TBFs, F6Fs and SB2Cs on USS Essex (CV-9), 1944

TBFs, F6Fs and SB2Cs on USS Essex (CV-9), 1944
Here we see the Essex class carrier USS Essex (CV-9) on 14 May 1944, with a deck load of 36 Grumman TBFs, 14 Grumman F6Fs and 70 Curtiss SB2Cs. These aircraft are probably being carried across the Pacific to take part in the invasion of the Marianas.
How to cite this article: Rickard, J (28 January 2023), TBFs, F6Fs and SB2Cs on USS Essex (CV-9), 1944 , http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_USS_Essex_CV9_1944_TBF_SB2C.html

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