Battle for the Islands by Nicolas Trudgian. ART445 and for the month over

and for the month over 100 aircraft were lost

Print paper size 31 inches x 23 inches (79cm x 58cm)

By June 1944 the US Fleet had made a huge leap across the Pacific to the Marianas

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Then the Derbys and the Dorsets tried to rush the entrenchments

Battle for the Islands by Nicolas Trudgian. ART445 and for the month overDHM2047. Battle for the Islands by Nicolas Trudgian. Corsairs of VMF 121 provide close air support to the US landings on Rendova, June 30, 1943. Fiercely contested, the invasion force was heavily attacked by Zero fighters and Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty bombers, flying from their base at Rabaul. Dog fighting at tree top height, VMF 121 Corsairs rip into a bunch of Betty bombers as they try to make their escape following their attack on shipping. On fire,