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[Aircraft on deck of USS Essex]
Photograph of U.S. Navy aircraft on the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. Inscription on verso: "Essex / Planes in position for launch."

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

[Serviceman running towards Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft]
Photograph of a serviceman running towards a U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft (tail number 207), USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[U.S. Navy fleet]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy fleet, circa 1944-1945.

[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft taking off from USS Essex]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy Vought F4U Corsair aircraft taking off from the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945

[Serviceman with Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft]
Photograph of a serviceman with a Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft (fuselage designation 118), USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[Catapult officer and unidentified aircraft]
Photograph of a catapult officer and an unidentified aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[Aircraft on deck of USS Essex]
Photograph of aircraft on the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. The aircraft in the foreground are Grumman F6F Hellcats. Inscription on verso: "Essex full deck."

[Ship in typhoon]
Photograph of a ship in a typhoon, December 18, 1944. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Inscription on verso: "CL in typhoon / Dec. 18, 1944 / Cruiser is Santa Fe, Mobile or Biloxi / From U.S.S. Essex."

[USS Langley in typhoon]
Photograph of the USS Langley (CVL-27) in a typhoon, December 18, 1944. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Inscription on verso: "Dec. 18, 1944 / CVL in typhoon / About 250 miles E. of Coastal Philipines [sic] / Taken from U.S.S. Essex.…
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