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Aerial Photo of Debris

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Aerial Photo of Debris
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On the 2nd of August 1943 at 2.30am, the American C-87 Liberator Express aircraft set off from Whenuapai Aerodrome for Australia only to crash to the ground minutes later. Twelve of its thirty passengers and crew were killed. News of the crash only became public a year later however, largely due to the fact the aircraft was carrying 22 Japanese ...

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