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[Wrecked aircraft on its nose]
Photograph of a wrecked aircraft on its nose, circa 1930s. Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.

[People examining wrecked aircraft]
Photograph of people examining a wrecked aircraft, circa 1920s-1930s.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.

[People examining wrecked aircraft]
Photograph of people examining a wrecked Ryan School of Aeronautics aircraft (C3191), circa 1920s-1930s.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.

[People examining wrecked aircraft]
Photograph of people examining a wrecked Ryan School of Aeronautics aircraft (C3191), circa 1920s-1930s.Part of a dissembled scrapbook of items from John Fornasero's career at the Ryan Company, 1928-1937.

[Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, March 31, 1939]
Letter from Hortense Barr to Julius Barr's parents, March 31, 1939. Discusses the death of Julius and others in the crash of a Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner. Includes a handwritten addendum dated April 4th, which relates her plans for the future. Six…

[Supermarine Spitfire crashed nose-first into deck of USS Essex]
Photograph of a Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire crashed nose-first into the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Caption on album page: "British Spitfire visits Essex."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J.…

[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft crashed nose down on USS Essex]
Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft crashed nose down on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944. The pilot is still in the cockpit.Inscription on verso: "D-13 / (Cropped?)."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J.…

[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft crashed nose down on USS Essex]
Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft crashed nose down on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944. The pilot is still in the cockpit. Inscription on verso: "AG-15 F6F / Essex / 1944."Caption on album page: "Bad landing."Part of a disassembled album…

[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft crashed nose down on USS Essex]
Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft crashed nose down on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. Inscription on verso: "Visiting F-6-F makes an embarrassing landing."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J.…

[Collision between Vought F4U Corsair aircraft and General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft]
Photograph of a collision between a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (fuselage designation 180) and a General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft (fuselage number 183), USS Essex (CV-9), 1945. Inscription on verso: "Essex -- 1945 / AG-83 F4U crash landing / Plane…
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