Air Intelligence Report, V1N19
Air Intelligence Report, V1N19
Air Intelligence Report, V1N19
oPERAnons
~ JAPS TOUGH
on 6 JUnE 17
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APO 234, c/o PO.tll:llllter, San Francisco, u._11 WO' but 11"7 ..,.u"'"
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ne 8.29.
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I.,,,.. 1s • "<1"""h
ere .t ""...
n- , ...• "
opo1O"DO .. - ot
,
rSOinss• OOOareper~uare mile. The bUild_
largely one or two story. density i
wood and plaster houses with Some mile. Al~h abOUt 52
concrete otfices and stores in the ings are ~ lila I~ Pt
north section. A number ot small ferro-.con or b:tolck!\1 or Itlrl~
industrias are located in the city is the crete co' e0llCt e ~
proper but the larger tactories and tarial. P~dClllinan~t!'Uett~-,
military installations are on the in the ere are atzo\letJ,,;.......
outskirts. cOllllnercl~ity and the no tzo'1~~
"idth. &rea are a •• tlla....
O!l.l, or~
DerAILS OF THE MISSION
The 73rd
against s ptlt lip l ••
One lundred torty one B-29s ot ped 1 asebo, 141 ot~,...
the 58th Wing were airborne against bombed067 tons on th. "1"-,:
the city. Of these, 136 dropped tran anVisually and pr~...
964 tons of incendiaries on the tar- teet. Tw~v~age SlUt...,.:~
get (66 visually, 68 by radar snd Nine enemy ti~d otb., ~
two by mknown means) trom an aver_ and one atta ~uters ...::....
age altitude ot 11.400 teet. Three
aircraft returned early and the dis-
were lost. E~~hieitl'l<I. 1!1:
ended" ...
position Of the bombs of two of the Vedium and hea\')' tlak
planes was not reported. ally meager and lnacCU!' ........
sity increased a ' . -.
Sevet enemy aircraft were Sight_ gressed. One B.~9 ~:r~::'"
ed but they made only two attacks.
The B-2~ claimed one "BabOl de-
stroYed and. one enemy tighter prob-
flak damage. seerchl1&'ltl -
able to penetrate the onra:.
ably de~troyed. One B-29 was lost Two new type flat ••tI.
to unknown reasons and four landed reported. One 1fU I Ws' .
at 1"0 Jl.ma. llost flak was n11 to sion (estimatel1 40 teet 1D~
I meager and inaccurate. No flak dam_ which had tour d1stlllct Ufl_ _......--~ '·S'
'<.:;!J
age was sustained. A ne" type of subsequent to the f!rlt •. I!lt ~-~ ;-
possible grOOnd-t~a1r rocket with other os a large burst II!lldl.,. ) "~. -. ,- ,
large bursts and streaMers W8S re-
ported.
ed rue similar to pbllllp!11l1'J1 n&
~-~ • 14l
...
ed
built-up portion. Two unidentified re
industries were a~ost entirely )lISSIOli 236 •••on 'ten enelll)" atrcraft "ere Il1ght
wiped out and a railroad yard dam_ !ek1 acr09 and one attaCk _de. '!'here1DSt .. 0DO
aged. voJi. the 3l3th" tar'...
••• forl:S a bo~tf'e narrow strait, }loJ1 loslle' and 00 clataS &P the
tlanspO%'ta eneck for all rail enOlDY' TWO a1J'craft landed at ecura1.. •
night's operatiOn!. Jl~ It- llu.shu a tiOR between HonshU anc:l ,lak' was lIlaaget' and ins tet
VISSION 235 -- SASEBO treme northern tip jiuII" tte A!Jlai~ between tho islanl1s anl1 tnreugh the uodercast. ROI a1J'CZ'at
western entraOCe or ~.,..,...=; JlXltberll. t.c mainland. 1I0Jl is the succeeded in J.-.J.Oli .rtf/IIIJY radars.
Baa.bo,.hich was the 73rd Wing IS It ranks t11'tb uoDC t lle.1 'lttl hermitl.ls or the Kammon TUn-
one ot 1lhleh ceased operation
1 at
target tor the night, 1a one of the 1n the number and ~ .... Strelh c runs unl1er Sh1JDono sek1 the beainninfl of t;be J.- a&·
"co::" .. ' ~e to W. c itT (rCJJ the aiJI·
four principal naval bases of Japan.
