First B 29 raid on Tokyo targets Nakajima plant
Saipan based B 29 Sureshot led a flight toward Tokyo in the first capital raid and first strike since the Doolittle mission. The crew described navigation, crew talks, and preflight routines as they approached Mount Fuji and the Japanese mainland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saipan
Clement J
Doc) Maloney
Los Angeles
Calif
Walter F. Todd
Ogden
Utah
Milan P. Kissinger
Elkhart Lake
Wis
Kissinger
Sureshot
Maj
Crocker Snow
Boston
Mass
Calvin B. Miller
el Dorado
Kans
Deecee
Decesare
Providence
R. I
Bomb Run Over Tokyo Imperial City Factory Area
A World War II air crew attacks south Tokyo industrial targets dropping bombs. Lt. Pucinski leads the mission as fighters chase the bomber group through clouds. After a 45 second descent three columns of smoke rise from ground targets near Tokyo Bay while returning to base with fuel remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roman C
Pooch) Pucinski
Chicago
Ill
Vincent
Charlotte
Caponero
Japan
Fujiyama
Cpl
Norval G
Nibs) Oliver
Portland
Oreg
Tokyo
Honshu
Imperial City
Pucinski
Pvt
Louis Syniec
Rome
N. Y
Tokyo Bay
Imperial Palace
Yasukuni Shrine
Saipan
Lt. Kissinger
Lynn Delivers Her Child light fast aboard B-29 to Tokyo
Crew members recall Doolittle raid memories as the Lucky Lynn taxis for takeoff. Captain Leonard Cox of Tulsa pilots the mission with S/Sgt. Frank Crane from Oshkosh and a Catholic rosary. The group notes conflicting reports on Tokyo’s strength while flying low over coral shoals, then continues to an airborne departure.
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Tokyo
Leonard Cox
Tulsa
Okla
Frank Crane
Crane
Oshkosh
Wis
Frank
Coral Shoals
Capt. Cox
Eighth Air Force
Habba Habba Habba
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Sgt
Bill Reed
Yank
Howard Vincent
Denver
Colo
Vincent Caponero
White Plains
Lee R. McCurry
Cliffside
N. C
Todd
Mae West
Lynn
Cpl. Knox Burger
Pacific Ocean
Ogasawara OR
Bonin Islands
Guam