A Douglas BD-2 is delivered to the U.S. Navy after transfer from the U.S. Army Air Corps at Naval Air Station North Island, California in 1941. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)
A Republic P-43 Lancer is assembled by ground crew for the Republic of China Air Force, 1943. (U.S. Library of Congress Photograph.)
U.S. Army soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division guard the road leading to Bastogne, Belgium in December 1944. (U.S. Army Signal Corps Photograph.)
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.)
Original Caption — Heritage Flight 2015: A P-47 Thunderbolt, P-40 Warhawk, P-38 Lightning and P-51 Mustang fly in formation during the 2015 Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base...
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CV-31) off the coast of New York City, January 1945. (U.S. Navy Photograph.)
“Don’t Let That Big Idea Get Away.” (Office for Emergency Management, Office of War Information, Domestic Operations Branch. U.S. National Archives.)
The USS Colorado (BB-45) fires the battleship’s main guns, circa November 1943. (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.)
