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1941-12-07

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Wreckage of US Coast Guard B-17, destroyed by flares set off by Japanese bullets which burned plane in half as pilot Ray Swenson made crash landing at Hickam Field; it was the only Coast Guard plane destroyed during Japan's surprise attack upon Pearl Harbor .

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Date: 1941-12-07
Location: Pearl Harbor, Hioahu, US
Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
Subject Keywords: Air Raids On, Aircraft Damaged Or Captured, Wars, Hawaii, Wwii, Naval Air Station, American , Oahu, Hawaiian Islands , Ray Swenson, Pearl Harbor , 1940s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Original ID: TimeLife_image_1142059
Credits: NATIONAL ARCHIVES

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