Caption | A Jeep brought litters to the B-17F Fortress “The Old Man” of the 65th Bomb Squadron shortly after landing at Dobodura, New Guinea, Mar 8 1943. The B-17 was attacked by 13 Japanese fighters during a photo-recon mission over Gasmata, New Britain ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via the Bobby Rocker Collection | ||||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 8 Mar 1943 | ||||||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Dobodura, Australian Papua | ||||||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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8 Mar 2014 10:19:24 AM
A little about that mission: http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-17/41-24403.html