B-29による空襲を調べられる方へ編
▼和歌山市域への空襲については、基本的には下表にしたがって翻訳してきました。出所をメモし忘れたのですが、戦災遺族会関係の資料です。
▼上表のうち、3月4日は2月4日の誤りです。また、これまで翻訳してきた報告書に見える通り、B-29は爆撃の行き帰りに結構な数の爆弾を投棄処分しています。管理人も橋本市内のある方から、焼夷弾が1本落ちて山火事になったことがあると聞いたことがあります。余計なお世話かもしれませんが、今後こうしたマイナーな空襲を調べられる奇特な方に、第21爆撃集団のB-29によるミッション一覧を以下に列挙しておきますので参考になさって下さい。なお、搭乗員の回顧録を読むと、気象観測機(下表には載っていません)も爆弾を投下していたようです。奥が深いものです。
1.要暗記事項
▼ミッション一覧を見る前に、日本列島に対する一連の爆撃を行ったB-29の部隊編制を確認しておきます。B-29を運用した部隊は「爆撃集団―爆撃航空団―爆撃航空群」というありきたりな階層を形成しています。爆撃航空群はさらにいくつかの爆撃中隊(スコードロン)に分けられているはずですが、この中隊に関しては管理人の知識がまだ及んでおりません。なお、ミッション一覧をこのページに掲載した分は太字で示しています。
■第21爆撃集団(21BC)(1945(昭和20)年4月時点)
●第58爆撃航空団(58BW)
・第40爆撃航空群(40BG)
・第444爆撃航空群(444BG)
・第462爆撃航空群(462BG)
・第468爆撃航空群(468BG)
●第73爆撃航空団(73BW)
・第497爆撃航空群(497BG)
・第498爆撃航空群(498BG)
・第499爆撃航空群(499BG)
・第500爆撃航空群(500BG)
●第313爆撃航空団(313BW)
・第6爆撃航空群(6BG)
・第9爆撃航空群(9BG)
・第504爆撃航空群(504BG)
・第505爆撃航空群(505BG)
・第509爆撃航空群(509BG)
●第314爆撃航空団(314BW)
・第19爆撃航空群(19BG)
・第29爆撃航空群(29BG)
・第39爆撃航空群(39BG)
・第330爆撃航空群(330BG)
●第315爆撃航空団(315BW)
・第18爆撃航空群(18BG)
・第331爆撃航空群(331BG)
・第501爆撃航空群(501BG)
・第502爆撃航空群(502BG)
2.ミッション一覧
(1)第21爆撃集団全体:
▼明らかに地名に誤りがある場合も、あえて原本に忠実に記載しました。
▼左端はミッションナンバー、(S)は副目標、(O)は臨時目標、A/Fは飛行場、A/Cは航空機、A/Eは航空機エンジン、Is.は島、Subは潜水艦、Pl.は工場です。
1 1944/10/27 Dublon Is. Sub Base-Pens
2 1944/10/30 Dublon Is. Sub Base-Pens
3 1944/11/02 Dublon Is. Sub Base-Pens
4 1944/11/05 Iwo Jima Airport #1
5 1944/11/08 Iwo Jima Airport #1 & #2
6 1944/11/11 Dublon Is. Sub Base
7 1944/11/24 Tokyo Musashino A/C Pl. (90.17-357) (S)Dock Area (O)Matsuzaki Fishing & Shipping
8 1944/11/27 Tokyo Musashino A/C Pl. (90.17-357) (S)Dock Area (O)Osaka Urban Area (90.25)
9 1944/11/29 Tokyo Light Ind. & Dock Area
10 1944/12/03 Tokyo Musashino A/C Pl. (90.17-357)
11 1944/12/08 Iwo Jima Airfield #1 & #2
12 1944/12/13 Nagoya Mitsubishi A/E Pl. (90.20-193)
13 1944/12/18 Nagoya Mitsubishi A/C Pl. (90.20-194)
14 1944/12/22 Nagoya Mitsubishi A/E Pl. (90.20-193)
15 1944/12/24 Iwo Jima A/F #1 & #2
16 1944/12/27 Tokyo - Musashino A/C Pl. (90.17-357)
17 1945/01/03 Nagoya - City (90.20)
18 1945/01/09 Tokyo - Musashino A/C (90.17-357) Urban Area (90.17)
19 1945/01/14 Nagoya - Mitsubishi A/C (90.20-194)
20 1945/01/19 Akashi - Kawasaki A/E (90.25-1547)
21 1945/01/21 Truk - Military Installations
22 1945/01/23 Nagoya Mitsubishi A/E (90.20-193) (S)City (90.20)
23 1945/01/24 Iwo Jima Airfield #1
24 1945/01/27 Tokyo Musashino A/C (90.17-357) (S)Industry, Dock & Urban Area
25 1945/01/29 Iwo Jima
26 1945/02/04 Kobe
27 1945/02/08 Truk - Airfield
28 1945/02/09 Truk - Airfield #2
29 1945/02/10 Ota - Nakajima A/C (90.13-1544)
30 1945/02/11 Japanese Waters (Search Mission)
31 1945/02/12 Iwo Jima - Heavy Gun Emplacements
32 1945/02/12 Japanese Waters (Search Mission)
33 1945/02/14 Japanese Waters (Search Mission)
34 1945/02/15 Nagoya Mitsubishi A/E (90.20-193) (O)Japanese Other Targets
35 1945/02/17 Truk - Dublon Is.
36 1945/02/18 Truk - Moen Is.
37 1945/02/19 Tokyo - Musashino A/C (90.17-357) Urban & Dock Areas
38 1945/02/25 Tokyo - Urban Area (90.17)
39 1945/03/04 Tokyo - Musashino A/C (90.17-357) Urban & Dock Areas
40 1945/03/09 Tokyo - Urban Area (90.17)
41 1945/03/11 Nagoya - Urban Area (90.20)
42 1945/03/13 Osaka - Urban Area (90.25)
43 1945/03/16 Kobe - Urban Area (90.25)
44 1945/03/18 Nagoya - Urban Area (90.20)
45 1945/03/24 Nagoya - Mitsubishi A/E (90.20-193)
46 1945/03/27 Tachiarai, Oita, & Kanoya A/Fs (90.35-1236, 90.33-1308, 90.38-1378) Omura A/C (90.36 - 1627)
47 1945/03/27 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
48 1945/03/30 Nagoya - Mitsubishi A/E (90.20-193)
49 1945/03/31 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
50 1945/03/31 Tachiarai Machine Works & Omura A/F Installations
51 1945/04/01 Tokyo - Musashino A/E
52 1945/04/01 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
53 1945/04/02 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
54 1945/04/03 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
55 1945/04/03 Shizuoka - Shizuoka A/E (90.18-2011)
56 1945/04/03 (判読不能) Nakajima A/C (90.13-1545) (S)Tokyo Urban Areas (90.17)
57 1945/04/03 Tachikawa - Tachikawa A/C (90.17-792) Kawasaki - Industrial Area
58 1945/04/07 Tokyo - Musashino A/E (90.17-357)
59 1945/04/07 Nagoya - Mitsubishi A/E (90.20-193)
60 1945/04/08 Kagoshima - Center of City (90.38)
61 1945/04/08 Kanoya East A/F (90.38-2516) Kagoshima (90.38)
62 1945/04/09 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
63 1945/04/12 Tokyo - Nakajima A/E (90.17-357) Shizuoka - Shizuoka A/E (90.18-2011)
64 1945/04/12 Koriyama - Hodogaya Chem. Industry Shimoda - Moto Miya, Nii Jima
65 1945/04/12 Koriyama - Koriyama Chem. Pl. Hodogaya Chem. Ind.
