6 October 1944, Waigeo Island - OA-10A 44-33878 being prepared for flight back to Middleburg Island after being abandoned on 01 October 1944. She had just effected the rescue of a P-38 pilot and was beached due to a storm and high seas. Captain George Barnes is in the water under the wing. [Read Mission Report] (Courtesy Bill Rogister)


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