
Caption | US reconnaissance photo of the Japanese seaplane base at Kavieng Harbor, New Ireland, 15 Feb 1944; note Mitsubishi F1M2 Float Planes, US code named 'Pete' ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 15 Feb 1944 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Kavieng, New Ireland, Australian New Guinea | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
Added Date | 28 Jan 2011 | |||||||
This photograph has been scaled down; full resolution photograph is available here (1,470 by 1,208 pixels). | ||||||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Billy Brady says:
1 Aug 2020 02:42:48 PM
Any idea of rhe location? Is rhis Aitape? Thanks
1 Aug 2020 02:42:48 PM
Any idea of rhe location? Is rhis Aitape? Thanks
3. Anonymous says:
22 Jan 2022 09:33:51 PM
Photo taken in KAVIENG, NEW IRELAND,
22 Jan 2022 09:33:51 PM
Photo taken in KAVIENG, NEW IRELAND,
4.
David Stubblebine says:
23 Jan 2022 01:09:02 PM
Anonymous (above):
Thank you for prompting me to re-examine the background of this photo. The location you offer is confirmed (at least, it matches other sources) and those sources also include the photo’s date. The caption has been adjusted accordingly and thank you again for bringing this up.

23 Jan 2022 01:09:02 PM
Anonymous (above):
Thank you for prompting me to re-examine the background of this photo. The location you offer is confirmed (at least, it matches other sources) and those sources also include the photo’s date. The caption has been adjusted accordingly and thank you again for bringing this up.
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