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

Caption   B-17E bomber of 72nd Bomb Squadron of US 5th Bomb Group, Midway Atoll, 1942 ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force Historical Research Agency
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Photos at Same Place Midway, US Pacific Islands
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 1 May 2014
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".



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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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