66 1945/04/13 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
67 1945/04/13 Tokyo Arsenal Area (90.17-206)
68 1945/04/15 Kawasaki Urban Area (90.17)
69 1945/04/15 South Tokyo Urban Area (90.17)
70 1945/04/17 Isumi A/F (90.37-2512)
71 1945/04/17 Tachiarai A/F (90.35-1236)
72 1945/04/17 Kokubu A/F (90.38-2520)
73 1945/04/17 Kanoya East A/F (90.38-2516)
74 1945/04/17 Nittagahara A/F (90.33-2531)
75 1945/04/17 Kanoya A/F (90.38-1378)
76 1945/04/18 Tachiarai A/F (90.35-1236)
77 1945/04/18 Kanoya East A/F (90.38-2516) (O)Kushira A/F (90.38-2524)
78 1945/04/18 Kanoya A/F (90.38-1378)
79 1945/04/18 Isumi A/F (90.37-2512)
80 1945/04/18 Kokubu A/F (90.38-2520)
81 1945/04/18 Nittagahara A/F (90.33-2531)
82 1945/04/21 Oita A/F (90.33-1308) Shimizu - Kagoshima (90.38-2514)
83 1945/04/21 Kanoya East A/F (90.38-2516)
84 1945/04/21 Kanoya A/F (90.38-1378)
85 1945/04/21 Usa A/F (90.33-1307)
86 1945/04/21 Kokubu A/F (90.38-2520)
87 1945/04/21 Kushira A/F (90.38-2524) & Kokubu A/F (90.38-2520)
88 1945/04/21 Tachiarai A/F (90.35-1236)
89 1945/04/21 Isumi A/F (90.37-2512)
90 1945/04/21 Nittagahara A/F (90.33-2531)
91 1945/04/22 Isumi A/F (90.37-2512)
92 1945/04/22 Kushira A/F (90.38-2524) Kanoya A/F (90.38-1378)
93 1945/04/22 Miyazaki A/F (90.38-2529)
94 1945/04/22 Tomioka A/F (90.33-2536)
95 1945/04/22 Kanoya A/F (90.38-1378)
96 1945/04/24 Tachikawa - Hitachi A/E (90.17-2009) Shizuoka (90.18) Tachikawa A/C (90.17-792)
97 1945/04/26 Usa A/F (90.33-1307)
98 1945/04/26 Oita A/F (90.33-1308)
99 1945/04/26 Saeki A/F (90.33-1306)
100 1945/04/26 Tomitaka A/F (90.33-2536)
101 1945/04/26 Matsuyama A/F (90.31-2777) Sukumo & Suzaki A/F
102 1945/04/26 Nittagahara A/F (90.33-2531)
103 1945/04/26 Miyazaki A/F (90.38-2529)
104 1945/04/26 Kokubu A/F (90.38-2520) & Kanoya A/F (90.38-1378)
105 1945/04/26 Kushira A/F (90.38-2524) Kokubu A/F (90.38-2520)
106 1945/04/26 Kokubu A/F (90.38-2520)
107 1945/04/26 Miyazaki A/F (90.38-2529) & Miyakonojo (90.38-1379)
108 1945/04/27 Isumi A/F (90.37-2512)
109 1945/04/27 Miyazaki A/F (90.38-2529)
110 1945/04/27 Kokubu A/F (90.38-2520)
111 1945/04/27 Miyakonojo A/F (90.38-1379)
112 1945/04/27 Kanoya A/F (90.38-1378)
113 1945/04/27 Kushira A/F (90.38-2524)
114 1945/04/28 Isumi A/F (90.37-2512)
115 1945/04/28 Miyazaki A/F (90.38-2529)
116 1945/04/28 Kokubu A/F (90.38-2520)
117 1945/04/28 Miyakonojo A/F (90.38-1379)
118 1945/04/28 Kanoya A/F (90.38-1378)
119 1945/04/28 Kushira A/F (90.38-2524)
120 1945/04/29 Miyazaki A/F (90.38-2529)
121 1945/04/29 Miyakonojo A/F (90.38-1379)
122 1945/04/29 Kokubu A/F (90.38-2520)
123 1945/04/29 Kanoya East A/F (90.38-2516)
124 1945/04/29 Kanoya A/F (90.38-1378)
125 1945/04/29 Kushira A/F (90.38-2524)
126 1945/04/30 Tachikawa Air Depot (90.17-1404), City of Hamamatsu (90.21), Japan Musical Instrument Co. (90.21-1219), & Toyohashi City (90.21)
127 1945/04/30 Kanoya A/F (90.38-1378)
128 1945/04/30 Kanoya East A/F (90.38-2516)
129 1945/04/30 Kokubu A/F (90.38-2520)
130 1945/04/30 Oita A/F (90.33-1308)
131 1945/04/30 Tomitaka A/F (90.38-2536)
132 1945/04/30 Saeki A/F (90.33-1306)
133 1945/05/03 Tachiarai A/F (90.35-1236)
134 1945/05/03 Miyazaki A/F (90.38-2529)
135 1945/05/03 Miyakonojo A/F (90.38-2527)
136 1945/05/03 Kanoya A/F (90.38-1378)
137 1945/05/03 Kanoya East A/F (90.38-2516)
138 1945/05/03 Kokubu A/F (90.38-2520)
139 1945/05/03 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
140 1945/05/04 Oita A/F (90.33-1308)
141 1945/05/04 Omura A/F (90.36-849)
142 1945/05/04 Saeki A/F (90.33-1306)
143 1945/05/04 Matsuyama A/F (90.31-2777)
144 1945/05/05 Oita A/F (90.33-1308)
145 1945/05/05 Tachiarai A/F (90.35-1236)
146 1945/05/05 Hiro Naval A/C Fact. Kure (90.30-660)
147 1945/05/05 Kanoya A/F (90.38-1378)
148 1945/05/05 Chiran A/F (90.38-2501)
149 1945/05/05 Ibusuki A/F (90.38-2507)
150 1945/05/05 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
151 1945/05/07 Kanoya A/F (90.38-1378)
152 1945/05/07 Ibusuki A/F (90.38-2507)
153 1945/05/07 Oita A/F (90.33-1308)
154 1945/05/07 Usa A/F (90.33-1307)
155-156 1945/05/07 Miyakonojo City (90.38) (O)Omura City (90.36)
157 1945/05/08 Oita A/F (90.33-1308)
158 1945/05/08 Imabari Town (90.29)
159 1945/05/10 Matsuyama A/F (90.31-2777)
160 1945/05/10 Usa A/F (90.33-1307)
161 1945/05/10 Miyazaki A/F (90.38-2529)
162 1945/05/10 Kanoya A/F (90.38-1378) Kyushu Area
163 1945/05/10 Tokuyama Naval Fuel Station (90.32-673) Tokuyama Naval Coal Yard & Briquette Factory (90.32-674)
164 1945/05/10 Tokuyama Naval Coal Yard & Briquette Factory (90.32-674)
165 1945/05/10 Otake Oil Refinery (90.30-2121) (O)Tokuyama (90.32-3571) & Oshima Oil Storage (90.32-1884)
166 1945/05/10 Oshima Naval Oil Storage (90.32-1884)
167 1945/05/11 Oita A/F (90.33-1308)
168 1945/05/11 Saeki A/F (90.33-1306)
169 1945/05/11 Miyazaki Town (90.38)
170 1945/05/11 Miyazaki Town (90.38)
171 1945/05/11 Miyakonojo City (90.38)
172 1945/05/11 Kobe - Kawanishi A/C (90.25-1702)
173 1945/05/13 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
174 1945/05/14 North Nagoya - Urban Area (90.20)
175 1945/05/16 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
176 1945/05/16 South Nagoya - Urban Area (90.20)
177 1945/05/18 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
178 1945/05/19 Hamamatsu - City (90.21)
179 1945/05/20 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
180 1945/05/22 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
181 1945/05/23 South Tokyo - Urban Area (90.17)
182 1945/05/24 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
183 1945/05/25 Tokyo - Urban Area (90.17)
184 1945/05/26 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
185 1945/05/27 Japanese waters (Mine Mission)
186 1945/05/29 Yokohama Area (90.17) (O)Tokyo Area (90.17)
187 1945/06/01 Osaka Area (90.25)
188 1945/06/05 Kobe Area (90.25)
189 1945/06/07 Osaka Area (90.25)
190 1945/06/07 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
