Typed caption glued to verso: "U.S. Health Haven in the Pacific. Wounded fighting men are transferred from American transport planes to ambulances at a landing field on a South Pacific island where the U.S. Navy maintains its Fleet Recreation Center. The men will be nursed back to health on the island. The center has been established as an oasis of peace and quiet for wounded and battle-weary men of the Allied forces. 13243-FN. Approved by appropriate U.S. authority."Creation Datecirca 1942-1945SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945United States. NavyAllied ForcesAmbulancesDouglas C-47 SkytrainTransport planesAirplanes, MilitarySoldiersOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Lee R. Embree Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States
[Ambulances parked near Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft], [2007-08-08_image_073]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 18/01/2026, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/9490
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