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Re: B-29 42-65273 lost 25 May 45 Tokyo
Rolland,
Yes, concur the bomber routing charts from the Marianas to the Empire and back are nearly identical for both Missions 181 and 183. It stands to reason the lifeguard stations for both USN subs and surface vessels would remain approximately the same.
It certainly would be interesting if you are able to identify these USN vessels assigned lifeguard duty for both of these missions.
It remains troubling to me that no radio message of distress was received from this plane on its way to or from the target. Maybe the USN received a message but did not report it. Unclear if this might be helpful however this planes identifier was Triangle N 62. If a message was sent and received this planes RO might have used this to identify who was calling.
Also to be considered are the three AAF B-29 Super Dumbos in the air covering the return route. If a message was sent they might have a better chance of receiving it at altitude compared to a surface vessel including a sub, but no message is recorded as having been sent or received from this plane.
This is certainly not the only B-29 operating from the Marianas that went missing without a trace during a mission to the Empire.
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Scott M
"I am become death, the destroyer of worlds."- referenced - J. Robert Oppenheimer
Last edited by 25Kingman49; 9th April 2019 at 21:14.
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