The images on this page were provided by the courtesy of Shipmate Sam Scilla. Sam served aboard Wasp during 1951-1955, in the S-3 Division. Sam sent a large collection of photos for my original Wasp website and he is still contributing. I hope to get all of Sam's contributions up in these pages in the near future ... but don't hold your breath.
Identification of the aircraft and squadron information was contributed by one of our most respected shipmates, Clyde "Tex" Holland. Tex served in VF-171 aboard Wasp in 1953-1954.
This page is dedicated to the memory of LCDR Wally Storm, VC-4.
Some of these images are "clickable" for a larger, clearer image.
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Click! - A VF-172, Banshee (F2H-2) folds its wings. |
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An F2H-3 of VC-4 crash lands and slides down Wasp's flight deck as another is forced into parked aircraft on the starboard side.
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Click! The flight deck crew hurries to the wreckage, but LCDRWally Storm dies from this crash. |
Shipmates also rushed to help an injured sailor |
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| Approaching NYC's Brooklyn Bridge |
A little liberty and then we leave New York. |
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Click! A strange looking bird (an AJ-1) revs up to fly away ... |
... but it's not long before he's back. "Tex" says this aircraft had two R2800 CID engines and one J33-A-10 jet engine. |
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F9F-6 Cougar of VF-173 stretches the arresting gear! |
An F2H-3 of VF-171 at rest with the cockpit open. |
Another F2H-2 Banshee from VF-172 makes a steady grab at the arresting cable before touching down.
