Evening star., 1945-05-17
Huge New Fires
Kind|ed by 500.
B-29s at Nagoya
$500 Tons of Bombs
Roin on Aircraft,
Munitions Plants
BY the Associated Press,

GUAM, May ia great flee
of more than 500 Super Fort.
resses kindled huge new con.
flagrations today in Nagoya
war-vital japanese aircraft anc
arsenal center still in flames
from Mondays incendiary raid
The B-29s struck shortly after
midnight, dropping more than a
million fire bombs from medium
altitude by the light of flares and
fires started in Mondays 500-plane
strike.
japanese broadcasts reported that
IL hours later 40 fighters from Two
Jima strafed the Fujisawa district
on the southern outskirts of Metro
politan Tokyo.
Drop $500 Tons.
Today's B-29s dropped more than
$500 tons of fire bombs on a To-
square mile target area centered on
the section adjoining Nagoya's inner
harbor and estuary docks, the only
portion of the city not previously hit
by incendiaries.
Heavy fires were left roaring along
the water front, reported 1t. George
Walker, Super Fort navigator from
Boston.
Il don't believe there's much left
Of the CITY," added Sergt Ray Kar-
powicz, radioman from Madison, Ill.
who has been on IA Nagoya raids.
Returning crewmen reported anti
aircraft fire was meager and the few
interceptor planes were not anxious
to fight, There was no report OF
any B-29s lost.
Claim Nine Shot Down.
A japanese imperial communique
claimed nine B-29s were shot down
almost identical with it's story after
Mondays raid in which two Super
Forts were destroyed. The enemy
communique said the Atsuta Shrine
was bombed. AS usual it made nc
mention of industrial damage and
claimed most fires were under con-
troll by dawn.
I'VE were over the target early
but even then large fires were
burning in the southern part of the
city" reported 1t. w. C. Loehner of
Milwaukee, instrument specialist
I'VE started a few dandy blazes
ourselves. BY the time we left Ma
goya smoke was billowing thou
sands of feet into the air."
The target area included the Nit.
subishi aircraft assembly plant which
has been called the worlds largest
Home Factories Hit.
Also attacked today were small
home factories and shops operated
by many of Nagoya,s 100000 resi-
dents, the Aichi Aircrafo Co.'S
Mizuko plant, Atsuta Engine Co
and aluminium, locomotive and mu-
nitions factories, warehouses ano
storage facilities.
Other major plants in the target
area included steam and electric
car, munitions and ordnance plants
a vehicle company, second largest in
the empire: Sumitomo Aluminium
Co. works, Hokuku Machinery Co. s
Atsuta plant, Yahachi Steel, Okla
moto Aircraft Co.'S Showa and
Casadera plants, Osaka Machinery
Works, Tokushu Light Metals Co. S
Atsuta plant and Nagoya steam
power plant.
Searchlights bothered the Ma
goya raiders more than antiaircraft
fire said Sergt. Thomas Dean, top
gunner from Norfolk, Va, after to-
days raid. They really spotted us
and it was bright enough to read,
but so far as know we didn't stop
single bit of flax"
I'VE really raised hell with that
city," he said.
Japs Black-out City.
The japanese apparently learned
grim lesson from the initial fire.
raid on Nagoya, and Plane Com
mander Capt. Max Myers reported
the southern portion of the city was
we'll blacked out.
Brilliant flares dropped by Path
finder planes offset the enemy at
tempt to cloak the city in darkness
and bombing visibility was good.
I'VE saw several Jap fighters, y
said Sergt. George Hancher of
Jonnstown, Pa, a gunner, but they
just looked us over and slid on by
and We didn't get crack at them.
Sergt. Hancher said another BIS
was about 100 feet above his craft
when it began its bombing run.
For minute I thought he was
going to drop his bombs on us,
Sergt. Hancher continued, but they
passed by safe margin"
Sergt. Ray Schuessler of Tusca-
loosa. Ala, a blister gunner, report.
ed flames were just getting a gooc
start when his plane finished its
run and that bright glare was Wis
ible for rs miles.