North American B-25 Mitchells from the 42nd Bombardment Group fly in formation over Bougainville from their base at Stirling Airfield, Solomon Islands in 1944. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
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During the Marianas Operation, TBM Avenger bombers prepare to take off from the Independence-class light aircraft carrier USS Monterey (CVL-26) to attack targets on Tinian, June 1944. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph.)
“The Spook,” an F.8 Mosquito built by de Havilland Canada, was flown in the photo reconnaissance role by the USAAF 3rd Photographic Group in North Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
A Curtiss P-40 Warhawk fighter shows the American flag markings used for Operation Torch at airfield in North Africa. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
The U.S. Navy escort carrier USS Casablanca (ACV-55, later CVE-55) prepares to be launched at Kaiser Shipyards in Vancouver, Washington in April 1943. (U.S. Navy Photo.)
In August 1944, the USS Quincy (CA-71) Baltimore-class heavy cruiser fires her forward 8-inch guns at German positions. A smoke screen laid by another ship is visible in the background. (U.S. Navy Photograph, National Archives...
Hellcats and Avengers on the flight deck of the carrier USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) are shown in the foreground of the U.S. Navy aircraft carriers USS Wasp (CV-18), USS Yorktown (CV-10), USS Hornet (CV-12), and USS Hancock (CV-19)...
An Allied soldier crouches alongside two knocked-out German Panther tanks near the village of Foy-Notre-Dame, Belgium in December 1944. (Imperial War Museums Photograph.)
In February 1944, a Bell P-39 Airacobra fighter sits covered in snow at Ladd Field, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
The New Orleans-class cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38) passes in front of mountains in Kulak Bay, Adak, Aleutian Islands in April 1943. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph, National Archives.)