US F4U-1 Corsair, US F6F-3 Hellcat, US SBD Dauntless, and New Zealand Kittyhawk Mk. IV aircraft at the Barakoma airfield at Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 10 Dec 1943

Caption     US F4U-1 Corsair, US F6F-3 Hellcat, US SBD Dauntless, and New Zealand Kittyhawk Mk. IV aircraft at the Barakoma airfield at Vella Lavella, Solomon Islands, 10 Dec 1943 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation
Identification Code   1996.253.7152.012
More on...   
F6F Hellcat   Main article  Photos  
F4U Corsair   Main article  Photos  
SBD Dauntless   Main article  Photos  
P-40 Warhawk   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 1,878 x 1,476 pixels
Photos on Same Day 10 Dec 1943
Photos at Same Place Vella Lavella, British Western Pacific Territories
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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WW2-Era Place Name Vella Lavella, British Western Pacific Territories
Lat/Long -7.9117, 156.7058
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