The images on this page are courtesy of Shipmate Sam Scilla. Aircraft and squadron info were provided by Tex Holland.
You may "click" some of these images for a larger, clearer image.
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Click! TwoTwo F2H-2P photo planes of VFP-62 fly by Mt. Fuji. Note their longer noses containing cameras. |
Captain Patrick Henry Jr. (1953-54), speaks ... Click! |
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Click! Two more Banshee F2H-2P's from VFP-62 fly by Mt. Fuji ... could be the same two we saw before. |
Click! Four F2H-3's of VC-4 get into the act. Mom will be proud of these photos (okay, so I'm jealous) |
Click! A Sykraider (AD-5) from VA-175 comes home to Wasp. |
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From The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships:
"On 10 January 1954, China's Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek spent more than four hours on board Wasp watching simulated air war maneuvers in Formosan waters."
| Vice Admiral A.M. Pride, Commander, Seventh Fleet, chats with Chiang Kai-sheck and a member of his staff. Click! |
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President of the Philippines returns to the Admiral's launch in Manila Bay on March 12, 1954. Go to the first 1950's photo page for a related photo (http://www.cv18.com/photo/501.html).
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Click! An F2H-2 sneaks up on the cat as a squadron mate tears away from Mother Wasp. |
Banshees stand inspection with this crew. Best watch 'em. These aircraft are from CAG-5 and were not on the 1953-54 cruise with CAG-17.
Other CAG-5 aircraft stand for inspection too. These little guys in the foreground are most likely F4U-5's.
A flock of Banshees (F2H-2) nest on the flight deck. There also appears to be a Skyraider or two on the forward end of the flight deck; they have NO tip tanks on their wings.
An F4U-5, Corsair, charges into the wind toward the big blue. Didn't I see these in a WWII photo somewhere?
