Title: USS Wasp, April, 1942 Description: The hangar deck of the carrier USS Wasp (CV-7) where 40 British Spitfires, which the carrier had taken on board in Scotland, are being moved to an elevator for launching in the relief of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea, the first U.S. carrier to enter that body of water; Date: April 22, 1942 Category: World War II Keywords: aircraft carriers, airplanes, aviation, carriers, Battle of the Mediterranean, June 10, 1940-May 2, 1945, British fighter planes, Second World War, U.S. Navy, U.S. warships, World War II, WWII Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 1200 x 982 (1.18 MPixels) (1.22) Print Size: 10.2 x 8.3 cm; 4.0 x 3.3 inches File Size: 3.38 MB (3,539,354 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000010646 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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