
Caption | A Wildcat lifted from APV Kitty Hawk to ACV Long Island, Fila Harbor, New Hebrides (now Port Vila, Vanuatu), 28 Aug 1942 ww2dbase | ||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-73394 | ||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 28 Aug 1942 | ||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Fila, Efate, New Hebrides | ||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||
Added Date | 24 Sep 2006 | ||||||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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WW2-Era Place Name | Fila, Efate, New Hebrides |
Lat/Long | -17.7556, 168.3002 |
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