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2 Jul 1944 photo of the wreckage left on Sword Beach following the D-Day landings in Normandy, France; in this case, a P-47 Thunderbolt that was shot down 10 Jun 1944 on a mission to Cherbourg, France. Photo 1 of 2. | 2 Jul 1944 photo of the wreckage left on Sword Beach following the D-Day landings in Normandy, France; in this case, a P-47 Thunderbolt that was shot down 10 Jun 1944 on a mission to Cherbourg, France. Photo 2 of 2. | B5N torpedo bomber descending into the sea after being damaged in combat off Truk, Caroline Islands, 2 Jul 1944; note rear gunner standing up from open canopy | Fires and explosions on Iwo Jima's Airfield #1, resulting from a bombardment delivered by heavy cruisers of Cruiser Division Ten, 2 Jul 1944 |
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H8K flying boat in the midst of being shot down by the US Navy PB4Y-1 Liberator aircraft of Patrol Squadron VP-115 from which this photograph was taken, 2 Jul 1944. Photo 1 of 2. | H8K flying boat in the midst of being shot down by the US Navy PB4Y-1 Liberator aircraft of Patrol Squadron VP-115 from which this photograph was taken, 2 Jul 1944. Photo 2 of 2. | Launching ceremony of submarine Bugara, Groton, Connecticut, United States, 2 Jul 1944 | Submarine Springer under construction, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 2 Jul 1944 |
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Two British minesweepers detonated German mines in Cherbourg's Grande Rade, just before the entry of supply ships, 2 Jul 1944; note Fort l'Ouest in the background | US Marines pushing a 37mm gun into position, Garapan, Saipan, Mariana Islands, 2 Jul 1944 | USS West Virginia in Camouflage Measure 32, Design 7D near Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, United States, 2 Jul 1944 | |