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US B-24D bomber approaching Eastern Island, Midway Atoll for landing, 18 Mar 1943; note albatrosses in foreground

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Caption     US B-24D bomber approaching Eastern Island, Midway Atoll for landing, 18 Mar 1943; note albatrosses in foreground ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Midway, US Pacific Islands
Date 18 Mar 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Forces
Identification Code   23288 AC
 
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Photos on Same Day 18 Mar 1943
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Photo Size 603 x 364 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
14 Nov 2014 06:00:37 PM

FOR THE BIRDS:

Otis are those guys nuts its low visibility and their flying! for me its (VFR) Visual Flight Rules, no instrument mumbo jumbo for me....

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