Aerial view of Munda airfield, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, circa 1945

1945

Aerial view of Munda airfield, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, circa 1945. Original caption: "Looking eastward, over Munda Field, toward the scene of the battle, this post-war picture shows how the jungle has already begun to encroach on what was the busiest Allied airstrip in the Solomons. Within a year dense vegetation had already obscured Bibilo Hill, while once bare Kokengolo (to the center left.