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[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft about to take off from USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft about to take off from the USS Essex (CV-9), September 13, 1945. The caption notes that this was the last aircraft launch from the Essex during World War II.Caption: "Last launch of Essex planes in WW-2. Puget Sound, 9-13-45."

[Aerial view of USS Essex with full flight deck of aircraft] (Item)

Oblique aerial photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) with a full flight deck of aircraft, circa 1944.Inscription on verso: "Essex full deck 1944 / D24."Captions on album page: "Essex -- full deck -- 1944 / Sun bathers on way home -- Sept.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 1940-1995.

[Vought F4U Corsair and General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft at Kadena Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of Vought F4U Corsair and General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft of Air Group 83, U.S. Navy, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 20, 1945. Caption on album page: "Air Group 83 TBM's and F4U's -- Kadena Airstrip, Okinawa 5/20/45."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.

[General Motors TMB Avenger aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a General Motors TMB Avenger aircraft (nose number 308), circa 1944-1945. The caption notes that this was a photo plane flown by H. E. Johns. Caption on album page: "Photo plane -- H.E. Johns, pilot." 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.

[Supermarine Spitfire crashed nose-first into deck of USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire crashed nose-first into the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Caption on album page: "British Spitfire visits Essex."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.

[General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft taking off from USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft taking off from the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Inscription on verso: "Torpedo plane taking off calm sea / E13."Caption on album page: "Torpedo plane taking off -- Calm sea."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.

[Photographer Joe Rosenthal taking picture of David McCampbell] (Item)

Photograph of Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal taking a picture of David McCampbell in his Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Caption on album page: "Joe Rosenthal taking pic of D. McCampbell."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.

[USS Essex after being hit by Japanese kamikaze aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of the USS Essex (CV-9) after being hit by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft, circa November 25, 1944. A serviceman is working to extinguish the flames. The USS Langley (CVL-27) is visible in the background.Caption on album page: "Essex -- Okinawa campaign."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa…

[General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft taking off from USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft taking off from the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944.Inscription on verso: "Torpedo plane (TBM) leaving Essex -- 1944 / E02."Caption on album page: "Torpedo plane (TBM) leaving Essex -- 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 1940-1995.

[General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft taking off from USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft taking off from the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. The caption is backwards on the album page.Caption on album page: "Avenger (TBM) leaving."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.