191 1945/06/09 Kawanishi A/C - Naruo (90.25-18)
192 1945/06/09 Kawasaki A/C - Akashi (90.25-1547)
193 1945/06/09 Aichi A/C - Nagoya (90.20-198)
194 1945/06/09 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
195 1945/06/10 Kasumigaura Seaplane Base (90.14-1491)
196 1945/06/10 Tomioka - Japan A/C (90.17-2200)
197 1945/06/10 Kaigan - Hitachi Engr. Wks. (90.14-1476)
198 1945/06/10 Chiba - Hitachi A/C (90.14-2145)
199 1945/06/10 Kasumigaura Seaplane Base (90.14-1491) Ogikubo - Nakajima A/C (90.17-356)
200 1945/06/10 Tachikawa Army Air Arsenal (90.17-2008)
201 1945/06/11 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
202 1945/06/13 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
203 1945/06/15 Osaka - Amagasaki Area (90.25)
204 1945/06/15 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
205 1945/06/17 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
206 1945/06/17 Kagoshima Area (90.38)
207 1945/06/17 Omura Area (90.35)
208 1945/06/17 Hamamatsu Area (90.21)
209 1945/06/17 Yokkaichi Area (90.20)
210 1945/06/19 Toyohashi Area (90.21)
211 1945/06/19 Fukuoka Area (90.35)
212 1945/06/19 Shizuoka Area (90.18)
213 1945/06/19 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
214 1945/06/21 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
215 1945/06/22 Kure Naval Arsenal (Mishima) (90.30-657A)
216 1945/06/22 Tamashima - Mitsubishi A/C (90.27-1681)
217 1945/06/22 Himeji - Kawanishi A/C (90.27-2047)
218 1945/06/22 Kagamigahara - Mitsubishi A/C (90.20-1833) (S)Utsube River Oil Refinery (90.20-1684)
219 1945/06/22 Kagamigahara - Kawasaki A/C (90.20-240)
220 1945/06/22 Akashi - Kawasaki A/C (90.25-1547)
221 1945/06/23 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
222 1945/06/25 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
223 1945/06/26 Sumitomo Metal Industry - Osaka (90.25-263A)
224 1945/06/26 Osaka Army Arsenal (90.25-382)
225 1945/06/26 Kawasaki A/C Co. - Akashi (90.25-1547)
226 1945/06/26 Nagoya Arsenal - Chigusa Fact. (90.20-196)
227 1945/06/26 Nagoya Arsenal - Atsuta Plant (90.20-197) Nippon Vehicle Mfr. Co. (90.20-241) Tsu City (90.24)
228 1945/06/26 Mitsubishi A/C - Kagamigahara (90.20-1833)
(S)Tsu City (90.24)
229 1945/06/26 Aichi A/C Works - Eitoku (90.20-1729)
230 1945/06/26 Sumitomo Duralumin Mill. - Nagoya (90.20-2040)
231 1945/06/26 Kawasaki A/C, Kagamigahara (90.20-240)
232 1945/06/26 Utsube River Oil Refinery (90.20-1684)
233 1945/06/27 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
234 1945/06/28 Okayama (90.27)
235 1945/06/28 Sasebo (90.36)
236 1945/06/28 Moji (90.34)
237 1945/06/28 Nobeoka (90.33)
238 1945/06/29 Nippon Oil Co. Kudamatsu (90.32-672)
239 1945/06/29 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
240 1945/07/01 Kure (90.30)
241 1945/07/01 Kumamoto (90.35)
242 1945/07/01 Ube (90.32)
243 1945/07/01 Shimonoseki (90.34)
244 1945/07/01 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
245 1945/07/02 Maruzen Oil Refinery (90.25-1764)
246 1945/07/03 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
247 1945/07/03 Takamatsu (90.27)
248 1945/07/03 Kochi (90.28)
249 1945/07/03 Himeji (90.27)
250 1945/07/03 Tokushima (90.27)
251 1945/07/06 Chiba (90.14)
252 1945/07/06 Akashi (90.25)
253 1945/07/06 Shimizu (90.18)
254 1945/07/06 Kofu (90.16)
255 1945/07/06 Maruzen Oil Refinery (90.25-1764)
256 1945/07/09 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
257 1945/07/09 Sendai (90.10)
258 1945/07/09 Sakai (90.25)
259 1945/07/09 Wakayama (90.25)
260 1945/07/09 Gifu (90.20)
261 1945/07/09 Utsube River Oil Refinery (90.20-1684)
262 1945/07/11 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
263 1945/07/12 Utsunomiya (90.13)
264 1945/07/12 Ichinomiya (90.20)
265 1945/07/12 Tsuruga (90.22)
266 1945/07/12 Uwajima (90.31)
267 1945/07/12 Kawasaki Petroleum Center (90.18)
268 1945/07/13 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
269 1945/07/15 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
270 1945/07/15 Nippon Oil Co. Kudamatsu (90.32-672)
271 1945/07/17 Numazu (90.18)
272 1945/07/17 Oita (90.33)
273 1945/07/17 Kuwana (90.20)
274 1945/07/17 Hiratsuka (90.17)
275 1945/07/18 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
276 1945/07/19 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
277 1945/07/19 Fukui (90.15)
278 1945/07/19 Hitachi (90.14)
279 1945/07/19 Chishi (90.14)
280 1945/07/19 Okazaki (90.20)
281 1945/07/19 Nippon Oil Co. Amagasaki (90.25-1203)
282 1945/07/22 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
283 1945/07/23 Ube Coal Liquefaction Co. (90.32-1841) Nippon Oil Refinery (90.6-1066)
284 1945/07/24 Sumitomo Metal Industry, Osaka (90.25-263A)
285 1945/07/24 Kawanishi A/C Takarazuka Plant (90.25-2137)
286 1945/07/24 Osaka Army Arsenal (90.25-1382) City of Kuwana (90.20)
287 1945/07/24 Aichi A/C - Eitoku Plant (90.20-1729)
288 1945/07/24 Tsu (90.24-2224)
289 1945/07/24 Tsu (90.24-2140)
290 1945/07/24 Nakajima A/C Co. Handa Plant (90.20-1635)
291 1945/07/25 Hayama Petrol. Co. & Mitsubishi Oil Refinery (90.17-127/116)
292 1945/07/25 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
293 1945/07/26 Matsuyama (90.29)
294 1945/07/26 Tokuyama (90.32)
295 1945/07/26 Omuta (90.35)
296 1945/07/26 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
297 1945/07/28 Tsu (90.24)
298 1945/07/28 Aomori (90.5)
299 1945/07/28 Ichinomiya (90.20)
300 1945/07/28 Ujiyamada (90.24)
301 1945/07/28 Ogaki (90.20)
302 1945/07/28 Uwajima (90.31)
303 1945/07/28 Shimotsu Oil Ref. Nakajima (90.25-5046)
304 1945/07/29 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
305 1945/08/01 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
306 1945/08/01 Hachioji (90.17)
307 1945/08/01 Toyama (90.11)
308 1945/08/01 Nagaoka (90.9)
309 1945/08/01 Mito (90.14)
310 1945/08/01 Kawasaki Petroleum Complex (90.17)
311 1945/08/05 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
