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Crash Site & Remains B-24D-85-CO "Ben Buzzard" 42-40670
This B-24D bomber was ditched into Bootless Bay on 18 October 1943, killing 7 on board.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: U.S. Air Force
- Pacific Wrecks
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