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UNLOADING AT LUNGA BEACH 1943 - 2006HIGGINS BOAT IN THE BAYJAPANESE RELIC ITEMSAMMUNITION ON LUNGA BEACH 1943 - 2008LUNGA LAGOON USN SUPPLY BASE AREA 1945-2008OBSERVATION POST OVERLOOKING PT CRUZDOGFIGHT OVER PT CRUZBETTY BOMBER OVER PT CRUZTANKS AT MATANIKAU SANDBAR 1942 - 2008PAGODA HILL 1942 - 2008TULAGI BOAT RIDE 2008BETTY BOMBERS OVER THE BAYTULAGI RESCUEVAL DIVE BOMBER OVERHEADABOUT TO ATTACK THE INVASION FLEETCOASTLINE LOOKI NG EAST FROM A B17BOMBER CRASHES NEAR CAPE ESPERANCEGHOST OF IRONBOTTOM SOUNDZERO GOING DOWN OVER THE BAYJAPANESE TROOPS ON THE BEACHOUT NEAR SAVO ISLAND AT NIGHTZERO NEAR CAPE ESPERANCEJAPANESE DEAD ON ILU RIVER WEST BANK BEACH 1942-2006US MACHINE GUN POSITION ON WEST BANK OF ILU RIVERSTRINGING WIRE AT THE ILU RIVER SANDBARSTUART TANK AT THE ILU RIVER SANDBARTESTING A CAPTURED JAPANESE MACHINE GUN ON THE ILU RIVER BEACHIF THE JAPANESE HAD WONUS 60MM MORTAR POSITION ON HILL 42 ON MT AUSTENLUNGA BEACH 1943-2008SUB ALERT ON THE BAYAIR ATTACK IN IRONBOTTOM BAYTOURISTS CRUISING NEAR TULAGI 2008PT BOAT 34 IN THE BAYCORSAIR FIGHTER OVER THE BAYLUNGA BEACH UNLOADING 1943 - 2006JAPANESE ARTILLERY AT VILU MUSEUMINFANTRY ON HILL 66 1943 - 2008EXPLOSION ON HILL 66MATCHING UP A 1943 TIME/LIFE PHOTO ON HILL 66MATCHING UP A TIME/LIFE PHOTO ON HILL 66JAPANESE 75MM AA GUN AT TASSAFARONGA BEACHJAPANESE 75MM GUN AT LELA BEACH NEAR KOKUMBONA 1943-1996VIEW FROM BOMBER OVER RED BEACHDOUGLAS MUNRO MEDAL OF HONOUR ACTION SITE 1942 - 2006JAPANESE TROOPS ON GUADALCANALWRECK OF TRANSPORT KINUGAWA MARU AT BONEGI BEACH 1943 - 2006TRANSPORT KINUGAWA MARU AT BONEGI BEACH 1943- 2006TRANSPORT KYUSYU MARU AT DOMA BEACH 1943 - 2006TRANSPORT KYUSYU MARU AT DOMA BEACH 1943 - 2004WRECKED US LANDING CRAFTDEAD JAPANESE TROOPS ON THE TRAIL AT EDSONS RIDGE 1942 - 1999MARINE MIKE WINTERS ON EDSONS RIDGE 1942 - 2006EDSONS RIDGE 2006EDSONS RIDGE 2004P400 FIGHTERS OVER EDSONS RIDGEPETER ON HENDERSON FIELD 1999SBD DIVE BOMBER AT HENDERSON FIELDAMMO DUMP FIRE NEAR HENDERSON 1944 - 1999B17 OVER HENDERSON FIELD 1942 - 1999VIEW OF HENDERSON FIELD FROM A B17JAPANESE BOMBER WING ON HENDERSON FIELD 1942 - 2004VIEW OF HENDERSON FROM BETTY BOMBER REAR GUNNERFIRST PLANE LANDING ON HENDERSON FIELD 12 AUG 1942VIEW FROM HENDERSON CONTROL TOWER 1942 - 1999HENDERSON AIRFIELD ROLLER 1942 - 1999HENDERSON AIR RAIDHENDERSON AND ILU RIVER VIEWSBD DIVE BOMBER TAKING OFF 1942 - 1999HENDERSON FIELD 1943CONDITION RED!STUART TANKS AT ILU RIVER SANDBARZEROS OVER LUNGA BEACHVAL DIVE BOMBERS OVER THE