Sorry couldn't think of a better title for these guys ... Lots of stuff being loaded, unloaded, transported packed and unpacked. Just think of how many ships were sunk in the North Atlantic with cargo such as what you see in some of these photos.
Hooded P-47's and stores on the hangar deck of USS Block Island (CVE 21)
P-47’s lashed on flight deck of USS Block Island (CVE 21). Viewed from the bridge, looking aft, July 15, 1943
P-47’s lashed on flight deck of USS Block Island (CVE 21). The aircraft are on the forward end of the flight deck, July 13, 1943
Unloading P-47's at Belfast Northern Ireland
Unloading P-47's at Belfast Northern Ireland
Unloading P-47's at Belfast Northern Ireland
Unloading P-47's at Belfast Northern Ireland
At the Liverpool docks huge 60 ton cranes gently lift a 6 ton republic P-47 thunderbolt.
Workers unload a P-47 Thunderbolt from freight vessel at a British port.
Workers unload a P-47 Thunderbolt from freight vessel at a British port.
A-20's being either loaded onto or unloaded from barges
A-20's being either loaded onto or unloaded from barges
P-38 strapped down as cargo
P-38 cargo load
Unloading P-38's
P-38's ready for hauling on trailers
P-38 loaded onto a barge
Clertrac Aircraft Tug Tows P-38 Lightning at Manila Docks c 1945
P-38 being adjusted onto a hauling trailer
P-61's being loaded on Guadalcanal by the 38th Service Squadron
P-61's being loaded on Guadalcanal by the 38th Service Squadron