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German He 111 bombers of Kampfgeschwader 1 preparing for take off, France, summer 1940, photo 1 of 2	German He 111 bombers of Kampfgeschwader 1 preparing for take off, France, summer 1940, photo 2 of 2

German pilot Oberleutnant Theodor Rossiwall preparing to enter his Bf 110 fighter, western France, summer 1940	German pilots Major Johann Schalk and Oberleutnant Theodor Rossiwal speaking in front of a Bf 110 fighter, western France, summer 1940

Ro.37 Lince aircraft of the Italian 39th Obervation Squadron in France, circa mid- to late-1940	Midshipmen and sailors boarding a 50-foot motor launch from New York, during the summer 1940 US Naval Academy Midshipmen's cruise; note SOC-3 Seagull floatplanes of Observation Squadron Five onboard

XFL Airabonita prototype aircraft in flight, 16 Jul 1940, photo 1 of 2	XFL Airabonita prototype aircraft in flight, 16 Jul 1940, photo 2 of 2

Bf 109E fighters of German 51st Fighter Wing (Jagdgeschwaders 51) on the ground in France, Aug-Sep 1940	British pilot Barrie Heath of No. 611 Squadron RAF posing with his Spitfire fighter, 1940

Buffalo Mark I fighter preparing for flight, Aug 1940	German Luftwaffe Ju 88 bomber at rest at an airfield, Belgium or France, 1940

Messerschmitt Bf110 fighter of Zerstörergeschwader 76 heavy fighter squadron over the English Channel, Aug 1940. These were the first fighters with the shark’s mouth that inspired the RAF in Africa and the AVG in China.	Two DH.89A Rapide air ambulance aircraft at RAF Hendon, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom circa Aug 1940

Two DH.89A Rapide air ambulance aircraft over RAF Hendon, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom circa Aug 1940	XFL Airabonita aircraft (US Navy Bureau No. 1588) at rest, mid-1940

Wreckage of a downed Do 17 aircraft (Oberleutnant Rudolf Lamberty) north of RAF Biggin Hill, Leaves Green, Kent, England, United Kingdom, 18 Aug 1940	TBD-1 Devastator aircraft of Torpedo Squadron 3 with McClelland Barclay experimental camouflage design number 7, Naval Air Station, North Island, California, United States, 22 Aug 1940, photo 1 of 3

TBD-1 Devastator aircraft of Torpedo Squadron 3 with McClelland Barclay experimental camouflage design number 7, Naval Air Station, North Island, California, United States, 22 Aug 1940, photo 2 of 3	TBD-1 Devastator aircraft of Torpedo Squadron 3 with McClelland Barclay experimental camouflage design number 7, Naval Air Station, North Island, California, United States, 22 Aug 1940, photo 3 of 3