Three U.S. Navy aviators or aircrew pose casually before a carrier-based fighter on the flight deck of their aircraft carrier during World War II. The plane's folded wing and the deck's non-skid surface confirm a shipboard setting typical of Pacific Theater carrier operations. Handwritten names in the album below, including 'Ed' and 'Ross,' reflect the personal nature of this wartime scrapbook photograph, a candid memento of camaraderie amid the demands of carrier flight operations. Project: 218300