Black Sheep Squadron VMF-214 - Corsairs at Barakoma airstrip on Vella LaVella. Vella Lavella is an island in the Western Province of the Solomon Islands. It lies to the west of New
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The landing of New Zealand troops on Vella Lavella, Soloman Islands, 15 August 1943 | Online Collection | National Army Museum, London
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