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.)
A Heritage Flight formation of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, a P-38 Lightning and a P-47 Thunderbolt flies over a P-51 Mustang at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. (U.S. Air Force Photograph by Airman 1st Class Mya M. Crosby.)
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.)
A captured prototype of the Kawanishi N1K2-Ja Shiden Kai (Allied codename “George”) fighter photographed prior to restoration. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.)
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...
Two classic American WWII fighters, the North American P-51D Mustang and the Republic P-47D Thunderbolt, await moving into the WWII Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Ken LaRock.)
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)...