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A PBY “Catalina” takes off from Hawkins Field on Betio Island
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A PBY “Catalina” takes off from Hawkins Field on Betio Island

"Operation Galvanic, November 1943. A PBY “Catalina” takes off from Hawkins Field on Betio Island in the Gilbert Island Group after that island was captured by U.S. Marines. This runway was pitted an filled with debris from shelling and bombing but was in use by our airmen six days after the first assault waves hit the beach. Photographed by Sgt J.R. Orton, November 25, 1943. Official U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, now in the collection of the National Archives. (2018/02/21)."

Date
1943-11
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
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Original size
2,448 × 1,900 pixels

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"A PBY “Catalina” takes off from Hawkins Field on Betio Island" (1943-11). Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_PBY_%E2%80%9CCatalina%E2%80%9D_takes_off_from_Hawkins_Field_on_Betio_Island.tif

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