Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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OS2U Kingfisher aircraft recovered alongside battleship Arizona, near US Territory of Hawaii, 6 Sep 1941, photo 1 of 2; note flag just forward of main pontoon	OS2U Kingfisher aircraft recovered alongside battleship Arizona, near US Territory of Hawaii, 6 Sep 1941, photo 2 of 2; observer dismounting onto wing to attach hoisting cable

San Juan christened by Mrs. Margarita Coll de Santori, during launching ceremonies at the Bethlehem Steel Company's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, United States, 6 Sep 1941	Torpedo Squadron 5 TBD-1 Devastator aircraft parked at Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 13 Sep 1941; note SBD-3, F4F, and SB2U aircraft beyond

Aerial photograph of Flensburger Schiffbau facilities, Flensburg, Germany, 19 Sep 1941	Admiral Thomas C. Hart, Philippine President Manuel Quezon, and future US Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce, Oct 1941

American woman working at a teletype machine, Oct 1941	Carrier Hornet, probably at a US east coast port, circa late 1941; note ferry boat and 'Eagle Boat' (PE) in background

Ensign Gayle Hermann's Wildcat on Saratoga's elevator, Oct 1941	Lt. John Thach's Wildcat taking off from Saratoga, Oct 1941

Portrait of Nagumo, circa 1941-1942	TBD-1 Devastator aircraft on landing pattern, Oct 1941; note USS Saratoga, the aircraft's destination, in background

TBD-1 Devastator torpedo bomber of Torpedo Squadron 6 in flight, late 1941	USS New York at Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States, Oct 1941

Aerial view of the Kaneohe air strip, 1 Oct 1941.	Battleship Iowa under construction, New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 3 Oct 1941, photo 1 of 2

Battleship Iowa under construction, New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 3 Oct 1941, photo 2 of 2	Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, Oct 10, 1941. Carrier Enterprise and Repair Ship Curtiss are moored alonfside Ford Island on the right of the photograph.

TBD-1A experimental floatplane in low-level flight during torpedo drop tests at the Newport Torpedo Station, Rhode Island, United States, 10 Oct 1941	Aerial view of the Pearl Harbor Submarine Base with the supply depot on the Kuahua Peninsula in upper center, 13 Oct 1941. Note the building in the lower left with a roof painted to resemble two smaller buildings.