It is uportant for the construction,
repair and maintenance ot small Da_
handled and is
IIllltl'lU U the coal , •
lfoJl U I!I c~pect oi" taJI!"
.... ho,OOo'aJ,he population til about
):tr att" the density Is 40.000
, ..ue IlI1le. cri~
aion
S
~ b. . a .... ~
~t; Cb· ..-
!.~~
rrca pOlt
reconaaUS,a.nee of" • .s!
'fbJ'IIe~·
val venels and has a harbor which .u.,a or '8
transportation tu~~~
t
'Ca~ 313th sent
could accommodate the Jap fleet. It
is the westernmost large City lnJa_ pends the CCllpld_bl. II.! ..
101 a1rorat
ell. b t the city 91 of which bC81boo
up ar-bout
•• -fa" wa citT·
sb"" ~..
c~~ 1ft. cltT
pan and lles at the head or sasebo
Bay in northwestern ~ushu.
ted In northern IV
of the most cClDC~ ~~
-VI'"
~ hCII" radar through 10110 cloud
feet an average altitude or 10.
500 . . . .U 1 pari1a111' b1 • . - .
!rtJIJ SbS-OIIOII¢ at ttla tpit til·
f181llm&ble target ~."...- ~iar~ey dropped 624 toM ~~:; pboCOll . ., . . . . .
1'he population or 206,000 is con_ The buUl11n8S ar e ____ ttr u. Three b~-o-d
Uts •
centratel1 lIl&inly In an area about one ClI' t.~.tOl"1· fill' •
ft-
3l square miles. A~rage POPUlation
lloD& with. tbI .i'" tI
WISSION 237 -. NOBEOKA
OVer steel 19.&0 at 100,680.
This ~lty,hlt by the 314th Wing, bUild1n flo_a
15 one or the most important centers 1n the gs or 'lrOOd e~ 'r!ls~e ~e in the indUstrial One hun&'ed twelve aircraft at
tor manufacture or military explo_ hOUses ~~ant areas llst1'Uetl~t ~ the 313th 'R1ng were airborne. One
sives 1n Japan. Pour plants in the are predOl:nl~OPS 10 : 'oat ei\ .t's ot hundred dropped 752 tOD5 or 100 aDd
e1 ty produce the basic chemicals. otl)' IlClOde tIt7 PI' ~ ..fjJ' ,ISSloN ,41 .- J(1lllAlloro 50o...POU nd 1ncend1ar18~ trCID an aV'"
As a tr8r~port8tlon center the city The 314th ... t erage altitude of 10,600 teet. F1t·
sUborne. Or W1ng had It! ty two bombe~ v1susll1 and 48 by
~ !iYu,h
18 the ncst important on the east ot thetourth laI'ges
coast ot Kyushu between Otta and
,M'lyakonoJo.
983 tons of these, 11llb~
p r 1lllary fran 1nce nd1 &%'le! Q~;iIj
O
U, is the capital or
dtf oto Prefecture and as such 15 radar.
three bQllbed V~OI '100 het OIl '- ~ottant goverlllleot center. It Twenty enemy t1ghters made only
Nobeolr.a 1s about half way up the dar lone unkbO::11 lfld ~ ~ ~ we llladquarter5 of the c1a16th Army three weak attacks. Med1WD aOO
banb. Phe ~1~ lL heaVY flak was n1l to moderate and
east coast of KyuSh~ on a delta ttrUl01l aod l.! the cClDDler cen·
-
bara
~ of the area east of Sh1m8 generally inaccurate. There were
plain pertly flanked by mountains
Ion the south, west and north. It Six enelllY a1 ~. It includes a number of In- no losses and only aD! aircraft
one attacked. ~~;;t lire 1~1« b:jtt iostauati005 probablY sustained minar damage. Eleven
has a POPulation of about 80,000 and no losses 'I'hr "re no ~ 1a1 to war production. Kuma...
c:t'll'tld
,and the built-up area 1s about one on Iwo. 'lak' was mee B~29s 1t:&li I:tO al.!o 15 8 strateglcal~ impor.. landed at Iwo.
'and a halt Square miles.
The key industrial plants are ot
: modern construction,reinforced oon_
Damage fran themhuoQ
..".
curate, med1U.l1l and ,eager ar.4 ~
. - -=---
I ~ 10/10 doud. One bOOlbed an..