312 1945/08/05 Saga (90.35)
313 1945/08/05 Maebashi (90.13)
314 1945/08/05 Nishinomiya - Mikage (90.25)
315 1945/08/05 Ube Coal Liquefaction Co. (90.32-1841)
316 1945/08/05 Imabari (90.29)
317 1945/08/07 Toyokawa Naval Arsenal (90.21-1653)
318 1945/08/07 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
319 1945/08/08 Yawata (90.34)
320 1945/08/08 Nakajima A/C Co. (90.17-356) Tokyo Arsenal Complex (90.17)
321 1945/08/08 Fukuyama (90.29)
322 1945/08/09 Tsuchizaki Nippon Oil Refinery (90.6-1066)
323 1945/08/10 Tokyo Arsenal Complex (90.17)
324 1945/08/10 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
325 1945/08/14 Hikari Naval Arsenal (90.32-671)
326 1945/08/14 Osaka Army Arsenal (90.25-382)
327 1945/08/14 Marifu RR Yards (90.30-2202)
328 1945/08/14 Nippon Oil Refinery (90.25-1203)
329 1945/08/14 Kumagaya (90.13)
330 1945/08/14 Isezaki (90.13)
331 1945/08/14 Japanese Waters (Mine Mission)
(2)第58爆撃航空団:
▼ここでのミッションナンバーは、公式なものではなく単なる通し番号のようなものであると考えられます。日付が単一の場合は昼間ミッション、日を跨ぐ場合は夜間焼夷弾ミッション、(M)は機雷敷設ミッションを示します。
▼「CBI Theatre」は意味不明ですが、ここから飛び立ったという意味なので成都を示す符号であると考えられます。また、以下②ミッション番号36~38は終戦後行われたPOW(捕虜)ミッションのことです。
①Mission flown from CBI Theatre:
1 1944/06/05 Bangkok
2 1944/06/15-16 Yawata
3 1944/07/07-08 Sasebo, Omura, Tobata
4 1944/07/29 Anshan, Taku
5 1944/08/10-11 Palembang
6 1944/08/10-11 Nagasaki
7 1944/08/20 Yawata
8 1944/09/08 Anshan
9 1944/09/26 Anshan
10 1944/10/14 Formosa (Okayama)
11 1944/10/16 Formosa (Heito)
12 1944/10/17 Formosa
13 1944/10/25 Omura
14 1944/11/03 Rangoon
15 1944/11/05 Singapore
16 1944/11/12 Omura, Nanking
17 1944/11/21 Omura
18 1944/11/27 Bangkok
19 1944/12/07 Mukden
20 1944/12/14 Bangkok
21 1944/12/18 Hankow
22 1944/12/19 Omura
23 1944/12/21 Mukden
24 1945/01/02 Bangkok
25 1945/01/06 Omura
26 1945/01/09 Formosa (Heito)
27 1945/01/11 Singapore
28 1945/01/14 Formosa (Kagi)
29 1945/01/17 Formosa (Shinchiku)
30 1945/01/26-27 Saigon (M)
31 1945/01/26-27 Singapore (M)
32 1945/01/27 Saigon
33 1945/02/01 Singapore
34 1945/02/07 Saigon
35 1945/02/07 Bangkok
36 1945/02/11 Mingaladon Airfield
37 1945/02/19 Malay RR shops
38 1945/02/24 Singapore
39 1945/02/27-28 Jahole Straits (M)
40 1945/03/02 Singapore
41 1945/03/04-05 Shanghai
42 1945/03/12 Singapore
43 1945/03/10 Kuala Lumpur
44 1945/03/17 Rangoon
45 1945/03/22 Rangoon
46 1945/03/28-29 Yangtze (M)
47 1945/03/28-29 Saigon (M)
48 1945/03/28-29 Singapore (M)
49 1945/03/30-31 Singapore
②Mission flown from Tinian
1 1945/05/05 Kobe
2 1945/05/10 Oshima (Naval Oil Storage)
3 1945/05/11 Kobe (Kawasaki Aircraft)
4 1945/05/14 Nagoya Urban
5 1945/05/16-17 Nagoya Urban
6 1945/05/19 Hamamatsu
7 1945/05/24-25 Tokyo Urban
8 1945/05/26-27 Tokyo Urban
9 1945/05/29 Yokohama Urban
10 1945/06/01 Osaka Urban
11 1945/06/05 Kobe Urban
12 1945/06/07 Osaka Urban
13 1945/06/09 Kobe, Kawasaki A/C Co
14 1945/06/10 Kasumigaura (sea plane base) and Tomioka (engine plant)
15 1945/06/15 Osaka and Amagasaki Urban Areas
16 1945/06/17-18 Omuta Urban
17 1945/06/19-20 Toyohashi Urban
18 1945/06/22 Kure (arsenal) and Himeji (aircraft factory)
19 1945/06/26 Kagamigahara (Mitsubishi) and Osaka (Sumitomo)
20 1945/06/28-29 Okayama Urban
21 1945/07/01-02 Kure Urban
22 1945/07/03-04 Takamatsu Urban
23 1945/07/06-07 Chiba Urban
24 1945/07/09-10 Sendai Urban
25 1945/07/12-13 Utsunomiya Urban
26 1945/07/16-17 Numazu Urban
27 1945/07/19-20 Fukui Urban
28 1945/07/24 Osaka and Takarazuka (aircraft factory)
29 1945/07/28-29 Tsu and Aomori Urban
30 1945/08/01-02 Hachioji Urban
31 1945/08/05-06 Saga and Imabari Urban
32 1945/08/06 Toyokawa Naval Arsenal
33 1945/08/07 Yawata (Urban industrial area)
34 1945/08/08-09 Fukuyama Urban
35 1945/08/14 Hikari Naval Arsenal
36 1945/08/30 Tokyo (POW Support mission)
37 1945/08/31 Tokyo (POW Support mission)
38 1945/09/02 Tokyo (POW Support mission)
(3)第73爆撃航空団第497爆撃航空群:
▼この爆撃航空群のリストは、ミッションナンバーが付与されていたりいなかったりと安定しません。しかしながら、このリストには爆撃高度が付与されているほか、「Special Mission](写真撮影、気象観測、偵察)やP-38航法エスコートミッション、スーパーダンボミッション、訓練飛行、そして終戦後の捕虜(POW)ミッションが含まれています(元文献には1945(昭和20)年9月14日までにPOWミッションを計10回行ったとある)。
- 1944/10/19 First 497th B-29 arrives an Saipan
- 1944/10/28 Dublon Is. Truk Sub Base 25,000 first combat Mission
- 1944/10/30 Dublon Is. Truk Sub Base 26,350
- 1944/11/02 Dublon Is. Truk Sub Base 25,000
- 1944/11/05 Iwo Jima A/F No.1 27,000
- 1944/11/08 Iwo Jima A/F No.1 27,000
- 1944/11/10 Tokyo Recco 32,000 Recco
- 1944/11/24 Special Mission (photo and weather reconnaissance, by 3rd photo recon. Sq)
- 1944/11/24 Musashino A/C Plant 2nd Docks & built up urban area, Tokyo 28,000
- 1944/11/27 Musashino A/C to Engine Plant 2nd Docks & urban area 29,500-32,000
- 1944/11/29 Tokyo light industrial section 25,000 to 31,000
- 1944/12/03 Musashino A/C Plant 2nd Docks & Industrial area 30,000
- 1944/12/06 Night Weather Strike Mission over Japan
- 1944/12/08 Iwo Jima A/F No.1 21,000
- 1944/12/08 Navigation Escort of P-38s to Japanese Mainland
- 1944/12/13 Nagoya Mitsubishi A/C Engine Plant 27,000 2nd City
- 1944/12/18 Nagoya Mitsubishi A/C Plant 29,700
- 1944/12/19 Night Weather Strike (flown every night since Dec.6)
- 1944/12/22 Nagoya Mitsubishi A/C Engine Plant 30,000
- 1944/12/24 Iwo Jima 300 to 11,000
- 1944/12/24 Navigation Escort of P-38s to Japanese Mainland
- 1944/12/27 Tokyo Musashino A/C Plant 29,500 to 30,500
- 1945/01/03 Nagoya Industrial & Urban Area 29,000
- 1945/01/09 Tokyo Musashino A/C Factory 30,000 to 33,500
- 1945/01/14 Nagoya Mitsubishi A/C Plant 29,500 to 31,000
20 1945/01/19 Akashi Kawasaki A/C Engine Plant 26,400
- 1945/01/23 Nagoya (secondary target) 24,700 to 25,500
- 1945/01/27 Tokyo Nakajima Musashino A/C Plant 25,000 to 26,500 Docks 2nd Tgt. Plus built-up area
- 1945/01/27 Super Dumbo
23 1945/02/04 Kobe Port & Built-up Urban Area 26,000
24 1945/02/10 Ota Nakajima A/C Plant 27,000 to 28,300
25 1945/02/15 Nagoya Mitsubishi A/C Engine Plant 27,500 to 34,000 L.R.Tgt., any ind. City.
