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| Char D1 light tanks in a parade of Allied forces, Tunisia, 7 May 1943 | George Washington Carver sliding down the shipway after launching, Yard No. 1, Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, Richmond, California, United States, 7 May 1943 | Japanese pilot Hiroyoshi Nishizawa flying his A6M3a Model 22 Zero fighter in the Solomon Islands area, 7 May 1943 | Lena Horne at the launching of SS George Washington Carver, Yard No. 1, Kaiser Richmond Shipyards, Richmond, California, United States, 7 May 1943 |
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