Faanui Bay by junge1

Photography • Landscape • posted on Feb 13, 2008

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View from Faanui Bay at the location of the old US WWII subway slip toward Mt. Otemanu (727m), Bora Bora. In January 1942 the United States was still shaken by the surprise attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 8 December 1941 that left much of the US Pacific Fleet destroyed. They decided on the establishment of a perimeter that could be defended until a counter-offensive against Japan could be mounted. This perimeter started in Bora Bora some 3200km distance from Hawaii, west through Samoa and on to New Zealand. As part of the perimeter, 4,500 US personnel from different branches were stationed here during WWII. This also included 105mm defensive guns, one seaplane squadron of eight single-engine OS2U, and a subway slip and fuel depot in Faanui Bay. Some of the pilings of the old subway slip are still visible today (Lonely Planet, Tahiti & French Polynesia, 1992). This picture was taken in April 2001 and later scanned. Thank you for viewing and commenting on uploads of this series.

Comments (26)

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Hendesse

2:40PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Beautiful view, excellent captured.

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kenwas

2:59PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Beautiful place and shot and thanks for the history!

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witch_1612

3:01PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Wonderful Work!!!

aljaysart

3:09PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Beautiful capture and landscape, excellent well done.

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delaorden_ojeda

3:42PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

nice info, this serie is really fantastic, make dream a lot, superb work !

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mercedestookit

3:48PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

The palm trees look gorgeous out there blowing around in the wind. GREAT shot!!

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artaddict2

4:00PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Incredible shot Sig. and I like the background information. Thanks,Alan.

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cameraobscura2

4:03PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Greetings Siegfried, I must say you have visited some interesting places and you are able to tell many stories of what you say. Your life is indeed rich. Thank you for sharing. egmont

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kimariehere

4:10PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

beautiful tropical place loved reading about its very intering histoy as well!!

MrsLubner

4:23PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

I can feel the sea breezes when I look at those palms. A wonderful view and great capture.

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deweygg

4:39PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

So beautiful! - Thanks for sharing!

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timtripp

4:51PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

marvelous image and great story. thanks

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amlondono

4:52PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Beautiful Capture , thanks for the info , Ana

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jocko500

5:32PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

this looks like a super place to be at. a wonderful shot of it too.

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ledwolorz

9:52PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Fantastic capture and landscape.

lanemtripp

10:02PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

beautiful capture

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beachzz

10:09PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Ironic how these stunning tropical places can have such stories to tell, some not so pleasant. I love your fotos, and the info you give with them!!

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Cosine

10:15PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

Where's my beach chair? I could spend all afternoon thinking about hiking up that mountain. :-)

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sharky_

10:41PM | Wed, 13 February 2008

A very beautiful place. Excellent shot. Aloha

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mickuk50

2:01AM | Thu, 14 February 2008

this is such a magical place sig ,love it .sorry i`m a bit behind :o) mick

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MaraP

2:38AM | Thu, 14 February 2008

Excellent view! Great shot!!

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auntietk

9:06AM | Thu, 14 February 2008

What a gorgeous place! Beautiful work.

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KarmaSong

4:40PM | Thu, 14 February 2008

Though Bora Bora is French , I simply was unaware of what you wrote in your very interesting historical narrative, Sig. Thank you for making me less stupid this evening LOL! You were lucky to see the 'Polynésie française'!

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