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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- EVENTS -- The Korean War, 1950-1953 --

Aircraft Carrier Operations, 15 September - 25 November 1950 --
Landing Carrier Planes


This page features views of aircraft carrier planes landing aboard ship 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:

  • The UN Offensive, 15 September -- 25 November 1950

    For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more comprehensive pictorial coverage of that conflict, see:

  • The Korean War, June 1950 - July 1953 -- Introductory Overview and Special Image Selection.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions.

    Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

    Photo #: 80-G-420960

    USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)


    Grumman F9F-2 "Panther" comes in for a landing during operations off Korea, circa 19 October 1950.
    The ship's HO3S-1 helicopter is standing by, faintly visible, in the left distance.
    Note Landing Signal Officer (LSO) at right, antennae on the LSO platform, and 5"/38 gun in the right foreground.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 73KB; 740 x 635 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-420942

    Vought F4U-4B "Corsair",

    of Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114)

    Returns to USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) following a strike on North Korean targets, circa 19 October 1950.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 63KB; 740 x 625 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-420958

    USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)


    Grumman F9F-2 "Panther" (Bureau No. 123438) of Fighter Squadron 112 (VF-112) goes into the crash barrier while returning from a mission over Korea, circa 19 October 1950.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 100KB; 740 x 620 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: 80-G-420938

    USS Philippine Sea (CV-47)


    Operations Officer in the "Pri-Fly" booth checks in returning aircraft after a strike on Korean targets, circa 19 October 1950.
    In the distance is a Vought F4U-4B "Corsair" approaching to land on board.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 86KB; 740 x 630 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     


    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:

  • The UN Offensive, 15 September -- 25 November 1950

    For a precis of our Korean War images, and links to more comprehensive pictorial coverage of that conflict, see:

  • The Korean War, June 1950 - July 1953 -- Introductory Overview and Special Image Selection.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions.


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    28 November 1999