The story
The U.S. Navy battleship USS Washington (BB-56) at anchor at Scapa Flow, Scotland (UK), as seen from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-7), 4 April 1942. Note the barrage balloons overhead.
Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation via wikipedia
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
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