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B-17E bomber of 72nd Bomb Squadron of US 5th Bomb Group, Midway Atoll, 1942

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Caption     B-17E bomber of 72nd Bomb Squadron of US 5th Bomb Group, Midway Atoll, 1942 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Midway, US Pacific Islands
Date  Jun 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force Historical Research Agency
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 565 x 158 pixels



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1. John R Hughes says:
25 Jan 2021 10:30:17 PM

who added this picture.
my father John Hughes was at Midway in 72nd sqdn.
B-17 radio operator

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