sentences:  The 73d Bomb Wing was the first B-29 wing to be assigned to the Marianas, and the first B-29 of the 497th Bomb Group arrived at Isely Field, Saipan on 12 October 1944.The 498th arrived shortly after, with the 499th and 500th Bomb Groups arriving in early November.By 22 November, over 100 B-29s were on Saipan.