Media Category: Manila Bay

For the 4 islands in Manila Bay that used to be the Manila Bay Defense Forts, Corregidor-Ft. Mills, Caballo-Ft. Hughes, Fraile-Ft. Drum, Carabao-Ft.Frank.

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Zf935. Outside the West entrance during construction.

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Zf934. The West entrance of Malinta Tunnel at the former quarry.

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Zf933. Due to the quarry, this later photo clearly shows the scarred west side of Malinta Hill. The tunnel has not been started yet.

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Zf932. This is the earliest photo of Malinta Hill that I could find. Although it is undated I would estimate the photo was taken around 1900. The US built docks and coal basin do not exist yet. The view of the west side of Malinta Hill (at the left in the photo) does not show […]

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Zf859a Malinta Tunnel System map dated 1934 showing the overall design and construction to date.

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Zf856. Gen. MacArthur returns to Corregidor, image from Peter DeForest Facebook page, photo from Carl Mydans of the LIFE Collection. This picture shows Gen. Mac Arthur at the North Entrance of the Malinta Hill Tunnel, probably on the 2nd of March 1945 when he visited Corregidor and ordered the colors hoisted on the Old Flag […]

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Zf872. The above map is a good overview of the Malinta Tunnel System. There are minor errors but it is generally correct. (Modified map from ‘The Hard Way Home’ by Col. William C. Braly)

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Zf871. This detailed map dated July 2, 1940 is interesting as it overlays the old and new location of the South System and gives an overall view of the whole complex. (map courtesy of armyjunk).

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Zf870. Enlargement of the RCW Malinta Gasoline Tunnel blueprint.

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Zf869. RCW for the Malinta Gasoline Tunnel.

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