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Aerial view straight down on Mines Field, Inglewood, California, 27 Aug, 1940. New runways are under construction, five hangars line the ramp, and the North American Aviation aircraft factory is in the lower right.	View from the control tower at Mines Field, Inglewood, California showing Hangar No. 1 and the North American Aviation aircraft factory beyond, 27 Aug 1940. Photo 1 of 2.

View from the control tower at Mines Field, Inglewood, California showing Hangar No. 1 and the North American Aviation aircraft factory beyond, 27 Aug 1940. Photo 2 of 2.	O'Brien's historical data plaque, photo taken at Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, United States, 3 Sep 1940

Installation of the No. 3 turret of battleship North Carolina, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 7 Sep 1940, photo 1 of 2	Installation of the No. 3 turret of battleship North Carolina, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 7 Sep 1940, photo 2 of 2

The first aircraft, an N3N-3 Canary, to have landed at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 7 Sep 1940	Bantam design team posing with their prototype BRC 60 “Number 1” scout car before submitting it to the Army for consideration, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States, 21 Sep 1940.

Submarine Gar under construction, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 28 Sep 1940, photo 1 of 2; topside stern view looking forward	Submarine Gar under construction, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 28 Sep 1940, photo 2 of 2; topside bow view looking aft

Battleship Iowa under construction, New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 30 Sep 1940, photo 1 of 2	Battleship Iowa under construction, New York Navy Yard, New York, United States, 30 Sep 1940, photo 2 of 2

Secondary training aircraft at Naval Air Station at Corpus Christi, Texas, 1940. Foreground: Vultee SNV-1 Valiant; Background: Beech SNB-1 Kansan and two North American Texans, one Navy SNJ and one Army AT-6	Retired Admiral Harry Yarnell (left), Admiral Harry Stark (center left), Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox (center right), and Admiral James Richardson (right) in Knox's office, Main Navy Building, Washington DC, United States, 10 Oct 1940

Aerial view of the White House, Washington DC, United States, 23 Oct 1940.	Bantam BRC 60 prototype being tested in the mud at Fort Holabird, Maryland, United States, late 1940.

Launching of submarine Gar, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 7 Nov 1940	Submarine Gar decorated for launching, showing her bow section, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 7 Nov 1940

Submarine Gar in her cradle on launch day, showing her stern section, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 7 Nov 1940	Installation of a gun of No. 2 turret of battleship North Carolina, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 9 Nov 1940, photo 1 of 2