File:Aerial reconnaissance photo of Lunga Point, Guadalcanal on 31 July 1942.jpg
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[edit]DescriptionAerial reconnaissance photo of Lunga Point, Guadalcanal on 31 July 1942.jpg | Vertical aerial photographic mosaic of the Lunga Point area, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands, prepared for planning purposes shortly before the island was captured by U.S. Marines on 7-8 August 1942. It is labeled as having been taken by an aircraft from USS Curtiss (AV-4) on 31 July 1942. Lunga Point is in the upper left, with the Lunga River flowing through it in several branches. Kukum Landing is below the point, to the left. The airfield then being constructed by the Japanese, which after changing hands became Henderson Field, is in the right center. |
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Source | Official U.S. Navy photo NH 97762 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command |
Author | U.S. Navy |
Camera location | 9° 25′ 02.96″ S, 160° 01′ 56.82″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | -9.417490; 160.032450 |
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14:23, 26 April 2015 | 740 × 595 (366 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description= Vertical aerial photographic mosaic of the Lunga Point area, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands, prepared for planning purposes shortly before the island was captured by U.S. Marines on 7-8 August 194... |
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