The 73rd Bomb Wing Mission #22 Report contains 277 pages and
within this section are some the those concerning the
499th Bomb Group and V Square 27 ( 42-24769 ).

The target for Mission #22 was the Musashino Aircraft Plant
( Target 357 ) located in the Tokyo area.

During WWII Target 357 was attacked 8 or 9 times with
minimal damage to the facility
and significant losses of aircraft in the 73rd Bomb Wing.

The first document is from POW Research Network Japan and
provides a concise summary of the crash location
and the fate of the Smith Crew.

Next are two maps.

The Google map shows the approximate location
where Rover Boy Express crashed.

This is followed by the Navigation map with the track the B-29s flew
to and from the target.
The numbers are attacks by enemy aircraft.

Within the 73rd Bomb Wing there was the Wing Control Center
that kept track of the B-29s on the mission.

This was close to real time and the
Blackboard for the 499th Bomb Group is at the bottom of the page.

In there are B-29 tail numbers, Time of Takeoff and Landing,
Aircraft Commanders, and comments in the far right column.

source of 73rd Bomb Wing Mission #22 Report : Jim Bowman