Keywords: USS Essex (CV-9) underway at sea on 20 May 1945.jpg The U S navy aircraft carrier USS Essex CV-9 underway at sea during the Okinawa Campaign 20 May 1945 Note that her Carrier Air Group 83 CVG-83 contains both Vought F4U-1 Corsair and Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat fighters of VBF-83 and VF-83 Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/80-g/80-G-370000/80-G-373816 html 80-G-373816 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command; http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 29004 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 488 242 036 1945-05-20 U S Navy File USS Essex CV-9 jpg PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Essex CV-9 Pacific War in May 1945 |