509TH COMPOSITE GROUP
Office of the Operations Officer
APO 247, c/o Postmaster
San Francisco, California
5 August 1945
| OPERATIONS ORDER | ) | |
| NUMBER | 35 | ) |
Date of Mission: 6 August 1945
Briefings: See below
Take-off:
Weather Ships at 0200 (Approx)
Strike Ships at 0300 (Approx)
Out of Sacks:
Weather at 2230
Strike at 2330
Mess: 2315 to 0115
Lunches:
39 at 2330
52 at 0030
Trucks:
3 at 0015
4 at 0115
| A/C NO. | VICTOR NO. | APCO | CREW SUBS | PASSENGERS (To Follow) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weather mission: | ||||
| 298 | 83 | Taylor | ||
| 303 | 71 | Wilson | ||
| 301 | 85 | Eatherly | ||
| 302 | 72 | Alternate A/C | ||
| Combat Strike: | ||||
| 292 | 82 | Tibbets | As Briefed | |
| 353 | 89 | Sweeney | ||
| 291 | 91 | Marquardt | ||
| 354 | 90 | McKnight | ||
| 304 | 88 | Alternate for Marquardt |
GAS:
#82 – 7000 gals.
All others – 7400 gals.
AMMUNITION: 1000 rds/gun in all A/C
BOMBS: Special.
CAMERAS: K18 in #82 and #90. Other installations per verbal orders.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES:
Catholic at 2200
Protestant at 2230
BRIEFINGS:
Weather Ships
General Briefing in Combat Crew Lounge at 2300.
Special Briefings at 2330 as follows:
- AC and Pilots in Combat Crew Lounge
- Nav-Radar Operators in Library
- Radio Operators in Communications
- Flight Engineers in Operations
Mess at 2330
Trucks at 0015
Strike Mission:
General Briefing in Combat Crew Lounge at 2400.
Special Briefings at 0030 as follows:
- AC and Pilots in Combat Crew Lounge
- Nav and Radar Operators in Library
- Radio Operators at Communications
- Flight Engineers at Operations
Mess at 0030
Trucks at 0115
NOTE: Lt McKnight’s crew need not attend briefings.
JAMES I. HOPKINS JR.
Major, Air Corps,
Operations Officer