A group of Supermarine Spitfire Mark I fighters of No. 19 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is photographed in formation in 1938. (Imperial War Museums Photograph.)
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U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) off the coast of New York City, January 1945. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Yorktown after being hit by Japanese attacks during the Battle of Midway, June 4, 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph by Photographer 2rd Class William G. Roy, USN.
A Douglas SBD Dauntless from VB-3 ditches near the heavy cruiser USS Astoria (CA-34) after attacking Japanese aircraft carriers during the Battle of Midway, June 1942. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)
Lockheed A-29 Hudson, nicknamed “Mabel”, photographed at at Ft. Nelson, Canada in July 1942. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
North American F-82 Twin Mustang in flight prior to attempting to set a dual record for speed and fighter endurance on a 5,000 mile flight from Hawaii to New York. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress flies patrol over the Panama Canal during WWII. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
A B-24 Liberator at Muroc Army Airfield, now Edwards Air Force Base, during World War II. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress covered in snow at Ladd Field, Alaska. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
P-38 Lightning at sunset in Chico, California, December 1944. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)