- 1945/02/17 Training Mission (Truk)
26 1945/02/19 Tokyo Harbor facilities and Urban Area 27,200 to 29,210
27 1945/02/25 Tokyo Urban Area 26,300 to 29,300
28 1945/03/04 Tokyo Urban Area 25,400 to 27,500
29 1945/03/09-10 Tokyo Urban Area 7,000 to 8,400 Incendiary Mission
30 1945/03/11-12 Nagoya Urban Area 5,900 to 8,000 Incendiary Mission
31 1945/03/13-14 Osaka Urban Area 6,000 to 8,000
32 1945/03/16-17 Kobe Urban Area 5,800 to 7,800
33 1945/03/18-19 Nagoya Urban Area 5,000 to 7,300
34 1945/03/24-25 Nagoya Mitsubishi A/C Engine Plant 6,400 to 8,500
35 1945/03/27 Tachiarai (Kyushu) Army A/F 15,230 to 16,200
36 1945/03/31 Tachiarai (Kyushu) Machine Shops 15,500 to 17,050
37 1945/04/01-02 Tokyo Musashino A/C Engine Plant 5,830 to 7,530
38 1945/04/03-04 Tachikawa A/C Plant 5,800 to 6,950
39 1945/04/07 Tokyo Musashino A/C Engine Plant 11,500 to 12,650
40 1945/04/12 Tokyo Musashino A/C Engine Plant 11,850 to 14,000
41 1945/04/13-14 Tokyo Arsenal Area 7,300 to 9,100
42 1945/04/15-16 South Tokyo 8,300 to 9,500
43 1945/04/17 Tachiarai (Kyushu) A/F 15,000 to 15,600
44 1945/04/18 Tachiarai (Kyushu) A/F 15,000 to 15,400
45 1945/04/21 Usa (Kyushu) A/F 14,000 to 14,500
46 1945/04/22 Tomitaka (Kyushu) A/F 17,500
47 1945/04/24 Hitachi A/C Plant, Tachikawa 10,000 to 11,000
48 1945/04/26 Usa (Kyushu) A/F 15,500 to 26,500
49 1945/04/27 Miyazaki (Kyushu) A/F 11,950 to 12,100
50 1945/04/29 Miyazaki (Kyushu) A/F 15,000 to 15,500
51 1945/04/30 Hamamatsu Urban Area 18,600 to 19,000
52 1945/05/05 Hiro Naval A/C Plant 18,900 to 23,600
- 1945/05/09 Weather Strike Mission (Drops Propaganda Leaflets on Japan for First Time)
53 1945/05/10 Tokuyama Naval Fueling Station 20,400 to 21,080
54 1945/05/11 Kawanishi A/C Plant 16,800 to 17,300
55 1945/05/14 Nagoya 16,400 to 18,500
56 1945/05/16-17 South Nagoya 9,240 to 18,200
57 1945/05/19 Hamamatsu 13,970 to 24,900
58 1945/05/23-24 South Tokyo 11,300 to 11,900
59 1945/05/25-26 Palace Area Tokyo 10,400 to 11,900
60 1945/05/29 Yokohama Urban Area 18,500 to 20,400
61 1945/06/01 Osaka Urban Area 19,300 to 19,800
62 1945/06/05 Kobe Urban Area 14,500 to 16,500
63 1945/06/07 Osaka Urban Area 20,400 to 21,980
64 1945/06/10 Hitachi Engineering Works 19,600 to 20,100
- 1945/06/15 Osaka-Amagasaki 16,300 to 24,500
- 1945/06/17-18 Hamamatsu 8,500 to 9,000
- 1945/06/19-20 Fukuoka 9,400 to 10,000
- 1945/06/22 Kure Naval Arsenal 18,450 to 26,250
- 1945/06/26 Osaka Arsenal 17,400 to 29,060
- 1945/06/28-29 Sasebo 10,600 to 11,200
- 1945/07/01-02 Kumamoto 10,650 to 11,450
- 1945/07/03-04 Kochi 10,830 to 11,350
- 1945/07/06-07 Akashi 7,580 to 7,900
- 1945/07/09-10 Sakai 11,100 to 11,200
- 1945/07/12-13 Ichinomiya 10,300 to 11,000
- 1945/07/16-17 Oita Urban Area 10,900 to 11,250
- 1945/07/19-20 Hitachi Urban Area 12,920 to 13,490
- 1945/07/23-24 Kuwana Urban Area 19,900 to 23,000
- 1945/07/26-27 Matsuyama 11,650 to 12,350
- 1945/07/27 Weather and Radar reconnaissance Mission to Marcus Is.
- 1945/07/28-29 Ichinomiya 14,900 to 15,400
- 1945/08/01-02 Toyama 12,900 to 13,200
- 1945/08/05-06 Nishinomiya 15,370 to 15,410
- 1945/08/08 Yawata Urban Area 22,900 to 23,800
- 1945/08/14 Osaka Army Arsenal 16,000 to 24,500
- 1945/08/14-15 Isesaki Urban Area 15,800
- 1945/08/27 First Mission Dropping Supplies on POW Camps is flown. (to a Camp Weihsien. Shantung Province, China)
- 1945/08/28 Second POW Mission (Japan)
- 1945/08/29 POW Mission (Honshu and Kyushu Target)
- 1945/08/31 POW Mission (14 different camps)
- 1945/09/14 Last POW Supply Mission Flown. (to Fukuoka Camp)
■第73爆撃航空団第497爆撃航空群第869爆撃中隊:
▼次に、この第497爆撃航空群の中にある第869爆撃中隊のミッションリストは以下の通りです(1945(昭和20)年7月24日まで)。ミッションナンバーは公式なものではなく、単なる通し番号のようなものであると考えられます。
▼「Is.」は島、「WSM」はWeather Strike Missionです。
1 1944/10/28 Truk, Carolinias Is.
2 1944/10/30 Truk, Carolinias Is.
3 1944/11/24 Tokyo, Japan
4 1944/12/08 Tokyo (WSM), Japan
5 1944/12/18 Nagoya, Japan
6 1944/12/22 Nagoya, Japan
7 1945/01/03 Nagoya, Japan
8 1945/01/27 Tokyo, Japan
9 1945/02/02 Search (Coast Japan)
10 1945/02/10 Tokyo, Japan
11 1945/02/19 Dambo, Honshu
12 1945/03/04 Tokyo, Japan
13 1945/03/09 Tokyo, Japan
14 1945/03/11 Nagoya, Japan
15 1945/03/13 Osaka, Japan
16 1945/03/16 Kobe, Japan
17 1945/03/18 Nagoya, Japan
18 1945/03/24 Nagoya, Japan
19 1945/03/31 Tachiarai, Kyushu
20 1945/04/03 Tokyo, Japan
21 1945/04/07 Tokyo, Japan
22 1945/05/10 Tokuyama, Japan
23 1945/05/23 Kure, NAB, Japan
24 1945/05/29 Yokohama, Japan
25 1945/06/05 Kobe, Japan
26 1945/06/07 Osaka, Japan
27 1945/06/10 Hitachi, Japan
28 1945/06/17 Hamamatsu, Japan
29 1945/06/19 Fukuoka, Japan
30 1945/06/22 Kure, NAB, Japan
31 1945/06/26 Osaka, Japan
32 1945/06/28 Sasebo, Kyushu
33 1945/07/01 Kumamoto, Japan
34 1945/07/03 Kochi, Japan
35 1945/07/06 Akashi, Japan
36 1945/07/09 Sakai, Japan
37 1945/07/12 Ichinomiya, Japan
38 1945/07/16 Oita, Japan
39 1945/07/19 Hitachi, Japan
40 1945/07/24 Osaka, Japan
■第73爆撃航空団第497爆撃航空群第870爆撃中隊:
▼次に、この第497爆撃航空群の中にある第869爆撃中隊のミッションリストは以下の通りです(1945(昭和20)年8月5日まで)。ミッションナンバーは不可解で、通し番号的なものではなく任務種別にいくつかの規則が混在しているようです。
▼「Incend.」は焼夷弾爆撃を示します。
- 1944/10/30 Truk
- 1944/11/08 Iwo Jima
- 1944/11/20 Bonin Is.
- 1944/11/24 Tokyo, Docks
- 1944/12/03 Tokyo, 357
- 1944/12/18 Nagoya
- 1944/12/19 WSM (Tokyo Night Weatherstrike)
- 1945/01/03 Nagoya
- 1945/01/09 Tokyo, 357
- 1945/01/14 Nagoya day wing mission
- 1945/01/23 Nagoya
- 1945/01/23 Super Dumbo
- 1945/01/27 Tokyo, 357
- 1945/01/29 WSM (Osaka Night Weatherstrike)
- 1945/01/31 Search
- 1945/02/04-05 WSM (Kobe Night Weatherstrike)
- 1945/02/10 Ota A/C Plant
25T 1945/02/17 Truk (Did not bomb)
- 1945/02/19 Tokyo Urban 357 Musashino Engine Plant
27 1945/02/25 Tokyo Urban
- 1945/02/26 WSM
28 1945/03/04 Tokyo Urban, Musashino -night T/O and Day L/D
WS266 1945/03/08 Tokyo
- 1945/03/09-10 Tokyo Industrial Area
30 1945/03/11-12 Nagoya, the whole damn town
- 1945/03/14 Osaka Incend.
32 1945/03/16-17 Kobe Incend.
