Arctic guardian - USS Washington by Anthony Saunders (AP) SQN122 The team of Edward Heinemann

The team of Edward Heinemann and Jack Northrop worked on the initial design of what would become the A-20 Havoc

February 1944

The fortunate balloon observer has managed to take to his parachute to escape this time

but now the gun crews awaited the moment when her double-shotted cannon

Arctic guardian - USS Washington by Anthony Saunders (AP) SQN122 The team of Edward HeinemannDHM1265AP. Arctic guardian USS Washington by Anthony Saunders. In the spring of 1942, USS Washington was the first of Americas fast battleship fleet to participate in combat operations when she was briefly assigned to the Royal Navy. On 28th June 1942, together with HMS Duke of York, HMS Victorious and an accompanying cruiser and destroyer force, she formed part of the distant covering force to convoy PQ17, bound for Russia. In the Pacific later that