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F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-216 at Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 10 Dec 1943.

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Caption     F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-216 at Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, 10 Dec 1943. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories
Date 10 Dec 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps via VMF216.com
 
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Photos on Same Day 10 Dec 1943
 
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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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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,600 x 1,172 pixels



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