American missions against Maizuru and Maizuru Harbor
May 16, 1945–August 7, 1945
May 16, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 175: During the night of 16/17 May B-29s mine off Maizuru.
May 20, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 179: During the night of 20/21 May, 30 B-29s mine Shimonoseki Strait, Maizuru Harbor.
June 19, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 213: B-29s mine the waters off Maizuru.
June 25, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 222: During the night of 25/26 June, B-29s mine the waters off Maizuru.
June 26, 1945
(20th AF) Destroyer Hatsuume is damaged by a B-29 dropped mines off Maizuru.
June 29, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 239: B-29s mine the waters around Maizuru.
July 11, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 262: During the night of 11/12 July B-29s mines off Maizuru.
July 19, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 276: B-29s lay mines off Maizuru.
July 27, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 296: During the night of 27/28 July 24 B-29s drop mines in Shimonoseki Strait, at Fukuoka, Niigata, Maizuru.
August 5, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 311: 27 B-29s mine the waters off Maizuru.
August 7, 1945
(20th AF) Mission 318: During the night of 7/8 Aug, B-29s, escorted by FEAF P-47s drop mines in Maizuru Harbor.
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