[Photo] The airstrip at Angaur, Palau Islands Dec 9 1944 with B-24Js of the 22nd Bomb Group on the near side and B-24s of the 494th Bomb Group on the far side; plus one C-47A Skytrain supply aircraft.

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The airstrip at Angaur, Palau Islands Dec 9 1944 with B-24Js of the 22nd Bomb Group on the near side and B-24s of the 494th Bomb Group on the far side; plus one C-47A Skytrain supply aircraft. ww2dbase

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9 Dec 1944

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Angaur, Palau, Caroline Islands

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David Stubblebine

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16 Jan 2013

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WW2-Era Place Name	Angaur, Palau, Caroline Islands
Lat/Long	6.9064, 134.1450

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