This low-altitude reconnaissance photograph, preserved with its original handwritten caption identifying 'Brandy Plantation,' documents the coconut plantations that dotted the landscape of the Solomon Islands and New Guinea during WWII. Such plantations, often stripped bare by shelling and bombing, were frequently used as reference points, bivouac areas, or potential airstrip sites by Allied forces operating in the region, including personnel associated with the 312th Bomb Group. Project: 218559