PHOTOS 2008
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
LUNGA LAGOON USN SUPPLY BASE 1945-2008LUNGA USN BASE REMAINSLUNGA USN BASE REMAINS 2LUNGA USN BASE HUT SLABLANDING BARGES ON LUNGA BEACH 1945-2008LUNGA LAGOONSCRAP METAL FRROM LUNGA USN BASESTUART TANK DUG UP NEAR LUNGA USN BASESTUART TANK 2STUART TANK 3US JEEP TRAILER AT LUNGA USN BASEMORE US JEEP TRAILERSWARTIME FLAG AT LUNGA USN BASE. THE FLAG WAS SENT TO ME BY A 5TH MARINES VET,WHO CARRIED IT ON THE CANAL IN HIS HELMET LINERMEDICAL BOTTLES FROM MT AUSTENJAPANESE HELMET FROM HILL 27 ON MT AUSTENCLEANING JAPANESE HELMET IN THE HOTEL SHOWERPIECE OF BETTY BOMBER FROM MT AUSTENRELICS 2008 1RELICS 2008 2RELICS 2008 3JAPANESE MESS TIN LID FROM EDSONS RIDGEUS ARMY RATION TIN FROM MORTAR POSITIONS AT HILL 42 ON MT AUSTENRELICS 2008 4GIFU BATTLE AREACOCA COLA BOTTLES AND JAPANESE SHELL CASESEDSONS RIDGE 1EDSONS RIDGE 2EDSONS RIDGE 3EDSONS RIDGE 4COKE BOTTLES AND MG AMMO TIN LID AT EDSONS RIDGEMG AMMO TIN LID NEAR FINAL KNOLL AT EDSONS RIDGEENTRANCE TO COMMAND BUNKER FOR THE AA GUN DEFENCES IN 1943-45 NEAR EDSONS RIDGEAIRCRAFT ENGINEVIEW FROM HILL 42 TOWARDS THIN RED LINE AREA.THERE WERE US 60MM MORTAR POSITIONS HEREJAPANESE ARTILLERY AMMO TINSJAPANESE ,MESS TINSJAPANESE ARISAKA RIFLE OIL BOTTLSUS JERRICANS COLLECTED FOR SCRAPTRIGGER TO NAMBU LIGHT MACHINE GUNVIEW FROM TOP OF MT AUSTEN OF THE OCTOBER 42 BATTLE AREAP400 FIGHTER REMAINSROTTED JAPANESE HELMETSREMAINS OF SBD DIVE BOMBER THAT CRASHED 5 DEC 1942.RELICS AT GIFU/HILL 27 BATTLE AREAVILLAGER TOM KURIA AND HIS RELICSVIEW OF US PERIMETER FROM MT AUSTENVILLAGERS COLLECTION ON MT AUSTENEDSONS RIDGEPT CRUZ 1942 - 2008BEACH WHERE GOETTGE PATROL CAME ASHORE ON 12 AUG 42LOOKING FROM GOETTGE PATROL BEACH AREA EAST TOWARDS MATANIKAU SANDBAR AND KUKUMJAPANESE 75MM AA GUN OUTSIDE THE HENDERSON FIELD INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL.JAPANESE ZERO PROPELLOR AT HENDERSON TERMINALHENDERSON FIELD AT DUSKSEABEES MEMORIAL UNDERNEATH 1943 CONTROL TOWER AT HENDERSONPAGODA HILL 1PAGODA HILL 2PAGODA HILL 3HILL 66 VIEW 1HILL 66 VIEW 2HILL 66 VIEW 3HILL 66 VIEW 4MATCHING UP 1943 PHOTOMATCHING UP 1943 PHOTO TAKEN ON HILL 66 LOOKING SOUTH EAST TOWARDS THE GIFU BATTLE AREAPETER MATCHING UP THE 1943 PHOTO75MM JAPANESE GUN FROM ONE OF THE BEACHED TRANSPORT SHIPSJAPANESE 105MM GUNKAWAGUCHI BRIGADE MEMORIAL PLAQUELOOKING EAST TOWARDS KUKUM BEACH AND HENDERSONLOOKING WEST TOWARDS PT CRUZMEMORIAL PLAQUESJAPANESE AND US MEMORIALSJAPANESE GUN TRACTOR NEAR KOKUMBONAJAPANESE TOUR GROUP AT SHINTO CEREMONY. GENTLEMAN 3RD FROM RIGHT WAS A 90 YEAR OLD ARTILLERY VETERAN.SCOUT BRUNO NANA RESCUED THE FIRST US PILOT SHOT DOWN OVER GUADALCANAL ON 7 AUG 1942.SCOUT BRUNO NANAJAPANESE LADY LOOKING AT A PHOTO OF HER FATHER WHO WAS KILLED ON GUADALCANAL.DUSK AT MATANIKAU RIVER SANDBARPLAQUE OUTSIDE HENDERSON TERINAL BUILDINGMY FRIEND JOHN INNES (RIGHT) TALKING TO A MARINE VETERAN OF H COMPANY, 2ND BATTALION, 5TH MARINE REGT.JAPANESE ARTILLERYMAN AND MARINE VETERAN SHAKING HANDS.VIEW FROM MT