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PostPosted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:49 am 
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Found these photos to be quite interesting, but you may need a magnifying glass for some :( . Source, NMNA archives

Thirty-one photographs showing aerial views of Pacific airfields. Some of the images were taken by Utility Squadron 17 (VJ-17) and others are official U.S. Marine Corps photographs. The airfields shown not in order:
Fighter North Field on Guam (25 April 1945)
North Field, Guam (25 April 1945)
Ie Shima Airfield (2) (undated)
Isley Airfield (16 February 1945)
Airfield on Agana, Guam (Undated)
Airfield on Machinato (Undated)
Airfield on Peleliu (16 March 1945)
North Field on unidentified island (undated)
Airfield on Motobu (undated)
Tanauan Field, Leyte, PI (19 July 1945)
Northwest Field, Guam (13 June 1945)
Field on Naha, Okinawa (1945)
Unidentified airfield (2)
Airfield on Bolo (undated)
Central Field on Iwo Jima (1945)
South Field on Iwo Jima (1945)
Harmon Field, Guam (24 April 1945)
Kobler Field, Saipan (25 April 1945)
Katena Airfield (undated)
Yonabaru Airfield (undated)
Orote Airfield, Guam (24 April 1945)
Futema Airfield (undated)
Chimu Airfield (undated)
Kogman Airfield, Saipan (25 April 1945)
Yontan Airfield, Okinawa (2) (1945)
Tacloban Airfield, Leyte, PI (undated)
Guiuan Airfield, Samar, PI (undated)
Marpi Point Airfield, Saipan (undated


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And a few more nice images

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Hawkins Field Betio Island Tarawa Atoll 1944

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TBM-3 Avengers of Marine Torpedo Bomber Squadron VMTB-233 pictured off Kadena Airfield on the West Coast Okinawa Ryukyus

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B-25's in revetments unidentified location in the Central Pacific 1944

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F4U-1 Corsair of VMF 123 and 124 join F6F Hellcats, SBD Dauntlesses and P-40 Warhawks on the runway at Vella Lavella 1944

One airfirld at home USA

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NAAS Miramar CA 1945

And an airfield in Korea

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F4U-4 Corsair of VF-10 in flight over Keyo Airfield Korea

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Anyone else find 'Waldo'? a B-29 hulk and what looks like a stripped C-46 both a fair distance from the long flat thing in a couple of the photos.

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