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Brookshire Times in Brookshire, Texas

16 Jun 1944

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Brookshire Times

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Brookshire, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1944

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7

Faces of Courage in a Fortress Air Battle Over Java

In a Malang to Macassar Strait mission, Forts face a sudden Zeros raid using forged P-40 markings. The crew watches Duke Duchrane’s Fortress burn mid‑air, seven parachutes clear as the ship sinks, and the turret gunner stays to cover others before a fatal, blazing descent.

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Shorty Colin Clark Field Adams Major Robinson Frank Sergeant Boone Malang Macayssar Strait Japan Army Air Force Java Duke Duchrane Jim Worley Worley Duphrane Marie Antoinette Mary Queen of Scots Duke Duphrane Keightley Leonard Coleman
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Flying Fortress squadron's peril in Pacific campaign

Lieut Col Karts recalls a fatal Philippines day as eight men die fleeing for shelter and 4499, with many Fortresses, is destroyed before takeoff. The surviving squadron escapes to Australia then Java to conduct missions over the Philippines. Nine P-49 fighters arrive from Australia before a Japanese bomber force raids Java, where Major Strandel is killed as Zeros attack. The Forts engage a Japanese carrier in the Java Sea then retreat as more Fortresses arrive.

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Timor Bill Connolly Surabaya Australia Malang Navy Dusiness Kommander van der Straaten Gub Java Sea van der Straaten Bud Sprague Bud Rank Karts Philippines Java Strandel
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Halson Corregidor Bataan Kalgon Army Margo Florida Macassar Strait Balikpapan Borneo Eubank Tarakan Balikpapan Field Strother
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