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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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