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80-G-K-5910 Accident at Vella. Wreckage of planes following a collision, circa 1943-1944.

Accident at Vella. Wreckage of planes following a collision, circa 1943-1944.
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Title: Accident at Vella. Wreckage of planes following a collision, circa 1943-1944.
Caption: Accident at Vella. Wreckage of Plane No. 1 burns at left on the airfield, after a collision, Plane No. 2 smolders at right, with its tail in foreground, following a collision on or over, the airfield. Circa 1943-1944. A fire truck is spraying the wreckage at left. Taken by a Navy photographer who was shooting a story of wounded being evacuated from Bougainville to Vella La Vella. Photographed on 20 January 1944. 1st Lieutenant Martin Smith, Jr. of VMF-222 was killed in this accident.
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Catalog #: 80-G-K-5910
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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Original Date: Thu, Jan 20, 1944
After this Year: 1939
Before this Year: 1945
Original Medium: Color Photo
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