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Tag Archives: 27th Bomb Group 1942
USAAF Dive Bombers in Java – Part Two
One Way Ticket To Java January 1942 was a very hectic month for the men of the 27th. It was a tough job to get the hastily crated A-24’s back into flying condition; shipped off in a hurry, some of … Continue reading
Posted in Aircraft, Indonesia, Pacific War, USAAF in Australia, USAAF Pacific
Tagged 27th Bomb Group 1942, 27th Bomb Group in Australia, 27th Bomb Group in Java, 91st Bomb Squadron in Java, Captain Ed Backus, Douglas A-24, Douglas A-24 in Australia, Douglas A-24 in Java, Douglas SBD, Douglas SBD in Java, Lt. Bob Ruegg, Lt. Harry Galusha, USAAF in Java, USAAF on Malang
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“To help an Ally in distress…”
USAAF bombers in action on Java Prior to the Japanese attacks on December 7/8 1941, there were few, if any, plans for allied defense cooperation in the Western Pacific and South-East Asia. The Dutch relied on some sort of unwritten agreement … Continue reading
Posted in Dutch East Indies, Pacific War
Tagged 19th Bomb Group, 19th Bomb Group 1942, 19th Bomb Group in Java, 27th Bomb Group 1942, 27th Bomb Group in Java, 7th Bomb Group 1942, 7th Bomb Group in Java, aviation history, Dutch East Indies, LB-30, Netherlands East Indies, Pacific War, USAAF 1942, USAAF B17 in Java, USAAF in Australia, USAAF in Java, USAAF West Pacific, ww2 aviation
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