A6M Model 22 Zero fighters of Zuikaku's air group at Kahili Airfield on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, early 1943

Caption     A6M Model 22 Zero fighters of Zuikaku's air group at Kahili Airfield on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, early 1943 ww2dbase
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Photos at Same Place Buin, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
21 Nov 2015 07:34:28 AM

FLIGHT LINE: MISSION FOR TODAY

582nd Kokutai ground crew stand by, as A6M2, Model 21 Zero fighters await orders to takeoff.
Zero with chevron on fuselage, flown by Lt. Cdr. Saburo Shindo. The 582nd
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17 Jul 2020 02:53:22 PM

My uncle, Nathan Hodge, and his crew received The Distinguished Flying Cross Award for three maneuvers in a VB-104.He describes the continual bombing for three days and three nights. I published his life and many stories in My Sojourn Through the Storms of Life. The book is available on Amazon. The skipper was Harry Edward Sears.

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