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Normally 15 U.S. Army Air Force Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress long-range bombers of the 7th Air Force (formerly the Hawaiian Air Force) were based on Eastern Island. The aircraft were used in reconnaissance and strike roles. B-17s dropped a total of abo