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BP20 or Ba 349 Natter rocket interceptor at rest, circa late 1944; seen in bulletin 'Guided Missiles-The Weapon of the Future' published by US War Department in Apr 1946	C-0101 transport aircraft at rest, probably in Chongqing, China, date unknown	F4U Corsair ‘Luscious Lil-Nan’ of Marine Squadron VMA-21 at Orote Field, Guam, Marianas with ground crews taking advantage of a slow moment, 1944.	F4U-1 Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-114 set for take-off from Peleliu, late 1944. Note C-46 Commando.

FM-2 Wildcat in flight, 1943-45. The FM-2 variant is easily recognizable by the slightly taller tail.	German Focke-Wulf Fw-190 after belly-landing at the American Orconte Airfield in France, Nov 1944. This plane was flown by USAAF Lieutenant Bruce Carr who made his escape by stealing it from a German airfield in Czechoslovakia.	Intrepid in the Philippine Sea, Nov 1944, with F6F Hellcat fighters on her flight deck	Line of F4U-1A Corsairs of Marine Squadron VMA-21 at Orote Field, Guam, Marianas, 1944. Note the nose art, which was rare on Navy or Marine aircraft but (obviously) not unheard of.

Medical staff and their WC-54 ambulances waiting for returning B-17 bombers, probably at RAF Ridgewell, Essex, England, United Kingdom, 1944-45. Note the flare shot from the B-17 indicating wounded personnel on board	P-38J Lightning aircraft of 370th Fighter Group, US 485th Fighter Squadron at the former Luftwaffe night fighter base at Florennes, Belgium, Oct-Dec 1944; note wrecked Me 210 aircraft in foreground	P-38L Lightning aircraft flying in formation during Lockheed test pilot Milo Burcham's funeral, southern California, United States, late 1944	Royal New Zealand Air Force Walrus aircraft NZ158, Auckland, New Zealand, circa Oct 1944-Aug 1945

SB2C-4E Helldivers and TBM Avengers of Air Group 87 from the USS Randolph during the carrier’s shakedown cruise in the Trinidad area, Nov 1944.	SBD-6 Dauntless scout bomber of Marine Squadron VMSB-231 in flight over the Pacific, 1944. Note the ASB Radar antenna under the wing and the mission markings indicating 85 bombing missions.	SBD-6 Dauntless scout bomber of Marine Squadron VMSB-231 in flight over the Pacific, 1944. Note the ASB Radar antenna under the wing.	Six British Royal Navy Corsair fighters flying in formation, Nov 1944

TBM-1C Avengers, SB2C Helldivers, and F6F-5 Hellcats of Air Group 20 are spotted on the forward flight deck of the Fleet Carrier USS Enterprise, Aug-Nov 1944. Note 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns.	US 15th Air Force African-American pilot Captain Wendell Pruitt leaving his ring with his crew chief Staff Sergeant Samuel Jacobs before leaving on a mission in his P-51 Mustang fighter, Nov 1944	US Navy pilot Lieutenant J. M. Stubblebine boarding his TBM-3 Avenger torpedo bomber, somewhere in the Pacific aboard USS Ticonderoga, late 1944; note butt of .38 Special revolver and bandolier of 18 cartridges	A Royal Air Force pilot explaining the sighting mechanism of a Spitfire fighter to Former Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes, Darwin, Australia, 1 Nov 1944