Caption | F4U-1 Corsairs of Marine Squadron VMF-214 taxiing for take-off at Torokina Airstrip, Bougainville, Solomons, 1943 ww2dbase | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||
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Photos at Same Place | Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories | ||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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WW2-Era Place Name | Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories |
Lat/Long | -6.2472, 155.0488 |
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