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English: Aerial view of the Fighter 2 (Kukum) airfield on Guadalcanal. Construction was underway in December 1942, and U.S. Marine Corps Fighting Squadron VMF-124 was the first to land at Fighter 2 on 12 February 1943. The photo was taken from a Grumman J2F Duck utility plane.
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Source Official U.S. Marine Corps photograph USMC 108547 from the USMC University history division [1].
Author U.S. Marine Corps photo 127-GR-88-108547
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