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Aoba undergoing aircraft catapult trials, 25 Dec 1938	Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins, Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 11-14 Sep 1938

1939 sketch of plans for the OS2U-1 Kingfisher	A flight of Swordfish I aircraft of No. 820 Squadron Fleet Air Arm flying over carrier Ark Royal, 1939

A group of Ki-32 aircraft at rest, circa 1930s	A group of Ki-32 aircraft in flight, circa 1930s

A group of Ki-32 aircraft in flight, circa 1930s	A group of Ki-32 aircraft in flight, circa 1930s

A group of Ki-32 aircraft in flight, circa 1930s	A-17 aircraft of USAAC 74th Attack Squadron in flight over Panama Canal Zone, 1939

A-17 aircraft of USAAC 74th Attack Squadron, Panama Canal Zone, 1939	A5M fighter of carrier Akagi in flight, 1938-1939

Aerial view of HMS Exeter, Panama Canal Zone, circa 1939	Aerial view of the Nordwerft (North Yard) area of the Kriegsmarinewerft shipyard, Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 1939; note the two new locks, the general outline of the construction basin, one of the three dry docks, and eventually two floating dry docks

American submarines USS Shark, USS Permit, USS Perch, USS Porpoise, USS Tarpon, and USS Pike at San Diego, California, United States, circa 1939, photo 1 of 2	American submarines USS Shark, USS Permit, USS Perch, USS Porpoise, USS Tarpon, and USS Pike at San Diego, California, United States, circa 1939, photo 2 of 2

Ark Royal soon after completion, circa late-1938 or early-1939	Arming a Battle light bomber, circa 1930s

Asagumo as seen in US Division of Naval Inteligence's A503 FM30-50 booklet for identifying ships, circa late 1930s	Australian destroyer Stuart in harbor, circa 1930s or 1940s