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Surviving a Java Run With the Fortress Battling Weather
Lieut. Col. Frank Kurtz recalls a perilous December mission over the Java Sea and Borneo as his Fortresses fight fog, dwindling fuel, and combat stress. He and crew skirt disaster, land at Surabaya after a grueling eleven hour flight, and await reinforcements as new E models join their squadron.
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Frank Kurtz
Philippines
Kurtz
Australia
Java
Davao
Malang Field
Borneo
Jim
Harris
Target
Frank
PDI
Jim Connally
Walt Seaman
Java Sea
Surabaya
Malang
Surabaya Field
Muroc Lake
Africa
Asia
Tampa Field
Charles T. Reeves
Rowland A. Boone
Pearl Harbor
Hamilton Field
California
Boeing
Pacific
Manila
Hawaii
Sacramento
States
Brazil
Duane Skiles
Atlantic
Belem