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# 15 June 19 – 45 Night incendiary raid on Shizuoka on Honshu – 85 miles south of Tokyo
40 – 500#’s Bombing alt 9,200’ – Bombs away at 3:17 the 20th. Only a few bursts of ack-ack but a quite a bit of ground automatic weapons fire. Otherwise a milk run. Smoke was at 20,000’ when we were over target.
Time: 15:00

# 16 June 22 – 45 Hit aircraft factory at Tamashima – Southern Honshu
22 – 500# G.P.’s Bombing alt 15,000’ & bombs away at 10:10 – Flak light and inaccurate – aiming for sqdn behind us. One nick made one pass – two or phosphorous bombs at assembly area.
Time: 15:20

#17 June 26 – 45 Target for this day was Nagoya (ordnance, arms & aircraft factories)
22 – 500# G.P.’s bombing alt 18,000 Bombs away 10:15 – Eight to ten fighters at assembly pt. All together app 15 – Flak was not heavy and not light – meager. But this was the most accurate I have seen it yet. By the hand of God the lady came out unscratched. One bomb hung – had to kick it out after the target run.
Time: 15:05

June 29 – 45
Test hop to slow time # 4 engines – Engine change after last mission – Time: 2:05 1-A form (1:05)


#18 June 29 - 45 Target was urban section of Nobeoka
Bomb load was 194 liquid fire bombs. No flak and no fighters. Smoke was approx. 15,000’ when we left the target – A real milk run Time: 14:50 Bombing Alt: 11,000’

# 19 July 1 – 45 Night incendiary Raid on Shimonoseki
40 – 500# bombs. Bombs away at 02:48 the 2nd – Bombing alt. 14,200’ Flak meager but not accurate cause over the target was 8/10 undercast – quite a bit of small arms fire. No fighters.
Time: 17:40 – Had to land at Iwo Jima for more fuel to make it back to base. – Time: 17:40

July 3 – 45 Strike was to be a fire raid on Takushima on Shikoku
Lost # 2 engine right after we were airborne. Salvoed bombs in ocean. Had to circle quite a while to loose weight. Time: 2:20 – Second time to abort.

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Source: Diary of C.B. Wall, CFC Gunner