Allied supply dumps on fire, Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 15 Jul 1942Commissioning ceremony of USS Sunfish, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 15 Jul 1942; note submarine Tunny alongsideThe USS Enterprise conducted flight training when steaming from Hawaii to Tonga on 15 Jul 1942. Here an F4F-4 Wildcat fighter crashed into the sea when approaching the carrier for a landing; pilot rescued.US tanker Pennsylvania Sun burning after being torpedoed by German submarine U-571 in the Gulf of Mexico, 15 Jul 1942
Allied supply dumps on fire, Mersa Matruh, Egypt, 15 Jul 1942Commissioning ceremony of USS Sunfish, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 15 Jul 1942; note submarine Tunny alongsideThe USS Enterprise conducted flight training when steaming from Hawaii to Tonga on 15 Jul 1942. Here an F4F-4 Wildcat fighter crashed into the sea when approaching the carrier for a landing; pilot rescued.US tanker Pennsylvania Sun burning after being torpedoed by German submarine U-571 in the Gulf of Mexico, 15 Jul 1942


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