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USMC PHOTO Photographer: TSgt. James W. Helms, USMC

Armed & ready to go, U.S. Marine Corps F4U-5N Corsair night fighter of Marine night fighter squadron VMF(N)-513 Flying Nightmares on the flight line at Wonsan, Korea, on 2 November 1950.


US NAVY PHOTO

USS Valley Forge (CV-45) in Korean waters in 1950. On deck are planes of Carrier Air Group 5 (CVG-5): Grumman F9F-2 Panthers of fighter squadrons VF-51 Screaming Eagles (tail code S-1XX, foreground), VF-52 Knight Riders (S-2XX, background), and Vought F4U-4B Corsairs of VF-53 Blue Knights (S-3XX, left foreground). Note two other carriers of Task Force 77 are seen in the background.


US NAVY PHOTO

USS Badoeng Strait (CVE-116), off the Korean coast on 14 November 1950. The aircraft on deck are Vought F4U-4B Corsair fighters of Marine fighter squadron VMF-323 Death Rattlers.

US USMC PHOTO Photographer: Cpl. G.R. Corseri, USMC

This is one of my favorites.
F4U-4 Corsair fighters assigned to U.S. Marine Corps attack squadron VMA-332 Polka-dots aboard the escort carrier USS Point Cruz (CVE-119) on 27 July 1953 shown here, during a deployment to Korea.

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I am really glad you are posting these Rob. I have been reading up on all the U.S. carriers and its great to see some aircraft from those carriers. The markings and squadron designations is large and requires lots of studying!

Thanks! Anything on USN oddball aircraft..Savages, Demons, etc?

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I got a couple. The Demon was not really in the Korean War era, but here ya go by request.

US NAVY PHOTO

Retirement ceremony of the last McDonnell F-3B Demon (BuNo 145295) in 1964.


US NAVY PHOTO Author Dave Thomas, AO3-2

Description with photo says; Douglas A-1H/J Skyraider of attack squadron VA-215 Barn Owls, Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG-21), lands on the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19) in 1963. Four McDonnell F-3B Demon fighters of fighter squadron VF-213 Black Lions are visible in the foreground, the first belonging to LT JG W.A. Pringle (Bill Pringle) and the second to LCDR J.M. Paulk (Joe Paulk).

US NAVY PHOTO

Description with photo says North American AJ-2 Savage bomber of the U.S. Navy composite squadron VC-6 Det. 1 on the (port) deck edge elevator of the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVA-41) in 1954.

US NAVY PHOTO

Description with photo says; two North American AJ-2P Savage of the U.S. Navy photographic squadron VJ-61 in 1953.

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Very cool pics! Yes, keep them coming please!! Question, what are the 2 Half-Jeep critters in the second pic? Any more closer up??? Looks like just the front ends?!?!

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Budget cutbacks. They could only afford half of the jeep.
Rich

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Keep em coming!!!! Hope you have some L-Bird pics from Korea. Thanks for starting this thread and for the pictures and those on the FAC thread also.

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these are super photos of a virtually forgotten "war" .

As a side note and no attempt to hijack this wonderful topic
I cringe when I read "conflict".
I have talked to a number of Korean War Veterans, and some of them tend to get wound up a little when that war is called a "police acion" or "conflict". I was told by one Veteran back in the 60's....H E Double tooth Picks boy.... they were shooting at us, we were shooting at them, it was a war.
Back in 1985-86, I was stationed at Hotel 310 (FCC EvenReach) in Korea for a year, 7000 Americans died around the base of that mountain during the Korean War, which could flare up again at any time, seeing how it stopped as a ceasefire,

Back to Aviation....these are Super photos

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L-Bird's pics seem to be hard to find, but I got a couple more good shots from Korea

USAF PHOTO

Description of the photo says;
U.S. Air Force North American F-51D Mustang fighters of the 67th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter-Bomber Group, in Korea in October 1951.

USMC PHOTO photographer: TSgt. Vance Jobe, USMC

Description says; Marine ground crewman dig out the sand from around the wheel of a Corsair fighter plane of Marine fighter squadron VMF-323 Death Rattlers while taxiing to the runway at Seoul airport, Korea, on 29 April 1951.

US NAVY PHOTO

Description says; Grumman F6F-5K Hellcat drones are launched from the port catapult of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Boxer (CV-21) during the Korean War in August 1952. The F6F-5Ks were used as guided "missiles" and were guided by Douglas AD-2D Skyraider drone control planes, but the attacks produced only meagre results. Note the 407 kg (1.000 lb) bomb underneath the Hellcats. Date August 1952(1952-08)
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You are so right sir, the title should have been Korean War!!!! I will correct that title. Thanks Buddy!

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that's alot of aj savage on a little side elevator platform!!

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

USMC PHOTO photographer: TSgt. Tom Rousseau, USMC
Photo Descrirtion; USMC McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee. Marine photographic squadron VMJ-1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. Korea May 1953.
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USFG PHOTO

Photo Description; USAF Douglas B-26 Invaders bombing a target in North Korea, 18 October 1951.
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USFG PHOTO Photo Description; lanes of Carrier Air Group Nineteen (CVG-19) aboard the carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) sometime between 1953 and 1955. The planes in the left foreground are Grumman F9F-6 Cougar fighters of fighter squadron VF-191 Satan's Kittens. To the right silver McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee fighters of VF-193 Ghost Riders are visible. In the background Douglas AD Skyraider attack planes are parked: AD-4E or AD-4NA of attack squadron VA-195 Dambusters on the left (tailcode "B"), and AD-4N night attack planes of composite squadron VC-35 Det. E on the right (tailcode "NR").[1]

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USFG PHOTO


Photo Description; A U.S. Navy Grumman TBM-3R Avenger (BuNo 85905) of transport squadron VR-23 in flight over Korea, 25 June 1953
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USFG PHOTO

Photo Description; Vought F4U-4 Corsair fighters of fighter squadron VF-43 (F-3xx) and Marine fighter squadron VMF-211 (AF-144) Wake Island Avengers, and a Douglas AD Skyraider (SS-807) of composite squadron VC-33 Avengers about to take off from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVB-43) in 1952. The carrier was on a regular deployment to the Mediterranean Sea with Carrier Air Group Four (CVG-4) from 19 Apr 1952 to 12 Oct 1952. VMF-211 was redesignated VMA-211 during that cruise. Date 1952
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USFG PHOTO

Photo Description; Douglas AD-4 "Skyraider" attack planes from USS Valley Forge (CV-45), fire 5-inch rockets at a North Korean field position. The Skyraiders belonged to attack squadron VA-55 Torpcats of Carrier Air Group Five (CVG-5).[1] Photo is dated 24 October 1950.
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Thats About It For Now

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All these wonderful pics remind me of the movie I watched tonight, The Bridges of Toko-Ri with Frederic March, William Holden, and Grace Kelly. Who can forget the colorful characters such as, Bruebaker, Forney with his green top hat and his trusty mate Nestor, or how about Beer barrel. Great post keep the pics coming.....

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Negative Ghost Rider the pattern is full

Didn't know much about the Savage, so went looking for more info:

http://www.spyflight.co.uk/aj2p.htm

Thanks for this thread.

Those half-Jeeps are start carts for the jets. The Navy nomenclature was NC-2 as I remember, and they steer with the tailwheel and drive with the front axle. The Navy used normal jeeps as tugs on some carriers during WWII.

Scott