[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft crashed nose down on USS Essex]

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Title

[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft crashed nose down on USS Essex]

Description

Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft crashed nose down on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944. The pilot is still in the cockpit.

Inscription on verso: "AG-15 F6F / Essex / 1944."

Caption on album page: "Bad landing."

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

1944 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_307