USS West Virginia BB-48 (1944)
#otd USS West Virgina BB-48 off the Puget Sound Navy Yard, 2 July 1944. Note: This negative has been heavily retouched to eliminate all...
201st Fighter (1945)
#otd Lt. Reynaldo Perez, and Lt. Fernando Hermanez-Vega, Of Juarez, of Mexico, wait for their fellow pilots of the 201st Fighter Squadron...
351st Bomb Group (1943)
#otd The 351st Bomb Group takes over a former R.A.F. Base in England, 28 June 1943. #usaaf #wwii #351stbombgroup #aviationsafari...
Queen Mary arriving in New York City
#otd British Passenger Liner and Troopship Queen Mary arrives in New York City with thousands of U.S. troops on board, inbound from...
Hellcat Departing the deck
#otd A VF-1 "top hatter" F6f-3 fighter is launched from USS Yorktown CV-10, to intercept enemy forces during the "Marianas turkey shoot",...
6 in a day
#otd Lieutenant Junior Grade Alexander Vraciu, USNR; fighting squadron 16 "Ace", holds up six fingers to signify his "kills" during the...
Chem trails in WWII
Chem trails have been around a long time, jk. #otd Battle of The Philippine Sea, 19 June 1944. Vapor trails left by fighter planes during...
USS Houston CL-81 (1943)
#otd USS Houston CL-81 being christened, by Mrs. Claude Hamill, at Newport News, Virginia, 19 June 1943. #usshouston #cl81 #wwii...
Saipan Operations WWII
#otd Japanese twin engine plane is shot down while attacking TG52.11 escort carriers off Saipan, 18 June 1944. Seen from USS Kitkun Bay...
USS LST-340
#otd Japanese air raid on Guadalcanal, 16 June 1943. USS LST-340 burning after being hit by a Japanese bomb. LST-340 was run ashore off...
