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Life boat from SS Tilawa in process of sinking due to overloading as seen from cruiser HMS Birmingham, 25 Nov 1942.Elco 80-foot torpedo boat PT-109 commanded by Ensign Bryant L Larson delivering 96 survivors from the sunken cruiser USS Northampton to Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands, 1 Dec 1942. Note the cruiser USS New Orleans at left.
Life boat from SS Tilawa in process of sinking due to overloading as seen from cruiser HMS Birmingham, 25 Nov 1942.Elco 80-foot torpedo boat PT-109 commanded by Ensign Bryant L Larson delivering 96 survivors from the sunken cruiser USS Northampton to Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands, 1 Dec 1942. Note the cruiser USS New Orleans at left.
H8K flying boat, 26 Dec 1942A 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.
H8K flying boat, 26 Dec 1942A 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 1943House boats near Changdi Street, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, 1943
Australian Catalina aircraft being serviced by No. 1 Flying Boat Maintenance Unit RAAF in Bowen, Queensland, Australia, early 1943House boats near Changdi Street, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, 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
United States Navy K-class airship, probably based at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States, engaged in a drill to lower supplies to survivors in a small boat, 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 Wahoo
United States Navy K-class airship, probably based at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States, engaged in a drill to lower supplies to survivors in a small boat, 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 Wahoo
Mousetrap 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 6
Mousetrap 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 6

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