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F4U-1A Corsair flown by Lt(jg) Ira Kepford of Navy Squadron VF-17 at Ondonga Field, New Georgia, Solomons, 1944. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     F4U-1A Corsair flown by Lt(jg) Ira Kepford of Navy Squadron VF-17 at Ondonga Field, New Georgia, Solomons, 1944. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Ondonga, New Georgia, British Western Pacific Territories
Date  Feb 1944
Photographer    Unknown
Colorization Note   This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors.

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Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,024 x 898 pixels



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