444th Mission Breakdown

CBI Theater

 

 

June 5, 1944               Bangkok, Siam…. 2261 miles… 9 aircraft hit primary target

                                    Daylight mission at 23,000 feet… 430 500 lb GP’s on target

                                    Results poor… first B-29 mission of the war.

 

 

June 15, 1944             Yawata, Japan… 3182 miles… 11 aircraft hit primary target.

                                    Night mission at 8 – 18,000 feet… 96 500 lb GP’s on target

                                    Results were good… first American aircraft to strike the

                                    Japanese home islands since the Doolittle Raid.

 

July 7, 1944                Sasebo, Japan… 3118 miles… 5 aircraft hit primary target.

                                    Night mission at 16 – 18,000 feet… 40 500 lb GP’s on target

                                    40 flash bombs on target… results were good.

 

July 29, 1944              Taku, China… 2661 miles… 15 aircraft hit primary target.

                                    Daylight mission at 20,000 feet… 114 500 lb GP’s on target.

                                    Results were good.

 

August 10, 1944         Palembang, Sumatra… 3603 miles… 9 aircraft hit primary target.

                                    Night mission at 10 – 17,000 feet… 36 500 lb GP’s on target and

                                    16 Photo Flash bombs on target. Results were unobserved.

 

August 10, 1944         Nagasaki, Japan… 3120 miles… 7 aircraft hit primary target…

                                    Night mission at 18,000 feet… 85 incendiary, 20 frags, and            

                                    3 Photo Flash bombs on target. Results were unobserved.

                                    Mission run in conjunction with the Palembang mission.

 

August 20, 1944         Yawata, Japan… 3182 miles… 14 aircraft hit primary target

                                    Daylight mission at 26,000 feet 93 500 lb GP’s on target.

                                    Results were fair.

 

September, 8, 1944    Anshan, Manchuria… 2791 miles… 26 aircraft hit primary.

                                    Daylight mission at 24,000 feet… 252 500 lb  GP’s on target

                                    Results were good.

 

September 26, 1944   Anshan, Manchuria… 2760 miles… 26 aircraft hit primary

                                    Daylight mission at 25,000 feet… 243 500 lb GP’s on target

                                    Results were unobserved.

 

October 14, 1944        Okayama, Formosa… 2301 miles… 26 aircraft hit primary target.

                                    Daylight mission at 26,000 feet… 295 incendiary and 385 500 lb

                                    GP’s on target… results were excellent.

 

October 16, 1944        Okayama, Formosa… 2301 miles… 21 aircraft hit primary target…

                                    Daylight mission at 26,000 feet… 60 incendiary and 220 500 lb GP’s

                                    on target… results were excellent.

 

October 25, 1944        Omura, Japan... 3081 miles… 18 aircraft hit primary target…

                                    Daylight mission at 25,000 feet… 76 incendiary and 159 500 lb

                                    GP’s on target… results were good.

 

November 3, 1944      Rangoon, Burma… 1502 miles… 10 aircraft hit primary target…

                                    Daylight mission at 22,000 feet… 440 500 lb GP’s on target…

                                    Results were excellent.

 

November 5, 1944      Singapore, Malay States… 3752 miles… 13 aircraft hit primary target…

                                    Daylight mission at 22,000 feet… 40 1,000 lb GP’s on target…

                                    Results were unobserved.

 

November 11, 1944    Omura, Japan... 3081 miles... 9 aircraft hit primary target…                                                            daylight mission at 23,000 feet… 40 incendiary and 79 500 Ib.                                                                    GPs on target… results were unobserved.

November 21, 1944    Omura, Japan...  3081 miles… 27 aircraft hit primary target…                                                        daylight mission at 23,000 feet. ..116 incendiary and 244 500 Ib.                                                                 GPs on target… results were unobserved.

November 27, 1944    Bangkok, Siam… 2261 miles… 14 aircraft hit primary target…                                                      daylight mission at 22,500 feet… 444 500 lb. GPs on target…                                                                     results were excellent.

December 7, 1944      Mukden, Manchuria… 2710 miles… 21 aircraft hit primary target…                                              daylight mission at 22,300 feet… 98 incendiary and 194 500 lb.                                                                              GPs on target. ..results were poor.

December 14, 1944    Bangkok, Siam… 2261 miles… 11 aircraft hit primary target…                                                      daylight mission at 20,000 feet… 126 1,000 Ib. GPs on target…                                                                 results were excellent.

December 18, 1944    Hangkow, China… 1382 miles… 24 aircraft hit primary target…                                                    daylight mission at 22,000 feet… 704 incendiary bombs on target…                                                           results were excellent.

December 19, 1944    Omura, Japan...  3081 miles… 10 aircraft hit primary target…                                                        daylight mission at 23,000 feet… 26 incendiary and 26 500 lb.                                                                    GPs on target… results were unobserved.

December 21, 1944    Mukden, Manchuria… 2710 miles… 10 aircraft hit primary target…                                              daylight mission at 23,000 feet… 64 incendiary and 75 500 lb. GPs on target…                                         results were poor.

 

January 2, 1945          Bangkok, Siam… 2261 miles… 12 aircraft hit primary target…                                                      daylight mission at 20,000 feet… 96 1,000 lb. GPs on target…                                                                    results were excellent. I

January 6, 1945          Omura, Japan...  3081 miles… 10 aircraft hit primary… target…                                                    daylight mission at 25,000 feet… 61 incendiary and 55 500 Ib.                                                                                GPs on target. ..results were unobserved.

 

January 9, 1945          Keelung, Formosa… 2406 miles… 10 aircraft hit primary target…                                                 daylight mission at 25,000 feet… 147 incendiary and 145 500 lb.                                                                GPs on target… results were unobserved.

January II, 1945         Singapore, Malay States… 3624 miles… 5 aircraft hit primary target…                                          daylight mission at 21,000 feet… 10 1,000 Ib. GPs on target… results were fair.

January 14, 1945        Kagi, Formosa… 2321 miles… 20 aircraft hit primary target…                                                       daylight mission at 24,000 feet… 548 500 lb. GPs on target…results were excellent.

January 17, 1945        Shinchiku, Formosa… 2212 miles… 21 aircraft hit primary target…                                               daylight mission at 25,000 feet… 200 incendiary and 398 500 Ib. GPs on target…                                     results were fair.

January 25, 1945        Singapore, Malay States… 3878 miles. ..17 aircraft hit primary target…                                                     night mission at 4-5,000 feet… 101 aerial mines on target…                                                                       results were excellent… the 444th was commended by Lord Louis Mountbatten,                                     the Supreme Allied Commander of the theatre.

February 1, 1945        Singapore, Malay States… 3,722 miles. ..18 aircraft hit primary target…                                        daylight mission at 21,000 feet… 99 1,000 lb. GPs on target… results were poor.