A British Spitfire prepares for takeoff from the USS Wasp during a Malta reinforcement mission in May 1942. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph.)

Spitfire on the USS Wasp

January 28, 2017

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A British Spitfire prepares for takeoff from the USS Wasp during a Malta reinforcement mission in May 1942. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph.)

A British Spitfire prepares for takeoff from the USS Wasp during a Malta reinforcement mission in May 1942. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph.) — (Official U.S. Navy Photograph.)

The Martin XA-22 (Martin Model 167) prototype photographed in April 1939. The type was used primarily by the British under the designation Martin Maryland Mk I. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)

A Hawker Osprey -- the naval version of the Hawker Hart -- aboard the British light cruiser HMS Enterprise in Haifa. (United States Library of Congress Photograph.)

Hawker Osprey on the HMS Enterprise

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