B-26B Marauder 41-17590 main wheel on the sea floor off Itai Island
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October 13, 1942 took off from Nadi Airfield on Viti Levu Island piloted by 1st Lt. Richard T. Otis on a local flight for altitude training mission. As the gunners test fired their weapons, a pair of P-39 Airacobras from the 70th Fighter Squadron (70th FS) made a mock interception. During the pass, P-39D Airacobra 41-7043 accidentally collided with this bomber and both aircraft immediately crashed into the sea roughly 300 yards south of Itai Island off Nadi Airfield.
Credit: Hacking Family Date: March 2005
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