B-17G Fortress “Mizpah” took a direct AAA hit in the nose on mission to Budapest, 14 Jul 1944. 2 were killed instantly but the pilot held her level long enough for crew to get out & become POWBoela oil field under US A-20 aircraft attack, Ceram Island, Dutch East Indies, 14 Jul 1944British and American troops join with residents of Courseulles-sur-Mer in Bastille Day ceremonies at the town’s War Memorial. Courseulles-sur-Mer was the first town in Normandy to be liberated by the Allies.HMS Howe transiting the Suez Canal, Egypt, 14 Jul 1944, photo 1 of 2
B-17G Fortress “Mizpah” took a direct AAA hit in the nose on mission to Budapest, 14 Jul 1944. 2 were killed instantly but the pilot held her level long enough for crew to get out & become POW's. The aircraft crashed near Dunavecse, HungaryBoela oil field under US A-20 aircraft attack, Ceram Island, Dutch East Indies, 14 Jul 1944British and American troops join with residents of Courseulles-sur-Mer in Bastille Day ceremonies at the town’s War Memorial. Courseulles-sur-Mer was the first town in Normandy to be liberated by the Allies.HMS Howe transiting the Suez Canal, Egypt, 14 Jul 1944, photo 1 of 2
HMS Howe transiting the Suez Canal, Egypt, 14 Jul 1944, photo 2 of 2New Mexico firing her after 14in guns at Guam, Mariana Islands, circa 14-20 Jul 1944Newly-minted Japanese-American officers of US 442nd Regimental Combat Team, SantPre-invasion naval bombardment on Guam by USS Appalachian (left), a Farragut-class destroyer (right center), an old fast transport (APD type), and two landing craft infantry (LCI type), 14 Jul 1944; photograph taken from USS New Mexico;
HMS Howe transiting the Suez Canal, Egypt, 14 Jul 1944, photo 2 of 2New Mexico firing her after 14in guns at Guam, Mariana Islands, circa 14-20 Jul 1944Newly-minted Japanese-American officers of US 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Sant'Agata de' Goti, Benevento Province, Italy, 14 Jul 1944Pre-invasion naval bombardment on Guam by USS Appalachian (left), a Farragut-class destroyer (right center), an old fast transport (APD type), and two landing craft infantry (LCI type), 14 Jul 1944; photograph taken from USS New Mexico;
USS Ticonderoga conducting flight operations on her shakedown cruise in the Gulf of Paria between the Venezuelan mainland and the island of Trinidad, 14 Jul 1944. Note Ms 33/10A paint scheme.
USS Ticonderoga conducting flight operations on her shakedown cruise in the Gulf of Paria between the Venezuelan mainland and the island of Trinidad, 14 Jul 1944. Note Ms 33/10A paint scheme.


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