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KN-20381 "Taks Force of Two Navies"

Photo #: KN-20381 "Taks Force of Two Navies"
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Title: "Taks Force of Two Navies"
Description: Taks Force of Two Navies Watercolor by Dwight Shepler, USNR, 1943, depicting U.S. and British warships in the Pentlant Firth during an operation toward the Norwegian coast, coincident with the Sicily invasion, July 1943. USS Alabama (BB-60) is in the lead, followed by HMS Illustrious and HMS King George V. Three British carrier-based fighters (two Seafires and a Martlet) are overhead. Courtesy of the U.S. Navy Art Collection, Washington, DC. Official U.S. Navy Photograph.
Catalog #: KN-20381
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