
Caption | Crewman pulls the propeller through on an F4U-1 Corsair of Marine Fighting Squadron 218 at Barakoma Airfield, Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 1943. Note the general sandblasted look of the aircraft after long exposure to tropical winds and coral dust. ww2dbase | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps via the Bobby Rocker Collection | ||||||||
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Photo Size | 1,582 x 1,132 pixels | ||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Vella Lavella, British Western Pacific Territories | ||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
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BY THE NUMBERS: TURN THAT PROP
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