Men in nets.
11x14 Lifetime archival ink jet print. Printed under the supervision of Wayne F. Miller, 2008.
Enlisted men resting in nets that run alongside flight deck. The Navy term for this is "crapped out." Signal officers would leap into these nets to avoid incoming planes. USS Saratoga. 1943.
Miller was a member of the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit, under the command of Captain Edward Steichen. He was given orders to "photograph at will”. Between 1943 and 1945 Miller worked from various aircraft carriers, including USS Saratoga, USS Ticonderoga, and USS Nassau. He photographed kamikaze attacks, SBD (Scout Bomber Douglas) missions, as well as daily life aboard the aircraft carriers. Miller and Steichen developed a strong friendship that persisted until Steichen's death in 1973.
Appears in Wayne F. Miller Photographs 1942-1958 published by powerHouse Books, 2008.
11x14 Lifetime archival ink jet print. Printed under the supervision of Wayne F. Miller, 2008.
Enlisted men resting in nets that run alongside flight deck. The Navy term for this is "crapped out." Signal officers would leap into these nets to avoid incoming planes. USS Saratoga. 1943.
Miller was a member of the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit, under the command of Captain Edward Steichen. He was given orders to "photograph at will”. Between 1943 and 1945 Miller worked from various aircraft carriers, including USS Saratoga, USS Ticonderoga, and USS Nassau. He photographed kamikaze attacks, SBD (Scout Bomber Douglas) missions, as well as daily life aboard the aircraft carriers. Miller and Steichen developed a strong friendship that persisted until Steichen's death in 1973.
Appears in Wayne F. Miller Photographs 1942-1958 published by powerHouse Books, 2008.
11x14 Lifetime archival ink jet print. Printed under the supervision of Wayne F. Miller, 2008.
Enlisted men resting in nets that run alongside flight deck. The Navy term for this is "crapped out." Signal officers would leap into these nets to avoid incoming planes. USS Saratoga. 1943.
Miller was a member of the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit, under the command of Captain Edward Steichen. He was given orders to "photograph at will”. Between 1943 and 1945 Miller worked from various aircraft carriers, including USS Saratoga, USS Ticonderoga, and USS Nassau. He photographed kamikaze attacks, SBD (Scout Bomber Douglas) missions, as well as daily life aboard the aircraft carriers. Miller and Steichen developed a strong friendship that persisted until Steichen's death in 1973.
Appears in Wayne F. Miller Photographs 1942-1958 published by powerHouse Books, 2008.