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B-17F 41-24416 Black Diamond Express 359BS BN-V

Robert A. Rettinhouse, Adam A. Champagne, Joseph E. Robichaud

Photo taken about March 1944 as Black Diamond Express was being signed for a Bond Tour of the United States. Note the man on the ladder signing her nose.

[photo courtesy of Bob Rettinhouse]