The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 1
Official U.S. Navy photographs from the escort carrier USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80) capture flight deck life during the Second World War, from crews spotting fighters by hand to crash-damaged aircraft cleared away by mobile crane. Together with a Bureau of Aeronautics restriction stamp on one verso, they document the tight margins and constant hazards of escort carrier aviation.
Deck Crew Spotting a Fighter Aircraft Aboard USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), WWII
Verso Stamp, Official U.S. Navy Photograph, USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80)
Flight Deck Crew Rushing to an Aircraft Aboard USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), World War II
Crash-Damaged Carrier Fighter Aircraft on Flight Deck, USS Petrof Bay (CVE-80), WWII
