Captain Bartlett reported a B-29 crashed on a nearby hill during a food drop

Sendai #1 Main
Source: http://b-29.org/
4 September 1945
According to the 873rd unit history, Lt. George W. Alexander and his crew were lost on September 4, 1945, flying a POW mission to a camp in the Sendai area of Japan.

Aircraft: 42-65345, T21
Crew:
A/C: George Alexander
Pilot: Fred Riddle
Navigator: Bertram Turk
Bobardier: Elliot Whitfield
Flight Engineer: Aloysius Geis
Radio Operator: Billy Smith
Left Gunner: Johnnie Loafman
Right Gunner: Marlin Austen
Radar Operator: Glen Hold
Passenger: Melvin Blurton
Passenger: Russell Estrate
Passenger: Lawrence Moydell
Passenger: William Corsey
Passenger: Penny Aldrison