B-24D Liberator 'The Gremlin/Sexy Sue II Mother of Ten' of the 98th Bomb Squadron crash landed on Makin Island (now Butaritari), Gilbert Islands after battle damage over Mille Atoll (now Mili), Dec 18, 1943

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Caption     B-24D Liberator 'The Gremlin/Sexy Sue II Mother of Ten' of the 98th Bomb Squadron crash landed on Makin Island (now Butaritari), Gilbert Islands after battle damage over Mille Atoll (now Mili), Dec 18, 1943 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Makin Island, Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Date 18 Dec 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Force
 
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