Mareeba Crash at airfield - Any photos?

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Mareeba Crash at airfield - Any photos?

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Does anyone out there have a photo of this aircraft or any crash photos of this bomber that crashed at the Mareeba airfield on the 14th September 1942. The plane was Serial 41-24391 B 17 Flying Fortress attached to the 43rd Bombardment Group 63rd Bombardment Squadron
Crew
Hershell R HENSON Captain Pilot Serial No 0-403853
Francis W KRITZMACHER 2nd Lieutenant Co-Pilot Serial No 0-432236
James S BASTION Lieutenant Navigator Serial No 0434953
John P DORAN T Sergeant Bombardier Serial No 6884679
John A SAMARA T Sergeant Engineer Serial No 6845149
Lawrence W DONKER Sergeant Asst. Eng Serial No 6979514
Louis N CAMP Jr S/Sgt Radio Serial No 6958735
Robert G CASE Corporal Asst Rad Serial No 15014470
Jack C KAYNOR Private Tail Gun Serial No 20631158

Are there any photos out there of the B17's in Mareeba?
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Where is the Mareeba airfield (state or country??) Might help a bit to narrow things down.
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Re: Mareeba Crash at airfield - Any photos?

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Mareeba is in Queensland, Australia. To my knowledge there are no photos of 41-24391 before or after the crash. The plane was a 63rd Bomb Squadron aircraft attached to the 19th Bomb Group.
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