Keywords: Guadalcanal Fighter strip No1 aerial photo 1943.jpg Aerial view of the air base on the island of Guadalcanal showing the Tenaru River and Fighter No 1 strip which was frequently unusable in the wet season due to flooding Many aircraft are dispersed in revetments including United States Army Air Forces Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers on either side of the main strip two Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft Douglas C-47 Dakota aircraft and five United States Navy aircraft probably amphibious Consolidated PBY Catalinas P04197 001 P04197 002 P04197 003 1943-07-31 Australian armed forces Image copyright Copyright expired - public domain frame cropped PD-Australia Cactus Air Force Revetments aircraft |