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Army Flying Fortresses Apr 24, 1943

View east from Twin Peaks toward Noe Valley, Bernal Heights, and Bayview Hill. A convoy of 116 Air Force bombers including 114 B-17 Flying Fortresses passed through the Bay Area, the largest assembly of planes on the West Coast to that date.
Meacham (Courtesy of a Private Collector)

Army Flying Fortresses Army Flying Fortresses

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