Based on the letters of Earl Philip Reinhalter (1922-1953). Edited by his son, Earl Philip Reinhalter (1950-).
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Actor Gary Cooper (in white t-shirt) and actress Phyllis Brooks signing 500-pound bombs in New Guinea, 1943.
There's also a photo of a "Twin Nifties II" plane at worldwarphotos.info. The spelling is different,
so it might not be the same plane. According to that site, it was a B-24 Liberator.
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