[Servicemen unfolding wings of Vought F4U Corsair aircraft]

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen unfolding the wings of a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945.

Inscription on verso: "Essex / F4U spreading wings and moving into launch position / C03."

Caption on album page: "F4U spreading wings."

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.