• FOIII'MonCities-B".,.. • I~er target and. seven returned
eul.1. CM sireratt d1tched on re-
MISSION 243 .- SHDIONOSEKI
t;I'~ and the entire crew was res .. The ShimonOSeld Urban Area (aee
On tbe night or 1-2 July units dropped 1,039 tons ot lOO-po.:d U. ~.Ad. j1'our landed at Iwo. lIissioD 236 far 1mpartance ot tar-
or the x:U Bomber Command duplica_ cendiery bombs and 5QO.pOUDll_ get) was attacked by 126 out of 1'2
ted thei~ operations of 28-29 June diary clusters. One hlllldred •• rout ene:ny 81rcratt were sight... 3l4th Wing aircratt. They dropped
one of them bClDbed by raw _ .d llIt none attacked. Clouds pre- 819 tons ot incendiaries.12 v1!lual..
by givil18 four more Japanese c1ties ,,:ted narchl1ght5 from lllumina- ly and 114 by radaI' through 4 to
the ince~diary treatment. the 6 to 8/10 cloud. BIIIb1t1 alt!· tire a1rcratt tor AA fire. Flak 9/10 cloud frOlll an average altitude
MISSION 240 -- KURE
tude was 10,800 teet. CkIe.1reN!\
bombed another target ,nil sl1 rt- :'t: ~~er and inaccurate with one ot 14,250 feet. Five dropped CD
other targets and nine returned
er.... t receivil\& minor damage.
turned early. early. One E..29 was abandoned 25
Kure l attacked by the 58th Wing, ~ ~e tra!!
the mission totals miles north of two and nine crew
contains one of the major target Seven enemy fighter, "" ,II!:" me~bers were rescued. Twenty seven
concentrations on the Inland Sea. ed but (Ud not attack. rw:~ it ~U~otllltlebor about 16 percent
I All of the targets either are a nl1 to meager and i.celll"l~; (It}' se a uilt-up area ot the landed at 1"°·
1Iip' vera1 barrack type build.. No enelllY aircraft "ere encount.- ar
part of l or are assoc1ated w1th the the first part of ttl, (<<ct'd ~.were destroyed in the military ered. TWo aircraft sustained .in
great Kure Naval Base. Th1s is the creasil18 slightly in intltllUI l:t damage from mea&8r tollloderate heavY
largest fleet building and ma1nten_ accuracy for the last grouP!:
t JS flak and generallY lIloderate lIledlU1l1
ance base in Japan. Because of the weather cleared somea •
aircraft succeeded in d e >
lr.t:- lIlSSIOtl 242 __ UBE tlak. TWo to 12 5earehl1gh t5 were
il16frecti'1e tllr0U6h t,"!e overcast.
crippling blows to the Jap fleet in e
recent months, the base probably is jamming gunlaying and' u-d11. t.r~e et15 a coal mining and lndU5" greatly redUCing tlak 4amal .nd
overtaxed 1n its repair and main.. radar. One a1i'cratt 'Ulte cauS ing 1nacCUl'aoy.
_..
ttp or Hty near the southwestern
tenance facilities. The arsenal nor rIak dam&8 e • l:ltl Onshu. It is off the main COlIple photo eovera&e ,bOWS
includel(1 in the naval base is the ~ It e:~lat1on routes of Honshu,but the main te portion of the cl tr d...
largest producer of naval AA guns. Reconnaissance ph:f~rl - ~ tal:! to J ns several key plants reI..• !ltJ'oyed as a result ~ thiS m1sdi
to the city a,9 a res e ~~ , COlt ap war prodtlction. It halll [)aIIS8Ie totalS about .!51 sqU81'e Id e.
The city proper has a number or sion to be 1.5 Squar t 1.1 ~ ~tlld:a~t1y built_up cOllloerclal and )1' ;,6 percent of the IlUll~P
t pot'.
entire heart of the ~"1~~
small industries but probably is ~lotl n 1&1 area which atfordlll .. tlon or the eltr. (Seezoe )
Ittae~ble target for incendiary
more irc;lortant as a housin,ll; site out. Areas not arree ~lf • It had a populatioD in
far emt:loyees of the naval be.se. extreme wes tero. nd ,.~
The population of 238 1 000 is con- sections of the ci~~e
centrated within a two and a half the built-uP co""!r Ii. _~ ...
lIlile area. area des troyed I 48 ~...
bullt..up area"" of till po;;,.
