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[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft taking off from USS Essex]
Photograph of a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft (tail code F) taking off from the USS Essex, circa 1944-1945.

[Damaged aircraft on USS Essex]
Photograph of a damaged aircraft on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[Flak explosions during battle at sea]
Photograph of flak explosions during a battle at sea, May 14, 1945. The verso inscription notes that the image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9) while 100 miles east of Kyushu, Japan.Inscription on verso: "May 14, 1945 / About 100 miles E. of…

[General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft in flight]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft in flight, circa 1944-1945.

[General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft in flight]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft (fuselage designation 417, nose designation "Satan's Helper") in flight, circa 1944-1945. The aircraft's nose art depicts a woman in a martini glass.

[General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft in flight]
Photograph of a General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft in flight, circa 1944-1945.

[General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft landing on USS Essex]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft (nose number 411) landing on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944.

[General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft (fuselage designation 118), circa 1944-1945.

[Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[Japanese prisoners of war on USS Essex]
Photograph of Japanese prisoners of war on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. U.S. Navy servicemen are standing in the background.Inscription on verso: "Jap prisoners."
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