File:F4U-4 of VA-74 landing aboard USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) 1949.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Vought F4U-4 Corsair of Attack Squadron VA-74 "Sunday Punchers" heads for the crash barrier on board the aircraft carrier USS Phillipine Sea (CV-47) after a fouled-up landing during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean. VA-74 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 7 (CVG-7) aboard the Philippine Sea for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 4 January to 31 May 1949.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7147
Author U.S. Navy

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