![US Navy F6F-3 Hellcats and USAAF B-25 Mitchell bombers of the 41st Bomb Group share the Mullinix airstrip on Tarawa Island, Gilbert Islands, Jan-Apr 1944.](/images/511609b494ecb.jpg)
Caption | US Navy F6F-3 Hellcats and USAAF B-25 Mitchell bombers of the 41st Bomb Group share the Mullinix airstrip on Tarawa Island, Gilbert Islands, Jan-Apr 1944. ww2dbase | |||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Forces | |||||||
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Photo Size | 1,600 x 1,167 pixels | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Tarawa, Gilbert and Ellice Islands | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
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