Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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Two US Navy J2F Duck aircraft in flight over Oahu, US Territory of Hawaii, early 1940s	Typical example of Type Y officer’s quarters at Fort Kamehameha at the entrance to Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, circa 1940.

UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill donning a helmet during an air raid warning, London, England, United Kingdom, 1940	United States Navy recognition photo of the Kawanishi H6K flying boat, code named “Mavis” by the Allies, circa 1940. Photo 1 of 2.

United States Navy recognition photo of the Kawanishi H6K flying boat, code named “Mavis” by the Allies, circa 1940. Photo 2 of 2.	US O-49 Vigilant aircraft, 1940

USS Helena, circa 1940	Wheeled version of an OS2U-2 Kingfisher being prepared for test flights at the Vought factory in Stratford, Connecticut, United States, 1940.

YO-51 Dragonfly prototype aircraft at rest, 1940	YO-51 Dragonfly prototype aircraft on the ground, 1940

YO-51 Dragonfly prototype aircraft preparing for takeoff, 1940	YO-51 Dragonfly prototype aircraft taking off, 1940, photo 1 of 2

YO-51 Dragonfly prototype aircraft taking off, 1940, photo 2 of 2	Yukikaze underway off Sasebo, Japan, Jan 1940

Oiler Patoka off the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, United States, 16 Jan 1940; note SOC floatplane amidships, with its wings folded	US Navy NAS Jacksonville (Florida, United States) commanding officer's J2F-3 Duck aircraft, 16 Jan 1940

Finnish troops inspecting destroyed Soviet vehicles, Finland, 17 Jan 1940	Battleship Schlesien in the western Baltic Sea, late Jan 1940

Frozen dead Russian soldier in Finland, 31 Jan 1940	J2F-3 Duck aircraft at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 1940