The 58th ~ing sent 160 aircraft strayed. The qua l1 t:1 ;iIt""-
against the target. Of these, 152 was not good enouah to
,
48 percent of the he8vJ,..........
area. Five unnumbered. and. ed ublden-
sand shoPSi t1i'ied. industries are d.amag •
1.l' taell1tie nt a stD8 1
.Il~ te~U'era1't p s:apiane base MISSION 249 -- HIMEJI
~~ki a 1lI1nor
I"'~ ttll'k' I 11I111" Rimeji, with 8 population of
:t,~1lIll1l'.g ).28 aircraft 104 ,000,is a major railroad. termin-
58th 'RillS Sren~iCh dropped. al on the sar!Y0 tIl8in line. It is
tIl1tl160 s __ 95 ViS - an important military center, con-
#~/ of 1ncend~ari~cm an aver- taining headquarters bu11dings,ord-
~l .Dd III by ra ~ feet. Three nance and. munitions stores and. a re-
;,J.lJ'11t1tude ot 10, t5 and eight re- ported arsenal. It is the site of
~e6 other ~r:e aircraft crashed. the Kawanishi Aircraft Assembly
r.z:Jl!d tarlY· after take-off and one plant, assembling the fighter
1(.0 :~~ was rescued. Twenty
George.
~ •• ""ed at 1110.
,11- no air opposition. The 3l3th W1ng sent 107 a1rcrart
f/lIl"l :~er to moderate,inac- against it, 105 of which dropped
r..sk was, .ost'" medium. 760 tons of incendiaries through
'::'1!,8 en
;U 6l
co loU or damage rr om
,t •Thera .4 to 7/10 clOUd.. Thirty four bomb-
ed. by radar, 57 visually and 14 by
?hoto reconnais!ance Sh01fS that radar with visual correctiOns. "The
I W51 port10n of the 1Iester n ,cen- average bombing altitude waS 10,600
~ end southern sections of the feet.
-'ltJ 15 destroyed. The eastern
it...
t of the e1 ty as still eovered. No aircraft were lost bUt one had
~.tll s~oke at the time the photos its vertical stabilizer and rUdder
I!l'I taken. virtually des troyed by banbs fal-
ling from another B-29. Four landed
VlSSI0N 248 __ KOCHl at 1wo. seventeen enemy fighterS
[odl1 15 the industrial ano cow- were seen and they made seven at-
weill center of southern 5bikokU. tacks. Flak was pr1IO.arllY (rOC lIled-
It u the cap1tal of Kochi Prefec- ium weapon! with a few bW"sts framt
t'2t and l.s located at the head of heaVy AA reported. One a1rcrat
t:ado Bay, rive IIl1les inland. In- sustained minor damage frODl flak.
~.str1es 1n the city include paper
ul tuttle 1lI1l:U now converted to
PhotoS shOW that 1.12 square
~ production and larger induS-
mile of the city 1l'8S destroyed nor
t:les around the city include a
damaged as a result of the lIi5si° •
This is 56 percent of the city.
~;r00d plant, metal working plant bringing the total destruction
71 to
, el....cement and chemical plants. The
• 'I probably is more important as
ISeap1tal am commercial center than
date to 1.38 Square mile or
cent.
per-
ltA
bull~'P a~d ~ ~
TokU 1m8- i5 the largest city on
DA!lAGE TO
pe~. ShikOkU,sll .ith a popUlatiOn at 12°1
western
the UBE. mining
or Honshu 'ndustral "nt.r ",,, ... or One hUndred twenty nine aircraft
-up area as' 5 .42 square mile or 23
a result of 313th '5 str:Ucllo 0II1..!"""·
. the nrd ~ing were airborne 000. It is the si te obablT or se.era
~1~t it; 1e6 dropped 1i060 tons large textile m.iUS. pr con-
var to war production. The pop-
~~
el ru:end.1aries through to e/l0
of Japanese c1ties to Dt a llld ~~ 113 by radar and 13 visu- ulat1ted density is 40,000 per square
37~
.~ rt;" r~' Bombing altitude was 10,500
Again on the 0n
night of 3-4 July to incendiary "tta Ckll 001 lJ.' 'lbree aircraft returned ear- lIlila.
