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Flying Fortress tale of Kurtz and the Davao raid
Lieut. Col. Frank Kurtz recalls the Philippine day of death during the Old 99 attack. Eight crewmen were killed before the Fort could launch as the squadron escapes to Australia and then Java. The narrative covers camouflaged fields, Dutch logistics, foggy nights, and a perilous bomb run over Davao Bay with a Pearl Harbor scale bombardment.
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Frank Kurtz
Philippines
Australia
U. S
Kurtz
Schaetzel
Davao
Pearl Harbor
Stone
Combs
Java Sea
Borneo
Samarinda Field
Malang
Davao Bay
Jim Connally
George Schaetzel
George
Samarinda
Frank
Colliin
Broadhurst
Lower Davao Harbor
Cecil Combs
Cecil
Hawaii
Jim