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 anti-submarine aircraft are parked on the flight deck's starboard side. #ussessex #cvs9 #cv9 #e1b #e1btracer #s2tracker #flynavy #navalsafari #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari