XXI BOMBER COMMAND MISSION No. 67
was flown during the night of 13-14 April 1945.

327 B-29s from the 73rd, 313th, and 314th Bomb Wings flew this mission.
source : Bob Mann

Their target was the Tokyo Arsenal.

Below is the 499th Bomb Group Mission Blackboard that
was updated in real time by 73rd Bomb Wing Mission Control.

Lt Latimer was flying V Square 23 ( V-23 ) and is listed as Missing.

Following the Blackboard are two pages from
the Consolidated Statistical Summary.

Table I is titled Aircraft Participating.
Within is information including take off and landing times.

The B-29s did not fly in formation during this mission.
As with all night missions, each B-29 dropped bombs on the target individually.

Tables IX and X follow with statistics on Aircraft Losses and Casualties.

It is noted that the three missing aircraft from the
73rd Bomb Wing were lost after bombing the target.

V-23 crashed to the east of the target and
the location is in the second navigation chart in Page 2.

499TH BOMB GROUP MISSION BLACKBOARD

source : National Archives
College Park, Maryland
Jim Bowman

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73RD BOMB WING MISSION NUMBER 42 REPORT
CONSOLIDATED STATISTICAL SUMMARY
TABLE I

source : National Archives
College Park, Maryland
Jim Bowman

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73RD BOMB WING MISSION NUMBER 42 REPORT
CONSOLIDATED STATISTICAL SUMMARY
TABLE IX AND X

source : National Archives
College Park, Maryland
Jim Bowman

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