33 1945/03/18 Nagoya
- 1945/03/25 Nagoya, 194 night wing Mission
35 1945/03/27 Tachiarai A/F Depot
- 1945/03/31 Dumbo
- 1945/04/01 Tokyo, 357
38 1945/04/03 Tachikawa
- 1945/04/07 Tokyo,357
- 1945/04/07 Dumbo
BC63 1945/04/12 Tokyo, 357 Musashino
- 1945/04/13 Dumbo
69 1945/04/14-15 Tokyo, Kawasaki
- 1945/04/16 Kawasaki and Southern tip of Tokyo
- 1945/04/17-18 Kyushu, Tachiarai A/F
85 1945/04/21 Usa
- 1945/04/24 Hitachi
120 1945/04/29 Miyazaki
- 1945/05/05 Engine Plant near Kure
- 1945/05/07 Fighter Escort to Tokyo
- 1945/05/10 Tokuyama
- 1945/05/14 Nagoya
176 1945/05/16 Nagoya
- 1945/05/19 Tokuyama Fueling Station
178 1945/05/19 Hamamatsu
183 1945/05/25-26 Tokyo Urban
186 1945/05/29 Yokohama
187 1945/06/01 Osaka Urban
- 1945/06/01 Fighter Escort to Osaka
188 1945/06/05-06 Kobe Urban
197 1945/06/10 Hitachi Engine Yards North of Tokyo (Tokyo 357 was covered)
203 1945/06/15 The Western Part of Osaka
208 1945/06/17-18 Hamamatsu
211 1945/06/19-20 Fukuoka
215 1945/06/22 Kure Arsenal
- 1945/06/26 Osaka Arsenal
235 1945/06/28-29 Sasebo Naval Base
241 1945/07/01-02 Kumamoto or something
248 1945/07/03-04 Kochi Urban
252 1945/07/06 Akashi
258 1945/07/09-10 Sakai
264 1945/07/12-13 Ichinomiya or something
- 1945/07/15 WSM
- 1945/07/17 Oita
- 1945/07/20 Hitachi
286 1945/07/24 Kuwana - West of Nagoya (Osaka was covered)
293 1945/07/26 Matsuyama
299 1945/07/28 Ichinomiya
307 1945/08/01 Toyama
314 1945/08/05 Nishinomiya
■第73爆撃航空団第497爆撃航空群第871爆撃中隊:
▼次に、この第497爆撃航空群の中にある第871爆撃中隊のミッションリストは以下の通りです(1945(昭和20)年8月5日まで)。ミッションナンバーはますます分かりません。
▼Dは昼間ミッション、Nは夜間ミッションです。「Pathf.」はパスファインダー(先導)機を示します。
1 A47 1945/03/18 Nagoya Incend. N
AB A47 1945/03/25 Nagoya 193 Demo N
2 A55 1945/03/28 Tachiarai A/F Demo D Landed Iwo
3 A47 1945/03/31 Tachiarai A/F Mach. Works Demo D Landed Iwo
4 A47 1945/04/04 Tachikawa Demo N
AB A47 1945/04/07 357
5 A47 1945/04/12 Tokyo 357 Demo D
6 A44 1945/04/13 NW Tokyo Incend. N Nose Glass Shattered
AB A44 1945/04/15 Kawasaki Incend. N
7 A47 1945/04/21 Usa A/F Demo D
8 A47 1945/04/26 Usa A/F Demo D
9 A56 1945/04/30 Hamamatsu Demo D
10 A48 1945/05/10 Tokuyama Demo D
11 A46 1945/05/14 Nagoya Incend. D
12 A55 1945/05/19 Hamamatsu Demo D
13 A55 1945/06/01 Osaka Incend. D Landed Iwo
14 A47 1945/06/05 Kobe Incend. D
AB A41 1945/06/10 Hachijojima Demo (Hitachi)
15 A54 1945/06/15 Amagasaki Incend. D
16 A48 1945/06/18 Hamamatsu Incend. N
17 A48 1945/06/19 Fukuoka Incend.N
18 A48 1945/06/22 Kure Demo D
AB A48 1945/06/25 Osaka
19 A48 1945/06/28 Sasebo Incend. N
20 A48 1945/07/01 Kumamoto Incend.N
21 A48 1945/07/04 Kochi Incend.N
22 A48 1945/07/06 Akashi Incend.N
23 A48 1945/07/09 Sakai Incend.N
24 A48 1945/07/12 Ichinomiya Incend. N Pathf.
25 A48 1945/07/16 Oita Incend.N
26 A48 1945/07/19 Hitachi Incend.N
27 A43 1945/07/24 Kuwana Demo D
28 A43 1945/07/26 Matsuyama Incend. N Pathf.#1
29 A43 1945/07/28 Ichinomiya Incend. N
30 A45 1945/08/01 Toyama Incend.N
31 A43 1945/08/08 Yawata Incend.D
32 A49 1945/08/17 Wake – Marcus – Guam WSM. Do
33 A43 1945/08/28 Tokyo PW Supplies – 500’- Iwo
- 1945/09/02 Flew over Shikoku, Osaka, Nagoya
- 1945/09/08 Ube Camp Food drop to PW’s
(4)第313爆撃航空団第6爆撃航空群:
▼ミッションナンバーは単なる通し番号のようなものであると考えられます。なお、終戦後の「show of force」は適訳に困りますが「示威飛行」とでも言いましょうか、要するに勝利を記念して味方陣地上空を、あるいは「手前らは負けたんだぞ」という意図をこめて敵陣地上空を低空飛行することです。
01 1945/02/03 Fighter Escort to Iwo Jima First Navigation Mission
02 1945/02/08 Moen Island Airfield, Truk (1) Daylight Precision
03 1945/02/11 Pacific Between Tinian & Japan (1) Radar Searches
04 1945/02/12 Pacific Between Tinian & Japan (2) for Enemy Shipping
05 1945/02/14 Pacific Between Tinian & Japan (3) Sank 2 Ships on Feb 14
06 1945/02/18 Moen Island Airfield, Truk (2) Daylight Precision
07 1945/02/19 Tokyo Urban Area (1) Daylight
08 1945/02/25 Tokyo Urban Area (2) Daylight Incendiary
09 1945/03/04 Nakajima Aircraft Co, Musashino Daylight Precision
10 1945/03/09 Tokyo Urban Area (3) Night Incendiary
11 1945/03/11 Nagoya Urban Area (1) Night Incendiary
12 1945/03/13 Osaka Urban Area (1) Night Incendiary
13 1945/03/16 Kobe Urban Area (1) Night Incendiary
14 1945/03/18 Nagoya Urban Area (2) Night Incendiary
15 1945/03/24 Mitsubishi Aircraft Co, Nagoya (1) Night Precision
16 1945/03/27 Shimonoseki Straits (1) Night Mining
17 1945/03/30 Kure Harbor Area (1) Night Mining
18 1945/04/01 Super-Dumbo Mission Air Sea Rescue
19 1945/04/03 Nakajima Aircraft Eng Co, Koizumi Night Precision
20 1945/04/07 Mitsubishi Aircraft Co, Nagoya (2) Night Precision
21 1945/04/08 Kanoya East Airfield, Kyushu (1) Tactical Support
22 1945/04/09 Shimonoseki Straits Mining
23 1945/04/12 Hodagaya Chem. Co, Koriyama Daylight Precision
24 1945/04/13 Tokyo Arsenal Area Night Incendiary
25 1945/04/15 Kawasaki Urban Area, S. of Tokyo Night Incendiary
26 1945/04/17 Kanoya East Airfield, Kyushu (2) Tactical Support
27 1945/04/18 Kushira Airfield, Southern Kyushu Tactical Support
28 1945/04/21 Kanoya East Airfield, Kyushu (3) Tactical Support
29 1945/04/22 Kanoya East Airfield, Kyushu (4) Tactical Support
30 1945/04/24 Hitachi Aircraft Co, Tokyo Daylight Precision
31 1945/04/26 Matsuyama West Airfield, Kyushu Tactical Support
32 1945/04/27 Miyakonojo Airfield (1) Tactical Support
33 1945/04/28 Miyakonojo Airfield (2) Tactical Support
34 1945/04/30 Tachikawa Arsenal, West of Tokyo Daylight Precision
35 1945/05/03 Inland Sea Harbors Night Mining
36 1945/05/05 Kure Harbor Area [2] Night Mining
37 1945/05/07 Kanoya & Ibusuki Airfields, Kyushu Daylight Precision
38 1945/05/10 Usa Airfield, Northern Kyushu Daylight Precision
39 1945/05/11 Nittagahara Airfield, Kyushu Precision by Radar
40 1945/05/14 Nagoya Urban Area (3) Night Incendiary
41 1945/05/16 Nagoya Urban Area (4) Night Incendiary
42 1945/05/19 Tachikawa Arsenal, Hamamatsu Precision by Radar
43 1945/05/23 Tokyo Urban Area (4) Night Incendiary
44 1945/05/25 Tokyo Urban Area (5) Night Incendiary
45 1945/05/29 Yokohama Urban Area Daylight Incendiary
46 1945/06/01 Osaka Urban Area (2) Daylight Incendiary
47 1945/06/05 Kobe Urban Area (2) Daylight Incendiary
48 1945/06/07 Osaka Urban Area (3) Incendiary by Radar
49 1945/06/09 Kawasaki Aircraft Co, Akashi (1) Precision by Radar
50 1945/06/15 Amagasaki Incendiary by Radar
51 1945/06/18 Yokkaichi Night Incendiary
52 1945/06/19 Shimonoseki Straits Radar Search
53 1945/06/20 Fukuoka, Kyushu Night Incendiary
54 1945/06/22 Kawasaki Aircraft Co, Akashi (2) Daylight Precision
55 1945/06/26 Kawasaki Aircraft Co, Akashi (3) Daylight Precision
56 1945/06/28 Moji Urban Area Night Incendiary
57 1945/07/01 Ube Urban Area Night Incendiary
58 1945/07/03 Himeji Urban Area Night Incendiary
59 1945/07/05 Marcus Island (1) Daylight Precision (Training)
60 1945/07/06 Shimizu Night Incendiary
61 1945/07/09 Shimonoseki Straits (2) Night Mining
62 1945/07/11 Rashin, Fusan in Korea Night Mining
