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[Japanese torpedo bomber aircraft flying toward the USS Essex] (Item)
[Japanese torpedo bomber aircraft flying toward the USS Essex]
Photograph of a Japanese torpedo bomber aircraft flying toward the USS Essex (CV-9), October 14, 1944. The USS Massachusetts (BB-59) is visible in the background. Caption: "Oct. 14, 1944 -- 60-70 miles east of Formosa. Dusk. Essex under attack by Jap torpedo planes. Ship in distance is U.S.S. Massachusetts (BB-59)."
[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft taxiing to join other Corsairs] (Item)
[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft taxiing to join other Corsairs]
Photograph of a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft (fuselage designation 94) taxiing to join other recently-landed Corsairs, USS Essex (CV-9), 1945.Caption: "F4U fighter folding wings and taxiing forward to join other planes that have just landed. U.S.S. Essex, 1945."
[servicemen pulling Vought F4U Corsair aircraft away from edge of flight deck] (Item)
[servicemen pulling Vought F4U Corsair aircraft away from edge of flight deck]
Photograph of U.S. Navy servicemen pulling a Vought F4U Corsair aircraft away from the edge of the flight deck, USS Essex (CV-9), January 1945.Caption: "Errant F4U of AG-4 being pulled from edge of flight deck. Helmuts [sic] and flash gear on men maning [sic] guns indicates ship was at General Quarters. January 1945, somewhere in the South China Sea."
[Japanese aircraft dropping torpedo near the USS Essex] (Item)
[Japanese aircraft dropping torpedo near the USS Essex]
Photograph of a Japanese aircraft dropping a torpedo near the USS Essex (CV-9), October 1944. The USS Massachusetts (BB-59) is visible on the left. The verso inscription notes that the image was taken through the porthole of the Essex's photography lab.Inscription on verso: "Oct. 1944 / Dusk off Formosa / Jap torpedo plane just after dropping torpedo at Essex / Battleship Massachusetts in…
[Japanese aircraft attacking USS Cabot] (Item)
[Japanese aircraft attacking USS Cabot]
Photograph of a Japanese aircraft attacking the USS Cabot (CVL-28), circa 1945. The image was taken from the USS Essex (CV-9). Aircraft on the Essex's deck are visible in the foreground.Inscription on verso: "4-6-45 / Cabot / 4-6-45 / Near miss on Cabot (CVL) / Essex in foreground / Jap plane (circled above) as it burst into flame / 60 miles east of Okinawa."
[Vought F4U Corsair aircraft being catapulted from USS Essex] (Item)
[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."
[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft landing on USS Essex] (Item)
[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft landing on USS Essex]
Photograph of a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft (tail number 51) of Carrier Air Group 15, U.S. Navy, landing on the USS Essex (CV-9), circa 1944.Inscription on verso of duplicate print: "Essex -- 1944 / AG-15 SB2C."
[Curtiss SOC Seagull on catapult] (Item)
[Curtiss SOC Seagull on catapult]
Photograph of a Curtiss SOC Seagull aircraft (fuselage number 5) on a catapult, circa 1940s-1950s.
Wings, thrills - For interesting service join the Navy (Item)
Wings, thrills - For interesting service join the Navy
Poster of U.S. Navy aircraft taking off from an aircraft carrier, circa 1927-1930. Art by J. W. Burbank.
[Curtiss HS-2L seaplane] (Item)
[Curtiss HS-2L seaplane]
Photograph of a U.S. Navy Curtiss HS-2L seaplane, circa 1917-1918. A ship is visible in the background.Part of a photograph album related to C. E. Roy's service with the U.S. Navy at Key West Naval Air Station, Florida, circa 1917-1918.