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Native Patrols And Damage, Vella Lavella, Solomons, 10/29/1943
About this film
The airstrip described below is Barakoma Airfield . National Archives description: "1) MS Palm grove, man FG, Japanese belly tanks-4V. 2) CU Damaged Japanese Zero-3V. 3) MS 2 N.Z. off. pass bomb crater. 4) GV Vila air strip, road packer, damaged palms. 5) GV Jeap passes on road, palms, bomb crater, air strip. 6) LS PBY approaches, palms FG-5V. 7) MS Small shacks UX-3V. 8) MS Rain, shore BG. 9) MS Fiji approaches-3V. 10) MS Photog. at damaged Zero. Vela Strip." National Archives Identifier: 75879 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks. :)
Directors & creators
United States. Navy
Subjects
Vella Lavella (Solomon Islands), World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands, World War, 1939-1945, WWII, World War II, Barakoma Airfield
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