[Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express aircraft at RAAF Pearce]

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Identifier1996-11-26_image_052SourceThe Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers (1996-11-26), Box 3, Folder 6DescriptionPhotograph of an Air Transport Command Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express aircraft (tail number 111655) at RAAF Pearce, Australia, circa 1943. The inscription notes that the aircraft is piloted by Captain Rube Wagner.

Inscription on verso: "United Airlines/ATC C-87 Liberator 41-11655 taxying at Pearce, Western Australia with Captain Rube Wagner at the controls. On 18 February 1943 this aircraft, in company with 41-61441 (Dusty Rhoades) made the first non-stop Perth-Brisbane flight / Via Bob Livingstone / Pearce, Aust. is a military field 75 miles NE of Perth, Aust. on west coast.
Creation Datecirca 1943SubjectAir basesUnited States. Army Air Forces. Air Transport CommandConsolidated C-87 Liberator ExpressAirplanes, MilitaryWorld War, 1939-1945United States. Army Air ForcesPlaceAustraliaExtent1 photograph : print, black and white ; 7 x 5 in.LanguageEnglishOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Elrey B. Jeppesen Papers/The Museum of FlightRightsCopyright undetermined

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