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The Eager Beavers

Aug 29, 2022 · 19 min · 31.4 MB
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It was an unpopular aircraft because, well… a lot of aircrew were superstitious. They were renown for carrying lucky charms, doing things a certain way and never daring to change the habit because it worked for them last time. Their machine was a B17 nicknamed Old 666 taken from the last 3 digits of its tail number 41-2666 and they were the Eager Beavers!

 

Old 666

 

The Martin B-26 Marauder

 

The B-17 bombing Japanese shipping North of Australia

 

The B-17’s waist guns

 

The route for their recce sortie over Bougainville

 

The Japanese Zero

 

A Zero passes close aboard

 

The damage to Old 666

 

The brave crew fight the Zeros off

 

Jay Zeamer receives his Medal of Honor

 

 

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