63 1945/07/13 Inland Sea Harbors (1) Night Mining
64 1945/07/15 Japan Sea (1) Night Mining
65 1945/07/17 Japan Sea (2) Night Mining
66 1945/07/19 Inland Sea Harbors (2) Night Mining
67 1945/07/22 Inland Sea Harbors (3) Night Mining
68 1945/07/26 Tokuyama Urban Area Night Incendiary
69 1945/07/28 Marcus Island (2) Daylight Precision (Training)
70 1945/07/28 Uji-Yamada Urban Area Night Incendiary
71 1945/08/01 Nagaoka Urban Area Night Incendiary
72 1945/08/05 Maebashi Urban Area Night Incendiary
73 1945/08/07 Toyokawa Naval Arsenal Daylight Precision
74 1945/08/08 Yawata Steel Works Daylight Precision
75 1945/08/14 Marifu Railroad Yards / Iwakuni Daylight Precision
- 1945/08/30 Show of Force
- 1945/09/01 Tokyo Show of Force
- 1945/09/02 PW Supplies
- 1945/09/06 PW Supplies
- 1945/09/07 PW Supplies
- 1945/09/12 (Korea?) Show of Force
- 1945/09/19 PW Supplies
(5)第313爆撃航空団第9爆撃航空群:
▼この爆撃航空群のミッションナンバーは、基本的には偵察やスーパーダンボ、P-51エスコート等の支援任務は「Special Mission」としてナンバリングせず、純粋な爆撃任務のみをカウントしているように見えます。この爆撃航空群は「Special Mission」が他航空群に比べて異常に多いことから、それを主に担当する部隊であったのかもしれません。なお、ミッションナンバー72以降の「power display」はさきの「show of force」と同じ意味であると考えられます。
▼地名については概ね正確であるものの、管理人が分からなかった部分は管理人注を付けています。
- 1945/02/01 Specialized Mission - Navigation of P-38s to Iwo Jima
1 1945/02/09 Truk
2 1945/02/12 Iwo Jima
3 1945/02/14 Sea Search for Japanese Picket Boats
4 1945/02/18 Truk
- 1945/02/19 Mission with 504th GP - Nakajima A/C Factory, Tokyo
5 1945/02/25 Tokyo
6 1945/03/04 Tokyo (Bombed Secondary due to Flight Conditions)
- 1945/03/05 Specialized Mission - Radar Scope to Kyushu
7 1945/03/09 Tokyo
- 1945/03/11 Specialized Mission - Sea Search for Keene & Hardgrave
8 1945/03/11 Nagoya Urban
9 1945/03/13 Osaka Urban
10 1945/03/16 Kobe Urban
11 1945/03/18 Nagoya Urban
- 1945/03/22 Specialized Mission - Navigation of P-51s to Iwo Jima
12 1945/03/24 Nagoya 4
13 1945/03/27 Mining
14 1945/03/30 Mining
15 1945/04/01 Mining, Kure Approaches
- 1945/04/02 Specialized Mission - Super Dumbo (Mining with 504th)
16 1945/04/03 Nakajima Plant, Ota
17 欠番(管理人注:欠番の理由は不明)
18 欠番(管理人注:欠番の理由は不明)
19 1945/04/12 Mining, Shimonoseki Straits
20 1945/04/13 Tokyo Arsenal
- 1945/04/14 & 17 Specialized Missions - Nav. Escort of P-51s, Iwo to Kyushu for Strafing Attacks & Return
21 1945/04/15 Kawasaki Urban
- 1945/04/17 Specialized Mission - Sea Search, Super Dumbo
22 1945/04/18 Kokubu A/F
23 1945/04/21 Kanoya A/F
24 1945//04/21 Kokubu A/F
25 1945/04/22 Kushira A/F, Kanoya A/F
26 1945/04/24 Hitachi A/C, Tachikawa
27 1945/04/26 Miyazaki A/F
28 1945/04/27 Kokubu A/F
29 1945/04/28 Kokubu A/F
30 1945/04/30 Tachikawa Air Arsenal
31 1945/05/03 & 04 Mining, Shimonoseki Straits
32 1945/05/05 & 06 Mining, Tokyo & Ise Bays & Inland Sea
33 & 34 1945/05/08 Oita A/F & Matsuyama A/F
35 1945/05/10 Matsuyama A/F
36 & 37 1945/05/11 Miyakonojo & Miyazaki A/Fs
38 1945/05/13 & 14 Mining, Niigata & Shimonoseki
39 1945/05/16 & 17 Mining, Shimonoseki & Maizuru
40 1945/05/18 Mining, Inland Sea & Tsuruga Bay
41 1945/05/20 Mining, Miyazu & Maizuru Bays
42 1945/05/22 Mining, Shimonoseki Straits
- 1945/05/23 Specialized Mission - Super Dumbo
- 1945/05/23 Specialized Mission - Super Dumbo for Ftrs - Iwo to Japan
43 1945/05/24 Mining, Fushiki, Niigata, Narao Bays (管理人注:下線部の地名不正確)
- 1945/05/24 Specialized Mission - Ftr Escort - Iwo to Japan
- 1945/05/24 Specialized Mission - Ftr Escort - Iwo to Japan
- 1945/05/24 Specialized Mission - Sea Search
- 1945/05/24 Specialized Mission - Sea Search - Wright
- 1945/05/25 Specialized Mission - Ftr Escort - Iwo to Japan
- 1945/05/25 Specialized Mission - Sea Search - Feil
- 1945/05/25 Specialized Mission - Sea Search
44 1945/05/27 Mining, Fuhiki, Karatsu, Fukuoka Bays(管理人注:下線部の地名不正確)
45 1945/05/27 Mining, Moji Harbor, Karatsu Bay
- 1945/05/31 Specialized Mission - Search
46 1945/06/01 Osaka Urban Area
- 1945/06/01 Specialized Mission - Fighter Escort
- 1945/06/02 Specialized Mission - Search
- 1945/06/02 Specialized Mission - Search
- 1945/06/02 Specialized Mission - Weather
47 1945/06/05 Kobe Urban Area
48 1945/06/07 Osaka Urban Area
- 1945/06/07 Specialized Mission - Super Dumbo
- 1945/06/08 Specialized Mission - Weather
- 1945/06/08 Specialized Mission - Super Dumbo
49 1945/06/09 Aichi A/C ENG Plant
- 1945/06/13 Specialized Mission - Weather
50 1945/06/15 Osaka Amagasaki Urban Area
51 1945/06/17-18 Yokkaichi Urban Area
- 1945/06/18 Specialized Mission - RSM
52 1945/06/19-20 Fukuoka Urban Area
- 1945/06/19 Specialized Mission - Weather
- 1945/06/21 Specialized Mission - RSM
- 1945/06/21 Specialized Mission - RSM
53 1945/06/22 Mitsubishi A/C Works, Kagamigahara, Utsube River Oil Refinery, Yokkaichi
- 1945/06/22 Specialized Mission - Weather
- 1945/06/22 Specialized Mission - Super Dumbo
54 1945/06/26 Aichi ACRFT Works, Nagoya
- 1945/06/26 Specialized Mission - Weather
- 1945/06/26 Specialized Mission - Search
- 1945/06/27 Specialized Mission - Search
55 1945/06/28-29 Moji Urban Area
- 1945/06/28 Specialized Mission - Search
56 1945/07/01-02 Ube Urban Area
- 1945/07/02 Specialized Mission - Weather
- 1945/07/02 Specialized Mission - RSM
- 1945/07/02 Specialized Mission - RSM
57 1945/07/03-04 Himeji Urban Area
58 1945/07/06-07 Shimizu Urban Area
- 1945/07/07 Specialized Mission - RSM
- 1945/07/07 Specialized Mission - RSM
- 1945/07/08 Specialized Mission - RSM
- 1945/07/08 Specialized Mission - Weather
59 1945/07/09-10 Wakayama Urban Area
- 1945/07/11 Specialized Mission - Weather
60 1945/07/12-13 Tsuruga Urban Area
- 1945/07/14 Specialized Mission - Weather
61 1945/07/16-17 Kuwana Urban Area
62 1945/07/19-20 Choshi Industrial Urban Area
- 1945/07/19 Specialized Mission - Weather - Fling
- 1945/07/20 Specialized Mission - Super Dumbo
63 1945/07/24 Tsu Urban Area
- 1945/07/24 Specialized Mission - Brothers Davis, G - Weather
64 1945/07/26-27 Tokuyama Urban Area
65 1945/07/28-29 Ujiyamada Urban Area
- 1945/07/29 Specialized Mission - Weather
66 1945/08/01-02 Nagoya Urban Area
- 1945/08/03 Specialized Mission - Weather - Drake
67 1945/08/05-06 Maebashi Urban Area
68 1945/08/07 Toyokawa Naval Arsenal
- 1945/08/08 Specialized Mission - Weather
69 1945/08/08 Yawata Industrial Area
- 1945/08/09 Specialized Mission - Super Dumbo
- 1945/08/11 Specialized Mission - Weather - Two Air Crewmen wounded by fighter attack
70 1945/08/14 Marifu Railroad Yards
71 1945/08/14-15 Kumagaya Urban Area
- 1945/08/17 Specialized Mission - Weather
- 1945/08/23 Specialized Mission - Weather
- 1945/08/29 Specialized Mission - Weather
72 1945/08/30 Power Display
73 1945/08/31 Power Display
74 1945/09/01-02 POW Mission
75 1945/09/02 Power Display
(6)第314爆撃航空団第39爆撃航空群:
▼このミッションリストはどちらかといえば日誌のようなもので、グアム移転前からのミッションも記録されています。ミッションナンバーは単なる通し番号です。
- 1945/01/08 Departure of 39th Ground Echelon from SHAAF for Port Lawton, Washington.
