Marine Fighter Pilots, Base Hospital No. 3, Espiritu Santo 1943

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Extracted from United States Naval Photographic Center film #1425 National Archives description "1) MS F4U parked in sandy area as pilot jumps down from cockpit; plane captain greets pilot. 2) MS Plane captain standing by tail section of F4U; small dog sitting on tail of a/c. 3) MS Pilots being briefed in front of Operations office by LT. K. A WALSH, USMC. 4) CU Pilot"s Mae West showing drawing of F4U in flight on front of it. 5) MS Pilots running off after briefing. 6) MS Pilots entering briefing room. 7) MS Pilots running from briefing room carrying flight gear. 8) MS Pilot climbing in cockpit of F4U; palm trees in BG. SV 9) CU Pilot in cockpit putting on helmet. 10) ECU Pilot buckling chin strap. 11) LS Looking down flight path as F4U"s are taxiing toward camera. 12) MS F4U"s taxiing. SV 13) MCU Patient in hospital bed laughing and applauding. 14) CU LT. LANNY ROSS entertaining patients in sickbay. 15) CU Patient lying in bed with arm in sling. 16) MCU Patients in beds watching show. SV 17) LS CB"s constructing quonset hut in tropical area. SV 18) MCU CB putting screws in steel beam. SV 19) MLS Truck, stuck in mud, pulls out and drives off; oil tank in BG. 20) MS Three enlisted…

Directors & creators

United States. Navy

Subjects

WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Corsair (Fighter Plane), United States. Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, United States. -- Marine Corps -- Aviation, Espíritu Santo Island (Vanuatu), United States. -- Navy -- Base Hospital No. 3, World War, 1939-1945 -- Hospitals, United States. -- Marine Corps -- History -- World War, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Hospitals -- New Hebrides, World War II, United States. -- Navy -- Seabees, World War, 1939-1945 -- Engineering And Construction, Pappy Boyington, Boyington, Gregory, Air Pilots, Military

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