[Japanese torpedo aircraft on fire while in flight above USS Washington]

Photograph of a Japanese torpedo aircraft on fire while in flight above the USS Washington (BB-56), October 1944.

Inscription on verso: "10-12-44 / G20."

Caption on album page: "Jap torpedo plane heading for Essex bursts into flames astern of USS Washington (BB-56) / 10-14-44."

Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa 1940-1945.