Actually there is a mountain of stuff just on the XXIst.
https://www.scribd.com/search-documents?query=XXI+Bomber+Command
This must have made the B-29 crews shudder on this report recommending low bombing altitudes.
Take note of who approved it.
https://www.scribd.com/doc/104854731/WWII-XXI-Bomber-Command
Great Post! A lot of good info about the thinking during that period of time and the use of the 29. Some of the things which stand out and give one better perspective on the volume of operations is two hours difference in takeoff of first and last aircraft airborne. The number of "shorts" (bombs landing short of target), far exceeded the overs so much that they had to work on crew training. They were just starting to learn of the problems caused by the famous winds over Japan. It is amazing that in 4 years, the U.S. was able to put so many "state of the art of bombers" over Tokyo, Kobe and other Japanese cities all at the same time, more or less.
When you look at the "aborts" due to mechanical problems, it speaks volumes about the work of the ground crews who kept these things in the air!
Must have been quite a sight on a moonlit night to be flying along at 5,000 feet above Tokyo and look around and another 274 B-29's around you!
