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Element of the 62nd Fighter Squadron fly their P-47 Thunderbolts over the English countryside, Apr-Jun 1943; these fighters were based at RAF Horsham St Faith, Norfolk, England, UK.	F4U-1 Corsair, an F4F Wildcat, and two TBF-1 Avengers run up their engines prior to launch from the training aircraft carrier USS Sable on Lake Michigan, United States, mid-1943.

Finnish Bf 109 G-2 on the ground, at Helsinki-Malmi Airport, Finland, Jun 1943	Lt George Gay in the cockpit of a TBM Avenger with Torpedo Squadron 11 on Guadalcanal, Jun 1943. As Ensign Gay, he was the sole survivor of Torpedo Squadron 8 at Midway in 1942.

Marauder bomber in flight, Jun 1943	Radio Operator TSgt Robert Myllykoski of the 306th Bomb Group trying to squeeze into the ball turret of B-17 Fortress “Unbearable II” at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, mid-1943. Looking on is SSgt John Jessup.

Re.2002 Ariete aircraft of Squadron 239 of the 102th Group of the Italian Regia Aeronautica 5th Squadron, Tarquinia Airfield, Italy, Jun 1943	SB2C Helldiver aircraft on the flight deck of carrier Yorktown during the carrier's shakedown cruise to Trinidad, circa May-Jun 1943

Starboard side view of the carrier Yorktown (Essex-class) with an F6F-3 Hellcat fighter of VF-1 on the fight deck above the athwartship hangar deck catapult, June 1943.	Sugiyama arriving at an airfield, circa Jun 1943

The dedication ceremony of B-25 bomber 'Fat Cat', Dobodura Airfield, Australian Papua, mid-1943; she had been salvaged using parts of damaged bombers and would be used to transport food; photo 1 of 4	The dedication ceremony of B-25 bomber 'Fat Cat', Dobodura Airfield, Australian Papua, mid-1943; she had been salvaged using parts of damaged bombers and would be used to transport food; photo 2 of 4

The dedication ceremony of B-25 bomber 'Fat Cat', Dobodura Airfield, Australian Papua, mid-1943; she had been salvaged using parts of damaged bombers and would be used to transport food; photo 3 of 4	The dedication ceremony of B-25 bomber 'Fat Cat', Dobodura Airfield, Australian Papua, mid-1943; she had been salvaged using parts of damaged bombers and would be used to transport food; photo 4 of 4

USS Yorktown (Essex-class; CV-10) circa mid-1943, with a TBF Avenger flying over her bow	Wreck of a Me 323D Gigant aircraft, El Aouiana Airfield, Tunis, Tunisia, Jun 1943, photo 1 of 2

Wreck of a Me 323D Gigant aircraft, El Aouiana Airfield, Tunis, Tunisia, Jun 1943, photo 2 of 2	F6F-3 Hellcat of VF-1 being catapulted from the hangar deck catapult on the carrier Yorktown (Essex-class) off Trinidad, 3 Jun 1943.

On the flight deck of USS Card in front of a TBF Avenger, US Navy Rear Admiral Frank Lowry (center) is flanked by two Rear Admirals of the French Navy, C.A. Ronarc’h (left) and Jacques Missoffe, Casablanca, 4 Jun 1943.	US Navy PV-1 Ventura aircraft dropping a Mk XIII torpedo over Saratoga Passage, Washington, United States, 4 Jun 1943. Note the torpedo's wooden tail shroud.