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  1. Half Track

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    Yes, I understand that the deal to make a museum ship out of her in New England fell through a long time ago.
     
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    I wasn't talking about maintenance.
     
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    Yes, the deal fell through for the bearthing space in summer 2018.
     
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    "P-40N Warhawks in flight."
     
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    "Gloster Trent Meteor, the Meteor was not only the 1st British jet fighter to enter service but also the 1st to fly with turboprops in September 20th 1945. The so called Gloster Trent Meteor was only intended for research purposes tough."
     
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    "28 February 1941. A Vickers Wellesley Mk I medium bomber of No. 47 Squadron RAF based at Agordat, Eritrea. (800 x 582)"
     
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    "[Album] HMS Liverpool after being torpedoed by an Italian S.79 torpedo-bomber, 14 June 1942; it was the second time that the cruiser had been torpedoed by an Italian aircraft."
     
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    "An LVT-4 carrying Army soldiers advances under the cover of fire from the nearby battleship USS Tennessee (BB-43) as they approach the beaches of Okinawa, April 1, 1945."
     
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    "[OC] USS Montana, in port, circa 2021 [2560x1440]"

    While we were building battleships Montana was the only state to never have an operational battleship named after it.
     
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    "PFC Joseph E. Day of Belmont County, Ohio holding his new buddy nicknamed “Invasion” in a German helmet, July 14, 1944."
     
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    No comment.
     
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    "HMS Nigeria off the coast of Norway. Barracudas from the HMS Furious circle overhead. [1070 x 817]"
     
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    "USS Indiana and USS Massachusetts July of 1945 . Picture taken from the USS South Dakota."
     
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    "[1200x570] French battleship Richelieu being escorted by a Le Fantasque class destroyer, 1945."
     
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    Really a good old but very clear photo. And an awesome one at that! I have a book on just Okinawa with that photo on the cover.
     
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    One commenter determined that the LVT and TENNESEE were the same apparent length. The BB was over two miles from the landing craft.
     
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    "An original color photograph of the battleship Bismarck during her sea trials. September 29th, 1940."
     
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    "WWII. New Guinea Campaign. 22 June 1944. Corporal Arthur 'Slim' Bennett MM of the 35th Battalion (Australia) armed with the trusty Bren gun. (499 x 654)"
     
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