- 1945/01/11-15 Arrival of 39th Ground Echelon at Ft. Lawton.
- 1945/01/17 Embarkation of 39th Ground Echelon on USAT Howell Lykes at Seattle Port of Embarkation.
- 1945/01/18 Departure of USAT Howell Lykes from POE.
- 1945/01/25 Arrival of USAT Howell Lykes at Pearl Harbor
- 1945/01/29 Departure from Pearl Harbor
- 1945/02/06 Arrival at Enniwetok
- 1945/02/15 Departure from Enniwetok
- 1945/02/18 Arrival at North Field, Guam, Ground Echelon goes into bivouac.
- 1945/02/22 Assumption of Command of 39th Group by Colonel John G. Fowler
- 1945/03/11 Departure first unit Air & Flight Echelon from SHAAF for overseas destination
- 1945/03/17 Assumption of command by Colonel George W. Mundy
- 1945/03/20 Assignment of 15 additional B-29s to Group
- 1945/03/24 Arrival first unit Air & Flight Echelon at North Field, Guam
- 1945/03/28 Departure last unit Air & Flight Echelon from SHAAF
- 1945/03/31 15 of the Group's aircraft had arrived at Guam
- 1945/04/01 Group reorganized per General Order 42, XXI B.C.
- 1945/04/08 First training mission flown
1 1945/04/12 22 B-29s airborne; 20 bombed chemical plant at Koriyama. All aircraft returned o.k. (Day)
2 1945/04/14 Fertilizer Plant-Tokyo (Day)
3 1945/04/16 South Tokyo urban area (Night) 1st crew missing in action.
4 1945/04/17 Kanoya Airfield - Kyushu (Day)
5 1945/04/18 Kanoya Airfield - Kyushu (Day)
6 1945/04/21 Kanoya Airfield - Kyushu (Day)
7 1945/04/22 Kushira Airfield - Kyushu (Day)
8 1945/04/24 Hitachi A/C Plant - Tokyo (Day)
9 1945/04/26 Kokubu Airfield - Kyushu (Day)
10 1945/04/27 Kushira Airfield - Kyushu (Day) Last crew of original Group arrives at North Field
11 1945/04/28 Kushira Airfield - Kyushu (Day)
12 1945/04/29 Kushira Airfield - Kyushu (Day)
13 1945/04/30 Kushira Airfield - Kyushu (Day)
14 1945/05/04 Oita Airfield - Kyushu (Day)
15 1945/05/05 Saeki Airfield - Kyushu (Day)
16 1945/05/10 Otake Oil Refinery - Honshu (Day) (Distinguished Unit Citation)
17 1945/05/11 Kawanishi A/C Plant - Kobe (Day)
18 1945/05/14 North Nagoya Urban Area (Day)
19 1945/05/16 South Nagoya Urban Area (Night)
20 1945/05/19 Tachikawa Arsenal - Hamamatsu (Day)
21 1945/05/23 Tokyo South Urban Area (Night) (Distinguished Unit Citation #2)
22 1945/05/25 Tokyo South Central Area (Night) (part of DUC #2 Award)
23 1945/05/29 Yokohama Urban Industrial Area (Day) (part of DUC #2 Award)
24 1945/06/01 Osaka Urban Area (Day)
25 1945/06/05 Kobe Urban Area (Day)
26 1945/06/07 Osaka Urban Area (Day)
27 1945/06/09 Hitachi A/C Plant - Chiba (Day)
28 1945/06/14 Osaka Urban Area (Day)
29 1945/06/17 Kagoshima Urban Area (Night)
30 1945/06/19 Shizuoka Urban Area (Night)
31 1945/06/21 Mitsubishi A/C Plant -Tamashima (Day)
32 1945/06/26 Nagoya - Grp Mission #32 Nagoya Arsenal (Day)
33 1945/06/28 Nobeoka Urban Area (Night)
34 1945/07/01 Shimonoseki Urban Area (Night)
35 1945/07/03 Tokoushima Urban Area (Night) Col. Mundy returns to Group and assumes command
36 1945/07/06 Kofu Urban Area (Night)
37 1945/07/09 Gifu Urban Area (Night)
38 1945/07/12 Uwajima Urban Area (Night)
39 1945/07/16 Hiratsuka Urban Area (Night)
40 1945/07/19 Okazaki Urban Area (Night)
41 1945/07/24 Nakajima Aircraft Plant - Handa (Day)
42 1945/07/26 Omuta Urban Area (Night)
43 1945/07/28 Ogaki Urban Area (Night)
44 1945/08/01 Mito Urban Area (Night)
45 1945/08/05 Kobe-Osaka Area (Night)
46 1945/08/07 Toyokawa Naval Arsenal - Nagoya (Day)
47 1945/08/10 Tokyo Arsenal Complex (Day) Kawaguchi Urban Area
48 1945/08/14 lsesaki Urban Area (Night)
JAPAN SURRENDERS
- 1945/08/16 Col. James E. Roberts becomes Group Commander
- 1945/08/30 Prisoner of War Mission
- 1945/08/31 Prisoner of War Mission
- 1945/09/02 Display of Force Tokyo - VJ DAY
文献
引用)ⅩⅩⅠ Bomber Command Air Operations Summaries, 27 October 1944 - 14 August 1945.
引用)497th Bomb Group B-29 Memorial(497th Bomb Group B-29 Memorial(http://www.497thbombgroupb29.org/).
引用)Harry A. Stewart, John E. Power, and United States Army Air Forces(1947) The Long haul: the story of the 497th Bomber Group(VH); World War Regimental Histories .106.
引用)Official Site 6th Bomb Group(https://6thbombgroup.com/)
引用)Walter Gradzik (1944-1945), History of the 9th Bombardment Group (VH) 1st, 5th, and 99th Squadrons. 9th Bomb Group.
参考)チェスター・マーシャル著・高木晃治訳(2001)『B-29 日本爆撃30回の実録』ネコ・パブリッシング.
参考)Smith, Lawrence S(1995). History of the 9th bombardment Group(VH) 1sr, 5rh, and 99th Squadrons. The 9th Bomb Group Association.
※第58爆撃航空団のミッション一覧は引用元をメモし忘れ(すみません)。但し、これらのデータの元はAmerican Aviation Historical Society Journal Vol 7, 1962及びAmerican Aviation Historical Society Journal – vol.7#3 1962.
※第314爆撃航空団第39爆撃航空群のミッション一覧は引用元をメモし忘れ(すみません)。