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TBF aircraft from USS Coral Sea flying over Aslito Airfield, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 20 Jun 1944 | Soviet pilots Andrea Hincerockur and Corzen Venzopkin flank United States Army Lieutenant Thompson Highfill of the 99th Bomb Group in front of a Soviet P-39 Airacobra, Poltava Air Base, Ukraine, 21 Jun 1944. | Soviet Yak-9 fighters and American B-17 Fortress bombers of the 99th Bomb Group based in Italy, along with Soviet and American crews, at Poltava, Ukraine as part of Operation Frantic, 21 Jun 1944. | Thought to be the only photograph taken during the nighttime bombing attack on American B-17 bombers at Poltava, Ukraine, 22 Jun 1944 during Operation Frantic. The bright streaks are likely flares to light up the field. |
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Wreckage of a 452nd Bomb Group B-17 Fortress as part of Operation Frantic after being destroyed on the ground the night before during a German bombing attack on Poltava, Ukraine, 22 Jun 1944. | P-47 Thunderbolt piloted by Capt Raymond M Walsh of the 406th Fighter Group is silhouetted against the exploding ammunition truck he just strafed, France, Jun 23 1944. The image was taken by his wingman’s gun camera in the following P-47 | P-47D Thunderbolt of the 318th Fighter Group being ferried to Saipan on Escort Carrier USS Manila Bay is launched instead to avoid an aerial attack by four D3A Aichi “Val” dive bombers, Jun 23 1944. Photo 3 of 3 | P-47D Thunderbolts of the 318th Fighter Group being ferried to Saipan on Escort Carrier USS Manila Bay. Note bomb splashes from an aerial attack by four D3A Aichi “Val” dive bombers during refueling operations east of Saipan, Jun 23 1944. Photo 1 of 2 |
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USAAF pilot Lt Eubanks Barnhill flies his P-47D Thunderbolt off the deck of Escort Carrier USS Manila Bay to ward off an aerial attack from four D3A Aichi “Val” dive bombers during refueling operations east of Saipan, Jun 23 1944. Photo 2 of 2 | Crew and aviators of USS Bogue looking at bales of raw rubber recovered from the debris field after sinking Japanese submarine I-52 in the mid-Atlantic, 24 Jun 1944. Note the FM-2 Wildcat. | FM-2 Wildcat fighters of USS White Plains flying an escort mission, probably during air strikes on Japanese facilities on Rota Island, Marianas Islands, 24 Jun 1944 | PBM-3D Mariner aircraft of US Navy patrol squadron VP-216 being hoisted onto seaplane tender USS Chandeleur, anapag harbor, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 24 Jun 1944 |
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Photo 1 of 4 showing the last moments for the Japanese 5,000-ton cargo ship Shoun Maru as the result of a torpedo attack by a TBM Avenger flying from USS White Plains, Sasanhaya Bay, Rota, Mariana Islands, 24 Jun 1943. | Photo 2 of 4 showing the last moments for the Japanese 5,000-ton cargo ship Shoun Maru as the result of a torpedo attack by a TBM Avenger flying from USS White Plains, Sasanhaya Bay, Rota, Mariana Islands, 24 Jun 1943. | Photo 3 of 4 showing the last moments for the Japanese 5,000-ton cargo ship Shoun Maru as the result of a torpedo attack by a TBM Avenger flying from USS White Plains, Sasanhaya Bay, Rota, Mariana Islands, 24 Jun 1943. | Photo 4 of 4 showing the last moments for the Japanese 5,000-ton cargo ship Shoun Maru as the result of a torpedo attack by a TBM Avenger flying from USS White Plains, Sasanhaya Bay, Rota, Mariana Islands, 24 Jun 1943. |
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British Wildcat fighter of the No 846 Squadron Fleet Air Arm in flight over the coast of Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 26 Jun 1944 | USS Ticonderoga off Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States, 26 Jun 1944. Two months later, the flight deck would be extended 11-feet to nearly cover the forward 40mm anti-aircraft mounts. | A VT-51 TBM-1C Avenger took off from San Jacinto to attack Guam, 28 Jun 1944 | Maj General Willis H Hale (front seat) and Vice Admiral John H Hoover tour Aslito Field, Saipan, Marianas (later Isley Field), Jun 28, 1944, ten days after the area was captured from the Japanese. Note P-47 Thunderbolt. |
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