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One of the 19th Bomb Group’s B-17s being loaded at Del Monte Field on Mindano. For the Royce missions, three of the larger bombers would accompany the Mitchells. (National Archives)
One of the 19th Bomb Group’s B-17s being loaded at Del Monte Field on Mindano. For the Royce missions, three of the larger bombers would accompany the Mitchells. (National Archives)