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WWII 50-cal bullet tied to a handkerchief

A 50-cal bullet tied to a handkerchief dropped by elated pilot Capt Lawrence Dwyer, Eighth Air Force, while "buzzing" his airfield at Bassingbourn, England, on May 14, 1943. He had just completed his 25th and last mission over enemy territory, and he was one of the first pilots in the group to do so.

PHOTO BY: Ken LaRock
VIRIN: 181214-F-IO108-012.JPG
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