Two soldiers stand beside a Piper J-3 Cub reconnaissance aircraft on a beach at New Britain in September 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. Two soldiers stand beside a Piper J-3 Cub reconnaissance aircraft on a beach. "L-4 and L-5 (Piper Cub) artillery recon planes have many uses besides enemy observation. New Britain (Sep 44)." New Britain. September 1944

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1944-09-
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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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New Britain
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Soldiers--American--New Britain
Airplanes--American--New Britain
Military reconnaissance--American--New Britain