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Hans-Joachim Marseille with a British Hurricane fighter that he had shot down, Libya, Mar 1942, photo 1 of 3	Hans-Joachim Marseille with a British Hurricane fighter that he had shot down, Libya, Mar 1942, photo 2 of 3

Hans-Joachim Marseille with a British Hurricane fighter that he had shot down, Libya, Mar 1942, photo 3 of 3	PBY-5A Catalina patrol plane dropping a Mark XIII aerial torpedo during the torpedo’s testing period, 1942

Wheeled variant of the Naval Aircraft Factory OS2N-1 Kingfisher (contract versions of the Vought OS2U-3) at rest at the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1942	Wildcat fighter in flight, Jan-May 1942

Wildcat of VF-41 in flight, circa early 1942	PBY-5A in flight near Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, United States, 8 Mar 1942; note radar antennae under wings

P-43 Lancer fighter in flight near Esler Field, Louisiana, United States, 9 Mar 1942	Three PBY-5A Catalinas of Patrol Squadron VP-73 approaching Reykjavík, Iceland, 23 Mar 1942. Note the red and white rudder stripes that were authorized for barely four months.

Carrier Wasp in Casco Bay, Maine, United States, 25 Mar 1942; note SB2U-3 Vindicator, TBD-1 Devastator, and F4F-4 Wildcat aircraft on the flight deck	Aircraft carrier Akagi shortly after leaving Port Stirling, Celebes for the Indian Ocean, 26 Mar 1942; note B5N torpedo bombers on flight deck

Australian pilots of the No. 457 Squadron 'Grey Nurse' RAAF at RAF Station Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, Mar-May 1942	Canadian AS.10 Oxford aircraft at rest, Apr 1942

Flight deck of Akagi as seen from an aircraft that just took off from the carrier, Indian Ocean, Apr 1942; note D3A Type 99 dive bombers preparing for takeoff on the flight deck	Float variant of the Vought OS2U-2 Kingfisher in flight, location unknown, Jan-May 1942

SBD Dauntless aircraft aboard USS Yorktown, Apr 1942	Stirling bomber N6101 of No 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF, Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Apr 1942

TBD-1 Devastator and F4F-3 Wildcat aircraft parked on Enterprise's flight deck, Apr 1942	Two SBD-3 Dauntless dive bombers of Scouting Squadron 5 flying by USS Yorktown (Yorktown-class) in the Coral Sea, Apr 1942. Note F4F-3 Wildcats of Fighting Squadron 42 and red & white rudder stripes in use only 4 months