AUSTENWRIGHT ROAD TO THE TOP OF MT AUSTENVIEW FROM THE JAPANESE OBSERVATION POST ON THE TOP OF MT AUSTENAREA ON TOP OF MT AUSTEN WHERE CARSLSONS RAIDERS ATTACKED A JAPANESE CAMP AREA.PACKING THE RELICS BAGMUNRO MOH PLAQUE AT THE POINT CRUZ YACHT CLUBSAVO ISLAND FROM THE PT CRUZ YACHT CLUBDRYING RELICS IN HOTEL ROOMRELICS IN HOTEL ROOMRELICS IN HOTEL ROOMJAPANESE CANTEENSRELICS 1RELICS 2RELICS 3RELICS 5RELICS 6RELICS 7RELICS 8RELICS 9RELICS 10THIS SWORD WAS PICKED UP AT THIN RED LINE BY A VILAGER IN 1945. THE FRIEND I GOT IT FROM BOUGHT IT FROM HIM IN THE MID 1960S.THIN RED LINE SWORDTHIN RED LINE SWORD 2THIN RED LINE SWORD 3VIEW FROM HILL 83 BEHIND PT CRUZCORSAIR COCKPITCORSAIR WINGJAPANESE 75MM AA GUNJAPANESE 105MM GUN 1JAPANESE 105MM GUN 2JAPANESE 105MM GUN 3JAPANESE AIRCRAFT WINGNOSE OF BETTY BOMBERP38 LIGHTNING 1P38 LIGHTNING COCKPITP38 LIGHTNING WING SECTION.IT WAS STILL INTACT WHEWN I SAW IT IN 2006, BUT ITS REALLY STARTING TO FALL APART NOW.PIECES FROM P400 FIGHTER SHOT DOWN IN OCTOBER 1942SBD DIVE BOMBER 1JAPANESE TANK TURRETZERO FIGHTER FUEL DROP TANKEARLY PATTERN US WING STARTBF TORPEDO BOMBER WINGSWILDCAT FIGHTERWILDCAT FIGHTER 2SBD DIVE BOMBER ARRESTOR HOOKWAITING TO BOARD THE BOATS TO GO ACROSS THE BAY TO TULAGI.LOOKING WEST FROM OFFSHORE AT PT CRUZLOOKING EAST FROM OFFSHORE AT PT CRUZVIEW OF SAVO ISLAND FROM OUT ON THE BAY HEADING TO TULAGIOUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BAY LOOKING WESTOFFSHORE AT BLUE BEACH ON TULAGIOFFSHORE AT BLUE BEACH, TULAGILOOKING WEST FROM OFFSHORE AT BLUE BEACH, TULAGI.AT THE WESTERN END OF TULAGI HARBOUR, LOOKING TO THE EASTMAKAMBO ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE OF TULAGI HARBOUR"TODD CITY" PT BOAT BASE AREA AT THE WESTERN END OF TULAGI HARBOUR.TULAGI DOCKS AREAVIEW OF PT BOAT BASE AREA FROM TULAGI"THE CUT" AT TULAGILOOKING TOWARDS HILL 281 AT TULAGICAVE AT THE BASE OF HILL 281 AT TULAGICAVE AT THE BASE OF HILL 281 AT TULAGI.VIEW ACROSS THE BAY TOWARDS GUADALCANAL FROM A BEACH ON THE SOUTHERN COAST OF TULAGIFORMER SITE OF TULAGI MARINE AND NAVY CEMETARYWW2 US FLAG AT TULAGI 2008TULAGI HARBOUR BOATING 1943 - 2008LEAVING TULAGI TO HEAD TOWARDS GAVUYTU AND TANAMBOGOAPPROACHING GAVUTU/TANAMBOGOGAVUTU DOCKGAVUTU DOCK. WE DID NOT LAND, AS THEY WANTED $75.00 A HEAD TO PERMIT IT. PIRACY IS NOT DEAD!OFFSHORE AT HALAVO FLYING BOAT BASEAPPROACHING THE WRECK OF LST 342 ON FLORIDA ISLANDLST 342. CUT IIN HALF BY A JAPANESE TORPEDO OIN 1943. THE BOW WAS TOWED BACK TO TULAGI AND BEACHED.LST 342AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE ON THE BEACH AT GAVUTUHALAVO FLYING BOAT BASE AREA.CIVILISATION HITS TULAGI - A SOLAR POWERED AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE!DESTROYER KIKUTSUKI IN TOKIO BAY ON FLORIDA ISLANDTHE SCENIC VIEWDESTROYER KIKUTSUKION THE BEACH AT TULAGIAREA OF JAPANESE COUNTER ATTACK AT TULAGIGIVE US SOME MONEY..........ON THE BAYLEAVING TULAGI ON THE WAY BACK TO THE CANALON THE BAY RETURNING TO THE CANAL.GUADALCANAL HILLS ANND CAPE ESPERANCE FROM OUT ON THE BAY