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B-25 Mitchell bomber being prepared for painting by North American Aviation's female workers, Inglewood, California, United States, Oct 1942	B-25 Mitchell bomber being pulled outside the North American Aviation plant at Kansas City, Kansas, United States, Oct 1942	Close up of the cockpit and canopy of the P-40K Warhawk assigned to Capt Jack Hamilton of the 26th Fighter Squadron at Dijan Airstrip, Assam, India, late 1942.	Consolidated Aircraft Corporation workers, Fort Worth, Texas, United States, Oct 1942; note P-51B or P-51C Mustang fighter at right

Cowling and control rods being added to engines for B-25 bombers at the North American Aviation plant in Inglewood, California, United States, Oct 1942	Douglas Aircraft Company employee working on the port engine of a C-47 Skytrain aircraft, Long Beach, California, United States, Oct 1942	Early P-51 Mustang during a test flight near the North American Aviation plant in Inglewood, California, United States, Oct 1942	Escort carrier USS Santee in Oct 1942, probably in Bermuda, preparing to cross the Atlantic for the Operation Torch landings in North Africa. Note SBD Dauntless, F4F Wildcat, and TBF Avenger aircraft on the flight deck.

F4F Wildcat fighters of the US Navy and US Marines lined up on Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Jan 1943, photo 1 of 2	F4F Wildcat fighters of the US Navy and US Marines lined up on Henderson Field on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Jan 1943, photo 2 of 2	Female employee of Douglas Aircraft Company working on the nose of a B-17F bomber, Long Beach, California, United States, Oct 1942	Female employee of North American Aviation working on switch boxes on the firewalls of B-25 Mitchell bombers, Inglewood, California, United States, Oct 1942

Female worker of North American Aviation working on the cowling of an engine for a B-25 Mitchell bomber, Inglewood, California, United States, Oct 1942	Five P-47Bs of the 61st Fighter Sqdn in a training flight over Bridgeport, Conn, US, Sep-Oct 1942. 56th Fighter Group Commander Hub Zemke flies plane #1, which is why the cowling band is divided into the 3 colors of the group’s 3 squadrons. Photo 1 of 2.	Five P-47Bs of the newly formed 61st Fighter Squadron in a training flight over Bridgeport, Conn, US, Sep-Oct 1942. Plane #1 is flown by 56th Fighter Group Commander Hub Zemke. Photo 2 of 2.	Flight crew of B-17F Fortress “Man-O-War” of the 306th Bomb Group in full flight dress, RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, Oct 1942.

Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber over Stalingrad, Russia, Oct 1942, photo 1 of 3	Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber over Stalingrad, Russia, Oct 1942, photo 2 of 3	Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber over Stalingrad, Russia, Oct 1942, photo 3 of 3	Land-variant OS2U Kingfisher aircraft of US Navy Scouting Squadron 44 flying convoy protection and anti-submarine patrols, Hato Field, Curaçao, Dutch West Indies, 2 Nov 1942-1 Feb 1943, photo 1 of 3