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Check out the bomber crash photo called Trainee Pilot at http://www.flickr.com. Picture shows a man in crashed bomber in NZ.
Anyone have any info? There ae many warbid crash photos in the old plane crash site pool.
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Caption says PNG, not NZ ?

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WWII bomber crashsite near Singalemu (old Kaisenik village), Wau district, Papua New Guinea. The entire crew apparently survived.



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A little fix-er-upper.
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that is black gap pass in png.The owen stanley mountain range. I want that plane.!

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Can anyone guess where the early model top turret ended up?. Might surprise you. This bird is a builder for sure.

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hang the expense wrote:
that is black gap pass in png.The owen stanley mountain range. I want that plane.!


Black Cat Pass:

http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-17/41-9234.html

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