American infantry (identified by their helmets) storm Omaha beach from a Landing Craft (likely LCVP, outside chance of LCI.) shows us an iconic image from the Normandy landings. The picture is blurry and obscures some key details but my gut says Havoc. There's an outside chance that this is the strike version of the B-25 Mitchell with an armed and armored nose. You can tell by the black and white stripes. It's a D-Day or shortly after D-Day photo. An A-20 Havoc, possibly B-26 Invader (later known as the A-26) graces the fourth image in the gallery. It wasn't as rugged or well-defended, but it had a higher payload. Though less well-known than the B-17, the B-24 arguably carried more total payload over the course of the war. In the third picture there is a flight of B-24 Liberators over Germany. The battleship is almost certainly of the Iowa class, but American battleships did tend to look somewhat alike. Most likely late in the war, given the overwhelming American air presence. I thought it was a scene from D-Day but the presence of Vought F4U Corsairs in the air and the outline of a distinctly-American looking battleship all but confirms a Pacific War scenario. The third picture is more difficult to discern. The second picture is likely the Hindenburg, somewhere over Europe. The con trails suggest at least 30,000 feet. In the first picture we have a couple of B-17s flying at altitude. I'll try to identify the scenes as best I can: OK, not all of these are from World War II - some are from before.
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