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Carrier planes clash in Battle of the Coral Sea

May 8, 2012 in 1942, May 1942, carriers by Editor

USS Yorktown (CV-5) operating in the vicinity of the Coral Sea, April 1942. Photographed from a TBD-1 torpedo plane that has just taken off from her deck. Other TBD and SBD aircraft are also ready to be launched.

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Doolittle raiders bomb Japan

April 18, 2012 in 1942, April 1942, bombing, carriers by Editor

A U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell medium bomber, one of sixteen involved in the mission, takes off from the flight deck of the USS Hornet for an air raid on the Japanese Home Islands, on April 18, 1942. The attack, later known as the Doolittle Raid, inflicted limited damage, but gave a huge boost to American morale after the attacks on Pearl Harbor months earlier.

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‘Typical Examples of Performance of His Majesty’s Ships’

March 19, 2012 in 1942, March 1942, battleships, carriers, destroyers, submarines by Editor

A heavy sea breaking over the bows of the battleship HMS RENOWN.

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U.S. Navy dive bombers strike the Marshall Islands

February 1, 2012 in 1942, February 1942, carriers by Editor

A SBD-2 Dauntless dive bomber of either VB-6 or VS-6 on the carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) prepares for takeoff during the 1 February 1942 Marshall Islands Raid.

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USS Enterprise prepares for war

November 28, 2011 in 1941, November 1941, carriers by Editor

The USS Enterprise, sometime known as the 'Big E', pictured in 1939, put to sea on the 28th November, prepared for war.

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HMS Ark Royal sunk

November 13, 2011 in 1941, November 1941, carriers by Editor

The destroyer HMS Legion came alongside and took off almost 1500 men whilst a group stayed on board attempting to prevent her sinking.

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Force H departs Gibraltar with convoy

September 24, 2011 in 1941, September 1941, battleships, carriers by Editor

Loading a 16" shell on board HMS Rodney

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Torpedo attack on the Bismarck

May 26, 2011 in 1941, battleships, carriers by Editor

The Fairey Swordfish biplane in flight with torpedo

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The Indian Ocean fleet in action

February 13, 2011 in 1941, February 1941, carriers by Editor

The aircraft carrier HMS Formidable, pictured later in the war.

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Swordfish from Ark Royal attack Sardinia

February 3, 2011 in 1941, February 1941, carriers by Editor

HMS Ark Royal and one of her Swordfish aircraft, operating in the Mediterranean during 1941.

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HMS Illustrious escapes Malta for Egypt

January 24, 2011 in 1941, carriers by Editor

HMS Illustrious, beside the crane, under attack in Malta Harbour.

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HMS Illustrious bombed by the Luftwaffe

January 11, 2011 in 1941, battleships, carriers, january 1941 by Editor

HMS Illustrious under attack on the 10th January 1941. Courtesy MaritimeQuest.

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British fleet sails into the Mediterranean

August 30, 2010 in 1940, August 1940, battleships, carriers by Editor

The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal with Fairey Swordfish torpedo planes from No. 820 Squadron Fleet Air Arm.

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