four of the wings the total of such 111,51 ".' The '14th ."irlg had it as • ear- st
took 8 Japanese
.,,,,,-ftJ get, sendiOi lS1 aircraft .pin-
thJ"~
city apiece Bnd VISsION 247 _ hud it. or tIles_,].29 dropped 1,050
~ SI11k~:'~
bIl. bo enemy aLrcraf't were s1l:
1~ d1d not attack. one B-2: . .~ tons at inC_ndiari-
..,a cl.-z'
~TTACK
dropped incendiary
bombs on it. The Takam8 tsu is
part city and the ~~
1l~ to unknown reaSona c·"li:ht
.eather __ 54 dS"""U1
b~ed
radar __ rre-a 11. 050 teet. ~
7' bY
cittes were Toku_ lol.ediUIII ::' ..a,,:eJ"
,et'd~ flaked at Iwo. other tarSets aDd 51$er.tllJ'n-
s hlma.Takama t9u Bnd
Kochi on Shikoku with KOMhU. It nat' ~
railroad ferry , .., encountere C• It
tid generally inaccurate.
ed .arlT. lfol18 or the l[! 8'1 "" .U'-
and Hlmejl on Hon_ of 111,247 'lfithln a b ~~ ~.__
-trte total- ."~
_ .quar- .il- or
portent lnstallatlo~~
s,hu. This series teO area of d IOuat' "
or attack3 brought
to 26 tr>. ""....l-. __ ~ •• 0_._ ..... ..Ailr orA t ..•• I •
~-
Flak ..,a9 meager auy ,1..110"" ........... •
rnm~mm
udoll5 t on the night or 29.. 30
tIls targ e Nippon 011 company
r.:l ns ]Q14ama t !lu. at one time the
i).1t'iaz,gest 011 reunery 1n the O• •ARLI•• MISSIONS
r,:t.h inner zone. It produces
II~~: ga5011n8 and olls. The Returns are now in on the result.!!
trlI t 15 located five miles
r=t ot TokUYam8,site of other ot most of the missions flown on 26
; rtll81 1e5 which were seriOUsly dam- June, which were reporteCI 1n the
~ 111 a.29 strikes on 10 May.
last issue of the A.I.R. but on
!teplant (Target 672) lies 1mmedi-
which DO post strike photos had been
ittl1 lUt or the Hitachi Mamrl'ac- obtained. Here are the assessments
;;:113& company Locomotive WorkS. of damage:
Thirty six aircraft were atr-
~Ir!f ap1nst the target. 32 drop-
,1:1« ro8 tOn! of high explosives on MISSION 223, sumital10 Light vet-
11:1 target _. 31 by radar and one als Industry at OSaka, Target 263A,
11 dead reckonl~. Average bombing flown by 58th W1D8: HOot dam8&e
altlwde liaS 16.650 feet. Four of tot!l.U 250,000 square feet, 12 per.
e, 8-299 returned early. cent of total roof area.
!lllrteen enemy aircraft were
l!!bted bolt there were no attacks.
i.u:was nil to meager and inaccur- l.lISSION 224, osaka 8,r111Y ArseDBl,
Target 382. flown by 73l'd >'I'log. ()JlI.
~ 11th 9earchl1ghts unable to
:Us a coordinated effort through plete coverage shOWS no new damS&e.
to 10/10 cloud layer.
1,~r:;lnery unit which covered
"':. .000 square feet of groo nd ~rrSSION 225, Ka'll'8SaId Aircr&1't
7
e:t m~s, destroyed as a result of company, AkBShi plent, T81'get 154
e •
type bSS on. Two small storage flown by 31.3th lUng: Hew dacsg is
~.l:ts ~~ngs and a small by_prO- 904,750 Square Ceet of roof ares,
also were destroyed. 26 percent of tots l area.
e4,!~O~1t,and 40 percent destroy·
l&Mu'a is mission was the HitaChi
~'le O1ituRring Com.pany. just east of IIISS
IOH
226, no coVerage.
efinery •
cr
4zo0::~ty eircraft were ail'ilOrne, 39 J,tISSION 227 AUuU F8ct l' Hs·
gor Arsenal. farget 197: .eo peor·
th Il& 29'7 tons of 500.pound Ops
otI
'hllll~,~rililary
(35 byredar and f~ centa of roof area daJDBged or de·
stroyed briOS inc total to date to
icl:lbl~) through 4 to 10/10 c?~t· 55 percent. Hippon vehiCle ~.
