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[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft being hoisted onto deck of USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft being hoisted onto the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944.Inscription on verso: "Majuro -- 1944 / F6F replacement."Caption on album page: "F6F replacement hoisted aboard 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 1940-1945.

[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft being catapulted from USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft (tail number 15) being catapulted from the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.Inscription on verso: "Essex / AG-15 / F6F being cataputed [sic]."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 folding the wings of Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen folding the wings of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft of Air Group 83, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1945.Inscription on verso: "Essex / Folding wings of returning fighter of Air Group 83 / 1945 / A17."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.

[David McCampbell in Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of U.S. Navy pilot David McCampbell in his Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945. Thirty aerial victories are painted under the cockpit. Image includes a clipping of McCampbell obituary.Inscription on verso: "Comdr David McCampbell / Air Group 15 commander / In Gruman Hellcat. / He shot down 4 more Japs after this picture was taken. / U.S.S. Essex /…

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

Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen battling a fire caused by a broken belly tank, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. The caption notes that the tank broke loose from a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft during landing.Caption on envelope: "Essex repair '8' putting out fire caused by belly tank that broke loose from landing F6F."

[Damaged Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft about to be dropped overboard] (Item)

Photograph of a damaged Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft (tail number 46) about to be dropped overboard, USS Essex (CV-9), 1944. Caption: "'Tilley' on #2 elevator will drop damaged F6F over side. Essex -- 1944."

[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft landing on USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft of Air Group 83, U.S. Navy, landing on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. Caption: "AG-83 Hellcat landing on Essex."

[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft on USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft (fuselage designation 110) of Air Group 83, U.S. Navy, on the USS Essex (CV-9), 1945. Caption: "Hellcat (F6F) of AG-83, 1945."

[Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft taking off from USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft (tail number 118) taking off from the USS Essex (CV-9), 1945. Caption: "Hellcat (F6-F) taking off -- U.S.S. Essex, 1945."

[Aircraft on deck of USS Essex] (Item)

Photograph of aircraft on the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. The aircraft in the foreground are Grumman F6F Hellcats. Inscription on verso: "Essex full deck."