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.

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. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
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Photo Size 1,130 x 1,153 pixels
Photos on Same Day 6 Mar 1943
Photos at Same Place Blackett Strait, Solomon Islands, British Western Pacific Territories
Added By David Stubblebine
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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WW2-Era Place Name Blackett Strait, Solomon Islands, British Western Pacific Territories
Lat/Long -8.1389, 157.1420
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