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A Mark XIII aerial torpedo being launched from a PT Boat by simply dropping it over the side during tests in the Rendova area of the Solomon Islands, 1943.Australian Catalina aircraft being serviced by No. 1 Flying Boat Maintenance Unit RAAF in Bowen, Queensland, Australia, early 1943
A Mark XIII aerial torpedo being launched from a PT Boat by simply dropping it over the side during tests in the Rendova area of the Solomon Islands, 1943.Australian Catalina aircraft being serviced by No. 1 Flying Boat Maintenance Unit RAAF in Bowen, Queensland, Australia, early 1943
Japanese sailors aboard a warship cheering their comrades in a rowboat, 1941-1943PT-114 and other PT Boats of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 6 (MTBRon 6) on patrol in the Solomon Islands or the New Guinea area, 1942-43. Note twin Browning M2 .50 caliber machine guns in foreground.
Japanese sailors aboard a warship cheering their comrades in a rowboat, 1941-1943PT-114 and other PT Boats of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 6 (MTBRon 6) on patrol in the Solomon Islands or the New Guinea area, 1942-43. Note twin Browning M2 .50 caliber machine guns in foreground.
PT-208, a Higgins 78-foot motor torpedo boat in zebra paint, receiving three new Packard W-14 M2500 replacement engines at Bizerte, Tunisia, 1943. Note the raised rocket launcher rails on the bow.RAF Fortress Mark IIA of No. 220 Squadron at Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides west of Scotland, 1943. This aircraft sank two U-boats, U624 & U707, and shared in sinking of U575. Note ASV II radar antennae under the wing.
PT-208, a Higgins 78-foot motor torpedo boat in zebra paint, receiving three new Packard W-14 M2500 replacement engines at Bizerte, Tunisia, 1943. Note the raised rocket launcher rails on the bow.RAF Fortress Mark IIA of No. 220 Squadron at Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides west of Scotland, 1943. This aircraft sank two U-boats, U624 & U707, and shared in sinking of U575. Note ASV II radar antennae under the wing.
S.55 flying boat of the Romanian Air Force, circa 1943The training aircraft carrier USS Wolverine steams past two sailboats on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943.
S.55 flying boat of the Romanian Air Force, circa 1943The training aircraft carrier USS Wolverine steams past two sailboats on Lake Michigan, United States, 1943.
US Army Medical Detachment 1340 personnel with boat used for fishing expeditions during designated rest periods, Fiji, 1942-1944US Marines unloading a motorcycle from a boat, US Territory of Hawaii, circa 1943
US Army Medical Detachment 1340 personnel with boat used for fishing expeditions during designated rest periods, Fiji, 1942-1944US Marines unloading a motorcycle from a boat, US Territory of Hawaii, circa 1943
WAAF radio-telephony operator at her position in a pinnace communicating landing instructions to aircraft, a RAF Coastal Command flying boat base, United Kingdom, date unknownA war weary Sunderland III flying boat of Royal Australian Air Force No. 10 Squadron being hauled out of the water for an overhaul at Mount Batten Seaplane Base, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Jan 1943
WAAF radio-telephony operator at her position in a pinnace communicating landing instructions to aircraft, a RAF Coastal Command flying boat base, United Kingdom, date unknownA war weary Sunderland III flying boat of Royal Australian Air Force No. 10 Squadron being hauled out of the water for an overhaul at Mount Batten Seaplane Base, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Jan 1943
USS Wahoo providing food and water to crew of a becalmed fishing boat, circa Jan 1943; three fishermen had already died before being discovered by WahooMousetrap anti-submarine rocket launchers aboard a United States Navy Landing Craft Support boat, 20 Jan 1943, location unknown.
USS Wahoo providing food and water to crew of a becalmed fishing boat, circa Jan 1943; three fishermen had already died before being discovered by WahooMousetrap anti-submarine rocket launchers aboard a United States Navy Landing Craft Support boat, 20 Jan 1943, location unknown.
Higgins 78-foot PT Boat photographed 26 Jan 1943 by Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana before delivery to the US Navy. This boat went on to serve as PT-200 and spent her career as a training boat. Photo 1 of 6Higgins 78-foot PT Boat photographed 26 Jan 1943 by Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana before delivery to the US Navy. This boat went on to serve as PT-200 and spent her career as a training boat. Photo 2 of 6
Higgins 78-foot PT Boat photographed 26 Jan 1943 by Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana before delivery to the US Navy. This boat went on to serve as PT-200 and spent her career as a training boat. Photo 1 of 6Higgins 78-foot PT Boat photographed 26 Jan 1943 by Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana before delivery to the US Navy. This boat went on to serve as PT-200 and spent her career as a training boat. Photo 2 of 6
Higgins 78-foot PT Boat photographed 26 Jan 1943 by Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana before delivery to the US Navy. This boat went on to serve as PT-200 and spent her career as a training boat. Photo 3 of 6Higgins 78-foot PT Boat photographed 26 Jan 1943 by Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana before delivery to the US Navy. This boat went on to serve as PT-200 and spent her career as a training boat. Photo 4 of 6
Higgins 78-foot PT Boat photographed 26 Jan 1943 by Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana before delivery to the US Navy. This boat went on to serve as PT-200 and spent her career as a training boat. Photo 3 of 6Higgins 78-foot PT Boat photographed 26 Jan 1943 by Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana before delivery to the US Navy. This boat went on to serve as PT-200 and spent her career as a training boat. Photo 4 of 6
Higgins 78-foot PT Boat photographed 26 Jan 1943 by Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana before delivery to the US Navy. This boat went on to serve as PT-200 and spent her career as a training boat. Photo 5 of 6Higgins 78-foot PT Boat photographed 26 Jan 1943 by Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana before delivery to the US Navy. This boat went on to serve as PT-200 and spent her career as a training boat. Photo 6 of 6
Higgins 78-foot PT Boat photographed 26 Jan 1943 by Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana before delivery to the US Navy. This boat went on to serve as PT-200 and spent her career as a training boat. Photo 5 of 6Higgins 78-foot PT Boat photographed 26 Jan 1943 by Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana before delivery to the US Navy. This boat went on to serve as PT-200 and spent her career as a training boat. Photo 6 of 6

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