File:F4U-4 VMF-311 crash on USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) c1948.jpeg

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Description A U.S. Marine Corps Vought F4U-4 Corsair from Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-311 making a barrier crash aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Philippine Sea (CV-47). In 1948, VMF-311 converted to the Lockheed TO-1 Shooting Star jet.
Date circa 1948
date QS:P,+1948-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7157.005
Author U.S. Navy

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