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English: The first fighter plane to land on Munda Point airfield on New Georgia after its capture by Allied forces was a VMF-215 Corsair flown by Maj Robert G. Owens, Jr., on 14 August 1943. Flight operations began immediately to cover the Vella Lavella landings. |
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| Author | US Department of Defense Photo (U5MC) 60270 |
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