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Seabee Trucks Transport Coral; Flight Operations, Segi Point Air Strip, New Georgia Island, 11/09/1943 - 11/18/1943
About this film
Naval Photographic Center film #1840. National Archives description "1) MS Steam shovel dredges coral. 2) LS Coral loaded trucks ferried on pontoon barge SV. 3) LS MS F6F, TBFs taxi-3V. MS Steam shovel levels ground. 4) SCU Lt. Cdr. C.D. Morgan at phone in control tower. CU Bulletin board. 5) MS DC-3 taxis on strip-2V. 6) SCU Man flashes blinker, hoists signal flag. 7) MS F6Fs, SBDs, DC-3 land, taxi, take off-SV. 8) MS Men unload DC-3-2V." 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
WWII, World War, 1939-1945, United States. Navy, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Solomon Islands -- New Georgia, United States -- Navy -- Seabees, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial Operations, American, Avenger (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Engineering And Construction, Hellcat (Fighter Plane), World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval Operations, American, Dauntless (Dive Bomber), World War II, Douglas DC-3 (Transport Plane)
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