Japanese bombers flying low though clouds of antiaircraft flak off the coast of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1942

Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph. Japanese bombers flying low over the ocean and though clouds of antiaircraft flak. Official caption on front: "Four Jap bombers run gauntlet of fire attacking transports at Guadalcanal. US Navy Photo 123-3." Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 1942

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1942-08-
1942-12-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography: 
Guadalcanal
Latitude: 
-9.533
Longitude: 
160.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: 
Naval battles--Guadalcanal
Airplanes--Japanese--Guadalcanal
Bombers--Japanese--Guadalcanal
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands--Guadalcanal
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands--Guadalcanal