Corregidor Isl.-Fort Mills – Page 92

Media Category: Corregidor Isl.-Fort Mills

All the information about Corregidor Island, the ex Fort Mills, before, during and after WWII.

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Zf601. The airstrip in Mariveles is under aerial attack in 1945. The airstrip is now part of the Bataan West Road. This is a San Diego Air and Space Museum WWII image from the donated album of T.B. Suitor.

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Zf600. This is a Japanese Searchlight, apparently being transported. Searchlights were an important part of the Coastal Defense Systems in Manila and Subic Bays. This image was shot in Rabaul in 1945. This is a San Diego Air and Space Museum WWII image from the donated album of T.B. Suitor.

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Zf599. Fort Wint on Grande Island in Subic Bay under aerial attack by the Allied Forces in 1945. This is the 10 Inch Battery Warwick with two disappearing gun. This is a San Diego Air and Space Museum WWII image from the donated album of T.B. Suitor.

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Zf598. Fort Wint on Grande Island in Subic Bay under aerial attack by the Allied Forces in 1945. I think I see an artillery piece and we seem to look towards Sueste Point at the north shore of the Subic Bay entrance. This is a San Diego Air and Space Museum WWII image from the […]

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Zf597. Fort Hughes on Caballo Island in Manila Bay under aerial attack by the Allied Forces in 1945. This is a San Diego Air and Space Museum WWII image from the donated album of T.B. Suitor.

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Zf587. One of the best pictures I have seen of the Fort Mills Hospital on Corregidor. This is a San Diego Air and Space Museum WWII image from the donated album of T.B. Suitor.

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Zf596. In this picture we are looking east again and we see the Corregidor Tailend and right we see the Caballo Island which was Fort Hughes. This is a San Diego Air and Space Museum WWII image from the donated album of T.B. Suitor.

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Zf595. In this picture we are looking east towards the Tailend and Malinta Hill, which is target of air or ship artillery fire. This is a San Diego Air and Space Museum WWII image from the donated album of T.B. Suitor.

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Zf594. We are looking South-West, in the middle are the bunched Fort Mills Quartermaster storehouses; right of them is the golf course, the landing Field for the 503d PIR. ”B”. This is a San Diego Air and Space Museum WWII image from the donated album of T.B. Suitor.

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Zf593. Paratroopers of the 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) are dropping onto Topside in the former Fort Mills on Corregidor Island. This is a San Diego Air and Space Museum WWII image from the donated album of T.B. Suitor.