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Flying Fortress Tales From the Pacific Front
The narrative recalls Colonel Frank Kurtz and pilots in the Philippines and Australia during early World War II. It covers B-17s and Liberators, Darwin air battles, Squeeze and Buzz leadership, and the air war as Allied forces regrouped from Mindanao to Darwin and Kupang, with Australian ground crews and US engineers aiding the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ligut
Frank Kurtz
Piiot
Philippines
Java
U. S
Australia
Air Force
MacArthur
Darwin
Townsville
Brett
Moresby
Bataan
Corregidor
del Monte Field
Mindanao
al Mueller
del Monte
Australa
Coventry
RAAF
American Fighter Group Perched On That Field, Which ‘Slugger’ Pell
Slugger
Crete
Kupang
Buzz
New Guinea
Owen Stanley
Lae