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A U.S. B-52 drops a load of 750-pound bombs over a Vietnam coastal area during the Vietnam War, Nov. 5, 1965.

'Fighting Cocks Squadron': Pilots of No. 43 Squadron RAF sitting round the stove at readiness in their dispersal hut, at the RAF station just north of the village of Drem in East Lothian, Scotland 25 April 1941. Seated left is 'Joe' Pipa (name on chalkboard) and 3rd from right is Sgt Richardson. Other names on the board are Frank Carey and Ray Harries.

Pilots of the Douglas SBD Dauntless routinely flew with their canopies open for improved visibility, cockpit cooling in hot Pacific climates, and to prevent their telescopic bombsights from fogging. It also provided an easier bail-out route if their carrier-based aircraft had to