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I came upon a B-17 wreckage in 2006 about 10 miles in the jungle from the southern coast of New Britain. A timber company was pushing a road up through the dense jungle when the ran across a wing of an airplane.I heard about it and went to see it. It was a big wing but there were no other parts of the plane around. So the next day, I and two Ora guys searched down from the wing and found a section of the plane. Due to the size of the wing, it had to be a bomber.It was. It was a B-17E.Here are some pictures of the wreckage we found. The B-17 was called the Texas #6. It was jumped by 12 zeros and blew up in the air so the parts of the wreckage were thrown everywhere.For more info please click on:Texas #6 Serial Number 41-9207

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A 50. caliber machine gun that the navigator used. Another picture of the navigator's MG.Same MG mounted. These MG were added to the plane later in the field.One of the waist gunner's .50 cal. machine guns inside the wreckage.Waist gunners with their .50 cal. machine guns.Ball turret that hung underneath the B-17.Ball turret on a restored B-17. It consisted of twin 50's. It was very cramped inside.One of the fifteen oxygen tanks found on a B-17.The smashed radio thrown from the B-17 wreckage.One of the four props found on the B-17.Spent 50. caliber cartridges.Craig after spending hours searching for the bomber.Page-0Bible-Teaching-picsLiteracy-picsMedical-picsVillage-life-picsPNG-MapPlanes-HelicoptersBaptismsOur-HomeEmail-writeB25P38Hoskinsemail