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Army Air Forces Statistical Digest,
World War II |
Table 192 -- Twentieth Air Force -- Number of B-29s Bombing
and Number of Missions Against Primary Targets, By Altitude of Attack: Jun
1944 to Aug 1945
| Month |
Number of Airplanes
Bombing |
Number of Missions |
Average Bombing Altitude
(In Feet) |
| Below 8,000 Feet |
8,000-15,000 Feet |
15,000 - 25,000 Feet |
Over 25,000 Feet |
Below 8,000 Feet |
8,000-15,000 Feet |
15,000 - 25,000 Feet |
Over 25,000 Feet |
| |
X X
B O M B E R C O M M A N D |
| Total |
104 |
225 |
1,696 |
269 |
6 |
6 |
33 |
5 |
19,398 |
| 1944 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jun |
- |
47 |
77 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
16,778 |
| Jul |
- |
- |
70 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
20,000 |
| Aug |
- |
39 |
95 |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
- |
17,526 |
| Sep |
- |
- |
83 |
90 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
23,642 |
| Oct |
- |
- |
172 |
33 |
- |
- |
3 |
1 |
21,127 |
| Nov |
- |
- |
242 |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
20,000 |
| Dec |
- |
- |
233 |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
20,000 |
| 1945 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jan |
- |
66 |
290 |
- |
- |
2 |
7 |
- |
18,424 |
| Feb |
10 |
49 |
340 |
- |
1 |
1 |
5 |
- |
18,630 |
| Mar |
94 |
24 |
94 |
146 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
18,872 |
| |
X X I
B O M B E R C O M M A N D |
| Total |
3,545 |
8,435 |
10,204 |
932 |
49 |
89 |
156 |
16 |
15,866 |
| 1944 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Nov |
- |
- |
23 |
24 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
23,500 |
| Dec |
- |
23 |
- |
341 |
- |
1 |
- |
6 |
24,786 |
| 1945 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Jan |
- |
- |
- |
207 |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
27,000 |
| Feb |
- |
- |
- |
360 |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
27,000 |
| Mar |
1,855 |
- |
288 |
- |
9 |
- |
2 |
- |
9,366 |
| Apr |
288 |
1,189 |
1,291 |
- |
6 |
19 |
57 |
- |
17,079 |
| May |
339 |
1,043 |
2,497 |
- |
9 |
7 |
38 |
- |
16,731 |
| Jun |
715 |
1,025 |
3,048 |
- |
14 |
9 |
30 |
- |
15,123 |
| Jul |
292 |
4,282 |
1,120 |
- |
9 |
43 |
13 |
- |
12,577 |
| Aug |
56 |
873 |
1,937 |
- |
2 |
10 |
15 |
- |
15,889 |
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