Photograph of a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft preparing to be catapulted, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Inscription on verso: "Ship turning into the wind to catapult plans [planes]."Caption on album page: "Ship turning into the wind to…
Photograph of Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft in flight, circa 1943-1945. Inscription on verso: "12 escort SB2-C's pass overhead."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World…
Photographic group portrait of U.S. Navy mechanics with a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Inscription on verso: "Dive bomber mechanics / 23 / B03."Caption on album page: "Dive bomber mechanics."Part of a…
Photograph of U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft (fuselage designations 308, 204, 214, 306, and 313) in flight, circa 1943-1945. Caption on album page: "Curtis [sic] SB2C-4's."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul…
Photograph of Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft on the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Caption on album page: "Dive bombers at rest."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy…
Photograph of a U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft on the deck of a ship, circa 1942-1945.Inscription on album page: "Fred's flying machine."Part of a photograph album related to Fred Woods' service with the U.S. Navy during World War II,…