Earl O'Neill sits atop the remains of a Japanese plane at an unknown airbase in the Pacific during World War II
Gift of Joe Bridges, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum
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Earl O'Neill sits atop the remains of a Japanese plane at an unknown airbase in the Pacific. Appears to be the Mitsubishi Ki-51 "Type 99 Assault Plane" nicknamed "Sonia." The tail of a Lockheed P-38 Lightning can be seen in the background. Probably on New Guinea.
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Photos, Japanese document, and discharge papers from the service of Earl O'Neill, 9th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group; 450th AAFBU (Army Air Forces Base Unit).
Geography:
Papua New Guinea
Latitude:
-6.000
Longitude:
147.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Fighter planes--American--New Guinea
Air bases--American--New Guinea