A Jeep brought litters to the B-17F Fortress “The Old Man” of the 65th Bomb Squadron shortly after landing at Dobodura, New Guinea, Mar 8 1943. The B-17 was attacked by 13 Japanese fighters during a photo-recon mission over Gasmata, New Britain

Caption   A Jeep brought litters to the B-17F Fortress “The Old Man” of the 65th Bomb Squadron shortly after landing at Dobodura, New Guinea, Mar 8 1943. The B-17 was attacked by 13 Japanese fighters during a photo-recon mission over Gasmata, New Britain ww2dbase
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Added By David Stubblebine
Added Date 26 Jan 2013

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
8 Mar 2014 10:19:24 AM

A little about that mission: http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-17/41-24403.html

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