BAYHENDERSON 1942 - 2008THE BEST WATERING HOLE!WILDCAT OVER BEACHED TRANSPORTJAPANESE TANK NEAR MATANIKASU SANDBAR 1942 - 2008TBF TORPEDO BOMBERS OVER THE BAYVIEW FROM VAL DIVE BOMBERFUEL DEPOT AT LUNGA POINT 1945-2008VAL DIVE BOMBERS OFF KUKUM BEACHP400 AND ZERO OVER LUNGAZERO GUNNING FOR SBD DIVE BOMBER OVER HENDERSONWILDCAT TAKEOFF 1942 - 1999WILDCAT GUNNING FOR ZERO OVER HENDERSONHENDERDSON TRACTOR 1942 - 2006PILOTS ON HENDERSON FIELD 1943 - 1999SBD DIVE BOMBER ON TAXIWAY 1942 - 2006HENDERSON FIELD PASS IN 1943 - NOT NEEDED IN 1942!RAISING THE FLAG ON PAGODA HILL BETTY BOMBER AND WILDCAT1943 HENDERSON CONTROL TOWER164TH INFANTRY FOXHOLES ON HILL 66ARTILLERY OBSERVERS 1942 - 20061943 PHOTO ON HILL 66JAPANESE AA GUN ON KUKUM BEACHLANDING CRAFT AT KUKUM BEACHKUKUM BEACHMASTER TOWERORIGINAL JAPANESE CAMP AREA AT KUKUM BEACHLST AT KUKUM BEACH 1944AMTRAC APPROACHING KUKUM BEACH 1942 - 2006PARACHUTE OFF LUNGAPIER AT LUNGA BEACH 1942 - 2006GENERAL COLLINS AT LUNGA BEACHLST HIT OFF LUNGA BEACH DURING JAPANESE AIR RAID IN JUNE 1943LUNGA BEACH 1932 - 1942 - 2006TRANSPORT SHIP OFF LUNGA 1942 - 2006NATIVES AND TROOPS AT LUNGA 1943ARMY TROOPS UNLOADING AT LUNGA 1943 - 2006PIECE OF JAPANESE BOMBER ON THE BEACH 1942 -2006TAIL PIECE FROM A JAPANESE BOMBERCROSSING THE LUNGA RIVER BEHIND HENDERSON FIELDBARGES AT LUNGA 1944 -2006BLOWING UP A JAPANESE TANK HULL ON MATANIKAU SANDBARZERO STRAFING WEST OF PT CRUZLOOKING FROM KUKUM BEACH TOWARDS SHELLING BEHIND PT CRUZJAPANESE TANK OFF MATANIKAU SANDBAR 1942 - 2006BEACH AREA WHERE THE GOETTGE PATROL LANDED ON 12 AUG 42GOETTGE PATROL LANDING AREAOBSERVATION POST ON THE HILL BEHIND PT CRUZJAPANESE TANK STILL IN THE WATER NEAR MATANIKAU SANDBAR FROM THE ATTACK OF 22 OCTOBER 1942MATANIKAU SANDBAR LOOKING WEST TO PT CRUZKNOCKED OUT JAPANESE TANKS ON MATANIKAU SANDBARLANDING ON RED BEACH 7 AUG 1942LANDING ON RED BEACH 7 AUG 1942LANDING ON RED BEACH 7 AUG 19421ST MARINE REGIMENT LANDING AT RED BEACH ON 7 AUG 1942TOURISTS 1942 - 2004AMTRACS ON RED BEACH 7 AUG 194240MM AA GUN ON HILL 281 AT TULAGICAVE ON GAVUTU HILLSIDEFUEL TANK ON GAVUTUCAUSEWAY BETWEEN GAVUTU AND TANAMBOGO.50 CAL MG POSITION ON HILL 281 AT TULAGI.50CAL MG POSITION ON HILL 281 AT TULAGICRUISER ST. LOUIS IN TULAGI HARBOUR 1943 - 2004JAPANESE MG POSITION AT TULAGI"THE CUT" AT TULAGILEVER BROS COMPANY BUILDINGS AT GAVUTU.ONE OF THE FIRST JAPANESE FLAGS SOUVENIRED IN THE CAMPAIGN WAS TAKEN FROM THE BUILDING ON THE LEFT.SITE OF HALSEYS SIGN ON HILL 281 AT TULAGIUSS NEW ORLEANS AT TULGI HARBOURP400 FIGHTERS OVER PT CRUZMARINES