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| A V-1 buzz bomb falling into the Covent Garden area of London, England, United Kingdom, 14 Jun 1944, the second day of the V-1 assault on London. | Razorback P-47D Thunderbolt of the 373rd Fighter Group after skidding to a stop on the sand of a Normandy beach, France, 14 Jun 1944. |
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| Sherman BARV vehicle towing a disabled Bedford truck, Normandy, France, 14 Jun 1944 | Task Force bound from Kwajalein to Saipan for the invasion of the Mariana Islands, mid-Jun 1944. Photo taken from USS Honolulu. Note the OS2U Kingfisher float plane on the catapult. |
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| US Coast Guard Captain AC Richard disembarking USS Augusta during a tour of the beachhead by senior officers, 14 Jun 1944, off Omaha Beach, Normandy, France. | US Navy officers on the bridge of the captured U-505, 14 Jun 1944, Cdr Earl Trosino, Capt Daniel Gallery, and Lt(jg) Albert David. The U-505 was captured by Capt Gallery’s hunter group built around the USS Guadalcanal |
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| US Navy photo of the diesel engines aboard the captured U-505, 14 Jun 1944 | USS Bainbridge refueling from USS Hancock in the Atlantic Ocean, 14 Jun 1944 |
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| USS Braine transferring wounded to USS New Mexico, 14 Jun 1944 |
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