Below is an aerial photo that shows the target, flight path,
and way points to and from Target 357.

Following this are two Morning Reports from the 881st Bomb Squadron.
The first is dated 2 April 1945 and the second 3 May 1945.
Each updates the crew's status.

One page from the Tobu Army District is at the bottom and
provides a Japanese version of the crew's loss.

Pages from Jim Bowman's Day by Day are in the second page of this section.

This is followed by selected pages from Missing Air Crew Report 14230
in the the third and fourth pages

73rd Bomb Wing Mission Report
Target Musashino (357)

source: Jim Bowman
original source : National Archives Maryland

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MORNING REPORT
881st Bomb Squadron
2 APRIL 1945
crew status changed from duty to MIA

source : Roy Wall
original source : National Archives St Louis

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MORNING REPORT
881st Bomb Squadron
3 May 1945
crew names dropped from rolls

source : Roy Wall
original source : National Archives St Louis

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TOBU ARMY DISTRICT

source : POW Research Network Japan

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