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F6F-3 Hellcat of Navy Fighting Squadron 33 after dropping into a bomb crater at the Barakoma airstrip, Vella Lavella, Solomons, late 1943. Fighting 33 was one of the few land based fighter squadrons, a role later taken up by Marine squadrons.Japanese Type 93 torpedo that beached itself at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1943. After analysis, this torpedo was put display at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington DC, United States. Photo 1 of 2.
F6F-3 Hellcat of Navy Fighting Squadron 33 after dropping into a bomb crater at the Barakoma airstrip, Vella Lavella, Solomons, late 1943. Fighting 33 was one of the few land based fighter squadrons, a role later taken up by Marine squadrons.Japanese Type 93 torpedo that beached itself at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1943. After analysis, this torpedo was put display at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington DC, United States. Photo 1 of 2.
Japanese Type 93 torpedo that beached itself at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1943. After analysis, this torpedo was put display at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington DC, United States. Photo 2 of 2.Major Gregory Weissenberger, Commanding Officer of Marine Fighting Squadron 213, the “Hellhawks,” getting into his F4U-1 Corsair with the engine running, Guadalcanal, Solomons, 1943.
Japanese Type 93 torpedo that beached itself at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1943. After analysis, this torpedo was put display at the Washington Navy Yard, Washington DC, United States. Photo 2 of 2.Major Gregory Weissenberger, Commanding Officer of Marine Fighting Squadron 213, the “Hellhawks,” getting into his F4U-1 Corsair with the engine running, Guadalcanal, Solomons, 1943.
Marine F4U-1 Corsair on the Torokina Airstrip, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, early 1943.Portrait of Harry Barker of Company L, 3rd Battalion, US 9th Marine Regiment while on Guadalcanal, 1943
Marine F4U-1 Corsair on the Torokina Airstrip, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, early 1943.Portrait of Harry Barker of Company L, 3rd Battalion, US 9th Marine Regiment while on Guadalcanal, 1943
US military cemetery, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, circa 1943USS New Orleans making repairs under make-shift camouflage in Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands, 1 Dec 1942. New Orleans was struck by a torpedo in the Battle of Tassafaronga that blew off 150 feet of her bow.
US military cemetery, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, circa 1943USS New Orleans making repairs under make-shift camouflage in Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands, 1 Dec 1942. New Orleans was struck by a torpedo in the Battle of Tassafaronga that blew off 150 feet of her bow.
Wreck of Yamazuki Maru at Veuru, near Cape Esperence, Guadalcanal, late 1942 or early 1943F4F Wildcat fighters of the US Navy and Marines lined up on Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Jan 1943
Wreck of Yamazuki Maru at Veuru, near Cape Esperence, Guadalcanal, late 1942 or early 1943F4F Wildcat fighters of the US Navy and Marines lined up on Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Jan 1943
US Marines moving in a column over a hill on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 10 Jan 1943Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, left, touring Guadalcanal with Adm Nimitz, Adm Halsey, and Army Gen J Lawton Collins, Jan 21, 1943. Apparently no one thought to tell Knox his helmet was on backwards.
US Marines moving in a column over a hill on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 10 Jan 1943Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, left, touring Guadalcanal with Adm Nimitz, Adm Halsey, and Army Gen J Lawton Collins, Jan 21, 1943. Apparently no one thought to tell Knox his helmet was on backwards.
Wildcat fighter at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 2 Feb 1943Japanese ship Kyokusei Maru burning after being attacked by the US 5th Air Force during the Battle of Bismarck Sea, 4 Mar 1943
Wildcat fighter at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 2 Feb 1943Japanese ship Kyokusei Maru burning after being attacked by the US 5th Air Force during the Battle of Bismarck Sea, 4 Mar 1943
US 5th Air Force aircraft bracketing Japanese transport Taimei Maru with bombs during Battle of the Bismarck Sea, 4 Mar 1943American officers at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, circa 1943; among them were Brigadier General A. F. Howard, Rear Admiral Theodore Wilkinson, Major General Charles D. Barrett, and Major General Robert S. Beighter
US 5th Air Force aircraft bracketing Japanese transport Taimei Maru with bombs during Battle of the Bismarck Sea, 4 Mar 1943American officers at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, circa 1943; among them were Brigadier General A. F. Howard, Rear Admiral Theodore Wilkinson, Major General Charles D. Barrett, and Major General Robert S. Beighter
P-38G Lightning “Miss Virginia” after a belly landing at Fighter Strip #2, Kukum, Guadalcanal, Apr 1943. Days earlier, this plane, flown by Rex Barber, shot down the G4M bomber carrying Isoroku Yamamoto over BougainvilleHenderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 11 Apr 1943
P-38G Lightning “Miss Virginia” after a belly landing at Fighter Strip #2, Kukum, Guadalcanal, Apr 1943. Days earlier, this plane, flown by Rex Barber, shot down the G4M bomber carrying Isoroku Yamamoto over BougainvilleHenderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 11 Apr 1943
Commander of the 13th Air Force Lt General Nathan Twinning (pith helmet) posing with some of the pilots from the Yamamoto mission, 19 Apr 1943. Lt Rex Barber is at far right next to mission commander Maj John Mitchell.The men of the 347th Fighter Group who flew the mission to intercept Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. The photo is single frame of a movie taken on Kukum Field, Guadalcanal on 19 Apr 1943, the day after the attack.
Commander of the 13th Air Force Lt General Nathan Twinning (pith helmet) posing with some of the pilots from the Yamamoto mission, 19 Apr 1943. Lt Rex Barber is at far right next to mission commander Maj John Mitchell.The men of the 347th Fighter Group who flew the mission to intercept Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. The photo is single frame of a movie taken on Kukum Field, Guadalcanal on 19 Apr 1943, the day after the attack.

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