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US Marine ground crew putting out a fire on a Wildcat fighter, Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1942

Caption     US Marine ground crew putting out a fire on a Wildcat fighter, Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1942 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps Thayer Soule Collection
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Photos at Same Place Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, British Western Pacific Territories
Added By C. Peter Chen

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WW2-Era Place Name Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, British Western Pacific Territories
Lat/Long -9.4280, 160.0548
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