Part of PICRYL.com. Not developed or endorsed by the Library of Congress
U.S. Navy warplanes, tightly packed on this aircraft escort's deck, played a major role in protecting the armada to Africa, units of which may be seen scattered across the horizon. The five planes in the foreground are SBDs Douglas Scout bombers, while one at the tip is an F4F4 Grumman fighter

Similar

U.S. Navy warplanes, tightly packed on this aircraft escort's deck, played a major role in protecting the armada to Africa, units of which may be seen scattered across the horizon. The five planes in the foreground are SBDs Douglas Scout bombers, while one at the tip is an F4F4 Grumman fighter

description

Summary

Picryl description: Public domain image of a bomber aircraft, military aviation, air forces, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

date_range

Date

01/01/1942
place

Location

atlantic ocean
create

Source

Library of Congress
copyright

Copyright info

No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

Explore more

atlantic ocean
atlantic ocean