Photo #: 80-G-439846 Sikorski HO3S-1 helicopter (Bureau Number 122716), of squadron HU-1 Rescues Lieutenant (Junior Grade) M.E. Thompson, USN, pilot of a Vought F4U-5N "Corsair" fighter (Bureau No. 124501) that crashed on takeoff from USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) at 1345 hours, 27 January 1951, off the Korean coast . Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 135KB; 740 x 625 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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2 December 1999