Black and White Photographs Colorized by WW2DB

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San Jacinto sliding down the building ways at Camden, New Jersey, United States after she was christened by Mrs. Jesse H. Jones, 26 Sep 1943	Supply ship SS Nira Luckenbach, submarine tenders Bushnell and Sperry, and submarines Sunfish, Haddock, Tarpon, Seahorse, and Swordfish at the submarine base piers on Sand Island, Midway Atoll, 29 Sep 1943.

A-36A Mustang aircraft 'Midnite' of 525th Fighter Squadron, US 86th Fighter-Bomber Group, Catania, Sicily, Italy, fall 1943; note remnants of Operation Torch yellow band around the National Insignia	Aerial view of a US Navy K-class airship of Airship Patrol Squadron ZP-33 at NAS Tillamook, Oregon, United States, 1943-44.

Aerial view of four US Navy K-class airships of Airship Patrol Squadron ZP-33 at NAS Tillamook, Oregon, United States, 1943-44.	Aerial view of Richelieu just after a refit, off New York City, New York, United States, Sep-Oct 1943, photo 1 of 4

Aerial view of Richelieu just after a refit, off New York City, New York, United States, Sep-Oct 1943, photo 2 of 4	Aerial view of Richelieu just after a refit, off New York City, New York, United States, Sep-Oct 1943, photo 3 of 4

Aerial view of Richelieu just after a refit, off New York City, New York, United States, Sep-Oct 1943, photo 4 of 4	African-American sailors loading munitions aboard ships at Port Chicago, California, United States, 1943-44.

B-24 Liberator bomber raiding the Japanese airfields at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in preparation of the American invasion, Oct 1943	Boomerang fighters in production, Australia, 1943

Bow view of USS Gunnel off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, Oct 1943	Captain J.J. Clark and Rear Admiral Arthur Radford on the bridge of the USS Yorktown (Essex-class), Oct 1943.

Commanding officer's cabin aboard USS Tang, circa Oct 1943	Crews servicing a North American A-36A Mustang aircraft of US 86th BFG, late 1943; note the chin-mounted guns and the bombing mission markings on the cowl

Ensign Mary McLean gave her hat to another WAVES officer as she boarded a training aircraft for an orientation flight, Naval Air Station, Squantum, Massachusetts, United States, Oct 1943	Flight deck crews of USS Saratoga spotting SBD-5 Dauntless dive bombers of VB-12 squadron, Oct 1943

Flood lights illuminate a US Navy K-class airship of Airship Patrol Squadron ZP-33 during night operations at NAS Tillamook, Oregon, United States, 1943-44.	FM-2 Wildcat conducting a test flight, late 1943