057286 Accession Number: 057286

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NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-29. CRASHED MITCHELL BOMBER "PI JOE" WHICH CRASHED DURING A "TAKE-OFF" LOADED ONTO A SEMI-TRAILER OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. IN THIS CRASH BRIGADIER R. B. SUTHERLAND WAS KILLED. NOTE HOLE IN FUSELAGE WHERE A PIECE OF ONE OF THE PROPELLERS PENETRATED THE NAVIGATOR'S CABIN.

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Accession Number
057286
Photographer
Lieutenant Robert John Buchanan
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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