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[Paul J. Madden standing next to damaged tail of General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft]
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. Caption on envelope: "Untitled."
[Servicemen working on Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat aircraft]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen working on a Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1945.
[Flight deck of USS Essex]
Photograph of the flight deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. Servicemen, the bridge, and an aircraft (foreground) are visible in the scene.
[Serviceman running towards Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft]
Photograph of a serviceman running towards a U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft (tail number 207), USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.
[Serviceman with Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft]
Photograph of a serviceman with a Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft (fuselage designation 118), USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945.
[Aircraft on deck of USS Essex]
Photograph of U.S. Navy aircraft on the deck of the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. Inscription on verso: "Essex / Planes in position for launch."
[Aircraft on deck of USS Essex]
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."
[Serviceman securing Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft]
Photograph of a serviceman securing a Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), December 1944.Inscription on negative envelope: "Essex -- Dec. 1944 / Securing F.6.F in typhoon."
[Servicemen extinguishing fire from crashed aircraft]
Photograph of servicemen extinguishing a fire from a crashed aircraft, USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1943-1944.
[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft being catapulted from USS Essex]
Photograph of a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft of Carrier Air Group 83, U.S. Navy, being catapulted from the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944-1945. Inscription on verso: "Essex -- 1945 / F4U of AG-83 leaving Essex by way of catapult. Brovira -- Speed / BS 319 PE #2."