File:Vila-Stanmore plantations and airfield.jpg

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Vila-Stanmore plantations and airfield on Kolombangara.

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English: Vila-Stanmore plantations and airfield on Kolombangara was the target of US naval bombardment during the Solomon Islands Campaign in WWII. The Battle of Blackett Strait occurred on March 6, 1943 when USN encountered Japanese fleet during the mission.
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Source https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/s/solomon-islands-campaign-ix-bombardments-of-munda-and-vila-stanmore.html
Author Office of Naval Intelligence, United States.

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