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| F4U-1A Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-223 at Green Island (now Nissan Island), 1944. Note the R4D Skytrain with nose art, rare on Navy or Marine aircraft. | F4U-1A Corsairs of Marine Squadron VMF-224 in flight, 1944 |
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| F6F-5 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron VF-11, the Sundowners, preparing for take off from the USS Hornet (Essex-class), 1944. | F6F-5 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron VF-11, the ‘Sundowners,’ following a very hard landing on the USS Hornet (Essex-class), 1944. |
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| F6F-5 Hellcats being prepared for take-off aboard the carrier Franklin off Luzon, Philippine Islands, Oct 1944. Note SB2C Helldivers spotted aft. | F6F-5 Hellcats of Air Group 11, the “Sundowners,” warm up on the deck of USS Hornet (Essex-class) in the Philippine Sea, late 1944 |
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| Finnish soldiers with German-made Panzerschreck weapon, Finland, Oct 1944 | George Patton speaking to Ordnance Sergeant Maurice Baker, Oct 1944 |
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| German and Hungarian soldiers on a Tiger II tank, Budapest, Hungary, Oct 1944 | German Bf 109 fighters in flight, circa late 1944, photo 1 of 2 |
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| German Bf 109 fighters in flight, circa late 1944, photo 2 of 2 | German Großdeutschland Division troops on a road at Memel, East Prussia, Germany, Oct 1944; note Panzerfäuste, Kar98k rifles, and grenades |
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| German Großdeutschland Division troops with Panzerfaust at Memel, East Prussia, Germany, late 1944; note grenades in belts | German SS troops in a barracks in Budapest, Hungary, Oct 1944; note Panzerfaust and other weapons |
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| German Tiger II heavy tank in Budapest, Hungary, Oct 1944, photo 1 of 3 | German Tiger II heavy tank in Budapest, Hungary, Oct 1944, photo 2 of 3 |
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| German Tiger II heavy tank in Budapest, Hungary, Oct 1944, photo 3 of 3 | German troops and Tiger II heavy tank on a Budapest street, Hungary, Oct 1944, photo 1 of 2 |
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| German Volkssturm personnel practicing with a Panzerschreck weapon against an obsolete German Grosstraktor experimental tank, Germany, Oct 1944 | Groundcrew members tending to B-17F Fortress "Berlin Sleeper II" of the 342nd Bomb Squadron at Polebrook Air Base, late 1944. Note small gas powered generator charging up the batteries. |
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