USS Essex CV-9 (1944)
#otd USS Essex CV-9 attacked by a Japanese kamikaze off the Philippines on November 25, 1944. #USSEssex #cv9 #kamikaze #wwii #navalsafari...
USS Essex CVS-9 (1967)
USS Essex CVS-9 an E-1B Tracer leaves the carrier's port catapult, during flight operations at sea in November 1967. Five S-2 Tracker...
USS Essex CV-9 (August 30th 1943)
#otd USS Essex CV-9 in route to raid Marcus Island, 30 August 1943 during WWII. Aircraft are parked forward on the flight deck for...
USS Essex CVA-9 (1956)
USS Essex CVA-9 underway #otd in 1956 in the South China Sea after her angled deck modernization. #ussessex #cva9 #cv9 #flynavy...
Corsair aboard USS Essex CVA-9 (1952)
A look back to 1952 with a F4U-5N a night fighter ready for launch from USS Essex CVA-9 off the coast of Korea. #f4u #f4ucorsair #ho3s...
Willys Jeep on an Aircraft Carrier
Now for something different, the Willys Jeep was an icon of WWII, including aboard aircraft carriers here is Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat being...
USS Essex CVA-9
Check out USS Essex CVA-9 in 1951 after her modernization and recommissioning. She still had quiet a few 40mm Bofors. #cva9 #cv9...