B-17F 41-24403 The Old Man - 65th BS.jpg
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English: B-17F Fortress 41-24403 "Old Man", 65th Bomb Squadron, 43d Bomb Group at Dobodura Airfield, Paupa New Guinea following a fight with Zeros over Japanese-occupied Gasmata on the southern coast of New Britain on 8 March 1943. The aircraft was repaired and returned to operational status. It flew it's last mission on 18 August 1943 after which it was stripped of armaments and converted into a VB-17F transport for the Fifth Air Force's General Enis Whitehead (USAAF Photo) |
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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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| current | 22:04, 4 October 2010 | | 600 × 369 (42 KB) | wikimediacommons>Bwmoll3 | {{Information |Description={{en|1=B-17F Fortress 41-24403 "Old Man", 65th Bomb Squadron, 43d Bomb Group at Dobodura Airfield, Paupa New Guinea following a fight with Zeros over Japanese-occupied Gasmata on the southern coast of New Britain on 8 March 194 |
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