![1Lt Charleton 'Hugh' Cuppernell, the co-pilot of this B-24D Liberator 'Superman' peering through a hole in the aircraft from a 20mm shell over Nauru, Apr 20 1943. The photo was taken at Funafuti, Gilbert Islands; photo 1 of 3](/images/50f4f0e557cea.jpg)
Caption | 1Lt Charleton 'Hugh' Cuppernell, the co-pilot of this B-24D Liberator 'Superman' peering through a hole in the aircraft from a 20mm shell over Nauru, Apr 20 1943. The photo was taken at Funafuti, Gilbert Islands; photo 1 of 3 ww2dbase | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via D. Sheley | ||||||||
Identification Code | 342-FH-3A42815-23764AC | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 20 Apr 1943 | ||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Funafuti, Gilbert and Ellice Islands | ||||||||
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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WW2-Era Place Name | Funafuti, Gilbert and Ellice Islands |
Lat/Long | 8.5250, 179.1964 |
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Note the emergency splice in the rudder control cables; that was done by Zamperini in-flight returning to Funafuti. The plane had almost 600 holes and all enlisted gunners were wounded, one succumbing to his wounds later that night. Before the war, Louis Zamperini competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games and shook Hitler’s hand. After this photo was taken, Zamperini survived being adrift at sea and was rescued only when he was captured by the Japanese. He survived the war and is the subject of the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand.