Off to Finschhafen. AYGR to FIN.
Off to Finschhafen. AYGR to FIN.
Down at Finschhafen. Here for the night.
We got word of a big Navy battle to the East of here. Proceed with caution.
Off to Cape Gloucester. FIN to CPG.
Down at Cape Gloucester.
Probably the hardest field to land on.
Off to Kavieng. CPG to AYKV.
Down, safe at Kavieng. Nice clear day across the Bismarck Sea. We will be here for the night and hopefully the next day.
Ready for Rabaul. AYKV to AYTK.
Made it to Rabaul.
A few pics.
New Ireland.
Bismarck Sea.
Rabaul.
After a short stay, we are off to Buka. AYTK to AYBK.
Down at Buka. Interesting flight. We will be here overnight.
A few pics of this flight.
Over New Ireland.
Passing under three Bettys in the Solomon Sea.
Into a thunderstorm at Buka.
Onward to Munda. AYBK to AGGM.
Diverted to Vella La Vella due to the stormy weather. Very rough flight. And landed during an air raid made this quit interesting.
Weather is looking better. On to Munda. AGBA to AGGM.
Down at Munda.
Completing the tour.
I found our crew keeping busy, in a poker game.
Now that we are free of Generals, the Colonel is sending us to Midway Is. Some flying duty coming up.
A few shot of the last leg.
In line at Vella.
The Marines are busy today.
Munda.
Nice run in the Gooney!
MB: GIGABYTE GA-X299 UD4 PRO ATX
CPU: Intel(R) Core™ Processor i9-10900X Ten-Core 3.7GHz
MEM: 64GB (8GBx8) DDR4/3000MHz Quad Channel
GPU: RTX 3080 Ti 12GB GDDR6
OS: Win 10 Pro 64bit
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Ah, a journey back in time. Great to see those beautiful Hogs ... and a Devastator to boot!
Great trip in wonderful style.
-Mike
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