Photos Taken in British Western Pacific Territories

262 items in this album on 14 pages.


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.	Navy TBF-1 Avengers at the Munda Airstrip, New Georgia, Solomons, Sept 1943.

Navy TBF-1 Avengers at the Munda Airstrip, New Georgia, Solomons, Sept 1943. Note the crews are in the process of applying the newly updated National Insignia with white bars and a blue border.	PV-1 Ventura in service as a night fighter with Marine Night Fighting Squadron VMF(N)-531 at Banika, Russell Islands in the Solomons, mid-Sep 1943.

TBF-1 Avengers on the coral ramp at Munda airfield, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, late 1943.	TBF-1 Avengers on the coral ramp at Munda airfield, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, late 1943.

TBF-1 Avengers on the coral ramp at Munda airfield, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, late 1943.	Two Japanese soldiers captured at Ilangana Peninsula east of Munda, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, mid-1943

US Marine, New Georgia, 1943	US Marines operating heavy equipment, New Georgia, 1943

US Marines resting, New Georgia, 1943; note native porters	US Marines with captured Japanese equipment, New Georgia, 1943

US Marines, New Georgia, 1943	Wrecked A6M3 Zero aircraft at Munda Field, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, Sep 1943

Wrecked aircraft, New Georgia, 1943	Wrecked Japanese G4M 'Betty' bomber, Munda Airfield, New Georgia, 1943

New Zealand troops landing on Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 17 Sep 1943	TBF-1 Avenger at Munda airfield, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, showing a damaged wing from Japanese anti-aircraft fire, Oct 1943.

Vella Lavella of the Solomon Islands, seen from an American ship, circa late 1943	Bow-on view of torpedo damage to destroyer USS Selfridge. This damage occurred the night of 6/7 Oct 1943 off Vella Lavella. Note collapsed No. 2 turret and exposed twin 5-inch/38 caliber guns. 8 Oct 1943 photo.