U.S. AIRCRAFT PHOTOS ON GUADALCANAL FROM THE ARMITAGE COLLECTION

A Grumman TBF Avenger in the older two colour scheme with later 'Stars and Bars'.  Note where the starboard wing roundel has been overpainted.

A Douglas P- 70 Night fighter on Guadalcanal, mid 1943.

Lockheed P- 38 of the USAAF

U.S. Navy Grumman J2F 'Duck'

A partially buried USAAF P- 40E, Tonga. 1943.  This and the following were apparently 'dug-in' as protection due to an approaching cyclone

Cyclone proofing, 1943 style!

A Douglas C - 54 'Skymaster'.  This aircraft was based on the pre-war DC-4.

A rear view of the same aircraft.  A very smoky C-47 running up in the background. 

A C-54 leaving Henderson Field, bound for Honolulu in Hawaii.

The local spare parts depot - fair game for enterprising Kiwis.  Henderson Field,  Guadalcanal.

A Consolidated C - 87.  Based on the Liberator bomber, it was used to carry passengers and freight around the Pacific.

The last word - a Japanese bomber in the sea off Guadalcanal.