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Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 3
"Landing Zone B - 503rd RCT Paratroopers - Looking down on C-47 w/chutes over tank farm - Good view of lighthouse and tank farm - Photo by 17th Recon Sqdn (Copy made w/ Print Shop Camera)" From "Darkroom Soldier": "Invading Corregidor. In May, 1942,…

Aerial, Corregidor Paratroopers
"Corregidor - Horizontal of C-47 w/string of 'chutes - Photo by 17th Recon Sqdn"

A paratrooper is just a foot off the ground and landing in his parachute.  Multiple other soldiers are nearby on the ground with their chutes still attached, probably having just landed.
"503rd Paratrooper landing - 'Chute still inflated - Signal Corps Photo - from Lantern slide from Bob Flynn - 503rd historian"

Aerial, Corregidor Paratrooper
"Shows Paratrooper leaving plane (taken from inside of plane) over building skeletons" "Bombed out buildings on Corregidor - Not sharp, from Lantern slide supplied by Bob Flynn, 503rd historian - Shows a paratrooper leaving the airplane. Signal Corps…

Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 4
"Parade Ground - wide area - a few abandoned 'chutes - looking east. From Lantern Slide via Bob Flynn - 503rd. Claimed by Signal Corps - but undoubtedly taken by 17th Recon Sqdn"

Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 5
"Drop zone with abandoned 'chutes from Nat'l Archives via Micro film - 17th Recon Sqdn original - Source: C. Dugas - Very fuzzy"

An aerial view of three or four buildings in a wooded area from an aerial view.  They appear to be bombed out.
"Barracks end of Parade ground - Shows men walking - a 17th Recon Sqdn original - but from Nat'l Archives Microfilm - Source: Caffrey J. Dugas - disappointly fuzzy"

Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 6
"Some topside buildings - from Nat'l Archives Microfilm - Print loaned by Don Abbott - and they charged him $10 for the print - Original was by 17th Recon Sqdn - Very fuzzy"

An aerial view of an island area with large docks jutting out into the water.  The image is blurry and indistinct.
"Looking east toward tail. Pier extends to North. 17th Recon Sqdn original, but this is from Nat'l Archives via Don Abbot - Not sharp"

Aerial, Corregidor Landing Zones 7
"Some parachutes still in the air. 17th Recon Photo - but from the Nat'l Archive Microfilm via Don Abbot. Not sharp. Annotation by Fred Hill"
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