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English: Captured Boeing B-17E Fortress 41-2471 formerly of 7th Bomb Group after being repaired by Japanese in 1942. The aircraft crash landed on 8 Feb 1942 at Djokjakarta, Java and was abandoned. Aircraft was captured and repaired by Japanese and used for training to develop fighter tactics against USAAF B-17s being used in the Pacific. Eventual fate of this aircraft is unknown
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Source USAF Historical Research Agency via B-17 Flying Fortress Units of the Pacific War
Author USAAF
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current20:33, 26 January 2009Thumbnail for version as of 20:33, 26 January 2009365 × 206 (19 KB)Bwmoll3{{Information |Description={{en|1=Boeing B-17D Fortress 40-3095 formerly of 11th Bomb Group, 61st Bomb Squadron after being captured at Clark Field, Philipines and being repaird by Japanese. Eventual fate of this aircraft is unknown}} |Source=USAF Histori

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