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B-17E Fortress on an RAF airfield in Tunisia. Note irregular camouflage paint scheme and 417 Sq. RCAF Spitfire at left. This was the bomber given to Montgomery by Eisenhower. Photo taken shortly after 17 Apr 1943.	B-24 Liberator bomber and crew of US 7th Air Force at Funafuti, Ellice Islands, circa May 1943	B-24D Liberator bomber 'Daisy May' of 373rd Bomb Squadron of USAAF 308th Bombardment Group in flight over eastern China, Feb-Jun 1943	B-25C Mitchell bomber in flight, Feb-Jun 1943

BR.20 Cicogna bomber in flight, May 1943	C-47 Skytrain aircraft towing CG-4A glider off an Algerian airstrip, Feb-Jun 1943	C-47 Skytrain practicing parachute supply drops at a training area in Texas, 1943.	C-47 Skytrain tow planes lined up on a glider training airstrip in Texas, 1943.

Damaged Hs 129B aircraft (foreground) and wreck of Me 323D Gigant aircarft (background) at El Aouiana Airfield, Tunis, Tunisia, May 1943	F6F-3 Hellcat fighter being prepared for launch aboard USS Yorktown during the carrier's shakedown cruise, May 1943	Flight deck of the USS Yorktown (Essex-class) crowded with aircraft, May 1943 in the Pacific. While he is not credited with this photo, this is probably a Charles Kerlee photograph.	Formation of TBM-1 Avengers on a training flight from NAS Barbers Point, Oahu, Hawaii, early 1943.

Four F4U Corsair fighters practicing aerial maneuvers, Mar-May 1943; probably stateside training. Photo 1 of 2.	Four F4U Corsair fighters practicing aerial maneuvers, Mar-May 1943; probably stateside training. Photo 2 of 2.	Front view of a BR.20 Cicogna bomber, May 1943	King Vittorio Emanuele III of Italy inspecting new Re.2005 Sagittario fighters of the 362nd Squadron, Italy, May 1943

Kittyhawk Mark III fighter with the RAF 112 Squadron taxiing at Medenine, Tunisia, May 1943. The crewman on the wing is helping guide the pilot whose view is obscured by the aircraft’s raised nose.	One C-47 Skytrain tow plane on the taxiway at a glider training airstrip in Texas and one CG-4A glider on the ramp, 1943.	Port side view of a BR.20 Cicogna bomber, May 1943	Port side view of a BR.20 Cicogna bomber, May 1943