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![USS Essex CVA-9 (1956)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/44d869_53de57d6e8004a29bcb266b23994d357~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/44d869_53de57d6e8004a29bcb266b23994d357~mv2.jpg)
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...
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![Corsair aboard USS Essex CVA-9 (1952)](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/44d869_333f8df98b79488a9c003aa0f3f3857e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_319,h_240,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/44d869_333f8df98b79488a9c003aa0f3f3857e~mv2.jpg)
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...
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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...