This page features views of aircraft carrier planes in flight during the September-November 1950 United Nations' offensive in Korea.
For other photographs of carrier activities during this period, see: Aircraft Carrier Operations, 15 September - 25 November 1950 -- Overview and Selected Images
For visual coverage of other aspects of the September-November
United Nations' offensive in Korea, see:
For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more
comprehensive pictorial coverage of that conflict, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions. |
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Photo #: NH 97076 Inchon, Korea A Vought F4U-4B "Corsair", of Fighter Squadron 113 (VF-113) from USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), flys combat air patrol over U.S. warships and U.N. shipping in Inchon anchorage, South Korea, 2 October 1950. Wolmi-Do island is in the right center distance, with Inchon city beyond to the right. USS Missouri (BB-63) is immediately below the "Corsair". Among the other ships present are troop transports (AP), amphibious ships (AGC, APA, APD and LST), a hospital ship (AH) and many merchant cargo vessels. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 55KB; 740 x 375 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-439877 Vought F4U-4B "Corsair" fighter plane Heads for a crash landing, with smoke pouring out of its starboard side, during operations off Korea, 22 October 1950. Photographed from USS Philippine Sea (CV-47). The carrier in the middle distance appears to be USS Valley Forge (CV-45). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 71KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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For other photographs of carrier activities during the September - November U.N. offensive, see: Aircraft Carrier Operations, 15 September - 25 November 1950 -- Overview and Selected Images
For visual coverage of other aspects of the September-November
United Nations' offensive in Korea, see:
For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more
comprehensive pictorial coverage of that conflict, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions. |
21 November 1999