The infant art of color photography reached new heights in World War II, when the romance and danger of naval aviation came into focus. We preview the new Naval Institute Press book—Wings of War— with this shot of a TBM Avenger launching in 1944 from the USS Yorktown (CV-10), with the USS New Orleans (CA-32) in the distance.
Ethell, Jeffrey L.-1994, 8-4 by U.S. Naval Institute