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"Gone"

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A warplane with nose art depicting a reclining woman in the "pin-up style" with the text, "Gone," at an airbase near Port Moresby, New Guinea (present day Papua New Guinea).

Date Created:
February 4, 1944
Creator:
Doyle, Robert J., 1914-1995

Publication Information

Creator Doyle, Robert J., 1914-1995
Date Created February 4, 1944

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 7 x 7 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Robert Doyle papers, 1935-1974, 1995
Call Number M99-114, box 8, roll 26, neg 2604

Copyright Information

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Rights Holder Journal Sentinel, Incorporated; Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013FAH
Legacy ID
WHi 100197

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