Henderson Field Pagoda flight operations headquarters on Guadalcanal, October 1942 (USMC 50921)

Forfatter/Opretter:

U.S. Marine Corps photo 127-GR-89-50921

Kredit:

Official U.S. Marine Corps photograph USMC 50921 from the USMC University history division [1].

Shortlink:

https://dkwiki.dk/b/23dd0

kilde:

Wikimedia Commons

størrelse:

5981 x 4564 Pixel (11269957 Bytes)

beskrivelse:

View of "The Pagoda" that served as flight operations headquarters for the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy fliers at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, from August to October 1942. During July 1942, this building was built by the Japanese on a small rise to the north of the runway. The flagpole visible was used to indicate incoming air raids. In early October, its radio equipment was moved into the newly dug radio tunnel. After the Japanese battleship bombardment on 13-14 October 1942, General Geiger concluded that the roof was reflecting the flares and it was being used as a registration point, so ordered it to be bulldozed over the side of the hill.

Licens:

Public domain