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192 photos tagged essexclass, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.

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• warship
• ship
• aircraftcarrier
• usnavy
• usn
• unitedstatesnavy
• navalaviation
• aircraft
• carrier
• sdasm
• ussbunkerhill
• cv17
• ussbunkerhillcv17
• navy
• history
• military
• ships
• naval
• aviation
• bunker
• hitt
• battledamage
• airplane
• flightdeck

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• SDASM Archives 177 photos
• U.S. National Archives 12 photos
• NASA on The Commons 2 photos
• State Library of New South Wales 1 photo

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AL-36 USS Bunker Hill Photo_00013

from SDASM Archives

• Franks Photos! said:

  I recently read where planes on deck burned and molten aluminum often fell through decks down on to firefighting sailors in hanger deck, just below.

Military Events

from SDASM Archives

• bigredlancer said:

  Panthers, Cougars and Big Banjos... Could be CAG-2's USS Essex 1954-55 WestPac cruise...

AL-36 USS Bunker Hill Photo_00010

from SDASM Archives

• Franks Photos! said:

  The incredible heat required to warp this elevator is unimaginable. And yet..........sailors were below fighting numerous fires on the hangar deck.