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Munda strip, prize won by XIV Corps, as seen from atop Bibilo Hill in late August 1943. In a little over a week after its capture, this strip became a base for ComAirSols planes operating against enemy installations in the Northern Solomons. Seabees, working in the foreground, soon made Munda the major operating airfield in the Solomons. Its occupation enabled South Pacific Forces to move into Bougainville before the end of the year. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-CSol/index.html

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current17:20, 1 August 2006Thumbnail for version as of 17:20, 1 August 2006640 × 608 (166 KB)Cla68 (talk | contribs)Munda strip, prize won by XIV Corps, as seen from atop Bibilo Hill in late August 1943. In a little over a week after its capture, this strip became a base for ComAirSols planes operating against enemy installations in the Northern Solomons. Seabees, work

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