US Navy chart showing the positions of Vila airstrip and Stanmore Plantation on Kolombangara Island next to Blackett Strait, Solomon Islands, 6 Mar 1943. The US Navy subjected this area to many naval bombardments. Seen in US Navy publication 'Combat Narratives Solomon Islands Campaign IX' published in 1944

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Caption     US Navy chart showing the positions of Vila airstrip and Stanmore Plantation on Kolombangara Island next to Blackett Strait, Solomon Islands, 6 Mar 1943. The US Navy subjected this area to many naval bombardments. Seen in US Navy publication 'Combat Narratives Solomon Islands Campaign IX' published in 1944 ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Blackett Strait, Solomon Islands, British Western Pacific Territories
Date 6 Mar 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via Wikimedia Commons
Link to Source    Link
 
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Photos on Same Day 6 Mar 1943
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,130 x 1,153 pixels



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