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| Caption | B-17C Flying Fortress bomber at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 8 Dec 1941; she was forced to belly-land on previous day during Japanese attack ww2dbase | ||||||||||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Oahu, Hawaii | ||||||||||||
| Date | 8 Dec 1941 | ||||||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps via Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society | ||||||||||||
| Link to Source | Link | ||||||||||||
| Identification Code | 127752 | ||||||||||||
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| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||||
| Photo Size | 3,806 x 3,092 pixels | ||||||||||||
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29 Jan 2022 01:04:44 PM
My dad was in basic training at Bellows Field on Dec. 7, 1941. He saw this plane come in. It didn't actually do a true belly landing. Its landing gear collapsed upon touching down, either from damage or by pilot action. It had come in downwind, so it was coming in too fast. In any case, the airstrip would barely handle the P-40's stationed there temporarily, as only an observation unit was stationed there permanently at the time. Dad stood guard around the plane some, as guard had to be mainteined 24 hours a day for a while.