SakshiA Battle
It was during that battle, this plane got crashed into the swamp. The day was February 22, 1942, when the plane accelerated to partake in the first bombing mission covering South Pacific by U.S. Army Air Force. The aircraft was wheeled by Captain Henry M. “Hotfoot” Harlow and Captain Fred C. Eaton, Jr. This was going to be the only combat mission by B-17.