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Wu Chien-Shiung with friend Margaret Lewis, Berkeley, California, United States, date unknownAn early, highly polished P-38 Lightning rolls out of the Lockheed hangar in Burbank, California, United StatesSubmarine USS Swordfish shortly after launching at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Apr 1939United States submarine Swordfish on the ways at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on the day of her launching, 1 Apr 1939
Wu Chien-Shiung with friend Margaret Lewis, Berkeley, California, United States, date unknownAn early, highly polished P-38 Lightning rolls out of the Lockheed hangar in Burbank, California, United StatesSubmarine USS Swordfish shortly after launching at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 1 Apr 1939United States submarine Swordfish on the ways at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on the day of her launching, 1 Apr 1939
Destroyer USS Ward off Mare Island, California, Sep 1939. Two years later, this ship would go on to fire the United States’ first shot of the Pacific War.M7 self-propelled artillery vehicle being tested for desert warfare near Iron Mountain, California, United States, circa 1940; the men were Corporal Downing (left, manning machine gun), Corporal L. Roberts (center, manning howitzer), and Lieutenant M. Hutchison (right); photo 1 of 2M7 self-propelled artillery vehicle being tested for desert warfare near Iron Mountain, California, United States, circa 1940; the men were Corporal Downing (left, manning machine gun), Corporal L. Roberts (center, manning howitzer), and Lieutenant M. Hutchison (right); photo 2 of 2Officers and crew of USS Louisville, San Pedro, California, United States, 23 Mar 1940
Destroyer USS Ward off Mare Island, California, Sep 1939. Two years later, this ship would go on to fire the United States’ first shot of the Pacific War.M7 self-propelled artillery vehicle being tested for desert warfare near Iron Mountain, California, United States, circa 1940; the men were Corporal Downing (left, manning machine gun), Corporal L. Roberts (center, manning howitzer), and Lieutenant M. Hutchison (right); photo 1 of 2M7 self-propelled artillery vehicle being tested for desert warfare near Iron Mountain, California, United States, circa 1940; the men were Corporal Downing (left, manning machine gun), Corporal L. Roberts (center, manning howitzer), and Lieutenant M. Hutchison (right); photo 2 of 2Officers and crew of USS Louisville, San Pedro, California, United States, 23 Mar 1940
Yorktown (Yorktown-class) at Naval Air Station, San Diego, California, United States, Jun 1940; note presence of TBD-1, BT-1, SBC-3, F3F-2, F3F-3, SB2U, JRF, J2F and JRS-1 aircraft models. Photo 2 of 2.B-17B Flying Fortress bombers at March Field, California, United States, early 1941.US Navy R3D transport in Oakland, California but assigned to Anacostia Naval Air Station in Washington DC, 1941N-3PB aircraft of Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service in flight over Lake Elsinore, California, United States, early 1941
Yorktown (Yorktown-class) at Naval Air Station, San Diego, California, United States, Jun 1940; note presence of TBD-1, BT-1, SBC-3, F3F-2, F3F-3, SB2U, JRF, J2F and JRS-1 aircraft models. Photo 2 of 2.B-17B Flying Fortress bombers at March Field, California, United States, early 1941.US Navy R3D transport in Oakland, California but assigned to Anacostia Naval Air Station in Washington DC, 1941N-3PB aircraft of Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service in flight over Lake Elsinore, California, United States, early 1941
Boeing B-17C Fortress at Hamilton Field, Novato (listed at the time as San Rafael), California, United States, circa 1941.Cranes hoisting floats for submarine nets at the United States Tiburon Naval Net Depot, Tiburon, California, United States, Apr 1941.Net laying ship USS Aloe alongside the Tiburon Naval Net Depot, Tiburon, California, United States, Apr 1941.Tiburon Naval Net Depot, Tiburon, California, United States, Apr 1941.
Boeing B-17C Fortress at Hamilton Field, Novato (listed at the time as San Rafael), California, United States, circa 1941.Cranes hoisting floats for submarine nets at the United States Tiburon Naval Net Depot, Tiburon, California, United States, Apr 1941.Net laying ship USS Aloe alongside the Tiburon Naval Net Depot, Tiburon, California, United States, Apr 1941.Tiburon Naval Net Depot, Tiburon, California, United States, Apr 1941.
United States Navy sailors climbing on floats for submarine nets, Tiburon Naval Net Depot, Tiburon, California, United States, Apr 1941. Each float was 8 feet across, 14 feet, 8 inches long, and weighed 8,700 pounds.United States Navy sailors constructing submarine netting from steel cables, Tiburon Naval Net Depot, Tiburon, California, United States, Apr 1941.United States Navy sailors gathering partially completed submarine netting made from steel cables, Tiburon Naval Net Depot, Tiburon, California, United States, Apr 1941.Ventura aircraft being built for the British Royal Air Force, Vega Aircraft Corporation plant, Burbank, California, United States, Jun 1941
United States Navy sailors climbing on floats for submarine nets, Tiburon Naval Net Depot, Tiburon, California, United States, Apr 1941. Each float was 8 feet across, 14 feet, 8 inches long, and weighed 8,700 pounds.United States Navy sailors constructing submarine netting from steel cables, Tiburon Naval Net Depot, Tiburon, California, United States, Apr 1941.United States Navy sailors gathering partially completed submarine netting made from steel cables, Tiburon Naval Net Depot, Tiburon, California, United States, Apr 1941.Ventura aircraft being built for the British Royal Air Force, Vega Aircraft Corporation plant, Burbank, California, United States, Jun 1941

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