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[Kamikaze aircraft narrowly missing USS Essex]
Photograph of a kamikaze aircraft narrowly missing the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945. The USS Enterprise (CV-6) is visible in the background.Inscription on verso: "1945 / Kamakazi [sic] misses Essex / Enterprise in background."Part of a disassembled…

[Kamikaze aircraft narrowly missing USS Essex]
Photograph of a kamikaze aircraft narrowly missing the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945.

[Kamikaze aircraft on collision course with USS Essex]
Photograph of a kamikaze aircraft on a collision course with the USS Essex (CV-9), November 25, 1944.Inscription on verso: "12:56 pm Nov. 25, 1944 / 100 miles E. of Luzon. / Jap Kamakazi [sic] one second before he hit Essex / Photographer -- C. S.…

[Mitsubishi A6M Reisen "Zero/Zeke" aircraft releasing bomb]
Photograph of a Mitsubishi A6M Reisen "Zero/Zeke" aircraft releasing a bomb, October 24, 1944. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Inscription on verso: "'Zeke' / 10-24-44 / 200 miles E. off Luzon / Bomb has just been released -- Both bomb…

[Mitsubishi A6M5 Reisen "Zero" aircraft diving towards USS Essex]
Photograph of a Mitsubishi A6M5 Reisen "Zero" aircraft diving towards the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. The aircraft's tail is damaged. Inscription on verso: "Jap diving on Essex / Missed / A10." Caption on album page: "Jap suicide misses Essex…

[Paul J. Madden on USS Essex]
Photograph of Paul J. Madden on the USS Essex (CV-9), August 1944.Stamped on verso: "Aug. 1944 / U.S.S. Essex."Inscription on verso: "Paul Madden."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S.…

[Servicemen extinguishing fires from kamikaze strike]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen extinguishing fires from a kamikaze strike, USS Essex (CV-9), November 25, 1944. Inscription on verso: "Nov. 25, 1944 / Flight deck scene after kamakazi [sic] hit." Part of a disassembled album containing materials…

[Servicemen inspecting hole in flight deck caused by kamikaze attack]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen inspecting a hole in the flight deck caused by a Japanese kamikaze attack, USS Essex (CV-9), November 25, 1944. Copy negative from print. Caption on envelope: "Hole on edge of flight deck caused by Kamakazi [sic]…

[Servicemen inspecting hole in flight deck caused by kamikaze attack]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen inspecting a hole in the flight deck caused by a Japanese kamikaze attack, USS Essex (CV-9), November 25, 1944. Copy negative from print. Caption on envelope: "Hole on edge of flight deck caused by Kamakazi [sic]…

[Servicemen watching Japanese kamikaze aircraft crash near USS Enterprise]
Photograph of the U.S. Navy servicemen watching a Japanese kamikaze aircraft crash near the USS Enterprise (CV-6), circa 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9).Inscription on verso: "Catapult crew of Essex watches kamakazi [sic] crash…
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