Head-on, Orchard Point, Wash. 9 March, 1943. Speed, 10 knots.

Seattle Branch of the National Archives photo.

Port stern overhead photo of USS Barnes (CVE-20), 1 July 1943. The ship is transporting a deck load of USAAF P-38 Lightnings (their wings removed to maximize numbers) and P-47 Thunderbolts. Photo from the 1943–45 Naval Recognition Manual files.

USS Barnes (CVE-20) underway in 1943, en route to the western Pacific. Note her deck load of USAAF P-38 Lightnings (their wings removed to maximize numbers) and P-47 Thunderbolts (USN photo.)

U.S. Army P-47D Thunderbolt fighters parked on the carrier's flight deck, for transportation to the Pacific war zone, 15 October 1943. Six Navy PV-1 Ventura patrol bombers are parked aft.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (# NH 97125).

A Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighter goes over the side of USS Barnes (CVE-20), 22 October 1943, after the pilot attempted to regain flying speed after receiving the "Cut" signal from the Landing Signal Officer. The pilot, Ensign Olinyock, A-V(N), and a crew member, F1c Olin Victor Bulgrin, were killed in this accident. Several other crew members were injured. Note triangular flight deck crash barrier supports partially extended below the plane.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (# 80-G-202611).

USS Barnes (CVE-20) with Grumman TBF Avenger aircraft parked on her flight deck, 8 January 1944.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (# NH 97124).