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B-17E Fortress in flight over Puget Sound, Dec 1941; note Mount Rainier in background. On 5 Apr 1942 this bomber crashed into Mount Keahiakahoe on Oahu while returning from a patrol killing all 11 aboard.

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Caption     B-17E Fortress in flight over Puget Sound, Dec 1941; note Mount Rainier in background. On 5 Apr 1942 this bomber crashed into Mount Keahiakahoe on Oahu while returning from a patrol killing all 11 aboard. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Washington, United States
Date  Feb 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Forces via pacificwrecks.com
Link to Source    Link
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 2,276 x 1,803 pixels



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