PALM SPRINGS, Calif. , Aug. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On this expedition to the jungles of Papua New Guinea World War II historian / adventurer Michael Carra departs LAX on Saturday, August 16 , to continue to search not only for Amelia Earhart's missing airplane, but to also search for a missing B-17E Flyng Fortress with its crew of 9 servicemen. The B-17E was last seen flying into a cloud in this area with 2 of its 4 engines smoking. B-17s were rarely used in the Pacific Theater of Operations, where they mainly flew Search and Rescue. B-17 Flying Fortresses were designed for precision bombing of military sites such as factories and airfields, ideal for Europe , whereas low flying aircraft were mainly used in the Pacific, to protect our ships and battle the low flying Japanes

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