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B-17E bomber of 72nd Bomb Squadron of US 5th Bomb Group, Midway Atoll, 1942	B-17E bomber taking off from Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, May-Jun 1942

Dauntless attempting to land on USS Ranger, Jun 1942	F2A-3 Buffalo of Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-112 at rest, May or June 1942, probably in San Diego, California, United States

Formation of B-25D Mitchell bombers of the US 3rd Attack Group, based in Australia in 1942	Hans-Joachim Marseille (on wing) with Willy Messerschmitt (right) after trying out the new “Gustav” (Bf-109G) at the Messerschmitt plant, Augsburg, Germany, early 1942

Newly arrived aviation cadets at the Naval Air Station at Corpus Christi, Texas, United States submitting to haircut inspection, circa 1942. Note OS2U Kingfisher aircraft.	SOC Seagull aircraft just launched from Augusta's catapult, Casco Bay, Maine, United States, Jun 1942

Spitfire Mark VB fighters of No. 131 Squadron RAF at Merston, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Jun 1942	Spitfire Mk. VC aircraft aboard USS Wasp, en route to Malta in the Mediterranean Sea, mid-1942; note HMS Eagle in background

TBF-1 Avenger torpedo bomber in flight, mid-1942	Training Squadron 17 lining up for their graduation photo at the Naval Air Station at Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, circa 1942. Note OS2U Kingfisher aircraft.

US Navy SNJ Texan training aircraft making a low level pass near a three-masted sailing ship, probably along the east coast of the United States, 1942	Waco CG-4A glider and C-47 Skytrains on the Big Springs Auxiliary Air Field, Big Springs, Texas, United States, 1942.

Wildcat at Naval Air Station, Anacostia, Washington DC, mid- or late-1942	Aircraft transport USS Long Island at North Island, San Diego, California, United States, 2 Jun 1942. Note F4F-4 Wildcats and SOC-3A Seagulls on the flight deck.

Japanese Navy Flight Petty Officer Tadayoshi Koga's A6M Zero fighter damaged by anti-aircraft fire over Dutch Harbor, US Territory of Alaska, 3 Jun 1942, photo 1 of 2	Japanese Navy Flight Petty Officer Tadayoshi Koga's A6M Zero fighter damaged by anti-aircraft fire over Dutch Harbor, US Territory of Alaska, 3 Jun 1942, photo 2 of 2

US Army Air Force B-17E bombers taking off from the airfield on Eastern Island, Midway Atoll, 3-4 Jun 1942	A B5N torpedo bomber approached Yorktown, 4 un 1942