[Destroyed Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress aircraft]

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Identifier2007-08-08_image_038SourceThe Lee R. Embree Collection (2007-08-08), Box 1, Folder 9CreatorEmbree, Lee R., 1915-2008DescriptionPhotograph of a destroyed Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress aircraft, Hickam Field, December 7, 1941. The aircraft was attacked by Japanese forces during the Pearl Harbor attack while attempting to land. Bullets hit magnesium flares, igniting a fire that led to the aircraft breaking in two.Creation Date1941-12-07SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945United States. Army. Air CorpsBoeing B-17C Flying FortressAirplanes, MilitaryPearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)Hickam Air Force Base (Hawaii)PlaceHawaiiUnited StatesOriginal Formatnegatives (photographs)Bibliographic CitationThe Lee R. Embree Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsCopyright undetermined

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