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    The retaking of Corregidor Island [Image 3 of 3]

    The retaking of Corregidor Island

    NADZAB, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

    02.13.2019

    Photo by 94th Airlift Wing 

    7th Bomb Wing

    A Douglas C-47 Skytrain 79-ship formation, led by the 317th Troop Carrier Group, enroute to an airdrop in Nadzab, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 5, 1943. The first mass airdrop of the Pacific War was the airborne assault to take the airfield at Nadzab, Papua New Guinea, in September 1943 in order to help stem the Japanese advance towards Australia. (Courtesy photo)

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    Date Taken: 02.13.2019
    Date Posted: 02.22.2019 15:19
    Photo ID: 5114455
    VIRIN: 190213-F-XX000-0005
    Resolution: 795x481
    Size: 75.86 KB
    Location: NADZAB, PG

    Web Views: 88
    Downloads: 15

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