[Photo] Navy TBF-1 Avengers at the Munda Airstrip, New Georgia, Solomons, Sep 1943. Note the crews are in the process of applying the newly updated National Insignia with white bars and a blue border.

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Navy TBF-1 Avengers at the Munda Airstrip, New Georgia, Solomons, Sep 1943. Note the crews are in the process of applying the newly updated National Insignia with white bars and a blue border. ww2dbase

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TBF Avenger	Main article	Photos
Solomon Islands Campaign	Main article	Photos	Maps

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Munda, New Georgia, British Western Pacific Territories

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WW2-Era Place Name	Munda, New Georgia, British Western Pacific Territories
Lat/Long	-8.3280, 157.2631

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