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Caption | US F4U-1 Corsair, US F6F-3 Hellcat, US SBD Dauntless, and New Zealand Kittyhawk Mk. IV aircraft at the Barakoma airfield at Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 10 Dec 1943 ww2dbase | |||||||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Vella Lavella, British Western Pacific Territories | |||||||||||||
Date | 10 Dec 1943 | |||||||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation | |||||||||||||
Identification Code | 1996.253.7152.012 | |||||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 10 Dec 1943 | |||||||||||||
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||||||
Photo Size | 1,878 x 1,476 pixels |
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