[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft landing on top of 20mm guns]

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Title

[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft landing on top of 20mm guns]

Description

Photograph of a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (fuselage designation 227) landing on top of 20mm guns, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945.

Inscription on verso: "VF-83 F4U lands in 20mm's."

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.

Date

1943-1945 circa

Extent

1 photograph : print, black and white ; 10 x 8 in

Language

Bibliographic Citation

The Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

2023-08-10-A_image_259