ADVANCING TOWARDS PT CRUZMATANIKAU SANDBARTANK AT MATANIKAU SANDBAR 1942-2004TRANSPORT KINUGAWA MARU AT BONEGI BEACHATTACKING TRANSPORT AT TASSAFARONGA BEACHJAPANESE 75MM AA GUN AT KOKUMBONA BEACHSBD DIVE BOMBER OVER KOKUMBONAVIEW OF HENDERSON FROM A BETTY BOMBERSBD DIVE BOMBER OVER HENDERSONBETTY BOMBER OVER HENDERSONB17 OVER LUNGA POINTBARGE ON THE BEACH AT LUNGABARGE ON THE BEACH AT LUNGA 2WILDCAT OVER LUNGA POINTPOINT CRUZ TRAFFICZERO OVER HENDERSONVAL DIVE BOMBER VIEWTBF TORPEDO BOMBER AT HENDERSON FIELDPALMS AND POSTCARDPARACHUTE OFF LUNGA PTJAPANESE SENTRY AT TASIMBOKO 7 SEPTEMBER 1942HILL 281 AT TULAGITULAGI HARBOURGAVUTU AND GAOMI ISLANDZERO OVER HENDERSONBETTY COMING DOWN IN THE BAYEDSONS RIDGE 13 NOV 2008.CPL. MIKE WINTERS STANDING THERE ON 15 SEPT 42. SMOKE IS FROM ORDNANCE BLOWN ON THE BEACH AT ILU RIVER...OR A BETTY BOMBER ATTACK ON HENDERSON!LOOKING WEST FROM ILU RIVER SANDBAR 2006LOOKING FROM KUKUM TOWARDS KOKUMBONA 1944-2008PETE WISHING YOU COULD STILL FIND CHUNKS OF AIRCRAFT ON THE BEACH AT LUNGACROSSING ILU RIVER SANDBAR 2004AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE TRANSPORT FLYING LOW OVER ILU RIVER TO LAND AT HENDERSON IN 2004LEAVING PT CRUZ ON THE WAY TO TULAGIZERO DOWN OFF KUKUM BEACHVAL SPOTTING ON MT AUSTENBETTY BOMBERS AT DUSKDIVE BOMBERS ATTACK HENDERSON FIELDMAJOR CRAMM COMING IN TO LAND AT HENDERSON
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JAPANESE BATTLESHIP IN THE BAYBOATING ON THE BAY 1942 - 2008RED BEACJ 1942 - 2006TULAGI CLUB 1938-2008WESTERN END OF TULAGI HARBOUR 1938 - 2008TULAGI POLICE HQ 1945-2008Val dive bomber aiming at target near Mt AustenVal dive bomber and Wildcat over the Baywrecked Japanese landing craft at Bonegi beach 1943 - 2006dogfight over Henderson FieldVal dive bomber near Edsons RidgeJapanese air raid 16 June 1943landing craft at Lunga beachlandiing craft out in the Bayover Mt AustenAA gunners on the bayover the coastP400 fighter taking off from Henderson Fieldlanding craft near Tulagi PT boat baseSBD dive bomber formationVal dive bomber off kukum beachVal dive bomber near Henderson FieldVal dive bombers attack PT boatVal dive bomber going down off Lunga PtVal dive bombers over Henderson Field 1942 - 2008destroyer KIKUTSUKI at Tulagi harbourP400 fighter over northern coastP400 fighter near Edsons RidgeThe Imperial Army retakes Henderson FieldZero over Henderson Field 1943battleship in Ironbottom BayZero over Henderson FieldZero over Lunga beachZero coming in to land at Henderson FieldZero down off Lunga beachZero over Henderson Field