An Expensive Mission by Jack Fellows

On 5 January, 1943, the B-17F San Antonio Rose (Serial No. 4-124458) took off from 7-Mile Drome near Port Moresby, leading a 12-ship bomber formation from the 90th Bombardment Group to bomb the harbor at Rabaul. The "Rose" was last seen descending with its left outboard engine smoking, and was lost, never to be recovered.