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Pilot Lt. Paul Holdridge (survived) Apache, OK Navigator Lt. Perkins (survived) Crew Thomas B. Joyce (survived) Crashed July 14, 1942 around 3:40am MACR none Aircraft History Wartime History Mission History On July 14, 1942 this B-17 was the fifth B-17 that took off from Horn Island Airfield around 3:35am during a tropical storm and crashed off the end of the runway into the mangrove swamp roughly 300-400m off Horn Island. During the crash, the right wing broke off from the fuselage and ripped a hole in the B-17. Aboard, two of the crew were killed. Previously, the fourth bomber to take off B-17E 41-2655 crashed into the sea. Wreckage Relatives References Contribute
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