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The Airmen and the Headhunters: Image Gallery » Dan Illerich pictured with his B-24 Liberator bomber crew

Dan Illerich pictured with his B-24 Liberator bomber crew – “The Coberly Crew,” who were shot down over Borneo in 1944. The downed airmen were rescued and protected from the Japanese by headhunting members of the Dayak tribe.


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