An American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber (Boeing B-17F-20-BO Flying Fortress, serial number 41-24528) in flight near Mount Bagana (1,750 m above sea level) in Bougainville, New Guinea.
The American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber returns from the bombing of the Japanese Buka airfield and the subsequent bombing of Japanese ships in Shortland Bay.
Source: US Library of Congress.
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Location: New Guinea
Photo Time: November 11, 1942