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Missions

P-22 in Flight
Courtesy of Don Montague
taken from video of film from the National Archive


The mission listed below are taken from the
Record of Combat Duty of Benjamin F. Hill

Combat Mission
Date
Target
Comabt Flying Hrs
1
 21 April 1945

Kushira
15:10
2
 26 April 1945 Kanoya Airfield - Kyushu (Day)
15:15
3
 28 April 1945 Kushira
19:45
4
 04 May 1945 Saeki Airfield - Kyushu  (Day)
15:15
5
 10 May 1945 Otake Oil Refinery (Day)
16:00
6
 14 May 1945 North Nagoya (Day)
15:45
7
 17 May 1945 Nagoya
14:00
8
 24 May 1945 Tokyo
15:00
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 26 May 1945 Aborted
2:45
9
 29 May 1945 Yokohama
16:20
10
 18 June 1945 Search Mission
13:05
11
 19 June 1945 Search Mission
16:05
12
 07 June 1945 Kofu
14:05
13
 13 June 1945 Uwajima (Night)
14:55
14
 17 July 1945 Hiratsuka Urban Area (Night)
13:50
15
 20 July 1945 Omnuta Urban Area (Night)
13:45
16
 24 July 1945 Handa
14:55
17
 29 July 1945 Ogaki Urban Area. (Night)
15:00
18
 06 Aug 1945 Nishinomiya
14:55
19
 15 Aug 1945 lsesaki Urban Area
14:15
20
 31 Aug 1945 POW Drop Japan
15:20
21
 02 Sept 1945 "Show of Force" Japan - VJ Day
15:25
Total Combat Flying Hours
175:35

61st Squadron Crew Index
Source: Information submitted by Benjamin F. Hill, Right Gunner, Crew 22; photo source: Don Montague