Burning hangar at an American airfield, Guadalcanal
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Smoke from burning hangar drifting across an American airfield; two airplanes are parked on an airstrip in the middleground. Official caption on front: "Jap bombers score direct hit on Henderson Field hangar. Marine Corps Photo 3-13." Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. No date
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1942-08-
1943-02-
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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
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160.200
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Air bases--American--Guadalcanal
Hangars--Guadalcanal
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Solomon Islands--Guadalcanal