B-17F Fortress flying past Mt. Bagana on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Nov 11, 1942. This aircraft is returning from bombing Buka Island and is on its way to bomb Shortland Harbor at opposite the end of Bougainville

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Caption     B-17F Fortress flying past Mt. Bagana on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Nov 11, 1942. This aircraft is returning from bombing Buka Island and is on its way to bomb Shortland Harbor at opposite the end of Bougainville ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories
Date 11 Nov 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Force
 
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Photos on Same Day 11 Nov 1942
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 3,921 x 3,141 pixels



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Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories

Latitude-Longitude:
-6.0985, 155.2513

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