Aerial view of the airstrip facilities on Falalop Island, Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, 1945. Falalop was the center of the aerial patrol efforts to protect the US Navy’s forward anchorage at Ulithi.

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Caption     Aerial view of the airstrip facilities on Falalop Island, Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, 1945. Falalop was the center of the aerial patrol efforts to protect the US Navy’s forward anchorage at Ulithi. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Ulithi, Caroline Islands
Date  1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 631 x 784 pixels



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