Date: 18 April 1945
Code Name: Famish #3
Target: Kanoya East A/F (Visual) Target 90.38-2516, Kokubu A/F
(Radar)
Participating Units: 313th Bombardment Wing
Number A/C Airborne: 20
% A/C Bombing Primary: 95# (19 A/C)
Time Over Primary: 180850K - 130917K
Altitude of Attack: 16,000 - 16,800
Weather Over Target: 0/10 - 10/10
Total A/C Lost: 0
Resume of Mission: Bombing results good. Four-twin engine destroyed
and five twin engine damaged. Additional damage to hangars and other
buildings. One aircraft non-effective. Enemy air opposition weak - one
attack. AA heavy, meager to intense, inaccurate. Average bomb load
12,000 lbs. Average gas reserve 780 gallons.
