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Bell P-39 Airacobra on the Haleiwa Fighter Strip, Oahu, Hawaii, 1943-45. Note temporary nature of the tower construction. | P-39Q Airacobra “Tarawa Boom Deay” at the Haleiwa Airstrip, Oahu, Hawaii, 1944 |
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