
Caption | F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-216 taxis down the strip at Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Dec 1943. Note TBM Avengers and NE-1 Grasshoppers parked along the strip. ww2dbase | ||||||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps via VMF216.com | ||||||||||||||
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Photos at Same Place | Torokina, Bougainville, British Somaliland | ||||||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||||||
Added Date | 27 Dec 2012 | ||||||||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. Please support Robert Marshall, Jr. and John Kemper's effort with their VMF216.com project. Additionally, 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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WW2-Era Place Name | Torokina, Bougainville, British Somaliland |
Lat/Long | -6.2472, 155.0488 |
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