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File:USS Essex (CV-9) underway in May 1943 (80-G-68097).jpg

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photographed from a blimp from U.S. Navy squadron ZP-14
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English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Essex (CV-9) underway at in May 1943, in position 37 05'N, 74 15'E, as photographed from a blimp from U.S. Navy squadron ZP-14. Among the aircraft of Carrier Air Group 9 (CVG-9) parked on her flight deck are 24 Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless dive bombers (parked aft), about 11 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighters (parked in after part of the midships area) and about 18 Grumman TBF-1 Avenger torpedo planes (parked amidships).
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Camera location37° 05′ 00″ N, 74° 15′ 00″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Date May 1943
date QS:P571,+1943-05-00T00:00:00Z/10
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-68097
Source U.S. Navy photo 80-G-68097

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