What proved to be the final phase of the war began on the night of 26-27 July. With mining missions completed, the Group returned to night incendiary strikes against the Jap’s industrial cities. On that night the target was the urban area of Tokuyama. Thirty-four Superforts were effective; dropping over 1250 five hundred pound clusters. The result was 53 per cent of the built-up area destroyed. The pattern of light enemy opposition continued. One Baka was sighted and was shot down by the tail gunner of Aircraft No. 9857 of the 40th Squadron.
[Pirate’s Log, p. 52]
