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[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft being prepped for launch] (Item)
[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft being prepped for launch]
Photograph of Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (tail number 172) being prepped for launch, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945.Caption on album page: "Launching F4Us."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.
[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft on USS Essex] (Item)
[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft on USS Essex]
Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft (tail number 129) on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. The aircraft's designation ("Jersey Bounce") is painted near the nose.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.
[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft landing on USS Essex] (Item)
[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft landing on USS Essex]
Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft landing on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945.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.
[Servicemen and aircraft on USS Essex] (Item)
[Servicemen and aircraft on USS Essex]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen and aircraft on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944.Inscription on verso: "Essex -- 1944 / 46."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.
Italian planes at Allied base (Item)
Italian planes at Allied base
Photograph of an Italian pilot (second from left) talking with three United States Army soldiers next to a group of Italian Macchi M.C.200 Saetta (Arrow) aircraft (visible fuselage numbers 94, 92, and 93), Sicily, Italy, circa 1943.Typed caption glued to verso: "Italian planes at Allied base. An Italian pilot (second from left) talks with American soldiers at an airfield in Sicily shortly after…
[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft about to take off from USS Essex] (Item)
[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft about to take off from USS Essex]
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 demilitarized Japanese bomber and other aircraft] (Item)
[Aerial view of demilitarized Japanese bomber and other aircraft]
Oblique aerial photograph of a demilitarized Japanese bomber (right, with crosses) and other aircraft at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, August 25, 1945. The caption on a similar photo notes that the bomber, either "Bataan 1" or "Bataan 2," transported peace emissaries. Inscription: "25 Aug. 45 / 1105 (-g) F56 -- 8 1/4 Var. Yokosuka / 35-13N, 139-42E Honshu." Part of a disassembled album containing…
[Aerial view of demilitarized Japanese bomber and other aircraft] (Item)
[Aerial view of demilitarized Japanese bomber and other aircraft]
Oblique aerial photograph of a demilitarized Japanese bomber (right, with crosses) and other aircraft at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, August 25, 1945. The caption notes that the bomber, either "Bataan 1" or "Bataan 2," transported peace emissaries.Caption on album page: "Plane with crosses is one that flew peace emissaries to meet with MacArthur in Manila."Part of a disassembled album containing…
[Aerial view of USS Essex with full flight deck of aircraft] (Item)
[Aerial view of USS Essex with full flight deck of aircraft]
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)
[Vought F4U Corsair and General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft at Kadena Air Base]
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.