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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)。

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