[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft in flight after catapult launch]

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Title

[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft in flight after catapult launch]

Description

Photograph of a U.S. Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft in flight after a catapult launch, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944.

Inscription on verso: "F6F catapulted from Essex / 1944 / B18."

Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa 1940-1995.

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_353