Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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Submarine Dorado fitting out at Groton, Connecticut, United States, Aug 1943	Torpedo room of USS Cero while the submarine was at the base at New London, Connecticut, United States, Aug 1943

Two female workers in the nose section of a PV-1 aircraft, Lockheed factory, Burbank, California, United States, Aug 1943	US M1 mortar team, Sicily, Italy, mid-1943

US Navy pilots of Fighting Squadron 6 display the Royal Navy Ensign and the crest of HMS Victorious during their service aboard the British carrier when she was on loan to the US Fleet, 1943.	US Under Secretary of War Robert Patterson congratulated African-American Col. Chauncey M. Hooper after an inspection, US Territory of Hawaii, Aug 1943; also: Lt Gen Robert Richardson, Col Harry Reube

US VIPs touring 14th Air Force bases in China, Aug 1943. Note the C-87A aircraft, the transport variant of the B-24 Liberator. See Comment below.	USS Alabama at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, United States, circa Aug 1943

USS Alabama off Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia, United States, circa Aug 1943	USS Cero at Groton, Connecticut, United States, circa Jul-Aug 1943

View of conning tower and deck gun of USS Cero, Groton, Connecticut, United States, Jul-Aug 1943	Worker scraping a plaster cast for plexiglass for PV-1 turrets, Lockheed factory, Burbank, California, United States, Aug 1943

Workers checking a newly completed PV-1 aircraft, Lockheed factory, Burbank, California, United States, Aug 1943	2nd wave of B-24 Liberators approach the Ploesti oil refineries, Ploesti Romania, Aug 1 1943. 14 B-24s can be seen in this image.

B-24 Liberator during low level attack of the Ploesti oil refineries, Ploesti Romania, Aug 1 1943.	B-24D Liberator “The Sandman” of the 345th Bomb Squadron over the burning Astra Romania oil refinery in Ploesti, Romania during Operation Tidal Wave, Aug 1 1943.

Col Leon W Johnson points to scoreboard of B-24 Liberator “Victory Ship” as LGen Jacob L Devers and LGen Ira C Eaker look on, RAF Shipdham, Norfolk, England, UK, Nov 22 1943. The horizontal bomb represents the low level attack on Ploesti, Aug 1 1943	Smoke rises from the Astra Romana refinery in Ploesti Romania following low level bombing attack by B-24 Liberators, Aug 1 1943.

USS Hoel in San Francisco Bay, California, United States, 3 Aug 1943. Note the depth charge racks on the stern as well as depth charge launchers along the rail abreast the No. 3 and No. 4 gun turrets.	Aerial view of USS New Jersey, 4 Aug 1943; photo taken by Utility Squadron Four, US Navy Aircraft Atlantic Fleet