Hi,
I am desperatly searching for old high resolution, top-down recon images of WW2 airfields in the Solomons and around Rabaul. I know there are a lot to be found in the PW archives, but they are in a very low resolution. My search in some archives and over google were fruitless up to now.
Maybe someone on this forum knows where these old USAAF / USN / USMC images can be accessed?
Thanks,
Mark
Solomons / Rabaul WW2 airfield recon images
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Re: Solomons / Rabaul WW2 airfield recon images
Hi Mark,
I've just done a quick search of US Air Force Photos on the Fold3 website for the word "Rabaul" and it returns 180 results - some of these are just ground shots where the caption mentions "Rabaul", others are aerial shots, and others are of the 'top down' kind - such as this one of Rabaul town:
http://www.fold3.com/image/#46947312
I haven't gone through all of these, but you should have some luck through that site.
If you need to create a Fold3 account to see these items, please use the link below:
http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5498454-10921089
Cheers,
Daniel
I've just done a quick search of US Air Force Photos on the Fold3 website for the word "Rabaul" and it returns 180 results - some of these are just ground shots where the caption mentions "Rabaul", others are aerial shots, and others are of the 'top down' kind - such as this one of Rabaul town:
http://www.fold3.com/image/#46947312
I haven't gone through all of these, but you should have some luck through that site.
If you need to create a Fold3 account to see these items, please use the link below:
http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-5498454-10921089
Cheers,
Daniel
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Re: Solomons / Rabaul WW2 airfield recon images
Wow, thanks, Daniel. Seems like a gold mine!
Cheers,
Mark
Cheers,
Mark