B-17C Flying Fortress bomber at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 8 Dec 1941; she was forced to belly-land on previous day during Japanese attack

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Caption     B-17C Flying Fortress bomber at Bellows Field, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, 8 Dec 1941; she was forced to belly-land on previous day during Japanese attack ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Oahu, Hawaii
Date 8 Dec 1941
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps via Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   127752
 
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Photos on Same Day 8 Dec 1941
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 3,806 x 3,092 pixels



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1. Anonymous says:
29 Jan 2022 01:04:44 PM

My dad was in basic training at Bellows Field on Dec. 7, 1941. He saw this plane come in. It didn't actually do a true belly landing. Its landing gear collapsed upon touching down, either from damage or by pilot action. It had come in downwind, so it was coming in too fast. In any case, the airstrip would barely handle the P-40's stationed there temporarily, as only an observation unit was stationed there permanently at the time. Dad stood guard around the plane some, as guard had to be mainteined 24 hours a day for a while.

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