File:B-17E 41-9211 98th Bomb Squadron.jpg
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English: Boeing B-17E Fortress 41-9211 "Typhoon McGoon II" of the 98th Bombardment Squadron sits amoung the palm trees on Plaine Des Gaiacs Airfield, New Caledonia in January 1943. The crew was flying this aircrft on a reconnaissance patrol on 14 November 1942 when they spotted a large Japanese task force north-west of Guadalcanal. The crew claimed six Japanese kills of escort aircraft shot down on the mission. (USAAF Photograph) |
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| Source | Bowman (2003), B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Pacific War, Osprey ISBN 978-1-84176-481-8 (USAAF Photograph) |
| Author | United States Army Air Force |
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