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[Servicemen with crashed Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Tangerine" aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen with the crashed "Tangerine," a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft, England, April 1944.Part of a disassembled photograph album documenting Donald T. Hayes' service with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

Italian planes at Allied base (Item)

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…

[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.

[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 being repositioned on flight deck] (Item)

Photograph of a General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft (nose number 305) being repositioned on the flight deck, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Inscription on verso: "Essex / Repositioning TBM's / B15."Caption on album page: "Repositioning 'Avenger' torpedo bombers."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa…

[Paul J. Madden standing next to damaged tail of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of Paul J. Madden standing next to the damaged tail of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), December 1, 1944. Madden's head is bandaged from an injury sustained in the accident.Inscription on verso: "Paul J. Madden & torpedo plane minus port side of tail (sheared off in flight). Only real damage was to photog's head / 12/1/1944."Part of a disassembled album containing…

[Serviceman U. C. Bray seated in turret gun of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy serviceman U. C. Bray seated in the turret gun of a General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft, circa 1944-1945.Inscription on verso: "35 / AG-83 / TBM Turret Gunner U. C. Bray / E15."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.

[Serviceman securing Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft during typhoon] (Item)

Photograph of a U.S. Navy serviceman securing a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft during a typhoon, USS Essex (CV-9), December 18, 1944. Caption on album page: "Plane captain securing F6F in typhoon."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.

[Servicemen battling a fire caused by belly tank explosion] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen battling a fire caused by a belly tank explosion, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944. Inscription on verso: "Essex -- 1944 / Putting out gasoline fire after fighter belly tank explosion / A19"Caption on album page: "F6F belly tank fire."Part of a disassembled album containing materials related to Paul J. Madden's service with the U.S. Navy during World War II, circa…

[Servicemen folding wings of Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen folding the wings of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft (fuselage designation 118, tail code F), USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Inscription on verso: "Essex / AG-83 F6F / Folding wings of taxiing fighter."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.