1945 b-29 superfortress bombers begin to drop supplies into allied prisoner of war camps in china
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
This was an extremely costly scheme , as there was no overland connection available between India and China , and all supplies had to be flown over the Himalayas , either by transport aircraft or by the B - 29s themselves , with some aircraft being stripped of armor and guns and used to deliver fuel . B - 29s started to arrive in India in early April 1944 . The first B - 29 flight to airfields in China ( over the Himalayas , or `` The Hump '' ) took place on 24 April 1944 . The first B - 29 combat mission was flown on 5 June 1944 , with 77 out of 98 B - 29s launched from India bombing the railroad shops in Bangkok and elsewhere in Thailand . Five B - 29s were lost during the mission , none to hostile fire . Forward 
This was an extremely costly scheme , as there was no overland connection available between India and China , and all supplies had to be flown over the Himalayas , either by transport aircraft or by the B - 29s themselves , with some aircraft being stripped of armor and guns and used to deliver fuel . B - 29s started to arrive in India in early April 1944 . The first B - 29 flight to airfields in China ( over the Himalayas , or `` The Hump '' ) took place on 24 April 1944 . The first B - 29 combat mission was flown on 5 June 1944 , with 77 out of 98 B - 29s launched from India bombing the railroad shops in Bangkok and elsewhere in Thailand . Five B - 29s were lost during the mission , none to hostile fire . Forward
Yes. the B-29 was used to deliver supplies and in combat missions, and they had to fly from India over the Himalayas, which was extremely costly. The first B-29 flight to airfields in China (over the Himalayas, or `` The Hump '') took place on 24 April 1944 . Five B-29s were lost during the mission, none to hostile fire.
This was an extremely costly scheme , as there was no overland connection available between India and China , and all supplies had to be flown over the Himalayas , either by transport aircraft or by the B - 29s themselves , with some aircraft being stripped of armor and guns and used to deliver fuel . The first B - 29 flight to airfields in China ( over the Himalayas , or `` The Hump '' ) took place on 24 April 1944 . Five B - 29s were lost during the mission , none to hostile fire .