A badly damaged F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron 216 flown by a wounded Lt Robert Marshall managed to return safely to Torokina, Bougainville, Solomons after an encounter with a swarm of A6M Zeros over Rabaul, New Britain, Dec 19 1943. Photo 5 of 5.

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Caption     A badly damaged F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron 216 flown by a wounded Lt Robert Marshall managed to return safely to Torokina, Bougainville, Solomons after an encounter with a swarm of A6M Zeros over Rabaul, New Britain, Dec 19 1943. Photo 5 of 5. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories
Date 19 Dec 1943
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Marine Corps via VMF216.com
 
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Photos on Same Day 19 Dec 1943
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,006 x 804 pixels



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WW2-Era Location Name:
Torokina, Bougainville, British Western Pacific Territories

Latitude-Longitude:
-6.2472, 155.0488

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