3 sq mi of the urban area.
[Pirate’s Log, pp. 47-48]
20th AF Mission 236
| Date: | 28 June 1945 |
| Target: | Moji Urban Area |
| Participating Units: | 313th BW |
| Number of A/C Airborne: | 101 |
| % A/C Bombing Primary: | 91.09% (91 Primary and 3 Opportunity) |
| Type of Bombs and Fuzes: | AN-M47A2 (100lb incendiary bombs, instantaneous nose and non-delay tail) E-46 (500lb incendiary clusters set to open 5,000 feet above target) |
| Tons of Bombs Dropped: | 625.9 tons on Primary and 17.3 tons on Opportunity. |
| Time Over Primary: | 0111K – 0243K |
| Altitude of Attack: | 9,900 – 11,600 |
| Weather Over Target: | 10/10 |
| Total A/C Lost: | 0 |
| Resume of Mission: | Photo reconnaissance revealed damage to city totaled .32 sq. miles or 28.8% of built up urban area. Only 1 A/C bombed the Primary target visually. Seven E/A sighted made 1 attack. No claims. Heavy, medium and light flak, meager and generally inaccurate over the target. Seven A/C were non-effective. Two B-29s landed at Iwo Jima. Average bomb load: 14,302 lbs. Average fuel reserve: 747 gallons. |