5,127 items in this album on 257 pages.
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| USS Gwin and USS Nashville underway, escorting the Doolittle Raiders, Apr 1942 | Nose art of B-25B Mitchell bomber 'Hari Carrier' as she sat on the flight deck of the carrier Hornet days before embarking on the Doolittle Raid, Apr 1942, photo 1 of 2 |
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| Nose art of B-25B Mitchell bomber 'Hari Carrier' as she sat on the flight deck of the carrier Hornet days before embarking on the Doolittle Raid, Apr 1942, photo 2 of 2 | Two Wildcats in flight near Naval Air Station, Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii, 10 Apr 1942 |
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| Wildcat of VF-6 testing out machine guns aboard USS Enterprise, 10 Apr 1942 | B-25B Mitchell bombers in transit aboard USS Hornet, Pacific Ocean, 13 Apr 1942 |
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| Spitfire Mk. Vc-Tropical variant from No. 603 Squadron RAF being hauled aboard USS Wasp (Wasp-class) by a crane, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 13 Apr 1942, photo 1 of 3 | Spitfire Mk. Vc-Tropical variant from No. 603 Squadron RAF being hauled aboard USS Wasp (Wasp-class) by a crane, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 13 Apr 1942, photo 2 of 3 |
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| Spitfire Mk. Vc-Tropical variant from No. 603 Squadron RAF being hauled aboard USS Wasp (Wasp-class) by a crane, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 13 Apr 1942, photo 3 of 3 | Aerial view of USS North Carolina, off the US east coast, 17 Apr 1942, photo 2 of 3 |
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| Armorers preparing the Doolittle Raid bombers aboard USS Hornet, 18 Apr 1942, photo 1 of 3 | B-25 Mitchell bomber in flight over USS Hornet en route to Japan, 18 Apr 1942 |
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| B-25B flew over USS Hornet, 18 Apr 1942 | B-25B Mitchell bomber taking off from USS Hornet to raid Japan, Pacific Ocean, 18 Apr 1942 |
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| Captain Marc Mitscher speaking with Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle aboard USS Hornet, 18 Apr 1942, photo 3 of 3 | Hornet launching Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942, photo 1 of 10 |
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| Hornet launching Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942, photo 10 of 10 | Hornet launching Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942, photo 2 of 10 |
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| Hornet launching Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942, photo 3 of 10 | Hornet launching Doolittle raiders, 18 Apr 1942, photo 4 of 10 |
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