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:
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. |
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
28 November 1999