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| F4U-1 Corsairs of Marine Squadron VMF-214 taxiing for take-off at Torokina Airstrip, Bougainville, Solomons, 1943 | F6F-3 Hellcats being loaded aboard USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at Norfolk, Virginia, 1943. |
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| German 2 cm FlaK 38 gun at Sicily, Italy, circa Jul 1943, photo 1 of 2 | German 2 cm FlaK 38 gun at Sicily, Italy, circa Jul 1943, photo 2 of 2 |
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| German Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber at rest, Russia, summer 1943; mechanic Hans-Ulrich Rudel was using a hand crank to start the engine; note 3.7cm FlaK 18 cannons installed under wings | German military policeman sitting in a Kübelwagen during the Battle of Kursk, Russia, summer 1943 |
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| German soldiers inspecting damage on the armor plating of their Tiger I heavy tank, Kursk, Russia, summer 1943, photo 1 of 2 | German soldiers inspecting damage on the armor plating of their Tiger I heavy tank, Kursk, Russia, summer 1943, photo 2 of 2 |
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| German Tiger I heavy tanks in combat, south of Oryol, Russia, Jul 1943 | German troops at Kursk, Russia, summer 1943; note Tiger I heavy tank and StuG III gun |
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| German Waffen-SS troops operating a Grille self-propelled gun in Russia, Jul 1943, photo 1 of 2 | German Waffen-SS troops operating a Grille self-propelled gun in Russia, Jul 1943, photo 2 of 2 |
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| Graduating WAVES yeomen, Naval Training Center (Hunter College), Women's Reserve, the Bronx, New York City, United States, summer 1943 | Ground crew starting 357th Fighter Group commander Col. Edward S. Chickering's P-39Q the hard way - with the hand crank to get the inertia starter going. Hamilton Field, California, United States, July 1943 |
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| Higgins 78-foot torpedo boats of Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 13 (MTBRon 13) moored in Attu, Alaska, Jul 943. Note PT-75 and PT-78 nested outboard of their squadron-mate and PBY Catalina patrol plane taking off. | Hitler Youth members being decorated for bravery while manning anti-aircraft guns, Hamburg, Germany, July 1943 |
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| HMS Rodney at Valetta, Malta, Jul 1943 | HMS Victorious at anchor in the Solomons, Jul 1943. This was during the period Victorious was on loan to the US Fleet. Note US F4F Wildcats and TBM Avengers on the flight deck. |
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| James Doolittle awarding the Purple Heart to the crew of B-17E Flying Fortress bomber 'Sweet Chariot', Chateau-dun-du-Rhumel Airfield, Algeria, Jul 1943 | Japanese midget submarine Ha-19, captured in Hawaii following the 7 Dec 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, toured the United States as part of a War Bond drive. It is seen here in front of the US Capitol, Washington DC, mid-1943 |
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