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| Caption | B-17E bomber of 42nd Bomb Squadron of USAAF 11th Bomb Group at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1943 ww2dbase | |||||||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, British Western Pacific Territories | |||||||||
| Date | 1943 | |||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Forces via Wikimedia Commons | |||||||||
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| Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||
| Photo Size | 450 x 110 pixels | |||||||||
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