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| British Home Guard personnel demonstrating the use of an EY rifle with a No. 68 AT grenade, Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, 3 Aug 1942 | HMS Formidable underway, 3 Aug 1942 | HMS Indomitable and HMS Eagle sailing behind HMS Victorious, 3-10 Aug 1942; note Hurricane and Albacore aircraft on Victorious' flight deck | USS Quincy with Measure 12 (Modified) camouflage scheme at Noumea, New Caledonia, 3 Aug 1942, photo taken from carrier USS Wasp |
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| USS San Juan probably at Nouméa, New Caledonia, 3 Aug 1942; photograph taken from USS Wasp |
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