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Marines in combat. Fire in this fighter plane was quickly extinguished by Marines at the Guadalcanal airport after a Japanese bomb hit the hangar shown in the background. The plane was not seriously damaged
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Marines in combat. Fire in this fighter plane was quickly extinguished by Marines at the Guadalcanal airport after a Japanese bomb hit the hangar shown in the background. The plane was not seriously damaged

United States. Office Of War Information · 1942-01-01 · photo, print, drawing

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Credit lineMarines in combat. Fire in this fighter plane was quickly extinguished by Marines at the Guadalcanal airport after a Japanese bomb hit the hangar shown in the background. The plane was not seriously d. 1942-01-01. United States. Office Of War Information. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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