The retaking of Corregidor Island
A Douglas C-47 Skytrain 79-ship formation, led by the 317th Troop Carrier Group, enroute to an airdrop in Nadzab, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 5, 1943. The first mass airdrop of the Pacific War was the airborne assault to take the airfield at Nadzab, Papua New Guinea, in September 1943 in order to help stem the Japanese advance towards Australia. (Courtesy photo)
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