1Lt Louis Zamperini, bombardier of this B-24D Liberator 'Superman' peering through a hole in the aircraft from a 20mm shell over Nauru, Apr 20 1943; photo taken at Funafuti, Gilbert Islands; photo 2 of 3

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Caption     1Lt Louis Zamperini, bombardier of this B-24D Liberator 'Superman' peering through a hole in the aircraft from a 20mm shell over Nauru, Apr 20 1943; photo taken at Funafuti, Gilbert Islands; photo 2 of 3 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Funafuti, Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Date 20 Apr 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
Identification Code   342-FH-3A42817-23780AC
 
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B-24 Liberator   Main article  Photos  Maps  
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Photos in Series See all 2 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 20 Apr 1943
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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