To find the Japanese fleet, PBY Catalinas from Midway Island were used for that mission. During this mission, Strawberry 5 flew in the clouds at an altitude of 14,000 feet to remain hidden from the Japanese Air Attack force in the picture.

What type of clouds are they if another characteristic is it signals the development of thunderstorms later in the afternoon?

While flying to the carrier Enterprise, you notice lighting in the distance as shown below in the picture. You and your tail gunner notice the lightning is coming from a dense, towering vertical cloud, which he told you has powerful upward air currents. What type of cloud is generating the lightning?

During the debriefing, one item that you discussed was the weather around the Japanese fleet, since your squadron is planning another attack. What type of clouds did you fly through during your bombing run, which you saw below and had the following characteristics: puffy clouds that sometimes look like pieces of floating cotton, base was flat, ~ 1,000 meters (3,300 feet) altitude, and scattered throughout the sky.

What clouds are these aircraft under if they are thin, wispy & hair like, and @ an altitude of ~ 24K feet?

What are high, thin sheet-like thin clouds that usually cover the entire sky. The Sun or moon can sometimes shine through these clouds.

What are high clouds showing stratiform, cumuliform characteristics, appearing as white, patchy sheets w/ripples, tufts w/o gray shade.