WW2 Photographs in Color | World War II Database

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Cuttlefish making a practice dive, while serving on training duty out of New London, Connecticut, United States, circa mid-1943	Cuttlefish submerging, while serving on training duty out of New London, Connecticut, United States, circa mid-1943

Cuttlefish underway, circa mid-1943, while serving on training duty out of New London, Connecticut, United States	Finnish Bf 109 G-2 on the ground, at Helsinki-Malmi Airport, Finland, Jun 1943

German and Italian flags flying at the German embassy in Rome, Italy, circa Jun 1943	Keith Park and Arthur Coningham in a MG roadster at Malta, Jun 1943

SB2C Helldiver aircraft on the flight deck of carrier Yorktown during the carrier's shakedown cruise to Trinidad, circa May-Jun 1943	An Iranian, a Chinese, and two British officers in conversation during the United Nations Day Parade, London, England, United Kingdom, 14 Jun 1943

F6F-3 Hellcat fighters in flight, 21 Jun 1943; note tricolor camouflage	Paratroops leaving an Airspeed Horsa training aircraft of No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit at Brize Norton, England, United Kingdom, 24 Jun 1943. The paratroops were taking part in a press day exercise.

Beaufighter Mk VIF aircraft of No. 272 Squadron RAF Coastal Command at Takali airfield, Malta, 27 Jun 1943	F6F-3 Hellcats being loaded aboard USS Yorktown (Essex-class) at Norfolk, Virginia, 1943.

German 2 cm FlaK 38 gun at Sicily, Italy, circa Jul 1943, photo 1 of 2	German 2 cm FlaK 38 gun at Sicily, Italy, circa Jul 1943, photo 2 of 2

Ground crew starting 357th Fighter Group commander Col. Edward S. Chickering's P-39Q the hard way - with the hand crank to get the inertia starter going. Hamilton Field, California, United States, July 1943	United States Navy ordinancemen servicing a Mark XIII torpedo at a Naval air station in the Aleutian Islands, Jun-Aug 1943

USS Washington underway off Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, mid-1943; photo taken from USS Yorktown	Many of the design features of the Essex-class can be seen here as the USS Yorktown squeezes through the locks of the Panama Canal, 11 Jul 1943. Notably, the deck-edge aircraft elevator is in the raised position.

Cruiser USS St Louis departing Tulagi Harbor, Solomon Islands, 12 Jul 1943 as seen from the USS Nicholas. The bow of fleet oiler USS Lackawanna is visible on the right.	Damaged buildings at Palermo, Sicily, Italy, circa Jul 1943, photo 1 of 2