A Piper J-3 Cub airplane flies low over a field to gather a message on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands on 23 February 1944

U.S. Army Signal Corps photograph, Gift of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, from the collection of the National WWII Museum
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From Volume 1: South Pacific Theater. A Piper J-3 Cub airplane (a.k.a. L-4) flies low over a field to gather a message. "Artillery reconnaissance plane (L-4) flies over a field panel to pick up a message (23 Feb 44)". Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. 23 February 1944

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02/23/1944
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Items from the service of Donald E. Mittelstaedt, consisting of photographs of the 161st Signal Photographic Company Combat Unit #10 which served on Espiritu Santos, Guadalcanal, New Britain, New Guinea, Noemfor, Leyte, Samar and Luzon.
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Guadalcanal
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-9.533
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160.200
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Airplanes--American--Guadalcanal