File:Aerial view of Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, in late August 1942.jpg

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Description Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, photographed from a USS Saratoga (CV-3) plane in the latter part of August 1942, after U.S. aircraft had begun to use the airfield. The view looks about northwest, with the Lunga River running across the upper portion of the image. Iron Bottom Sound is just out of view at the top. Several planes are parked to the left, and numerous bomb and shell craters are visible.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-16312 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy (photographed from a USS Saratoga (CV-3) plane)

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current18:00, 30 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 18:00, 30 January 20175,694 × 4,544 (9.65 MB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)new NHHC file
22:28, 22 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 22:28, 22 June 2006721 × 570 (104 KB)Cla68 (talk | contribs)== Summary == Aerial view of Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, late August 1942. The view looks northwest with the Lunga River and Lunga Point at the top of the image. Several aircraft are parked to the left. U.S. Navy photo #80-G-16312, now in the Natio
14:52, 22 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 14:52, 22 June 2006740 × 615 (143 KB)Cla68 (talk | contribs)Aerial view of Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, late August 1942. The view looks northwest with the Lunga River and Lunga Point at the top of the image. Several aircraft are parked to the left. U.S. Navy photo #80-G-16312, now in the National Archives.

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