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Chronology

Aerial view of Cape Gazelle including Tokua bordering Blanche Bay
At the upper left is Cape Gazelle on Gazelle Peninsula on New Britain Island. In the center is Rapopo (Lesson Point) and Rapopo Airfield. In 1983, Tokua Airport (New Rabaul Airport) built in 1983 near Tokua. The orginal negative was printed in reverse, this image is the correct orientation.
Credit: USAAF, 5th AF, 5th Combat Camera Unit Date: January 5, 1943
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