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These are the photos taken on Kanton and Fakaofo during 1999 "Double Trouble" DXpedition to Kanton (Central Kiribati) and Fakaofo (Tokelau). Wartime photos of Kanton are taken by Bill McCarty who spent 19 months on Canton in 1944-45 with the 1531st A.A.F. Base Unit, Pacific Division A.T.C.
Force 12 C3 yagi infront of Apiollefaga Inn on Tutuila, American Samoa | Arnold Captain, husband of Jytte 3D2AJ, captain of Te Ni | Peter McQuarrie ZK3PM, talking to his wife on the radio |
Arnold and Peter ZK3PM in the British sector | Peter ZK3PM on lagoon side in the British sector | On the way back from the British sector: Ruka and Peter ZK3PM |
Operation site of ZK3CW and ZK3DX in the old radio building located on the pig farm | Eheta Gaulofa, daughter of Afaga | DX'pedition leader Mats SM7PKK operating ZK3DX |
Henry watching his pigs at the sunset | Local women waiting for the food to be partitioned by the men | Eheta Gaulofa with her cousin infront of Peter's ZK3PM house |
Peter ZK3PM showing Jacques his radio shack | Peter ZK3PM in his shack | Afaga Gaulofa was so kind to transport us to the big island |
Erik SM0AGD looking out for Kanton | HF9VX Butternut with Polish and Norwegian flags. Te-Ni parked in the lagoon. | Antennas on Fakaofo were placed close by the local restroom |
Military installations on Canton | Military camp on Canton | Port on Kanton. T31K shack was placed on the left side of the photo |
Flying fortress on Canton Island | B25 bomber | B25 bomber |
Bill McCarty infront of M/S President Taylor shipwreck on Canton | Canton military base seen from the air | One of the few palms on the island, observation point |
Cartoon from the US wartime newspaper mentioning Canton Island |