Browse Items (241 total)

Photograph of a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (fuselage designation 227) landing on top of 20mm guns, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Inscription on verso: "VF-83 F4U lands in 20mm's."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul…

Photograph of a jeep towing a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945. Inscription on verso: "Flight deck -- Essex -- Jeep towing dive bomber / C17."Caption on album page: "Jeep towing SB2C / 1945."Part of a disassembled album…

Photograph of a Japanese torpedo bomber aircraft making an attack run on the USS Essex (CV-9), October 14, 1944. The caption notes that the scene was photographed through the porthole of the Essex's photo lab. Inscription on verso: "Oct. 1944 / Dusk…

Blurry photograph of an aircraft landing on the deck of the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), circa 1969-1972.

Photograph of people watching an unidentified aircraft from the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), circa 1969-1972.

Photograph of a Vought A-7 Corsair II aircraft landing on the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), circa 1969-1972.

Photograph of four McDonnell F-4 Phantom II aircraft flying in formation above the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), circa 1969-1972.

Photograph of Bruce Mennella on the deck of the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), circa 1969-1972. A McDonnell F-4 Phantom II aircraft (tail number 7246) of Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114) is parked behind him.

Photograph of military aircraft on the deck of the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), circa 1969-1972. Identified airplanes include the McDonnell F-4 Phantom II, the Grumman A-6 Intruder, and the North American A3J-3P (RA-5C) Vigilante.

Photograph of an unidentified aircraft taking off from the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), circa 1969-1972. The original image is blurry.