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Title: B-17 Drops Fire Retardant in Oroville
Creator: Talbitzer, William
Date Created and/or Issued: 1965/08/10
Contributing Institution: Center for Sacramento History
Collection: Center for Sacramento History Photo Collection
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Description: The photo caption published in the Sacramento Bee on August 10, 1965 states: "A World War II B-17 bomber, now a peacetime air tanker, dropped chemicals yesterday on a fire which threatened the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Whyte near Oroville. Crews from the California Division of Forestry and El Medio Fire Department fought the blaze on the ground and helped save the main house. Several sheds were burned but the firemen kept the flames from spreading to the nearby mountain."
Type: Image
Identifier: 66FF2666-01EB-4987-B228-946746871584
1983/001/SBPM06656
Subject: B17
Oroville, Ca
Butte County
Whyte, Mrs. William
Whyte, William

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