This was a night incendiary mission involving 30 planes from the 6th Bomb Group:
The next secondary city raided was Uji-Yamada, south of Nagoya on Honshu. Twenty-nine of thirty-three airborne aircraft were effective over the target. Post-strike photography disclosed 40 per cent of the city burned out. Enemy opposition of every nature was negligible.
[Pirate’s Log, p. 52]
20th AF Mission 300
| Date: | 28/29 July 1945 |
| Target: | Ujiyamada Urban Area |
| Participating Units: | 313th BW |
| Number of A/C Airborne: | 99 |
| % A/C Bombing Primary: | 92.92% (93 Primary and 1 Opportunity) |
| Type of Bombs and Fuzes: | E46 (500lb incendiary clusters set to open 5,000 feet above target.) |
| Tons of Bombs Dropped: | 734.6 tons on Primary and 7.8 tons on Opportunity. |
| Time Over Primary: | 290215K – 290324K |
| Altitude of Attack: | 12,000 – 13,800 |
| Weather Over Target: | 0/10 – 5/10 |
| Total A/C Lost: | 0 |
| Resume of Mission: | Crews reported unobserved to excellent results. Fires were visible for 120 miles. Reconnaissance la- ter revealed 39% of the built-up area had been destroyed. 35 A/C bombed visually and 58 bombed by radar. Black-out in target area was complete, although some cities not listed in propaganda leaflets did not black-out. Flak was reported as heavy and medium, meager to moderate and generally inaccu- rate. A great deal of A/W fire was reported. A few phosphorous bombs and balls of fire were non-effective. One Wind-Run A/C was A/B. Nine B-29s landed at Iwo Jima. Average bomb load: 16,906 lbs. Average fuel reserve: 774 gallons. |
