19th_Bomb_Group_B-17D_Flying_Fortress_-_Combat.jpg
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A 19th Bombrdment Group B-17D being loaded with 100 and 500-pound bombs probably at Del Monte Field, Mindanao, Philippines, early in 1942. Note the Fortress is parked in a rough, dirt area and the early M1917 helmet and pre-war uniform worn by one of the ground crew indicating the photo was taken in a combat area in the first few weeks of the war.
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| Source | USAF Historical Research Agency via B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Pacific War, Osprey Publishing; First Edition edition (April 20, 2003) ISBN: 1841764817 |
| Author | United States Army Air Corps |
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