The 497th Mission Black Board is the first document.
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Lt Crowe is flying A-16 and in the far right
column are the words " Possible Ditching "

This is followed by a Google Map of the area of
the Crash Site south and east of Osaka.

Beneath the map are reports
stating that A-16 had ditched at sea.

Underlined in Paragraph 4 of the second report are the words

INTERCEPTS OF CONFUSED REPORTS

The final report concerns Enemy Anti-Aircraft and the section
that mentions A-16 is in brackets.

497TH BOMB GROUP MISSION BLACKBOARD
CALL SIGN V606

LT CROWE'S B-29
16V606

NOTE " POSSIBLE DITCHING "

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APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF CRASH SITE
MOUNT SANJO

source: Google Map

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TELETYPE REPORT
73RD BOMB WING
ASR ( AIR SEA RESCUE ) SUMMARY 1 JUNE

16V606 UNDERLINED IN BLUE

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TELETYPE
73RD BOMB WING MISSION REPORT
PARAGRAPH 4 : AIR SEA RESCUE
* 16V606
" CONFUSED REPORTS "

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73RD BOMB WING MISSION REPORT
497TH BOMB GROUP IN BRACKETS
" 1 A/C LOST TO FLAK "

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