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A badly damaged F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron 216 flown by a wounded Lt Robert Marshall managed to return safely to Torokina, Bougainville, Solomons after an encounter with a swarm of A6M Zeros over Rabaul, New Britain, Dec 19 1943. Photo 1 of 5.

Caption     A badly damaged F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron 216 flown by a wounded Lt Robert Marshall managed to return safely to Torokina, Bougainville, Solomons after an encounter with a swarm of A6M Zeros over Rabaul, New Britain, Dec 19 1943. Photo 1 of 5. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps via the Bobby Rocker Collection
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Photo Size 1,600 x 1,081 pixels
Photos in Series See all 5 photos in this series
Photos on Same Day 19 Dec 1943
Photos at Same Place Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories
Added By David Stubblebine
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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WW2-Era Place Name Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories
Lat/Long -6.2472, 155.0488
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