The flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9) during the ship's shakedown cruise in March 1943 with numerous F6F Hellcat fighters and SBD Dauntless bombers. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph, U.S. National Archives.)
( U.S. Navy Photograph, U.S. National Archives. )

USS Essex

The flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9) during the ship’s shakedown cruise in March 1943 with numerous F6F Hellcat fighters and SBD Dauntless bombers. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph, U.S. National Archives.)

The flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9) during the ship's shakedown cruise in March 1943 with numerous F6F Hellcat fighters and SBD Dauntless bombers. (Official U.S. Navy Photograph, U.S. National Archives.)
( U.S. Navy Photograph, U.S. National Archives. )

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