Aerial view of the Fighter 2 (Kukum) airfield on Guadalcanal, in Feburary 1943. Construction was underway in December 1942, and U.S. Marine Corps Fighting Squadron VMF-124 was the first to land at Fighter 2 on 12 February 1943. The photo was taken from a Grumman J2F <i>Duck</i> utility plane.
U.S. Marine Corps
1943-02
Official U.S. Marine Corps photograph <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usmcu.edu/sites/default/files/GUADALCANAL%2052826.jpg">USMC 52826</a> from the USMC University history division <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.usmcu.edu/hdphotos/Guadalcanal?page=20">[1]</a>.