1.
April 12, 1945 - Raid on Koriyma, Japan. One hundred
fifty miles north of Tokyo. Day mission. Longest bombing
mission. Flight time 18:35 hrs.
2.
April 13, 1945 - Raid on Tokyo. War factories manufacturing
ammunition in North Tokyo area. Night mission bombing
altitude 7,000 ft. Incendiary bombs. Flight time 15:30
hrs.
3.
April 15, 1945 - Raid on Kawasaki, Japan. Southern industrial
area of Tokyo. Night mission. Bombing altitude 7,000
ft. Incendiary bombs. Flight time 15:00 hrs.
4.
April 17, 1945 - Raid on Kanoya Air Field, Kyushu Island,
southern most Island of Japan. Navy requested raid to
destroy Japan fighter opposition at Okinawa. Day mission.
Flight Time 15:00 hrs.
5.
April 21, 1945 - Raid on Kanoya Air Field, Kyushu Island,
Japan. Lead the 39th Bomb
Group formation over the target. Day mission. Bombing
altitude 16,000 ft. Flight time 16:00 hrs.
6.
April 30, 1945 - Raid on Kokubu Air Field, Kyushu Island,
Japan. Japanese fighters were waiting to meet the attack.
Day mission. Bombing altitude 17,000 ft. Flight time
15:45 hrs.
7.
May 4, 1945 - Raid on Saeki Air Field, Kyushu Island,
Japan. Air Field used for staging and final training
of Japanese special attack corps used against the Navy
at Okinawa. Day mission. Bombing altitude 18,000 feet.
Flight time 15:30 hrs.
8. May 10, 1945 - Raid on Otake Oil Refinery, Honshu
Island, Japan. Second largest
refinery in Japan. Reduced Japanese fuel supply. Dropped
500# GP bombs. Day mission. Bombing altitude 16,000
ft. Flight time 16:30 hrs.
9.
May 14, 1945 - Raid on City of Nagoya, Honshu Island,
Japan. Incendiary raid to
burn out industrial area of the City. One of Japan’s
four leading cities and main industrial area. Led 39th
Bomb Group formation. Day mission. Bombing altitude
12,000 ft. Flight time 16:20 hrs.
10.
May 17, 1945 - Raid on City of Nagoya, Japan. Fire raid
against urban part of city.
Night incendiary raid. Bombing altitude 7,500 ft. Feathered
#2 engine over target area. Landed at Iwo Jima with
three engine operation. Left aircraft at Iwo Jima for
#2 engine change.
11.
June 7, 1945 - Raid on City of Osaka, Japan. Incendiary
raid on industrial area of the City. Led Squadron formation.
Day mission. Bombing altitude 20,500 ft. Flight time
16:00 hrs.
12.
June 10, 1945 - Raid on Chiba Aircraft Factory located
across the bay from Tokyo. Radar run encountered light
operation. Day mission. Dropped 500# general purpose
bombs. Bombing altitude 15,000 ft. Flight time 14:35
hrs.
13.
June 15, 1945 - Raid on City of Osaka, Japan. Incendiary
mission on southern urban
section of the City. Day mission. Bombing altitude 21,000
ft. in complete overcast. Landed at Iwo Jima for fuel.
Flight time 15:30 hrs.
14. June 18, 1945 - Raid on Kagoshima on Kyushu Island.
Incendiary raid on urban area of City. Pathfinder mission.
Caught the Japanese by complete surprise. Night mission.
Bombing altitude 7,600 ft. Flight time 15:35 hrs.
15.
June 22, 1945 - Raid on City of Tamashima, Japan. Destroyed
85% of Mitsubishi Aircraft Factory. Led 39th Bomb Group
formation. Daylight raid. Bombing altitude 15,000 ft.
500# general Purpose bombs. Flight time 15:15 hrs. Saw
19th Bomb Group aircraft spin in over Japan.
16.
June 26, 1945 - Raid on arsenal complex in Nagoya, Japan.
Fighters and flak were
aggressive and accurate. Picked up five flak holes over
the city. Day mission. Flight time 15:00 hrs. Saw two
B-29’s go down over assembly area. P-13 was hit
and crew bailed out over U.S. submarine. Col. Mundy,
39th Group Commander, was riding on P-13 as formation
commander and was successfully picked up by the crew
of the submarine.
17.
July 4, 1945 - Raid on City of Tokushima on the Island
of Shikoku, Japan. Night incendiary mission. Flew as
pathfinder aircraft. The second aircraft to hit the
wing target. Bombing altitude 11,000 ft. Flight time
14:00 hrs.
18.
July 7, 1945 - Raid on City of Kofu, Japan. Night incendiary
raid against urban area of City. Bombing altitude 14,000
ft. Flight time 14:00 hrs.
19.
July 13, 1945 - Raid on City of Uwajima on west coast
of Shikaku, Japan. Night incendiary mission. Target
area was covered with complete overcast. Bombing altitude
15,000 ft. Flight time 14:20 hrs.
20.
July 17, 1945 - Raid on City of Hiratasuka, Japan. Incendiary
mission against urban
area of the City. Bombing altitude 12,000 ft. Flight
time 14:05 hrs.
21.
July 20, 1945 - Raid on City of Okajaki, Japan. Night
incendiary mission against urban area of the City. Flew
as pathfinder aircraft. Bombing altitude 14,400 ft.
Flight time 13:30 hrs.
22.
July 24, 1945 - Raid on Naka Jima Aircraft Factory,
Handa, Japan. Radar drop due to
undercast covering target area. Bombing altitude 18,000
ft. Day mission. Flight time 14:00 hrs.
23.
August 2, 1945 - Raid on City of Mito, Japan. Night
incendiary mission. In celebration of “Air Force
Day”, over eight hundred aircraft took part in
bombing several targets in the area. Flew as pathfinder
aircraft. Bombing altitude 12,400 ft. Landed at Iwo
Jima due to shortage of fuel and to repair oil leak.
Flight time 12:30 hrs.
24.
August 6, 1945 - Raid on City of Nishinomiya, Japan.
Night incendiary mission. Bombing altitude 12,400 ft.
In an effort to secure peace, Japan was provided a list
of targets that would be bombed. This was one of the
targets. Flight time 13:55 hrs.
25. August 10, 1945 - Raid on Tokyo arsenal complex
in the northwestern section of the city. Had fighter
escort from Iwo Jima. Flak was heavy and accurate. Dropped
2,000# demolition bombs. Bombing altitude 22,000 ft.
Flight time 13:55 hrs.
26.
August 15, 1945- Raid on City of Isesaki, Japan. Night
incendiary mission. Received news of official Japanese
surrender on way back from the target. Bombing altitude
15,000 ft. Flight time 13:55 hrs.
27. August 29, 1945 - Dropped supplies to prisoner of
war camps at Kamagama #2 located 30 miles from Tokyo.
Also took low level photos of Tokyo area with special
camera equipment. Flight time 15:30 hrs.
28. September 2, 1945 - Flew maximum effort formation
over Tokyo Bay in display of air power while the peace
treaty was being signed aboard the Battleship Missouri.
Flight time 15:00 hrs.
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