[Kamikaze aircraft on collision course with USS Essex]

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Identifier2023-08-10-A_image_242SourceThe Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection (2023-08-10-A), Box 2, Folder 3CreatorColwell, C. S.United States. NavyDescriptionPhotograph of a kamikaze aircraft on a collision course with the USS Essex (CV-9), November 25, 1944.

Inscription on verso: "12:56 pm Nov. 25, 1944 / 100 miles E. of Luzon. / Jap Kamakazi [sic] one second before he hit Essex / Photographer -- C. S. Colwell."

Caption on album page: "Jap suicide plane seconds before crashing into Essex flight deck / 1256 / Nov. 25, 1944."

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.

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.Creation Date1944-11-25SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific AreaUnited States. NavyEssex (Aircraft carrier)ShipsKamikaze airplanesExtent1 photograph : print, black and white ; 8 x 10 inLanguageEnglishOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Paul J. Madden World War II Photograph Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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