A U.S. Navy carrier flight deck, lined with folded-wing torpedo bombers, frames a dramatic view of the open Pacific during World War II. In the distance, a column of smoke rises from another Navy vessel -- a stark reminder of the constant threat of air and kamikaze attack faced by carrier task forces in 1944-1945. Though once associated with USS Petrof Bay, this print has since been identified as depicting a different but similarly employed escort carrier of the era. Project: 218483