Arends (Arends-Eiland)

Indonesia

MapLat 5° 4' 0S Long 114° 35' 60E  Island north of Java and South of Borneo.

B-17E Flying Fortress 41-2469
Damaged in the left outboard engine by Zeros over Balikapapan on February 3, 1942, Pilot Lt. Swanson belly landed on Arends Island. Five men had bailed out eariler, the other three landed with the plane. All crew members survived, but the bomber was a total loss.

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