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Photograph of a U.S. Navy General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft (fuselage designation 417, nose designation "Satan's Helper") in flight, circa 1944-1945. The aircraft's nose art depicts a woman in a martini glass.

Photograph of a U.S. Navy aircraft in flight over two ships, circa 1944-1945.

Photograph of a General Motors TBM-3 Avenger aircraft in flight, circa 1944-1945.

Photograph of a U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

Photograph of unidentified aircraft in flight above clouds, circa 1944-1945.

Photograph of three U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft (fuselage designations 315, 308, and 318) in flight, circa 1944-1945.

Photograph of Japanese prisoners of war on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. U.S. Navy servicemen are standing in the background.Inscription on verso: "Jap prisoners."

Photograph of aircraft on the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. The aircraft in the foreground are Grumman F6F Hellcats. Inscription on verso: "Essex full deck."

Photograph of a catapult officer and an unidentified aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

Photograph of a serviceman with a Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft (fuselage designation 118), USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.