Essex Photographs | World War II Database

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USS Essex docked at Yokosuka, Japan, 29 Sep 1951; note CCKW truck on pier and AFKWX truck on crane	Seaman Leroy Kellam of Essex carried belts of 20mm ammunition for a F2H Banshee fighter aircraft, off Korea, 12 Oct 1951

Carrier USS Antietam and destroyer USS Shelton being refueled by USS Tolovana off Korea, 1951-1952; seen in US Navy Naval Aviation News Nov 1952; note USS Essex in background	An airman of Essex lashed a F2H Banshee fighter to the flight deck, off Korea, 8 Mar 1952

F9F-2 Panther fighter flying over carriers USS Bon Homme Richard, USS Essex, and USS Princeton off Korea, 1 Aug 1952	F4U-4 Corsair fighter of US Navy squadron VF-871 being prepared for a mission aboard USS Essex, off Korea, summer or fall 1952

F4D-1 Skyray fighter approaching USS Essex in the Mediterranean Sea, 1959-1960, seen in US Navy Naval Aviation News Sep 1960	Douglas F4D-1 Skyray fighters lying over USS Essex in the Mediterranean Sea, 9 Jan 1960

Essex taking spray over the bow while steaming in heavy seas, 12 Jan 1960; note S2F aircraft at rear of flight deck with engine turning, and AD and F4D aircraft at rest	USS Essex underway in the Mediterranean Sea, late 1960

USS Essex showing crash barrier, S2F-1 Tracker aircraft, and HSS-1 Seabat helicopters, 17 Jul 1961	Men of USS Essex spelling out 'Goede Kerst' (Merry Christmas) on the flight deck, off Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 29 Dec 1961

USS Essex launching a S-2D Tracker aircraft, 10 Nov 1964	USS Essex launching an E-1B Tracer aircraft, 3 Dec 1964

S-2E Tracker aircraft approaching USS Essex in the Mediterranean Sea, 1967; seen in US Navy Naval Aviation News Jan 1970	Two SH-3A Sea King helicopters flying past HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën and USS Essex in the Mediterranean Sea, 1967

Essex underway at sea during a NATO Mediterranean cruise, 22 Jun 1967	USS Essex underway, 22 Jun 1967; note 12 S-2E Tracker aircraft and 4 E-1B Tracer aircraft on board

Essex launched an E-1B Tracer airborne early warning aircraft, Nov 1967