File:B-17Es take off from Midway 31 May 1942.jpeg
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| Description | U.S. Army Air Force Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress bombers of the 431st Bombardement Squadron take off from the airfield on Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, on the afternoon of 31 May 1942. The plane in the center is an early-model B-17E-BO (s/n 41-2397), with a Bendix remotely controlled belly turret, flown by 1st Lt. Kinney. |
| Date | Taken on 31 May 1942 |
| Source | U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photo USAF 22635 AC. |
| Author | Official U.S. Air Force photo USAF 22635 AC |
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| 17:56, 8 April 2009 |  | 640 × 495 (50 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | ==Summary== {{Information |Description=U.S. Army Air Force Boeing B-17E ''Flying Fortress'' bombers of the 431st Bombardement Squadron take off from the airfield on Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, on the afternoon of 31 May 1942. Plane in the center is an e |
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