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War Dept. Form 19-7; Prisoner Of War Post Card for Japanese

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20th AAF Aerial Photograph Nighttime Bombing Raid of Kochi Japan

Kōchi was selected as a target by the United States' XXI Bomber Command because of the city's status as a prefectural capital, and the fact that it was a center for industry and commercial trade. On July 3, 1945 at 6:22 PM (JST) 129 Aircraft took off to bomb Kōchi. 1060 tons of incendiary bombs were dropped on Kōchi, destroying 48% of the built up areas of the city.[5] Kōchi, Kōchi - Wikipedia


Kochi was equivalent in size to Sacramento.

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Mission Number 307

Date: 1/2 August 1945

Target: Toyama Urban Area

Participating Unit: 73rd BW

Number A/C Airborne: 182

% A/C Bombing Primary: 96.11% (173 Primary and 1 Opportunity)

Type of Bombs and Fuzes: M17A1 and M19, 500# incendiary clusters set to open 5,000 feet above the Target and M47A2, 100# incendiary bombs and white phosphorous bombs with instantaneous nose.

Tons of Bombs Dropped: 1,465.5 tons on Primary and 8 tons Opportunity.

Time Over Primary: 020136K - 020327K

Altitude of Attack: 12,100 - 13,600

Weather Over Target: 0/10

Total A/C Lost: 0

Resume of Mission: Reconnaissance photos indicated 99.5% of the city (1.87 sq. mi.) was destroyed. Target 90.11 - 6250, Rami Spinning Mill, was destroyed. Eight A/C were not effective. The Target was sighted by 55 A/C and not seen by 118 A/C. E/A opposition was nil to weak. Five E/A sighted did not attack. Medium and heavy, nil to meager and inaccurate flak in Target area damaged 1 A/C. Twelve A/C acted as Pathfinders. One Wind-Run A/C was not included in total A/B. Eight B-29s landed at Iwo Jima. Average bomb load: 16,094 lbs. Average fuel reserve: 757 gallons.

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Zero found on Saipan airfield

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