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United States Navy coaling station, Tiburon, California, 1930s.German aviator Ernst Udet and British actress Lilian Harvey at an air show, Los Angeles, California, United States, 1933
United States Navy coaling station, Tiburon, California, 1930s.German aviator Ernst Udet and British actress Lilian Harvey at an air show, Los Angeles, California, United States, 1933
Captain Ira Eaker of US 34th Pursuit Squadron with a P-12 fighter, March Field, California, United States, 1934USS West Virginia entering San Francisco Bay during the 1930s
Captain Ira Eaker of US 34th Pursuit Squadron with a P-12 fighter, March Field, California, United States, 1934USS West Virginia entering San Francisco Bay during the 1930s
Flight line at Mines Field, Inglewood, California, mid-1930s. Note all five of the early hangars at Mines Field.P-26 Peashooter aircraft at rest, Glendale, California, United States, 1930s
Flight line at Mines Field, Inglewood, California, mid-1930s. Note all five of the early hangars at Mines Field.P-26 Peashooter aircraft at rest, Glendale, California, United States, 1930s
USS Lawrence in San Diego harbor, California, United States, 1935; photographed from destroyer tender USS DobbinUSS Saratoga (foreground), USS Langley (center), USS Lexington (background) and other warships off San Pedro, California, United States, 1930s
USS Lawrence in San Diego harbor, California, United States, 1935; photographed from destroyer tender USS DobbinUSS Saratoga (foreground), USS Langley (center), USS Lexington (background) and other warships off San Pedro, California, United States, 1930s
USS Marblehead underway in San Diego harbor, California, United States, 10 Jan 1935USS San Francisco at anchor, off San Pedro, California, United States, 22 Apr 1935
USS Marblehead underway in San Diego harbor, California, United States, 10 Jan 1935USS San Francisco at anchor, off San Pedro, California, United States, 22 Apr 1935
The five hangars at Mines Field, Inglewood, California, 21 Jun 1935. The runway is 3,500 feet of decomposed granite and oil.Destroyers Smith and Preston under construction at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 1 Jul 1935
The five hangars at Mines Field, Inglewood, California, 21 Jun 1935. The runway is 3,500 feet of decomposed granite and oil.Destroyers Smith and Preston under construction at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 1 Jul 1935
Leahy aboard USS West Virginia, Long Beach, California, United States, Sep 1935USS Houston off San Diego, California, United States in Oct 1935, with US President Franklin Roosevelt on board; note she was flying an admiral
Leahy aboard USS West Virginia, Long Beach, California, United States, Sep 1935USS Houston off San Diego, California, United States in Oct 1935, with US President Franklin Roosevelt on board; note she was flying an admiral's four-star flag at her foremast peak and the Presidential flag at her mainmast peak
A-17 aircraft of USAAC 7th Bombardment Group, March Field, Moreno Valley, California, United States, 1930sControl tower at Mines Field, Inglewood, California between Hangars 2 and 3, 1930s. Hangar No. 1 is beyond with flag flying from its tower. Biplanes of the Moreland Aircraft Company sit on the ramp.
A-17 aircraft of USAAC 7th Bombardment Group, March Field, Moreno Valley, California, United States, 1930sControl tower at Mines Field, Inglewood, California between Hangars 2 and 3, 1930s. Hangar No. 1 is beyond with flag flying from its tower. Biplanes of the Moreland Aircraft Company sit on the ramp.
Mines Filed, Inglewood, California in the mid-1930s. Hangars No. 1 through 5 can be seen, Hangar No. 1 is on the right. The control tower is between Hangars No. 2 and 3.The Goodyear blimp passing behind Hangar No. 1 at Mines Field, Inglewood, California, 7 Feb 1930. Hangar No. 1 was built and operated by the Curtiss-Wright Flying Service.
Mines Filed, Inglewood, California in the mid-1930s. Hangars No. 1 through 5 can be seen, Hangar No. 1 is on the right. The control tower is between Hangars No. 2 and 3.The Goodyear blimp passing behind Hangar No. 1 at Mines Field, Inglewood, California, 7 Feb 1930. Hangar No. 1 was built and operated by the Curtiss-Wright Flying Service.
Brigadier General Henry Arnold with base commander LtCol Clarence L Tinker in front of a Martin B-12 bomber, Hamilton Field, Novato (listed at the time as San Rafael), California, United States, 10 Jan 1936.Submarine Pompano and destroyer Henley under construction at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 16 Apr 1936
Brigadier General Henry Arnold with base commander LtCol Clarence L Tinker in front of a Martin B-12 bomber, Hamilton Field, Novato (listed at the time as San Rafael), California, United States, 10 Jan 1936.Submarine Pompano and destroyer Henley under construction at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, 16 Apr 1936

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US Marines lining up for physical drills on USS Cowpens' flight deck, probably in the Pacific Ocean while en route to US Territory of Hawaii, circa mid-1943; note inflatable life belts, SK radar antenna mounted on the stub mast between the stacks, and F6F, SBD, and TBM aircraft

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"With Germany arming at breakneck speed, England lost in a pacifist dream, France corrupt and torn by dissension, America remote and indifferent... do you not tremble for your children?"

Winston Churchill, 1935


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