Caption | TBF-1 Avengers getting ready to take off from Piva airstrip, Bougainville, Solomons for a strike against Rabaul, New Britain, 1944. Note differences in the National Insignia. ww2dbase | ||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via the Bobby Rocker Collection | ||||
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Photo Size | 1,600 x 1,236 pixels | ||||
Photos at Same Place | Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories | ||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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