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Airmen Escape Java as Dutch Australia Stand Holds
Frank Kurtz recounts bold air raid actions over Java, bombing a Japanese ship with delayed fuzes, losing brakes, and refueling by flashlight. Dutch and Australian forces fight to delay the invasion, Java falls at dawn, and a final midnight call to America reveals a missing fund for a war-lettered mother. The tale ends with the implication of future escape to Australia and a cliffhanger about Bud Warrenfeltz’s money.
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Madiun Field
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Java
Cme
Surabaya
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Warrenfeltz
Corregidor
Jekyakarta
Australia
Timor
Bali
Inek
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Java Sea
Eubank
Singapore
Malang
van Oeyen
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Jan
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Margo
Peterson
Patrol Wing 10
Goodby
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W. H. Warrenfeltz
Hagerstown
Maryland
Bud
New York
Billy
Jane
War Department
Bud Warrenfeltz
Manila
Air Corps
Philippines
Burma
China
Signal Corps