File:Aerial view of Fighter 2 airfield on Guadalcanal in February 1943 (USMC 52826).jpg
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| Description | Aerial view of the Fighter 2 (Kukum) airfield on Guadalcanal, in Feburary 1943. 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 52826 from the USMC University history division [1]. |
| Author | U.S. Marine Corps |
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