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39th Bomb Group (VH)

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Missions List

Crew
Mission
Dated
Target
Combat Flying Hrs
1
05-11-45
 Kobe - Kawanshi Aircraft Plant
18:00
-
05-15-45
 Aborted Mission
0:00
2
05-17-45
 Nagoya (Night)
15:45
3
05-19-45
 Hamamatsu

17:05
4
05-26-45
 Tokyo (Night)
16:50
5
05-29-45
 Yokohama
19:00
-
06-01-45
 Aborted
0:00
6
06-05-45
 Kobe
16:30
7
06-07-45
 Osaka

17:05
8
06-10-45
 Chiba
14:45
9
06-18-45
 Kagoshima
17:05
10
06-20-45
 Shizuoka
15:00
11
06-22-45
 Tamashima
15:10
12
07-04-45
 Navigational Escort
16:40
13
07-17-45
 Hiratsuka
14:00
14
07-20-45
 Okasaki
14:10
15
07-27-45
 Omuta (Night)
15:40
16
07-29-45
 Ogaki
14:50
17
08-02-45
 Mito (Night)
15:45
18
08-06-45
 Mikage (Nishinomiya) (Night)
15:05
19
08-10-45
 Tokyo
14:30
20
08-15-45
 Isesaki (Night) (Last Combat Mission)
14:40
21
08-31-45
 "Show of Force" Japan
16:40
22
09-02-45
 "Show of Force" Japan
-
Total Combat Flying Hours (as listed)
334:15
The above missions are as indicated by Richard Wachs' radio logs.
Click here to view the radio logs
with additional information provided by Bernard Greene, Bombardier


61st Squadron Crew Index
Source: Richard Wachs' radio logs; additional information by Bernard Greene, Bombardier