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| A TBF-1 Avenger with its gear, flaps, and hook down trying to catch the fourth (and last) arresting wire aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Wolverine on Lake Michigan, United States, 17 Aug 1943. Next stop, the barrier. | B-17F Flying Fortress bombers in flight over Schweinfurt, Germany, 17 Aug 1943 | Launching ceremony of carrier Wasp, Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 17 Aug 1943 | Launching of Tang, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 17 Aug 1943 |
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| Launching party of Tang, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 17 Aug 1943 | Mrs Cecily Olsen and Mrs A S Pitre at the launching of Tang, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 17 Aug 1943, as printed in 20 Aug 1943 edition of shipyard newspaper Grapevine | Tang immediately after launch, Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 17 Aug 1943 |
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