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
They were flying individually rather than in formation.
Below is the 499th Bomb Group Mission Blackboard that was
updated throughout the Mission by
73rd Bomb Wing Control Center.
The 499th was given the designation V608.
Within these pages you will find Capt Latimer's B-29 referred to as
V-23 or 23V608.
Two of the aircraft aborted, two landed at Iwo Jima, and two were
Missing.
Two pages of the Tactical Narrative follow the Blackboard.
This is a concise summary of the mission and
noted are three B-29s that were lost for unknown reasons.
The B-29 flown by Capt Latimer is one of them.
At bottom is the vertical chart showing weather conditions,
enemy attacks and general areas where the three B-29s were lost.
