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Aftermath Of 2 F4U's Midair Crash, Vella Lavella Field, New Georgia Island, 1943
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Extracted from Naval Photographic Center film #1387. National Archives description 1) LS Looking down flight strip as R4D comes in for landing; palm trees and mountains in BG. 2) MS F4U "Corsair" landing on airstrip; palm trees and mts. in BG. 3) LS F4U burning on flight strip; jeep and fire truck in BG. SV DA 4) MS F4U burning; fire truck in FG; hose turned on fire. 5) MS Fire fighters playing hoses on burning plane. 6) MS Wreckage of F4U; men inspecting wreckage. 7) MLS Men playing hoses on wreckage of nearly-burned out plane; black smoke rising. 8) MS Group of men standing around F4U; men suddenly duck. 9) MS Wrecked tail section of a/c; another burning section of a/c in BG. 10) MS Men lying on ground, ducking from what appears to be an explosion. 11) LS Looking across rocky flight strip; F4U burning across the strip. 12) MS Wing of F4U burning. 13) MLS Men playing hoses on part of wreckage of F4U. 14) MS-MCU Two men riding on wing tips of F4U as plane taxis down runway; palms in BG. 15) MLS Four F4U's, one taxies beside another; mts.in BG. 16) LS F4U taking off. 2V 17) MS Two F4U's starting engines; F6F in BG; plane captains standing on wing tips of F4U. 18) MS F4U's taxiing on…
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United States. Navy
Subjects
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, United States -- Navy -- Aviation, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Corsair (Fighter Plane), World War II, Douglas DC-3 (Transport Plane), Vella Lavella (Solomon Islands)
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