Sgt Warren Leonard Olson
Tokyo Kempei Tai Headquarters
73rd Bomb Wing Mission #73
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In the blackboard at Page 4 you will find that the 499th Bomb Group is designated V608.
The Burrell crew was flying B-29 5V608, Serial Number 42-63513.

The aircraft crashed about 400 yards off the coast near either
Kashima or Kamisawa which are located in the Ibaraki Prefecture.

Reports indicate that Ramp Queen dropped her bombs
prior to being shot down or hit by anti-aircraft fire.

Beneath the map is a document titled
OBSERVATION REPORTS FROM RETURNING AIRCRAFT

In Section II, Visual Observations, there are 13 reports of B-29s going down.
The coordinates in some of them could be Ramp Queen.

The closest intersection is at 36 North 141 East


 

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