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B-17G Fortress 'Miss Donna Mae II' drifted under another bomber on a bomb run over Berlin, 19 May 1944. A 1,000 lb bomb from above tore off the left stabilizer and sent the plane into an uncontrollable spin. All 11 were killed. Photo 3 of 4	B-17G Fortress 'Miss Donna Mae II' drifted under another bomber on a bomb run over Berlin, 19 May 1944. A 1,000 lb bomb from above tore off the left stabilizer and sent the plane into an uncontrollable spin. All 11 were killed. Photo 4 of 4

Heavy cruiser USS Chester in San Francisco Bay, California off Hunters Point Naval Shipyard after receiving new paint scheme Measure 32 Design 9D, 20 May 1944. Note OS2U Kingfisher aircraft on midship catapults	Troops of 325th Glider Infantry of US 82nd Airborne Division in a Horsa glider, training or preparing for Normandy, France invasion, England, United Kingdom, May-Jun 1944

UK Royal Air Force Stirling bombers, acting as glider tugs, lining at the runway at Tarrant Rushton, England, United Kingdom, May-Jun 1944; note invasion strips	B-24D Liberator bomber 'First Sergeant' burning prior to take-off at RAF Horsham St. Faiths, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom after accidental discharge of box of flares by a flare gun, 27 May 1944

Page 1 of report describing how B-24D Liberator aircraft 'First Sergeant' burned at RAF Horsham St. Faiths, Norfolk, England after a flare gun accidentally set off flares, 27 May 1944	Page 2 of report describing how B-24D Liberator aircraft 'First Sergeant' burned at RAF Horsham St. Faiths, Norfolk, England after a flare gun accidentally set off flares, 27 May 1944

Bow on view of USS Hornet (Essex-class) at anchor in Berth X-14, Majuro Lagoon, Marshall Islands, 29 May 1944. Note F6F Hellcat fighters spotted on the flight deck.	Horsa gliders line up in preparation for invasion, England, United Kingdom, May-Jun 1944

A formation of Ju-87 Stuka bombers near Kandalaksha in northern Russia, Jun 1944.	A formation of P-38 Lightning aircraft of the 20th Fighter Group over France, Jun 1944

A Jeep full of US 101st Airborne paratroopers at a Normandy check-point, Jun 1944. Note Horsa gliders in the background and a box of full M1 Garand ammunition clips in the immediate foreground behind the MP’s leg.	A P-47D Thunderbolt of the 318th Fighter Group is loaded into an Escort Carrier hangar bay by way of the aircraft elevator, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 1944. The Fighter Group was on its way to Saipan, Marianas.

An A-20B Havoc being refueled from fuel drums from a G-506 truck, circa 1944, probably in Italy.	B-17G Fortresses of the 96th Bomb Squadron are joined by a damaged P-38J Lightning fighter on the return from a mission, before 10 Jun 1944. Note feathered engine on the P-38 with oil stains covering the engine cowling

B-24 Liberators of the 27th and 38th Bombardment Squadrons, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, June 1944.	B-26 Marauder departing from a bomb strike on Auderville, France, Jun-Jul, 1944

British troops loading 6-pdr anti-tank gun aboard Horsa Mk I glider through side door, England, United Kingdom, Jun 1944; note gun's legs were modified to fit in glider	Captain Edwards of the 47th Bomb Group prepares to fly his final mission in his A-20B Havoc, “Camille C,” 1944, Italy. Note the plane’s markings for 65 bombing missions.