An armorer of the 15th U.S. Air Force checks ammunition belts of the .50 caliber machine guns in the wings of a P-51 Mustang fighter plane before it leaves an Italian base for a mission against German military targets.

P-51 Wing Guns

May 17, 2014

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A 15th Air Force armorer loads ammunition belts for the .50 caliber machine guns in the wings of a P-51 Mustang fighter plane before the fighter leaves an Italian air base for a mission against Axis targets, September 1944. (U.S. National Archives Photograph, 208-MO-18H-32984.)

An armorer of the 15th U.S. Air Force checks ammunition belts of the .50 caliber machine guns in the wings of a P-51 Mustang fighter plane before it leaves an Italian base for a mission against German military targets. — ( U.S. National Archives Photograph )

The B-17G Sentimental Journey on display at the War Eagles Air Museum at the Doña Ana County Airport Oct. 2. The Sentimental Journey is one of only a handful of operational B-17s still available to the public and is widely considered to be the most authentic restoration of its kind. (U.S. Dept. of Defense Photo by Sgt. Jonathan Thomas.)

B-17G Sentimental Journey

A Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighter is photographed on the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown as the U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Boise (CL-47) passes alongside. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)

USS Boise and USS Yorktown

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