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American soldiers fighting in the jungles of Leyte, Philippine Islands, late 1944	B-17G Fortress of the 96th Bombardment Squadron flying from Italy at the moment of bomb release, 1944-45.

B-24 Liberator of the 464th Bomb Group bracketed by flak bursts from German anti-aircraft guns, Nov 1944.	B-24H Liberator “Appassionata” (s/n 42-50437) of the 489th Bomb Group at Halesworth, England, United Kingdom, late 1944.

B-24H Liberator “Happy Warrior” (s/n 42-94860) of the 489th Bomb Group at Halesworth, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, late summer 1944.	B-24J Liberator aircraft 'Rage in Heaven', Lead Assembly Ship of 491st Bomber Group, US 852nd Bomber Squadron, based out of RAF Pickenham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Aug 1944-Jan 1945

B-29 Superfortress “Tokyo Local” 882nd Bomb Squadron taking off from Isley Field, Saipan, Sep-Nov1944.	BP20 or Ba 349 Natter rocket interceptor at rest, circa late 1944; seen in bulletin 'Guided Missiles-The Weapon of the Future' published by US War Department in Apr 1946

C-0101 transport aircraft at rest, probably in Chongqing, China, date unknown	Carrier pigeon trainer WAVES Specialist 3rd Class Sidney Cazort, Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, California, United States, circa 1944-1945

Composite reconnaissance photo of the shoreline at the base of Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima taken through the periscope of USS Spearfish, late Nov 1944.	Cruiser Sakawa prior to commissioning, Sasebo, Japan, Nov 1944

Destroyer escort USS Tabberer in her Measure 31, Design 22D paint scheme in late 1944, probably Hawaii.	F4U Corsair ‘Luscious Lil-Nan’ of Marine Squadron VMA-21 at Orote Field, Guam, Marianas with ground crews taking advantage of a slow moment, 1944.

F4U-1 Corsair of Marine Squadron VMF-114 set for take-off from Peleliu, late 1944. Note C-46 Commando.	FM-2 Wildcat in flight, 1943-45. The FM-2 variant is easily recognizable by the slightly taller tail.

Frances Wills and Harriet Ida Pickens being sworn in as WAVES apprentice seamen by Lieutenant Rosamond D. Selle, New York City, New York, United States, Nov 1944	General Paul Mueller welcoming Admiral William Halsey to Angaur, Palau Islands, Nov 1944

German Focke-Wulf Fw-190 after belly-landing at the American Orconte Airfield in France, Nov 1944. This plane was flown by USAAF Lieutenant Bruce Carr who made his escape by stealing it from a German airfield in Czechoslovakia.	German paratroopers with Panzerfaust, Panzerschreck, and MP 40 submachine guns, Bretagne, France, Nov 1944; note destroyed US Sherman M4A3 tank