This page features views of planes taking off from aircraft carriers 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-420934 USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) Douglas AD "Skyraider" of Attack Squadron 115 (VF-115) ready for launching on a strike mission against Korean targets, circa 19 October 1950. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 92KB; 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-420967 USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) Vought F4U-4B "Corsair" of Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114) taking off for a mission over Korea, circa 19 October 1950. Other F4Us are following. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 119KB; 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-420924 USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) A Vought F4U-4B "Corsair" of Fighter Squadron 113 (VF-113) gets the "Go" signal to take off, during operations off Korea, circa 19 October 1950. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 104KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-420936 USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) A Douglas AD-4W "Skyraider" prepares to take off for a night heckler mission over Korea, circa 19 October 1950. Vought F4U-4B "Corsair" fighters are parked in the right background. The ship's Sikorski HO3S-1 utility helicopter is overhead, in the upper left distance. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 82KB; 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-439876 USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) Douglas AD-4 "Skyraider" of Attack Squadron 115 (VA-115) takes off on a mission to support UN forces in North Korea, 25 November 1950. Note the plane's load of two large and eight small bombs. Also note details of the ship's island and very weathered "47" painted on her stack. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 88KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-420239 USS Sicily (CVE-118) Launches a U.S. Marine Corps OY-2 "Sentinel" spotter plane during operations in the Yellow Sea, off the west coast of Korea, 22 September 1950. Sicily was then supporting the campaign to recapture Seoul. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 74KB; 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