Photo: Naval History and Heritage Command
HISTORY
Photo: BUAER Newsletter
A close-up photo of Tanambogo Island after the attack of Wildcats shows the wreckage of two Rufe seaplanes, several beaching trolleys and a wooden seaplane ramp
sloping into the water.
Photo: Naval History and Heritage Command
Yokohama Kōkūtai aircraft that USMC technicians took from Tulagi to NAS Alameda, USA.
Courtney Shands pictured in 1957 at the rank of Rear Admiral. As commander of VF-71,
he was instrumental in the destruction of the Rufe aircraft from Yokohama Kōkūtai
on Tanambogo Island on August 7, 1942.
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INFO Eduard
April 2023