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[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…

[Crashed Vought F4U Corsair aircraft]
Photograph of a crashed Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (tail number 170), USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[Crashed Vought F4U Corsair aircraft]
Photograph of a crashed Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (tail number 170), USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[Crashed Vought F4U Corsair aircraft]
Photograph of a crashed Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (tail number 170), USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

[Delno Carlton oral history interview]
Fighter pilot Delno “Del” Carlton is interviewed about his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. The interview focuses specifically on an incident in 1944 or 1945, when VM(N)F-542 (Marine Night Fighter Squadron…

[General Motors TBM, Grumman F6F, and Vought F4U in flight]
Photograph of a General Motors TBM Avenger, a Grumman F6F Hellcat, and a Vought F4U Corsair in flight over water, circa 1940s-1950s. The caption notes that the planes belong to Utility Squadron 7 (VU-7) of the United States Navy.Typed caption in…

[General Motors TBM, Grumman F6F, and Vought F4U in flight]
Photograph of a General Motors TBM Avenger, a Grumman F6F Hellcat, and a Vought F4U Corsair in flight over water, circa 1940s-1950s. Typed caption in margin: "TMB – F6F – F4U."

[General Motors TMB Avenger aircraft]
Photograph of a General Motors TMB Avenger aircraft (nose number 308), circa 1944-1945. The caption notes that this was a photo plane flown by H. E. Johns. Caption on album page: "Photo plane -- H.E. Johns, pilot." Part of a disassembled album…

[James N. Cupp oral history interview]
Fighter ace James N. Cupp discusses his military service with the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He describes his wartime experiences as a fighter pilot and his time in the South Pacific with Marine Fighting Squadron 213 (VMF-213).…

[Jeep and Vought F4U Corsair aircraft]
Photograph of a jeep and Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (visible tail number 176) on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945.Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II,…
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