This was a night mining mission involving 27 planes from the 6th Bomb Group:
Other missions flown in this period were * * * to the Jap ports of Fushiki, Nanao and Niigata. * * *
[Pirate’s Log, p. 49]
20th AF Mission 269
| Date: | 15/16 July 1945 |
| Target: | Rashin Fusan Gezan-Konan Naoetsu Niigata |
| Participating Units: | 313th BW |
| Number of A/C Airborne: | 28 |
| % A/C Bombing Primary: | 92.85% (26 Primary and 1 Alternate) |
| Type of Bombs and Fuzes: | MK26-36 (1000lb) MK25 (2000lb mines with various settings.) |
| Tons of Bombs Dropped: | 172 tons on Primary and 6 tons on alternate. |
| Time Over Primary: | 152308K – 160325K |
| Altitude of Attack: | 6,900 – 8,400 |
| Weather Over Target: | 8/10 – 10/10 |
| Total A/C Lost: | 0 |
| Resume of Mission: | It was estimated that of the 244 mines laid, 241 were effective. All mines were laid by radar. One A/C non- effective. Sixteen E/A sighted, but made no attacks. Heavy, meager, and inaccurate flak encountered at Niigata and Fusan. Seven- teen A/C landed at Iwo Jima and 1 at Okinawa. Average mine load: 13,068 lbs. Average fuel reserve: 486 gallons. |
