#old 666

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The only known photo of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Old 666" (s/n 41-2666). The bomber was parked at 14-Mile Drome (Schwimmer) near Port Moresby, New Guinea.

Photographed in May 1943.

U.S. Army Air Forces, 8th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron personnel: link

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Boeing B-17E "Lucy" (41-2666), aka Old 666

The only known photo of the bomber. She was parked at 14-Mile Drome (Schwimmer) near Port Moresby, New Guinea in 1943.

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The most honored photograph from World War 2

The most honored photograph from World War 2

Click to enlarge — Naval Aviation Museum Doesn’t look like much, does it? But, depending upon your definition, this photograph, a team effort by 9 men, is the most honored picture in U. S. History. If you want to find out about it, read on. It’s an interesting tale about how people sometimes rise beyond all expectations. It takes place in the early days of World War II, in the South Pacific, and…

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