~ .'0) altitude was 15,650 e •
Urcra~t bombod another target. cactur 08 COllIpe.I17. rarget .ed: Ne"
dama&e i is 40 percent. br1nging tOo-
tal to ez per~nt. Both or these
ters t.9 . . re hit bY the ,,14th "ins:
TOKOSllIl.!A
3-4 July ~~GESTCITY ON SHIKOKU,
all.! t
untllth:-~" ,,J." .,
r~ 'fb.ere we re no 10"" to thO .... ,
!to t.ed bX enelllY aircratt' ttaok8
..ere
e
on thl. misS ioO • .-
deJ:laged or d an lncend tary strike by .,
.. - =
1 ts totul bu~lstroyed 1.7 square -mile or"
-
bomb ers
ut they . .de
landed .t no IWo
a 11_·•
t-up area, u
MISSION 228, M1tsub1shi Aircraft
'7orks I Kagam1gahara Plant, Target
1833: 20 percent new damage. Kaga_
J:11gahara Llil1tary A1:rport, Target
249: 50. percent roof area da:naged
or destroyed. Both targets bombed
by 58th '1ing.
---
MISSION 232, Utsube
Refinery I Target 1S84 !Ib" ~
"as bombed on the' 1'lI1I 'S
June by the 31Sth "1~&bt or iii
rUnning its tl.1'st 11;1~1tII ..
empire. Thirty percent .tt.....
ar ea or the itl! ta llatlOl "
I.~ISSION 229,Aichi Aircraft ':.brks, aged or destroye,. "".. ~
Eitoku Plant, Target 1729: 113,800 the most damage lrIl't tilt
hYdrogination un1ts, tbe ~
square feet of damage, 4 percent of
total. Damage to date is 19 per-
cent. Hit by 3l3th \'ling.
tetraethYl lead unIt, oU *'--:
ufacturing unit al)1b)'"pr~..
cessing units. seVll1'al_ ...
destroyed.
-Ot no it wasn't
the first air-to_air
bombing or a Jap air·to-dl -
The c1l1l ttli.
fighter by a B-29,. ,tr(JJtd' . -
says ':he 58th Wing. ed bJ tIM II
c_il4 CIllO.
TheY're talking abcut the story mi ttee and credit . . p.
on Pa&e 8 or Issue No. 16 of this entire ere.... ft111 cJ,aiI
PUbl1:ation,wherein the feat of Lt. be the first or 1" t
·"alter Wilemon or the 313th \11ng
was Oescribed. cred1t must be ela~·-.
Major Schon!aU and b1I ...
Here's the 58th Wing's letter on
the SUbject: "While it is not our The letter is 1~_Wli.~
Terry, A-2 of the ~_,
refers us to ADDIS C" ~ JC,lWASJJCl AlRCRAP'l' CCIIPANf, ~
pLlft, OOW bas 7 •• ~ pereent at lUi
destre to detract from Lt. Wilemon's
feat, justice WOUld seem to require
that hill cla1lll ot being the first Opposition., at Xl ~. or ll root ar- ~4 or 4.-
Tactical 1115SioD RtJlOl"" 1Dal at tha total
4.-&~ OIl • 26 JuD8
to bring down a Jatlanese fighter by atrCJ7ed. 26 pel"caot
this methOd IlIUst be contestM. C-l-9, paragraph It). Jl!! root s r _ "
Personally, ..'II _r!!"~' s t;rlP by tha 3l3~ Wi..•
-On 21 December 1944,Ha.1or James
SchOll1au or the 46Bth BOJnb Group ot take Col. Terr1" ~SIo~,
the :ex: Bomber Commanil brOUght down and "e're pret t 1';:: "',,'
an U:'I1dentified Single engine f1gnt- mon w111 too. • .. '
er crier MUkden, Manchuria by the good. trick .. 11 , .
(Confidential)
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This might be accomplished by in-
stalling jet_propulsion units simi-
lar to those in Bake, possibly un-
der the wings. The units probably
would Inerease the speed frail 25 to
30 knots tor a very short operation-
al period, enabling the enemy to
elude our interceptors 1n an attempt
to attack our surface craft.