A-20 Havoc aircraft of US V Bombing Command targeting Japanese airfield of Ki-48 bombers, at Hollandia, New Guinea, 1942A Marine Corps TBM-1C Avenger of the 7th Fleet Command undergoing some maintenance at the Cyclops aerodrome, Hollandia, New Guinea, Jul-Aug 1943. Note the Jeep and the tail of an Army A-24 Banshee painted as a target tug.Bomb Damage Assessment photo of destroyed Ki-48 bombers at a Japanese airstrip near Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea, early Apr 1944A-20 aircraft of 13th Bomb Squadron of USAAF 3rd Bomb Squadron, Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea, 1944
A-20 Havoc aircraft of US V Bombing Command targeting Japanese airfield of Ki-48 bombers, at Hollandia, New Guinea, 1942A Marine Corps TBM-1C Avenger of the 7th Fleet Command undergoing some maintenance at the Cyclops aerodrome, Hollandia, New Guinea, Jul-Aug 1943. Note the Jeep and the tail of an Army A-24 Banshee painted as a target tug.Bomb Damage Assessment photo of destroyed Ki-48 bombers at a Japanese airstrip near Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea, early Apr 1944A-20 aircraft of 13th Bomb Squadron of USAAF 3rd Bomb Squadron, Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea, 1944
Soldiers of the 163rd Infantry Regiment of US 41st Infantry Division on the beach of Wakde, Dutch New Guinea, 18 May 1944Close-up view of T30 rocket launchers mounted under the wing of an A-20 Havoc aircraft of 90th Attack Squadron, US 3rd Attack Group, Hollandia, New Guinea, mid-1944Hollandia Airfield, Dutch New Guinea, mid-1944USAAF personnel resting near Hollandia Airfield, Dutch New Guinea, mid-1944
Soldiers of the 163rd Infantry Regiment of US 41st Infantry Division on the beach of Wakde, Dutch New Guinea, 18 May 1944Close-up view of T30 rocket launchers mounted under the wing of an A-20 Havoc aircraft of 90th Attack Squadron, US 3rd Attack Group, Hollandia, New Guinea, mid-1944Hollandia Airfield, Dutch New Guinea, mid-1944USAAF personnel resting near Hollandia Airfield, Dutch New Guinea, mid-1944
USAAF 3rd Bomb Group photographers Jack Heyn and George Tackaberry, Hollandia Airfield, Dutch New Guinea, Jul 1944USAAF photographer Jack Heyn posing before an A-20 aircraft, Hollandia, 1944USAAF pilots Thomas McGuire and Charles Lindbergh after returning from a combat mission, at Biak Island, Dutch East Indies, circa Jul 1944; note P-38 Lightning aircraft, possibly McGuireDouglas A-20G Havoc 43-9432 “Bevo” of the 387th Bomb Squadron, 312th Bomb Group takes an anti-aircraft hit during an attack on Kokas, western New Guinea, 22 Jul 1944. Photo 1 of 4.
USAAF 3rd Bomb Group photographers Jack Heyn and George Tackaberry, Hollandia Airfield, Dutch New Guinea, Jul 1944USAAF photographer Jack Heyn posing before an A-20 aircraft, Hollandia, 1944USAAF pilots Thomas McGuire and Charles Lindbergh after returning from a combat mission, at Biak Island, Dutch East Indies, circa Jul 1944; note P-38 Lightning aircraft, possibly McGuire's, in backgroundDouglas A-20G Havoc 43-9432 “Bevo” of the 387th Bomb Squadron, 312th Bomb Group takes an anti-aircraft hit during an attack on Kokas, western New Guinea, 22 Jul 1944. Photo 1 of 4.
Douglas A-20G Havoc of the 387th Bomb Squadron crashing into the water after being shot down by anti-aircraft fire during an attack on Kokas, western New Guinea, 22 Jul 1944. All crewmembers were killed. Photo 3 of 4.Douglas A-20G Havoc of the 387th Bomb Squadron trailing smoke and losing altitude after being damaged by anti-aircraft fire during an attack on Kokas, western New Guinea, 22 Jul 1944. Photo 2 of 4.Douglas A-20G Havoc “Bevo” of the 387th Bomb Squadron disintegrates in the water after being shot down by anti-aircraft fire during an attack on Kokas, western New Guinea, 22 Jul 1944. Both crewmembers were killed. Photo 4 of 4.DUKW burning on the beaches of Noemfoor, Dutch New Guinea, Jul-Aug 1944
Douglas A-20G Havoc of the 387th Bomb Squadron crashing into the water after being shot down by anti-aircraft fire during an attack on Kokas, western New Guinea, 22 Jul 1944. All crewmembers were killed. Photo 3 of 4.Douglas A-20G Havoc of the 387th Bomb Squadron trailing smoke and losing altitude after being damaged by anti-aircraft fire during an attack on Kokas, western New Guinea, 22 Jul 1944. Photo 2 of 4.Douglas A-20G Havoc “Bevo” of the 387th Bomb Squadron disintegrates in the water after being shot down by anti-aircraft fire during an attack on Kokas, western New Guinea, 22 Jul 1944. Both crewmembers were killed. Photo 4 of 4.DUKW burning on the beaches of Noemfoor, Dutch New Guinea, Jul-Aug 1944
Lieutenant May, Rear Admiral Arthur Struble, Rear Admiral Daniel Barbey, and Lieutenant Commander William Mailliard at Hollandia, New Guinea, Nov 1944
Lieutenant May, Rear Admiral Arthur Struble, Rear Admiral Daniel Barbey, and Lieutenant Commander William Mailliard at Hollandia, New Guinea, Nov 1944


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