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Photograph of five Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft (fuselage designations 313, 306, 214, 204, and 308) in flight, circa 1944-1945.

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

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

Photograph of U.S. Navy aircraft on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

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

Photograph of a U.S. Navy Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (fuselage designation 170) landing on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

Photograph of the flight deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. Servicemen, the bridge, and an aircraft (foreground) are visible in the scene.

Photograph of two servicemen working on a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (fuselage designation 63), USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.

Photograph of an unidentified U.S. Navy aircraft (fuselage designation 168) in flight over ships, circa 1944-1945.Inscription on verso: "Ilford -- Multigrade / #1 filter."

Photograph of a U.S. Navy Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (fuselage designation 172) on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. A pilot is seated in the cockpit.