Sgt Robert Hayes Nead
Tokyo Military Prison Fire
500th Bomb Group
Mission 37
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Below are four maps to assist in orientation.

The first is from the 500th Bomb Group Mission No. 37 Report.
This report from AFHRA REEL B0669 contains 7 pages.

Labled are the Initial Point ( IP ) ,beginning of bomb run at Eno Shima,
Primary Target Musashino, and Secondary Target Tokyo.

The Google map covers the area from the Initial Point to Musashino and
the approximate course flown by the B-29s.

Next are two cropped maps from the
Perry Castaneda Map Collection at the University of Texas, Austin.

Outlined is the area where the Law Crew B-29 crashed.

Lt Law's remains were recovered in this area.
The other crew members survived the crash.

 

NAVIGATION MAP



source : REEL B0669
Air Force Historical Research Agency ( AFHRA )
Maxwell AFB, Alabama

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GOOGLE MAP
ARROW INDICATES COURSE FROM
ENO SHIMA ( INITIAL POINT )
TO
MUSASHINO ( PRIMARY TARGET )

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LOCATION WHERE LAW B-29 CRASHED
ARMY MAP SERIES L506



source : Perry Castaneda Map Collection
University of Texas Austin

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CLOSE UP VIEW OF CRASH SITE



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