Description of the CVE carrier copied from the web:
Known as “Jeep Carriers,” “Woolworth Flattops,” “Kaiser Coffins” and “One-Torpedo Ships,” the joke went around that CVE stood for the three most salient characteristics of an escort carrier: Combustible, Vulnerable and Expendable.
I'll bet that was fun.
TBF Avengers.
Note flame arrestors fitted to the exhaust of the TBF Avenger in the foreground. Other aircraft is an F4F Wildcat fitted with drop tanks.